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United Kingdom: Speed limit on 34-mile stretch of M1 to be limited to 60mph to cut air pollution
2014-01-07 01:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Motorway drivers are set to be limited to a speed of just 60mph for a 34-mile stretch of the M1 in a bid to meet European standards on air pollution. The Highways Agency is proposing introducing the new lower maximum as part of an upgrade to the UK's major north-south motorway in Yorkshire and the Midlands. The new curb on speed comes less than two years after coalition proposals to increase the motorway speed limit to 80mph, which were quietly dropped in the face of safety concerns. The 60mph...
Transit Reliability Could Stimulate Ridership, Reduce Congestion And Pollution
2014-01-06 03:11:04| pollutiononline Home Page
Could transit reliability help to reduce congestion and pollution in urban districts by stimulating more ridership? A new peer-reviewed research report,Reliability ofBus Transit Schedules in Washington DC,proposes that greater reliability of transit schedules could motivate more people to leave their vehicles at home and ride the bus
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Some States Confirm Water Pollution From Oil And Gas Drilling
2014-01-06 02:55:42| pollutiononline News Articles
In at least four states that have nurtured the nation's energy boom, hundreds of complaints have been made about well-water contamination from oil or gas drilling, and pollution was confirmed in a number of them, according to a review that casts doubt on industry suggestions that such problems rarely happen
4 states confirm water pollution from fracking
2014-01-05 12:19:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: In at least four states that have nurtured the nation's energy boom, hundreds of complaints have been made about well-water contamination from oil or gas drilling, and pollution was confirmed in a number of them, according to a review that casts doubt on industry suggestions that such problems rarely happen. The Associated Press requested data on drilling-related complaints in Pennsylvania, Ohio, West Virginia and Texas and found major differences in how the states report such problems. Texas...
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Five ASE workers charged over wastewater pollution
2014-01-04 00:10:48| Semiconductors - Topix.net
Advanced Semiconductor Engineering Inc. and five company employees were indicted Friday for discharging untreated industrial wastewater into a river.
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