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Modesto cereal plant to close after air pollution violation settlement.
2013-09-15 06:29:24| Food - Topix.net
A settlement to resolve air pollution violations at a Modesto cereal manufacturing facility was announced on Friday by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency .
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EPA fines Modesto cereal plant over air pollution
2013-09-14 03:59:45| Agriculture - Topix.net
Two corporations that owned the Post cereal brand have agreed to pay $635,000 in fines to settle allegations that they failed to prevent air pollution from a Modesto plant where Grape-Nuts, Banana Nut Crunch and other products were made.
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Canada Touts Carbon Pollution Cuts as Keystone XL Pressure Builds
2013-09-13 06:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
FuelFix: Pressure is building on Canada to find ways to lower its climate pollution in a bid to smooth the way for the Obama administration`s approval of the controversial Keystone XL pipeline. But Canada`s ambassador to the U.S., Gary Doer, stressed Thursday that the country is already working to cut greenhouse gas emissions - often in concert with the United States. In a meeting with reporters arranged by the American Petroleum Institute, Doer laid out a laundry list of Canada`s environmental achievements:...
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China Releases Plan to Reduce Air Pollution
2013-09-12 22:12:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New York Times: BEIJING - The Chinese government announced an ambitious plan on Thursday to curb air pollution across the nation, including setting some limits on burning coal and taking high-polluting vehicles off the roads to ensure a drop in the concentration of particulate matter in cities. The plan, released by the State Council, China's cabinet, filled in a broad outline that the government had issued this year. It represents the most concrete response yet by the Communist Party and the government to growing...
China vows to tackle air pollution
2013-09-12 08:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: China has revealed sweeping measures to tackle air pollution, with plans to close old polluting steel mills, cement factories and aluminium smelters, and slash coal consumption and boost the use of nuclear power and natural gas. China has been under heavy pressure to address air pollution after thick and hazardous smog engulfed much of the industrial north, including the capital, Beijing, in January. It has identified coal burning as a key area to tackle. China said its new plan would aim to...
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