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United Kingdom: Air pollution monitoring stations face closure as government looks to cut costs
2013-08-22 08:16:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Up to 600 stations for monitoring air pollution across England could be shut down under new government plans to save money by cutting regulations. Ministers want to remove obligations on local authorities to assess air quality in their areas, resulting in less monitoring. But environmental campaigners are accusing them of trying to hide one of the country's biggest public health problems. Government advisers have estimated that one type of pollutant miniscule particles from diesel engines,...
Electronics Firm AVX Appeals South Carolina $750K Pollution Verdict
2013-08-21 11:49:57| Electronics - Topix.net
A state jury awarded the damages earlier this month to a Myrtle Beach developer who sued AVX saying groundwater pollution by the electronics manufacturer derailed a condominium project.
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Electronics Firm AVX Appeals South Carolina $750K Pollution Verdict
2013-08-21 11:48:13| Semiconductors - Topix.net
A state jury awarded the damages earlier this month to a Myrtle Beach developer who sued AVX saying groundwater pollution by the electronics manufacturer derailed a condominium project.
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Appeals court revives plant pollution suit
2013-08-21 04:10:45| Energy - Topix.net
A federal appeals court has revived a lawsuit against a western Pennsylvania power plant, ruling that two women who live nearby can sue over alleged fly ash pollution even though the plant - now owned by NRG Energy Inc. - meets state and federal air pollution standards.
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NASA Study Finds Connection Between Population & Pollution
2013-08-20 22:04:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
RedOrbit: While previous research has linked employment or innovation statistics to urban population density, a new study from NASA scientists has made a connection between pollution and the number of people living in a city. Using satellite observations, the NASA team was able to calculate air pollution's dependence on population for cities in the United States, Europe, China and India. According to the report, which was published in the journal Environmental Science & Technology, pollution has a direct...
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