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Shell cuts deal with U.S. to cut pollution at Houston refinery
2013-07-10 23:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Royal Dutch Shell Plc has agreed to cut pollution at its joint-venture 327,000 barrel per day (bpd) refinery in the Houston suburb of Deer Park, Texas, according to an announcement on Wednesday by the U.S. Justice Department and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Under the agreement, which will take the form of a consent decree entered in U.S. District Court, Shell will install at least $115 million worth of equipment that will cut pollution from safety flares at the Deer Park refinery and...
Low Levels of Air Pollution in Europe Linked with Lung Cancer, Heart Failure
2013-07-10 10:03:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Nature World News: Air pollution can increase risk of lung cancer and heart diseases, according to two new studies. A couple of recent studies have found that the rise in pollution in China resulted in lower life expectancy in the country. The two new studies have found that air pollution, even at low levels, could lead to serious health complications. In the first study, researchers looked at the impact of air pollution on the risk of lung cancer, especially adenocarcinoma. This study was based on data obtained...
Shell Oil to Spend over $115 Million to Reduce Harmful Air Pollution at Houston Area Refinery ...
2013-07-10 06:00:00| Industrial Newsroom - All News for Today
Shell Oil and affiliated partnerships have agreed to resolve alleged violation of the Clean Air Act at a large refinery and chemical plant in Deer Park, TX by spending at least $115 million to control harmful air pollution from industrial flares and other processes, and by paying $2.6 million civil penalty. Shell has also agreed to spend $1 million on a state-of-the-art system to monitor benzene levels at fence line of refinery and chemical plant, making data available to public through ...This story is related to the following:Green & CleanSearch for suppliers of:
China's Air Pollution Significantly Shortening Lives of Those Exposed
2013-07-09 18:32:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Nature World News: China's high level of air pollution consisting of particulates produced by burning coal significantly shortens the lives of people exposed to it, according to a new study. The research is based on long-term data compiled for the first time and projects that the 500 million Chinese who live north of the Huai River are set to lose 2.5 billion years of life expectancy combined due to the extensive use of coal-to-power boilers for heating throughout the region. Meanwhile, using a quasi-experimental...
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Pollution Leads to Drop in Life Span in Northern China, Study Finds
2013-07-08 21:08:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New York Times: Southern Chinese on average have lived at least five years longer than their northern counterparts in recent decades because of the destructive health effects of pollution from the widespread use of coal in the north, according to a study released Monday by a prominent American science journal. The study, which appears in The Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, was conducted by an American, an Israeli and two Chinese scholars and was based on analyses of health and pollution data collected...
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