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As Pollution Worsens in China, Solutions Succumb to Infighting
2013-03-21 23:52:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New York Times: Chinas state leadership transition took place this month against an ominous backdrop. More than 13,000 dead pigs were found floating in a river that provides drinking water to Shanghai. A haze akin to volcanic fumes cloaked the capital, causing convulsive coughing and obscuring the portrait of Mao Zedong on the gate to the Forbidden City. So severe are Chinas environmental woes, especially the noxious air, that top government officials have been forced to openly acknowledge them. Fu Ying, the...
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It's official: Traffic pollution can cause asthma in children
2013-03-21 20:16:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
LA Times: Researchers in Europe have confirmed scientifically what parents in traffic-congested Southern California have known anecdotally for years: Poor air quality associated with busy roads can cause asthma in children. The study, which examined children's health in 10 cities, concluded that 14% of chronic childhood asthma cases could be attributed to near-road traffic pollution. It is the first time that medical researchers have made such a direct link -- previous studies stopped at saying that traffic...
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Pollution Update 3-21-13
2013-03-21 13:51:07| Waste Management - Topix.net
The City of Eugene has referred Pacific Recycling to the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality for enforcement regarding violations at its facility on Cross Street near Roosevelt Boulevard.
Tribe: Nevada coal plant falsified pollution data
2013-03-21 03:35:47| Semiconductors - Topix.net
Representatives of an Indian tribe fighting to force the closure of a coal-fired power plant outside Las Vegas said Wednesday they uncovered evidence that from 2006 to 2011, the state's dominant electric utility submitted "phony" reports to the state about pollution levels near the plant, and avoided any penalty when the problem was discovered.
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Tribe: Nevada coal plant falsified pollution data
2013-03-21 03:09:09| Electronics - Topix.net
Representatives of an Indian tribe fighting to force the closure of a coal-fired power plant outside Las Vegas said Wednesday they uncovered evidence that from 2006 to 2011, the state's dominant electric utility submitted "phony" reports to the state about pollution levels near the plant, and avoided any penalty when the problem was discovered.
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