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Tehran Is Choked by Annual Buildup of Air Pollution
2013-01-07 07:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New York Times: Already battered by international threats against their nations nuclear program, sanctions and a broken economy, Iranians living here in the capital are now trying to cope with what has become an annual pollution peril: a yellowish haze that engulfs Tehran this time of year. For nearly a week, officials here and in other large cities have been calling on residents to remain indoors or avoid downtown areas, saying that with air pollution at such high levels, venturing outside could be tantamount...
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Biofuels cause pollution, not as green as thought - study
2013-01-07 03:16:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Green schemes to fight climate change by producing more bio-fuels could actually worsen a little-known type of air pollution and cause almost 1,400 premature deaths a year in Europe by 2020, a study showed on Sunday. The report said trees grown to produce wood fuel - seen as a cleaner alternative to oil and coal - released a chemical into the air that, when mixed with other pollutants, could also reduce farmers' crop yields. "Growing biofuels is thought to be a good thing because it reduces...
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Attorney General Sues Companies for Gas Station Environmental Pollution
2013-01-04 15:34:04| Oil & Gas - Topix.net
Attorney General Kamala D. Harris this week filed a civil lawsuit against Phillips 66 and ConocoPhillips for allegedly violating state law by failing to properly inspect and maintain underground tanks used to store gasoline for retail sale at more than 560 gas stations in California.
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DEQ removes 5 Riverton pollution cleanup devices
2013-01-03 23:11:15| Waste Management - Topix.net
Several more of the systems remain in place around the city. Most are on the sites of former gasoline stations.
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Pollution Update 1-3-13
2013-01-03 09:37:33| Waste Management - Topix.net
Oregon Department of Environmental Quality recently sent Shell Oil Products Company a warning letter for failing to have the wastewater system at its Halsey facility, near I-5 and Highway 228, supervised by a certified operator.
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