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Singapore Engulfed in Smoke Pollution From Illegal Fires
2013-06-21 17:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Yale Environment 360: Billowing smoke from illegal fires on the Indonesian island of Sumatra has engulfed Singapore this week, pushing air pollution to record levelsfor three consecutive days. The smoke, which is captured in a new NASA satellite image, has created an acrid blanket of smog across the region and historic levels of air pollution. According to government officials, Singapore's air pollution index reached 401 on Friday, a level considered hazardous for breathing. Before this week, the previous high was 226....
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Justice Department Sentences Recycling Firm, Two People for Illegal Waste Dumping
2013-06-20 18:35:00| Waste Age
The U.S. Department of Justice sentenced recycling and demolition company Mazza & Sons to pay for illegally dumping asbestos-contaminated construction debris in New Jersey, and an employee of the company and another individual to both fines and prison time for the activity. read more
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Sweden Makes It Illegal To Take Photos In 'Private Environments' Without Permission
2013-06-20 16:32:51| MobileTechNews
Sweden now has a law on the books making it a crime to take photos in a private environment without permission. Critics label the law ambiguous.
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Indonesia will burn illegal logs to support its verification system
2013-06-11 02:34:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
CleanBiz: The Indonesian Government has tabled legislation to eliminate the practice of auctioning off logs that have been seized from illegal logging operations in order to reinforce the integrity of its new certification system. Currently shipments of illegal logs seized by Indonesian authorities are usually sold through local timber brokers who can offer them to the industries in need of the logs. However, this has led to accusations that brokers are using this arrangement to launder more illegal logs....
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Privacy group calls NSA Verizon surveillance illegal
2013-06-07 18:21:41| CNET News.com
Group asks Congress to "immediately hold oversight hearings" to probe whether the Justice Department and a secret court followed federal privacy laws. [Read more]
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