Archive for July, 2008
Pollution concerns linger over Faro mine cleanup plan (CBC North)
Posted on July 31, 2008 - Filed Under Air Pollution, Curbing Pollution, Environmental Pollution, General, Global Warming, Land Pollution, Ocean Pollution, Pollution News, Water Pollution
The federal team tasked with caring for the Yukon’s defunct Faro mine say they are moving closer to a plan to close and clean up the site, but worry about pollution.
Read More..>>Beijing pollution better, more measures considered (WSYR 9 Syracuse)
Posted on July 31, 2008 - Filed Under Air Pollution, Curbing Pollution, Environmental Pollution, General, Global Warming, Land Pollution, Ocean Pollution, Pollution News, Water Pollution
China says more factory closings and traffic restrictions could be coming, under an emergency plan to clear the pollution from Beijing’s air for the Olympic Games.
Read More..>>China Announces More Pollution Controls (New York Times)
Posted on July 31, 2008 - Filed Under Air Pollution, Curbing Pollution, Environmental Pollution, General, Global Warming, Land Pollution, Ocean Pollution, Pollution News, Water Pollution
China unveiled stricter emergency pollution controls for the Olympics that would shutter factories and expand traffic rules.
Read More..>>China Announces More Pollution Controls (New York Times)
Posted on July 31, 2008 - Filed Under Air Pollution, Curbing Pollution, Environmental Pollution, General, Global Warming, Land Pollution, Ocean Pollution, Pollution News, Water Pollution
China unveiled stricter emergency pollution controls for the Olympics that would shutter factories and expand traffic rules.
Read More..>>Groups seek limits on Mississippi, Gulf pollution (Park Hills Daily Journal)
Posted on July 31, 2008 - Filed Under Air Pollution, Curbing Pollution, Environmental Pollution, General, Global Warming, Land Pollution, Ocean Pollution, Pollution News, Water Pollution
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Environmental groups in nine states petitioned the federal government on Wednesday to set and enforce pollution standards in the Mississippi River basin and the Gulf of Mexico.
Read More..>>Groups seek limits on Mississippi River pollution (Lexington Herald-Leader)
Posted on July 31, 2008 - Filed Under Air Pollution, Curbing Pollution, Environmental Pollution, General, Global Warming, Land Pollution, Ocean Pollution, Pollution News, Water Pollution
Environmental groups in nine states have petitioned the federal government to set and enforce pollution standards in the Mississippi River basin and the Gulf of Mexico. The petition to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency followed Monday’s announcement that the dead zone in the Gulf of Mexico is the second largest to date at 8,000 square miles. The dead zone is an area of water where …
Read More..>>Groups seek limits on Mississippi River pollution (Lexington Herald-Leader)
Posted on July 31, 2008 - Filed Under Air Pollution, Curbing Pollution, Environmental Pollution, General, Global Warming, Land Pollution, Ocean Pollution, Pollution News, Water Pollution
Environmental groups in nine states have petitioned the federal government to set and enforce pollution standards in the Mississippi River basin and the Gulf of Mexico. The petition to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency followed Monday’s announcement that the dead zone in the Gulf of Mexico is the second largest to date at 8,000 square miles. The dead zone is an area of water where …
Read More..>>Groups seek limits on Mississippi, Gulf pollution (The Tennessean)
Posted on July 31, 2008 - Filed Under Air Pollution, Curbing Pollution, Environmental Pollution, General, Global Warming, Land Pollution, Ocean Pollution, Pollution News, Water Pollution
DES MOINES, Iowa — Environmental groups in nine states, including Tennessee, have petitioned the federal government to set and enforce pollution standards in the Mississippi River basin and the Gulf of Mexico.
Read More..>>China Outlines Emergency Plan for `Extreme’ Pollution (Update1) (Bloomberg.com)
Posted on July 31, 2008 - Filed Under Air Pollution, Curbing Pollution, Environmental Pollution, General, Global Warming, Land Pollution, Ocean Pollution, Pollution News, Water Pollution
July 31 (Bloomberg) — China announced emergency measures to further restrict traffic and shutter industrial production in case of “extreme” pollution during next month’s Olympic Games.
Read More..>>Beijing pollution worries authorities (Moldova.org)
Posted on July 31, 2008 - Filed Under Air Pollution, Curbing Pollution, Environmental Pollution, General, Global Warming, Land Pollution, Ocean Pollution, Pollution News, Water Pollution
With only days left for start of China’s show-piece Summer Olympics in Beijing, the capital’s pollution remains a nagging issue despite big efforts to fight it.Chinese authorities have come up with a tougher plan that will include more factory closings and stricter traffic regulations.The environmental protection ministry says Beijing, Tianjin, and Hebei province will put new measures into …
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