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Archive for January, 2009

Townsfolk complain of ecozone pollution (Philippine Daily Inquirer)

Posted on January 31, 2009 - Filed Under Air Pollution, Curbing Pollution, Environmental Pollution, General, Global Warming, Land Pollution, Ocean Pollution, Pollution News, Water Pollution

SANTA ANA, Cagayan, Philippines—Officials and residents of this coastal town on Friday protested the alleged environmental destruction caused by the operations of casinos at the Cagayan Special Economic Freeport Zone here.

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Townsfolk complain of ecozone pollution (Philippine Daily Inquirer)

Posted on January 31, 2009 - Filed Under Air Pollution, Curbing Pollution, Environmental Pollution, General, Global Warming, Land Pollution, Ocean Pollution, Pollution News, Water Pollution

SANTA ANA, Cagayan, Philippines—Officials and residents of this coastal town on Friday protested the alleged environmental destruction caused by the operations of casinos at the Cagayan Special Economic Freeport Zone here.

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Air pollution may prompt abnormal heart rhythm (Canada.com)

Posted on January 31, 2009 - Filed Under Air Pollution, Curbing Pollution, Environmental Pollution, General, Global Warming, Land Pollution, Ocean Pollution, Pollution News, Water Pollution

Patients with heart rhythm disturbances who have an implantable heart defibrillator are particularly vulnerable to air pollution, a Swedish study indicates.

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Pollution linked to soaring birth defects among Chinese infants (New Kerala)

Posted on January 31, 2009 - Filed Under Air Pollution, Curbing Pollution, Environmental Pollution, General, Global Warming, Land Pollution, Ocean Pollution, Pollution News, Water Pollution

New Delhi, January 31: Every 30 seconds, a Chinese infant is brought into the world with physical defects owing to the country’s environmental pollution, reveals an official of the National Population and Family Planning Commission (NPFPC).

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Pollution linked to soaring birth defects among Chinese infants (New Kerala)

Posted on January 31, 2009 - Filed Under Air Pollution, Curbing Pollution, Environmental Pollution, General, Global Warming, Land Pollution, Ocean Pollution, Pollution News, Water Pollution

New Delhi, January 31: Every 30 seconds, a Chinese infant is brought into the world with physical defects owing to the country’s environmental pollution, reveals an official of the National Population and Family Planning Commission (NPFPC).

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Missouri City stormwater coalition seeks to reduce waterway pollution (Fort Bend Sun)

Posted on January 31, 2009 - Filed Under Air Pollution, Curbing Pollution, Environmental Pollution, General, Global Warming, Land Pollution, Ocean Pollution, Pollution News, Water Pollution

Missouri City’s Stormwater Management Coalition is working to reduce pollution of area waterways.

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Missouri City stormwater coalition seeks to reduce waterway pollution (Fort Bend Sun)

Posted on January 31, 2009 - Filed Under Air Pollution, Curbing Pollution, Environmental Pollution, General, Global Warming, Land Pollution, Ocean Pollution, Pollution News, Water Pollution

Missouri City’s Stormwater Management Coalition is working to reduce pollution of area waterways.

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Judge tosses state’s mercury pollution rule (The Morning Call)

Posted on January 31, 2009 - Filed Under Air Pollution, Curbing Pollution, Environmental Pollution, General, Global Warming, Land Pollution, Ocean Pollution, Pollution News, Water Pollution

Regulation, fought by PPL, required coal-fired plants to cut emissions. A judge has thrown out a pollution regulation that made Pennsylvania the first major coal-

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Judge tosses state’s mercury pollution rule (The Morning Call)

Posted on January 31, 2009 - Filed Under Air Pollution, Curbing Pollution, Environmental Pollution, General, Global Warming, Land Pollution, Ocean Pollution, Pollution News, Water Pollution

Regulation, fought by PPL, required coal-fired plants to cut emissions. A judge has thrown out a pollution regulation that made Pennsylvania the first major coal-

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Authority looks into pollution insurance (Pikes Peak Courier View)

Posted on January 31, 2009 - Filed Under Air Pollution, Curbing Pollution, Environmental Pollution, General, Global Warming, Land Pollution, Ocean Pollution, Pollution News, Water Pollution

Even though the plume of benzene contamination found under western edge of the Woodland Station development site is considered as a low to moderate risk, the Woodland Park Downtown Development Authority should consider buying pollution legal liability insurance. That was the suggestion of Tammy Essmeier, an environmental law consultant from Matrix Design Group, to the authority board on Jan. 13.

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