Environmental Pollution News

12:19 PM
11-March
2010 Hong Kong Air Pollution Levels Prompt Officials To Issue WarningsPollution in central Hong Kong has reached such high levels the government has issued a health warning. Roadside pollution monitors in the early morning reached 119 in the Central and 118 in the Causeway Bay districts.
Topics: health organizations, environmental issue, air pollution, environmental pollution, health, World

7:56 AM
2-March
2010 Air Pollution Costing Californians Millions In Health Care CostsDirty air in California costs the state more than $190 million in health care costs to treat people for ailments such as asthma and pneumonia, according to a RAND Corporation study.
Topics: environmental issue, air pollution, medical conditions, environmental pollution, health, United States

5:28 AM
24-February
2010 Suzuki Foundation Opposes Plan To Light Olympic Flame On Special OccasionsThe David Suzuki Foundation is opposed to plans for Vancouver to light up the gigantic Olympic flame on special occasions. The foundation said it will negate the green legacy to be left by the 2010 Vancouver Winter Games.
Topics: festive event, sports, Winter Olympics, arts, culture and entertainment, environmental pollution, environmental issue, air pollution, sports event

12:07 PM
17-February
2010 Texas, Virgina Challenge Federal Ruling On Greenhouse "Endangerment" FindingTexas and Virginia on Tuesday asked the courts to review a finding issued by the Environmental Protection Agency in December that greenhouse gases endanger public health.
Topics: science and technology, government, politics, environmental pollution, agricultural research and technology, environmental issue, public officials, air pollution, United States

12:46 PM
4-February
2010 India Will Generate 800,000 Ton Of Electronic Waste By 2012A recent survey by the pollution control board of India has said that the metro cities generated the most electronic waste in India.
Topics: Environmental Pollution, Environment, Hazardous Materials, Waste

   

1:08 PM
2-February
2010 Texas Public School District Begins Recycling Program; Stops Using Styrofoam Lunch TraysA public school district in central Texas has begun a recycling program that has proven successful only weeks into its implementation. The Styrofoam trays had cost the district's food service department $20,000 a year. The recycling program will save the district about$15,000 annually.
Topics: Environmental Pollution, Environment, Teaching and Learning, Education, Good, Human Interest

11:34 AM
1-February
2010 Groundwater Radiation Around Vermont Plant Now Above Regulatory LevelGroundwater contaminated with tritium around Vermont Yankee, the only nuclear power plant in the Green Mountain State, has risen beyond levels set by the National Regulatory Commission.
Topics: Environmental Pollution, Environment, Science, Science and Technology, Health

7:30 AM
1-February
2010 Canada Sets 17 Percent Carbon Emission Reduction Target From 2005 LevelsThe federal government of Canada officially informed the United Nations over the weekend that it has set a 17 percent reduction in carbon emissions from 2005 levels in the next 10 years. It is Ottawa's commitment to the Copenhagen deal on climate change.
Topics: Environmental Pollution, Environment, Nature