Environmental Pollution News

12:33 PM EST
2/10/2012 Report: Air pollution kills thousands in Bangladesh capitalAir pollution in the Bangladesh capital annually kills thousands of urban poor and millions more suffer from respiratory diseases, a burden on the country's inadequate health budget, says a newly-released report.

Source:AHN Topics:Environmental Issue, Environmental Pollution, Air Pollution, Health, Government Health Care, Medicare, Politics, Government, Government Departments

11:02 AM EST
2/2/2012 House Republicans have 'Gasland' fracking reporter arrestedHouse Republicans had award-winning filmmaker Josh Fox, who made the anti-fracking documentary ‘Gasland.’ arrested by Capitol Hill police before a hearing on the controversial practice.

Source:AHN Topics:Politics, Freedom Of The Press, Government, Environmental Issue, Environmental Pollution

2:52 PM EST
1/30/2012 Sudanese army pursues rebels who kidnapped 29 Chinese workersSudan’s army on Monday was pursuing rebels who kidnapped 29 Chinese workers in the restive South Kordofan region.

Source:AHN Topics:Unrest, Conflicts And War, Guerrilla Activity, Labor, Health And Safety At Work, Politics, Government, Safety Of Citizens

6:05 AM EST
1/11/2012 Hong Kong proposes tax from residents on garbage disposalHong Kong is considering introducing a tax on garbage disposal to tackle its rubbish issue – a plan warmly welcomed by the environmentalists.

Source:AHN Topics:Environmental Issue, Environmental Pollution, Politics, Local Authority

7:26 AM EST
1/5/2012 China opposes EU scheme on carbon tax for airlines flying in EuropeLess than a week after the European Union extended the Emissions Trading System (ETS) for another year to cut carbon emissions from power stations and industrial plants, Chinese airlines on Thursday said it would not pay any charges to the bloc.

Source:AHN Topics:Economy, Business And Finance, Transport, Air Transport, Environmental Issue, Environmental Pollution, Air Pollution, Politics, Diplomacy

11:09 AM EST
11/30/2011 Ethnic minority leaders claim betrayal by Bangladesh authoritiesA former guerrilla commander now a leader of Bangladesh' indigenous people has charged the Bangladesh authority with “betrayal” of their political autonomy of the ethnic minorities living in the hill forests in the country's southeast region.

Source:AHN Topics:Crime, Law And Justice, Justice And Rights, Unrest, Conflicts And War, Guerrilla Activity, Politics, International Organization

9:06 AM EST
11/30/2011 Slippery justice for Niger Delta's polluted communitiesResidents of Ogoniland, in Rivers State, have been struggling since 2008 to hold oil companies and the Nigerian government to account for catastrophic pollution. Recent reports and NGOs say the longer communities wait for action to be taken, the worse the impact on people's health and livelihoods will get.

Source:IRIN Topics:Economy, Business And Finance, Energy And Resource, Oil And Gas - Downstream Activities, Environmental Issue, Environmental Pollution

1:39 PM EST
11/25/2011 Top Maoist guerilla leader killed in West Bengal firefightA top commander of a Maoist militant group has been killed by Indian government forces in the country’s eastern jungle.

Source:AHN Topics:Unrest, Conflicts And War, Guerrilla Activity, Human Interest, People, Human Mishap

3:02 PM EST
11/20/2011 Ethiopian troops moved into Somalia towns to pursue Al-Shabaab militants“A large number of the Ethiopian troops are currently positioned inside Guricel town and tension is high ,” said a resident in Guricel who requested his named not to be mentioned in the this report for security reasons.

Source:AHN Topics:Unrest, Conflicts And War, Armed Conflict, Crisis, Guerrilla Activity

3:04 PM EST
11/17/2011 Radioactive cesium in Japanese rice found beyond safety limitJapan’s government is planning to ban the sale and distribution of rice harvested from farms in a Fukushima town after unsafe level of radioactive cesium was detected on samples destined for the market.

Source:AHN Topics:Health, Healthcare Policy, Environmental Issue, Environmental Pollution, Water Pollution, Science And Technology, Agricultural Research And Technology