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Activists slam ASEAN roadmap to stop smog
Aug 11, 2016 (AFP)
Southeast Asian nations agreed to a roadmap on Thursday to combat acrid haze from Indonesian fires that cloaks vast swathes of the region every year, but the mo...
California condors still threatened by environmental toxins, study says
Aug 10, 2016 (UPI)
The California condor, once brought back from the edge of extinction, is struggling in the wild again due to habitat loss and exposure to toxic chemicals, a new...
Anti-pollution protesters demand Taiwan's Formosa quit Vietnam
Aug 10, 2016 (AFP)
Angry Vietnamese protesters rallied in Taiwan Wednesday calling for local conglomerate Formosa to leave their country after an environmental disaster affected h...
Tourist boom threatens Sri Lanka's golden beaches
Aug 08, 2016 (AFP)
Tourists have flocked back to Sri Lanka's palm-fringed beaches since a bloody civil war ended in 2009, but environmentalists warn unchecked development means so...
Amid criticism, World Bank adopts new social, environmental framework
Aug 05, 2016 (AFP)
The World Bank on Thursday adopted a new set of policies aimed at preventing its projects from harming people and the environment. The global lender dedicated t...
Philippines' Duterte turns screws on mining
Aug 01, 2016 (AFP)
President Rodrigo Duterte raised the pressure on the Philippines' mining sector on Monday, saying the resources-rich country can live without the industry if fi...
In Chesapeake Bay, clean air and water are a package deal
Jul 26, 2016 (UPI)
New research suggests cleaner air is to thank for improving water quality in the Chesapeake Bay -- more specifically, the Clean Air Act. It sounds counter-intui...
China firm fined for pollution in landmark case
Jul 21, 2016 (AFP)
A Chinese environmental group has won a landmark public interest lawsuit against a glass manufacturer, with the firm fined more than $3 million for excessive po...
Olympic sailors to get garbage-free waters - maybe
Jul 20, 2016 (AFP)
Trash-free water at the Rio Olympics is not guaranteed but sailing competitors can at least expect a "fair" tournament, a top official said Wednesday. Barely tw...
Air pollution up in a third of Chinese cities: Greenpeace
Jul 20, 2016 (AFP)
Air pollution levels rose in nearly a third of Chinese cities monitored in the second quarter, environmental campaign group Greenpeace said Wednesday. China's c...
Urban pigeons help researchers monitor lead pollution
Jul 19, 2016 (UPI)
New research shows toxicity levels in urban pigeons are a good proxy for risk of lead poisoning in children. When researchers compared the levels of lead in New...
E.Asian shipping emissions kill tens of thousands: study
Jul 18, 2016 (AFP)
A sharp rise in shipping emissions in east Asia is killing tens of thousands of people in the region every year and adding to global warming, a study said Monda...
India court orders old cars deregistered in smog-hit Delhi
Jul 18, 2016 (AFP)
India's environment court Monday ordered all diesel vehicles older than 10 years be deregistered in New Delhi, strengthening a ban on pollution-spewing cars par...
Mexico to plant 18 million trees against pollution
Jul 12, 2016 (AFP)
Authorities will plant 18 million trees in Mexico City and its surrounding suburbs as part of efforts to combat air pollution, the government said Monday. Envir...
Hong Kong takes aim at China for trash on beaches
Jul 10, 2016 (AFP)
Hong Kong's leader on Sunday blamed a huge rise in rubbish blighting the city's beaches on refuse washed ashore from the mainland, and pledged talks with Chines...
Bouncing droplets remove contaminants like pogo jumpers
Jul 08, 2016 (SPX)
Scalpels that never need washing. Airplane wings that de-ice themselves. Windshields that readily repel raindrops. While the appeal of a self-cleaning, hydropho...
Scientists find bouncing droplets can remove contaminants
Jul 05, 2016 (UPI)
Often, the nanostructures that give materials their self-cleaning properties -- or that help surfaces shed water and prevent icing -- also undermine the materia...
Household fuels exceed power plants and cars as source of smog in Beijing
Jun 30, 2016 (SPX)
Beijing and surrounding areas of China often suffer from choking smog. The Chinese government has made commitments to improving air quality and has achieved not...
Vietnam says Taiwanese steel mill to pay $500m for pollution
Jun 30, 2016 (AFP)
A Taiwanese steel mill has agreed to pay $500 million compensation for discharging pollution that decimated Vietnam's fishing industry in several central provin...
Household fuels a major contributor to Beijing's infamous air pollution
Jun 30, 2016 (SPX)
China's plans to curb Beijing's health-damaging air by focusing on restricting emissions from power plants and vehicles may have limited impact if household use...
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