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Category: Pollution
Hungary declares emergency after red sludge spill
Hungary declared a state of emergency in three counties on Tuesday, a day after a torrent of toxic red
Lead kills 400 Nigerian children
Some 400 children in northern Nigeria have died since March from lead poisoning linked to illegal mining by residents
China: Rich nations must curb CO2
China on Tuesday told the United States and other rich nations to "dramatically" improve their greenhouse gas emission targets,
Hungary: Toxic sludge floods towns
BUDAPEST, Hungary — The reservoir of an aluminium plant in western Hungary burst on Monday, flooding several towns with
India No. three carbon emitter
India's environment minister said on Monday the country could not have high economic growth and a rapid rise in
Oil from BP spill traveled 500 kms
Traces of oil from a ruptured BP well in the Gulf of Mexico have been found at a depth
BP to pay $15 million US pollution fine
British energy giant BP has pledged to pay a record 15-million-dollar fine to the US government for releasing pollutants
World’s rivers in crisis, study says
The world's rivers are in crisis including in North America and Europe where governments have invested trillions of dollars
BP should fund Gulf restoration, says report
President Barack Obama's pointman on restoring the Gulf coast in the wake of the oil spill disaster recommended Tuesday
Over half of spilled oil still in Gulf
Over half the oil released from a busted BP well remains in the Gulf of Mexico, a presidential panel