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Category: Pollution
Relief rig returns to BP leak site as storm weakens
A drill rig headed back to the site of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill Saturday after an oncoming
BP accused of trying to silence science on spill
The head of the American Association of Professors accused BP Friday of trying to buy the silence of scientists
Tropical cyclone may threaten battle to plug Gulf well
US officials anxiously eyed bad weather near the Gulf of Mexico Wednesday which may delay efforts to plug the
Jordan River too polluted for baptisms
An environmental group on Wednesday called for a halt to baptisms in the Jordan River where tradition holds that
Pollution kills 10,000 a year in southern China
HONG KONG (AFP) - At least 10,000 deaths every year in Hong Kong, Macau and neighbouring southern China are
Estonia, Poland win back pollution permits in EU court
A top European court annulled Wednesday an EU attempt to limit the amount of greenhouse gases that Estonia and
Trafigura settles over Ivory Coast toxic waste claims
Oil-trading company Trafigura has agreed to pay 30 million pounds to victims of toxic waste dumped in Ivory Coast
Mafia sank boat with radioactive waste: official
Italian authorities have discovered a ship that was sunk by the mafia off the coast of southern Italy with
Argentina, Uruguay pollution row reaches UN court
Argentina accused neighbouring Uruguay in the UN's highest court Monday of reneging on a bilateral treaty when it authorised
Australia overtakes US as biggest polluter
Australians have overtaken Americans as the world's biggest individual producers of carbon dioxide, which is blamed for global warming,