Solid waste import bans
China’s Ministry of Ecology and Environment announced yesterday that China will ban imports of 32 types of solid waste in its latest move to reduce environmental pollution. Sixteen types of solid waste,
Shanghai Daily (China)
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Denmark's natural environment among most nitrogen-polluted in EU: EEA
Denmark, the Netherlands and Luxembourg see more severe nitrogen pollution than the rest of the EU countries, according to a newly released report by the European Environment Agency (EEA). The study,
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New Zealand water quality still under scrutiny in row over new standards
New Zealand's rivers and lakes were given the country's first ever national standards for water quality on Thursday -- although critics said the standards would allow some waterways to get worse. Water
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El Nino may hit farmers’ yields
CHINA’S agricultural yields could be hit by El Nino, a weather pattern that can bring drought in some parts while causing flooding in others, the agricultural ministry warned yesterday. El Nino of medium
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Death toll from cholera outbreak hits 63 in S.Sudan: WHO
The World Health Organization (WHO) said it has intensified its response to the cholera outbreak in South Sudan after 63 people have lost their lives and 2,340 people treated for the disease. WHO said
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14,500 evacuated due to severe floods in Argentina
Some 14,500 people have been evacuated from their homes due to severe flooding in northeastern Argentina, state news agency Telam reported Monday. Early in the day, the Argentine government guaranteed