Mafia controls 30 pct of Italian rubbish disposal
The Mafia controls about 30 percent of Italy's rubbish disposal companies, including toxic waste, according to a parliamentary study on illegal waste-trafficking issued yesterday. The report said the
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United Nations, World Bank approve environment grants
The United Nations and World Bank's Global Environment Facility (GEF) yesterday said it has approved $153.7 million in grants for 14 environmental projects ranging from assessing the impact of
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EPA press release on Great Lakes chemical discharges
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) November 2 banned discharges of up to 700,000 pounds of toxic chemicals into the Great Lakes, a freshwater system on the U.S.-Canadian border. The EPA
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ASORD prepares draft policy for agriculture
For developing the agriculture of newly carved state of Chhattisgarh, the social organisation of agricultural scientists Agrocrat's Society for Rural Development (ASORD) has prepared a draft policy
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Emissions cut settles lawsuit
A Virginia company will spend $1.2bn to slash emissions from eight coal-burning plants to settle government lawsuits over air pollution in the north-east, New York officials
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Damaged Great Barrier Reef gets clean-up
A team of divers and scientists has begun a massive clean-up of Australia's Great Barrier Reef to repair damage caused by the grounding of a Malaysian container ship last year, newspapers reported on
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Chhatisgarh to formulate new mining policy
The Chhatisgarh government would soon formualte a new mining policy to exlpoit mineral resources of the state and help make it industrially developed, minister for mines Ram Pukar Singh said
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Captain, crew of Galapagos tanker arrested
The captain and crew of a tanker that spilled at least 185,000 gallons of diesel into this fragile marine environment have been arrested, officials said
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Anxiety seen in teenagers who smoke
Contrary to the popular belief that teenagers who smoke are nervous children who use tobacco to calm down, a new study suggests that heavy smoking may have the opposite effect, and actually increase
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Radiation leaks into 2 rivers
Dangerous levels of radioactivity - exceeding the amount produced by 10,000 nuclear reactors - have been detected in two rivers near a western Siberian nuclear complex, a U.S.-based nuclear watchdog
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No sign heavy weather will lighten up
Whipping winds and heavy rain pounded much of Western Europe today, flooding villages, damaging buildings and prompting officials in some places to cancel flights. At least six people were
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European Union sues Philip Morris, R.J. Reynolds
-- Stepping up the pressure in a global anti-smoking crusade, the European Union's executive commission announced today it has sued the United States' two largest tobacco companies for alleged
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NOAA press release on deep ocean exploration
An undersea expedition into the depths of the Gulf of Mexico has found new life forms and energy sources, according to preliminary findings reported by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
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Blair defends green record
Prime Minister Tony Blair has flagged up 100m pound boost for green policies as he issued a call for greens and business to work together for the good of the environment. His call came in a speech to
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Indian vulture disease spreading to Nepal
A disease among India's critically endangered vultures is spreading to neighboring Nepal and Pakistan, prompting the Pan-Asian Ornithological Congress to give it top billing. "This year's meeting
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Illegal abortions kill hundreds
Illegal abortions in back alley clinics are costing the lives of hundreds of Cambodian women each year, a report said. Despite licensed abortion services existing in Phnom Penh for as little as 20
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Charles blames 'mankind' for floods
Prince Charles was quoted on Tuesday as saying the widespread floods plaguing Britain were the result of mankind's "arrogant disregard" for the delicate balance of
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UN predicts up to one million dead in Afghan drought
The United Nations said one up to one million Afghans could die of starvation amid the worst drought in 30 years, although famine-related deaths are still difficult to
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Polio eradication goals threatened by use of live virus
Research : Hopes of eradicating polio from the planet within five years are being compromised by the use of a live vaccine that is enabling the polio virus to return to the environment through
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Saving people now is the first priority
With originally 20 or 22 million people believed to be drinking groundwater contaminated with arsenic, it would appear that despite the passage of time, this number has not been reduced