The illegal trade in chemicals
<p>Chemicals provide important benefits to society and play a vital role in the global economy, but they also carry risks for the environment and human health, with greater risks to vulnerable social groups.
Toxic Wastes
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Toxic waste kills fish in Dumka village
Dumka: The apathy of the district administration in ensuring the proper disposal of waste in the industrial town of Babupur near Dumka has put the lives of its residents at risk. The situation has turned
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On Earth Day, Apple announces free recycling of all used products
Apple is offering free recycling of all its used products and vowing to power all of its stores, offices and data centres with renewable energy to reduce the pollution caused by its devices and online
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NGT calls for scientific disposal of sanitary pads
The National Green Tribunal, Southern Bench, has ordered notice to manufacturers of leading sanitary napkin companies to respond to an activist’s plea on evolving a scientific and eco-friendly disposal
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Toxic drains not a priority with any party
That toxic industrial waste flows unabated in Buddha Nullah in Ludhiana and Kala Sanghian drain in Jalandhar is known, what baffles environmentalists in Punjab is that no political party is bothered about
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Record 4.43 billion USD pledged for global environment
Thirty donor countries on Wednesday 4.43 billion for the Global Environment Facility (GEF) to support developing countries over the next four years to prevent degradation of the global environment, said
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China’s Arsenic-Laced Soil Harming Food, Health, Survey Shows
China’s soil is laced with pollutants including mercury and arsenic, according to a nine-year government survey, posing a threat to agriculture and human health and raising new concern about the environmental
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One-Fifth of China’s Farmland Is Polluted, State Study Finds
The Chinese government released a report on Thursday that said nearly one-fifth of its arable land was polluted, a finding certain to raise questions about the toxic results of China’s rapid industrialization,
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One-fifth of Chinese farmland is polluted
BEIJING: Faced with growing public anger about a poisonous environment, China's government released a years-long study that shows nearly one-fifth of the country's farmland is contaminated with toxic metals,
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Senators Seek To Curb EPA Authority On Mine Waste Disposal
A pair of senators have introduced legislation that would prevent the Environmental Protection Agency from using its authority to preemptively block or to revoke permits for mine waste disposal. The move
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China begins soil pollution clean-up amid doubt over funding
China has announced its first pilot projects to treat metal pollution in soil and prevent farmland from further contamination, but critics say the government's overall efforts are underfunded and inefficient.