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First reported 13 hours ago - Updated 14 mins ago - 6 reports

Bill Mize forum kicks off 2013 Whatcom-Bellingham political season

Luxury on UPDATE: Army Corps of Engineers won’t conduct sweeping review of Northwest coal ports–but other agencies mightsandy robson on UPDATE: Army Corps of Engineers won’t conduct sweeping review of Northwest coal ports–but other agencies mightTerryWechsler ... [Published Bellingham Herald - 1 hour ago]

Entities: Coal, Army Corps, Ports

First reported 13 hours ago - Updated 22 mins ago - 5 reports

Exposure to traffic-related pollution early in life linked to childhood asthma

Washington, June 19 (ANI): Exposure in infancy to nitrogen dioxide (NO2), a component of motor vehicle air pollution, has been found to be strongly associated with later development of childhood asthma, according to a team led by UCSF scientists.The researchers ... [Published News Track India - 22 mins ago]

Entities: Exposure (Health), Air Pollution, Pollution

First reported 12 hours ago - Updated 31 mins ago - 3 reports

Stanford University

Autism studies find links to air pollution, brain-wiring disconnect

Researchers seeking the roots of autism have linked the disorder to chemicals in air pollution and, in a separate study, found that the language difficulties of the disorder may be the resulut of a disconnect in brain wiring.Researchers from Harvard University's ... [Published Denver Post - 31 mins ago]

Entities: Autism, Air Pollution, Stanford University, Harvard University, Temporal Lobe

First reported 5 hours ago - Updated 38 mins ago - 8 reports

Traffic fumes double risk of autism

Exposure to traffic fumes and air pollution can double a mother's risk of giving birth to a child with autism, a new study has found.Researchers from the Harvard School of Public Health found that contaminants in the air, particularly diesel and mercury, ... [Published Australian Women's Weekly - 1 hour ago]

Entities: Autism, Pollution, Pregnancy, Air Pollution, Roberts

First reported 22 hours ago - Updated 1 hour ago - 21 reports

China commences its first carbon trading scheme

The Chinese city of Shenzhen is to be the site of the country’s first carbon trading scheme.As ABC/AFP report, the city will host one of seven pilot schemes which will aim to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.The six other schemes are also planned to start ... [Published Manufacturers Monthly - 3 hours ago]

Entities: Carbon, Emission, China

First reported 4 hours ago - Updated 2 hours ago - 6 reports

Stretch Of Malibu Beach Closed Following Sewage Spill

MALIBU (CBSLA.com) —A 100-yard stretch of the beach in Malibu has been closed after a sewage spill.City leaders informed Los Angeles County health officials that an undetermined amount of sewage may have entered the ocean at 19830 Pacific Coast Highway. ... [Published CBS Los Angeles - 2 hours ago]

Entities: Malibu (United States), Wastewater, Jonathan Fielding, Bacteria, Public Health

First reported 15 hours ago - Updated 7 hours ago - 6 reports

US Army Corps of Engineers

US Army Corps of Engineers Won't Consider Climate Change or Air Quality in Coal Port Decisions

This morning, Mayor Mike McGinn and Climate Solutions Policy Director KC Golden testified in the US House of Representatives’ Energy and Power Subcommittee on Energy and Commerce on the local impacts of the coal port terminal proposals to expand coal ... [Published The Stranger, Seattle's Only Newspaper - 7 hours ago]

Entities: Coal, US Army Corps of Engineers, Ports, Global Warming/Climate Change, Oregon

First reported Jun 18 2013 - Updated 7 hours ago - 6 reports

China Introduces New Rules to Combat Air Pollution

Beijing- China's Council has set new rules to curb air pollution one of the many environmental hazards that are plaguing the country. The council has promised to preserve the resources vowing "tough measures for tough tasks" ... [Published International Business Times Canada - 7 hours ago]

Entities: Air Pollution, China, Beijing

First reported Jun 18 2013 - Updated 8 hours ago - 31 reports

News: Autism linked to air pollution

Best Health Blog If you live in a highly-polluted area and are planning to have children, a new study might make you consider a move.The study, published in the journal Environmental Health Perspectives, is the first national research that shows air pollutants ... [Published Best Health Magazine - 8 hours ago]

Entities: Autism, Air Pollution, Autism Spectrum, Roberts, Mercury

First reported Jun 18 2013 - Updated 13 hours ago - 8 reports

Harsher sanctions for heavy polluters

Poisoning more than 30 people or causing the evacuation of over 5,000 as a result of pollution will lead to criminal charges, China said yesterday as it announced measures that included harsher punishments for breaches of environmental protection rul ... [Published Shanghai Daily - 13 hours ago]

Entities: Pollution, Environment, China, Sanctions

First reported Jun 17 2013 - Updated 17 hours ago - 10 reports

13:45Singapore chokes on pollution high

The Pollutant Standards Index, Singapore's main measure to determine air quality, crept into the "unhealthy" classification reaching a reading of 155, the highest level since late 1997, when it hit 226.Smoke haze is a nearly annual problem for Singapore ... [Published Irish Independent - 18 hours ago]

Entities: Pollution, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia

First reported Jun 17 2013 - Updated 22 hours ago - 15 reports

China launches first pilot carbon scheme

China will today launch its first pilot carbon trading scheme in the booming city of Shenzhen, one of seven it plans to trial ahead of a national program.The seven pilots will account for 700 million tonnes of carbon by 2014, or double Australia's. It ... [Published ABC Radio Australia - 23 hours ago]

Entities: Carbon, China, Climate, Emitter, Shenzhen

Quotes

"Some major impacts from climate change are already unavoidable and rich countries must urgently support the poor and vulnerable to adapt. But massive increases in the future costs of adaptation and damage can only be avoided by investing in a clean energy future now."

World's poorest will feel brunt of climate change, warns World Bank [Published Guardian.co.uk - 5 mins ago]

"We have monitors on the airport that are measuring zero" Kelly said, "and that's where people are."

EPA: San Carlos Airport has high levels of lead fuel emissions [Published Marin Independent Journal - 7 mins ago]

"Based on our experience with uranium mining, we don't think uranium mining is a good idea to begin with" and would use large amounts of scarce water, she said

Residents say ‘death map’ should spur EPA action [Published Albuquerque Journal - 13 mins ago]

"Together with our findings, this makes for strong evidence that reducing children's exposure to traffic emissions can prevent some cases of asthma" said Balmes

Exposure to traffic-related pollution early in life linked to childhood asthma [Published News Track India - 22 mins ago]

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World's poorest will feel brunt of climate chan... [Published Guardian.co.uk - 5 mins ago]
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Annual Drinking Water Quality Report Ponderosa ... [Published WMI Central - 27 mins ago]
Autism studies find links to air pollution, bra... [Published Denver Post - 31 mins ago]
Letters [Published Post Star - 35 mins ago]
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Traffic fumes double risk of autism [Published Australian Women's Weekly - 1 hour ago]
Thailand and Myanmar positive about 1800 MW coa... [Published Penn Energy - 1 hour ago]
Bill Mize forum kicks off 2013 Whatcom-Bellingh... [Published Bellingham Herald - 1 hour ago]
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City low emission zone considered [Published BBC - 1 hour ago]
look at sewage pipe [Published Times Union - 2 hours ago]
Stretch Of Malibu Beach Closed Following Sewage... [Published CBS Los Angeles - 2 hours ago]
Pollution Liability Underwriters WQIS, Make App... [Published Marine Link - 2 hours ago]
Sewage spill closes portion of eastern Malibu b... [Published Malibu Times - 2 hours ago]

Blogs

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Join us -- Golden Gate Bridge march to stop Key... [Published Daily Kos - 5 hours ago] First, extraction of tar sands oil is far more difficult than conventional oil drilling. The massive amount of water needed to separate the extracted product, bitumen, from sand, oil and silt, is contaminated with toxic substances that when dumped infects ...
How Many Dollars and Power Plants Does It Take ... [Published Switchboard, from NRDC - 7 hours ago] Noah Horowitz, Senior Scientist and Director of the Center for Energy Efficiency, San Francisco, CA If you’re a high-speed Internet service subscriber like 88 million other U.S. households, you’ve likely got a couple of black boxes in your home that ...
US Army Corps of Engineers Won't Consider Clima... [Published The Stranger, Seattle's Only Newspaper - 7 hours ago] This morning, Mayor Mike McGinn and Climate Solutions Policy Director KC Golden testified in the US House of Representatives’ Energy and Power Subcommittee on Energy and Commerce on the local impacts of the coal port terminal proposals to expand coal ...
'Green News Report' - June 18, 2013 [Published The BRAD BLOG - 8 hours ago] IN TODAY'S RADIO REPORT: Breaking: L.A. bans single use plastic bags; New study warns 2/3rds of fossil fuel reserves must remain in the ground; Autism risk linked to air pollution - again ; Keystone XL pipeline won't use ...
China Adds Another Tool to Curb Pollution, Laun... [Published Switchboard, from NRDC - 8 hours ago] Stefanie Tanenhaus, MAP Energy Fellow, San Francisco China launched its first cap and trade program to reduce carbon pollution today, a landmark advance toward fighting climate change. As the world’s largest source of carbon dioxide, China is a notable ...

Audio/Video

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Study: Pollution associated with autism [Published CNN.com - Video - 7 hours ago]
Myanmar Struggles to Prevent Industrial Pollution [Published WSJ.com Video - Business - Jun 12 2013]
Myanmar Struggles to Prevent Industrial Pollution [Published WSJ.com Video - News - Jun 12 2013]
VIDEO: CCTV shows sewage lorry ram-raid on ATM [Published BBC News Video - UK - Jun 07 2013]
Floods threaten Czech chemical factory [Published Reuters Video: Top News - Jun 05 2013]

Press Releases

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Research and Markets: Construction Chemicals Ma... [Published Business Wire Manufacturing News - Jun 17 2013]
Focus on Quality of Construction Fueling Growth... [Published PR.com Press Releases - Jun 16 2013]
MarketResearchReports.com: Construction Chemica... [Published PR inside - Jun 15 2013]
Fitch Affirms Modesto, CA Wastewater Revs at 'AA-' [Published Business Wire Professional Services News - Jun 14 2013]
The Market for Coal Power Plants in Europe (Ana... [Published PR Newswire: General Business - Jun 14 2013]