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Toxic Waste
Toxic Waste: - A waste that can produce injury if inhaled, swallowed, or absorbed through the skin. [Environmental Protection Agency] News archive for Toxic Waste:: |
Xinhua,In August 2006, hundreds of tons of highly toxic waste were dumped at sites around Abidjan after the Probo Koala ship unloaded, killing several people and
Greenpeace cites rising e-waste in Africa - 05 Aug 2008
The Associated Press...chemicals from their products, saying toxic waste from wealthy nations' gadgets ends up being dumped in poor countries despite laws prohibiting it.
Poisoning the poor - electronic waste in Ghana - 05 Aug 2008
Greenpeace UK,If you've seen Disney Pixar's latest movie Wall-E, you'll remember the lovable robot drawing in toxic waste left behind by humans in his belly.
House Resolution Proposes Ban on Exporting e-Waste to Developing ... - 05 Aug 2008
IT Business Edge,The convention regulates the international shipment of toxic waste among the 170 countries that have ratified it. Seacoast Online reports that the US
Block Island Fund makes two green grants - 05 Aug 2008
Block Island Times,Efforts are underway to establish a more formal program for future toxic waste disposal days. The Block Island Fund was established in 1993 with the mission
US financial farce poised to cross Atlantic - 05 Aug 2008
The Age,The spectre now haunting Europe is that while its banks seek to absorb whatever toxic waste they have been "hand passed" from their US friends,
A living business - 05 Aug 2008
Sunshine Coast Daily,...there is an “away somewhere� where we can safely put toxic waste and garbage; and, our business decisions won't affect our children or their children.
Project has right idea for restoring Cascade Pole site - 05 Aug 2008
The Olympian,...spills and intentional discharges of wood preservatives and petroleum products, making the site the most significant toxic waste site in South Sound.
Truce Time in the Fan-Fred Wars - 05 Aug 2008
Wall Street JournalThe toxic waste in this financial meltdown is the product of "purely private" financial institutions, not the GSEs. - The losses at Fannie and Freddie do
UN expert to visit ICoast over waste scandal - Aug 4, 2008
AFPGENEVA (AFP) — The UN's top expert on the effects of toxic waste dumping on human rights will travel to the Ivory Coast on Monday to probe the impact of the
Côte d’Ivoire / UNOCI head receives the special rapporteur on ... - Aug 4, 2008
Organisation de la Presse Africaine (Communiqués de presse),...one–week visit in Côte d’Ivoire and finding out about the activities and measures undertaken by the UN country team to manage the toxic waste situation.
Agreement moves toxic waste out of Idaho - Aug 2, 2008
Capital Press (subscription),...when Idaho and the US Department of Energy announced an agreement to at last clean up the Idaho National Laboratory and remove toxic waste from Idaho.
Leave EnergySolutions be - Aug 3, 2008
Salt Lake Tribune,Sure, the desert has its beauty, but it is also a perfect place to safely store nuclear and other toxic waste - if the waste is properly handled and
IBM Sued Over Toxic Waste Chemicals at Former Circuit Board Plant - Aug 2, 2008
Natural News.com,...(NaturalNews) Electronics and computer manufacturer IBM is being sued for causing cancer and birth defects in and around town of Endicott, New York.,
Greenpeace warns of future dangers of e-waste in RP - Jul 31, 2008
Inquirer.net,Due to the lack of proper legislation and take back initiatives from private companies selling computer equipment, Greenpeace Southeast Asia Toxic Waste
Clampdown on toxic waste - Jul 26, 2008
The Age,THE State Government has suddenly banned unauthorised transportation of highly toxic waste to interstate treatment plants following accusations that it was
25 years later, toxic waste plagues Bhopal - Jul 7, 2008
Seattle Times,..."Had the toxic waste been cleaned up, the contaminated groundwater would not have happened," says Mira Shiva, a doctor who leads the Voluntary Health
Palestine alarmed by Israeli nuclear waste - Aug 1, 2008
PRESS TV,In his report, Jaber al-Tumeizi, a Palestinian researcher and the coordinator for Palestine's farmer union, warns the toxic waste from Israeli industries
Toxic waste buried in city - Jul 19, 2008
The Age,But from July 1, 2007, category A contaminants were banned from landfills, including the state's only remaining toxic waste repository at Lyndhurst,
Toxic Waste Level Near Newmont's Shut Mine Within Limit-Study - Jul 25, 2008
CNNMoney.comJAKARTA -(Dow Jones)- Concentrations of mercury, arsenic and other metals in water close to Newmont Mining Corp.'s (NEM) shuttered gold mine in North
Landfill's toxic waste taking an environmental turn - Jul 27, 2008
San Bernardino Sun,The toxic waste portion of the landfill was closed in 1987, and other areas closed in 1996. Combined, the landfill is nearly 400 acres, Samaniego said.
Nigeria: Developing Countries Cannot Tackle Toxic Waste -Minister - Jul 28, 2008
AllAfrica.com,Developing countries lack the required expertise, technology and finance to manage the increasing stream of hazardous and end-of-use technological equipment
Guilty plea in Port Jefferson Station toxic waste case - Jul 10, 2008
Newsday,Long Island defense subcontractor pleaded guilty yesterday to violating federal pollution laws by turning his plant's site into a toxic waste dump.
Pollution concerns linger over Faro mine cleanup plan - Jul 31, 2008
CBC.ca,The mess at the Faro site is massive, including a toxic waste tailings pond that stretches four kilometres along a former creek bed.
Hyundai Vinashin caught trying to dump toxic waste - Jul 24, 2008
Lloyd's List,By Mike Grinter in Hong Kong - Friday 25 July 2008 SHIPBUILDER and shiprepairer Hyundai Vinashin has become mired in a toxic waste scandal after being
Recycle waste, don’t bury it - Jul 27, 2008
Viet Nam News,Of the country’s 15 million tonnes of waste produced per year, more than 150000 tonnes are toxic waste. Cities are found to be main sources of waste from
Toxic waste plan is a threat to region, Lake Ontario - Jul 22, 2008
Buffalo News,Considering the legacy of toxic waste we are already coping with in the region, how can the DEC even consider adding a new PCB burden to this watershed?
Dingell worries French company will send toxic waste to Mich. - Jul 21, 2008
DetNews.com,WASHINGTON -- US Rep. John Dingell of Dearborn blasted a federal agency Tuesday for moving toward granting a waiver to a French-owned company to import up
Indaver ‘a step nearer to building incinerators’ - Jul 31, 2008
Irish Examiner,Indaver wants the toxic waste incinerator to handle up to 100000 tonnes of hazardous waste per annum. “The toxic waste uncovered on Haulbowline has proved a
Greenpeace highlights toxic waste in Cartagena Bay - Jul 20, 2008
Typically Spanish,Greenpeace says it has detected large volumes of toxic waste in Cartagena Bay. It comes after the United Nations labelled Cartagena as ‘a priority black
Shipyard accused of burying toxic waste - Jul 16, 2008
Viet Nam News,KHANH HOA — Investigations have begun into the alleged illegal dumping of toxic chemicals and other industrial waste from the Hyundai Vinashin shipyard in
Stop the waste - Jul 25, 2008
Buffalo News,Plans to transport almost 75000 tons of toxic waste to a Niagara County landfill, within the Lake Ontario watershed, spurn technology that could first scrub
MP in talks over Nuneaton waste plant row - Aug 4, 2008
Coventry Telegraph,..."I asked how residents could be guaranteed that the plant would never process more toxic waste or expand it into a bigger project?
SMOKERS LEAVE TOXIC WASTE; - Jul 21, 2008
The Kingston Whig-Standard,If the only sin of a cigarette butt was to look bad and smell worse, that would still be plenty of reason to do something about the thousands of them we see
Twenty four years on Bhopal cleanup begins - Jul 22, 2008
Radio Australia,Twenty-four years after a gas leak in the central Indian city of Bhopal killed thousands of people, the clean up of toxic waste has only just begun.
Exploding cars, toxic waste, Kabuki celebrated in Minneapolis this ... - Jul 18, 2008
Minneapolis City Pages,...a tale about a ballet dancer who goes on a homicidal (but just) rage after falling into a toxic waste barrel; Sgt. Kabukiman NYPD, a crime–fighting
Governor signs key toxic waste bill - Jul 11, 2008
Stratford Bard,..."When I started hearing about the EPA meetings and that our town was riddled with toxic waste, I had to take action. Not only did we feel it was the right
Hyundai Vinashin to be fined for attempt to dump toxic waste - Jul 14, 2008
VietNamNet Bridge,Environmental police caught Hyundai Vinashin using four trucks to try to dump over 100 tons of toxic waste near a residential area of Ninh Diem Commune in
Toxic irresponsibility - Jul 17, 2008
Winnipeg Sun,Mining companies have traditionally built their own costly tailings ponds to store their toxic waste. A proposed processing facility at Long Harbour in
Congress calls on US to tighten eWaste laws - Aug 4, 2008
Business Green,US in line with countries that ratified the Basel Convention, an agreement between 170 countries to regulate the international shipment of toxic waste.
Alleged toxic waste dump: Orogun demands N2bn damages - Jul 6, 2008
Vanguard,Chief Ogbobene said soon after the Orogun people raised alarm on the dumping of toxic waste in the Vanguard newspaper, the company sent some of its
Lehman lifts Moody's rating to overweight - Aug 4, 2008
MarketWatchRating agencies need to reinstate bond insurers triple A ratings once their books are cleared of toxic waste. We welcome your thoughts,
Toxic waste - Jul 18, 2008
Peterborough Examiner,If a cigarette butt's only sin was to look bad and smell worse, that would be plenty of reason to do something about the thousands of them littering city
EU NEWS: Toxic waste - Jul 10, 2008
Portugal Resident,A NUCLEAR plant in France has accidentally released uranium enriched toxic waste into two rivers in Southern France. People in nearby towns have been banned
Federal police occupy Mexican village in toxic waste fight - Jul 10, 2008
World War 4 Report,...occupied the village of Zimapán, Hidalgo, the scene of protests over a toxic waste site that the Spanish firm Befesa is scheduled to open this month.
Governor not keen on processing toxic waste - Jul 11, 2008
Manila Times,...“With this project, the province will be known as ‘Libingan ng toxic waste,’ so we will never allow it, it will be over our dead bodies,� he said
Newspapers May Be Dying, But Their Corpses Could Reduce Toxic Waste - Jul 7, 2008
Discover Magazine,Since the onset of the new media explosion, the newspaper industry has been experiencing one of the slowest (and most discussed) demises in recent history.
COLUMN: Major church body opposes expansion by CWM - Jul 28, 2008
Niagara Gazette,CWM operates a toxic waste operation on property known as the Lake Ontario Ordnance Works in the Towns of Lewiston and Porter. This is one of only 19 such
Get a big whiff of landfill debate - Aug 3, 2008
Peoria Journal Star,..."It threatens the whole of central Illinois as far as I'm concerned," said Cara Rosson, a core member of Peoria Families Against Toxic Waste.
Land owner asks town clean up real estate mess next to Superfund site - Jul 30, 2008
Holmen Courier,He DIDN'T create this problem, and he DID vote in favor of spending $19000 of taxpayer money to purchase a toxic waste dump at the board meeting,
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