Kevin Holden Platt in Beijing, China for National Geographic News July 9, 2007 China, the world's fastest growing economy, has earned another startling superlative: the highest annual incidence of premature deaths triggered by air pollution in the world, according to a new study. Kevin Holden Platt in Beijing, China for National Geographic News July 9, 2007 China, the world's fastest growing economy, has earned another startling superlative: the highest annual incidence of premature deaths...

The county government said it was unable to tell when supplies would resume because the environment watchdog was yet to pinpoint the source of the pollutants before measures could be taken to curb the spill. He said the county had also diverted water from Hongze Lake into local water sources to dilute the pollutants. An initial investigation indicated the pollution could have been caused by industrial sewage from chemical plants on the upper reaches of the Xinyi River, which originates in...

The report, titled Urban Air Pollution on Inflammation, Oxidative Stress, Coagulation and Autonomic Dysfunction, was prepared by a medical research team at the Graduate Institute of Occupational Medicine and Industrial Hygiene at National Taiwan University. Enter your search terms Submit search form Taipei Times. Such pollution has already become the new silent threat to people's cardiovascular health, playing the role of an "invisible killer" that people in polluted cities are subjected...

The initiative is part of efforts to enforce frequently ignored environmental rules amid increasing concerns about pollution. The environmental official, Pan Yue, also said the government would raise sewage fees charged to polluting and energy-intensive companies to pay for better water treatment, Xinhua reported. Officials already have difficulty enforcing environmental rules because local leaders are reluctant to take steps that might hurt industry or reduce jobs or tax revenue. Heavily...

Water is a limited resource, so if we keep polluting it were not going to have any clean water. On July 2, the village and the Lawrence Soil and Water conservation district worked on a project of marking storm drains in that area with bright blue and green markers. According to Lawrence SWCD, when it rains, water washes over the streets, driveways and yards picking up pollutants along the way and flowing into storm drains. Those pollutants arent going to a treatment center, they go...

The various environment related programmes for this academic year of Green Army, the environment cell of Christ College were inaugurated by Dr K Shiva Shankar, retired professor and head of Agronomy/ Forestry, University of Agricultural Sciences on July 4 with a tree planting programme in the campus. The various environment related programmes for this academic year of Green Army, the environment cell of Christ College were inaugurated by Dr K Shiva Shankar, retired professor and head of...

The county government said it was unable to tell when supplies would resume because the environment watchdog was yet to pinpoint the source of the pollutants before measures could be taken to curb the spill. He said the county had also diverted water from Hongze Lake into local water sources to dilute the pollutants. An initial investigation indicated the pollution could have been caused by industrial sewage from chemical plants on the upper reaches of the Xinyi River, which originates in...

Saving Buriganga Plan to pipe in water from Jamuna Staff Correspondent The government yesterday decided to implement a project to lift the water level in the Buriganga by piping in water from the Jamuna and ensure increased water supply to the city dwellers. Saving Buriganga Plan to pipe in water from Jamuna Staff Correspondent The government yesterday decided to implement a project to lift the water level in the Buriganga by piping in water from the Jamuna and ensure increased water...

government has extended the deadline for submissions to its Wildlife Act review until July 15, as it considers new issues such as handling exotic species and declining interest in hunting and fishing. Wildlife Act prohibits keeping and selling domestic wildlife, but doesnt cover imported animals. The federal government regulates importation of animals, but once they are in Canada there is little control over breeding, movement and sale of exotic species. The issue of exotic animals was...