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INDONESIA: Fashion brands linked to polluting textile factory

2013-04-19 13:37:29| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com

New research released this week has linked international fashion brands to a textile plant in West Java that is accused of dumping industrial wastewater containing a cocktail of toxic and hazardous chemicals into a local river.

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Pig Deaths not Linked to H7N9

2013-04-18 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News

CHINA - Pigs and dogs that were found dead in a village in Central China's Henan province on Monday 15 April did not die due to any animal epidemic or the H7N9 infection, local authorities said.

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Brazil threatens $282m in fines for beef linked to Amazon deforestation

2013-04-18 01:55:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Mongabay: Federal prosecutors in Brazil are threatening to fine 26 beef producers $282 million for buying cattle raised in illegally deforested areas and on Indian reservations, reports Reuters. The fines are based on Brazilian laws that prohibit beef producers from buying cattle from ranches that rely on slave labor, recently deforested areas in the Amazon, and indigenous reservations. The fines are calculated using the number of animals allegedly raised in illegal conditions. According to prosecutors, the...

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Study: Anxiety and alcohol use linked to Facebook

2013-04-12 20:30:37| CNET News.com

College freshmen who report higher levels of anxiety and alcohol use are more likely to feel emotionally connected with the social networking site than those who don't. [Read more]

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