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Environmental risks killing 12.6 million people, WHO study says
2016-03-15 06:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Nearly one in four deaths are linked to unhealthy environments and are avoidable, a new World Health Organisation study the first major assessment of environmental risk since 2006 has shown. It suggests environmental risks now contribute to more than 100 of the worlds most dangerous diseases, injuries, and kills 12.6 million people a year nearly one in four or 23% of all deaths. Of these, two-thirds or 8.2m deaths are from non-communicable diseases (NCDs), such as strokes, cancers and...
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Chubb Advisory Examines Costly Environmental Risks Facing The U.S. Agriculture Industry
2016-03-14 04:25:12| pollutiononline News Articles
Chubb today released an in-depth report detailing new and unrecognized environmental risks facing the agriculture industry
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MetLife Recognized By U.S. Environmental Protection Agency For Leadership In Environmental Sustainability
2016-03-14 02:43:13| pollutiononline News Articles
The. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has recognized MetLife, Inc. with a 2016 Climate Leadership Award for its public commitment to reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions
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Environmental groups sound alarm on coal ash proposal
2016-03-13 06:50:21| Energy - Topix.net
A coalition of environmentalists is sounding the alarm about a plan the Tennessee Valley Authority is considering for storing coal ash involving 10 cites. The Southern Environmental Law Center and 10 other groups are warning there is a danger that toxic chemicals at sites near rivers in Tennessee, Kentucky and Alabama will leach into groundwater if TVA decides to leave the ash in place, drain it and cover it.
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American CEOs often survive environmental controversies unscathed
2016-03-12 17:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Volkswagen announced on Wednesday that its top US boss, Michael Horn, would be leaving the company effective immediately, six months after the car giants global CEO resigned as the emissions cheating scandal became public. But a CEO losing his or her job following an environmental controversy is more the exception than the rule, according to a new study. The report, by researchers at Australias University of Adelaide, found that the heads of companies embroiled in environmental lawsuits tend...
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