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Toxic air pollution covers much of northern China
2013-01-14 16:59:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
BBC: China's media has urged the government to be more open about pollution levels after many northern cities registered dangerous levels of pollution in recent days. In the capital Beijing at the weekend, air pollution soared past levels considered hazardous by the World Health Organisation. The smog - attributed to coal-fired power plants and factories in provinces surrounding Beijing - is expected to shift when winds pick up later this week. Celia Hatton reports.
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Groups in Court to Stop Groundwater Contamination from Toxic Coal Ash Waste
2013-01-08 20:44:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: Conservation groups today went to court in an effort to protect North Carolina communities and groundwater from toxic coal ash contamination at 14 coal-fired power plants across North Carolina. Conservation groups today went to court in an effort to protect North Carolina communities and groundwater from toxic coal ash contamination at 14 coal-fired power plants across the state. The lawsuit seeks to vindicate a North Carolina law--currently unenforced by the state--that requires industrial polluters...
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