High pollution shuts schools in Tehran
Primary schools will be closed on Monday in Tehran as thick fog caused by pollution smothers the Iranian capital and most of the surrounding province, local authorities said.
Environment
Feb 4, 2018
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Improving Chinese air pollution leads to business opportunities
China's trouble with smog and air pollution is well known, but air quality is beginning to improve as Chinese authorities start to tackle the problem. According to a story in Chemical & Engineering News (C&EN), the weekly ...
Environment
Jun 28, 2017
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Spain to cull 17,000 ducks as bird flu hits
More than 17,000 ducks will be culled in Spain after a highly contagious bird flu strain that has affected poultry throughout Europe was detected at a farm, authorities said Thursday.
Ecology
Feb 23, 2017
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Macedonia says its capital is most polluted city in Europe
Health authorities in Macedonia say Skopje is now Europe's most polluted capital, with poor air quality blamed for the premature death of 1,300 people each year.
Environment
Jan 18, 2017
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S. Korea expands cull to contain bird flu
South Korea said Tuesday it was expanding a major bird flu cull to try and contain a damaging outbreak that has continued to spread during an all-consuming political crisis.
Ecology
Dec 13, 2016
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S. Korea expands cull to contain bird flu
South Korea on Tuesday said it was expanding a cull of chickens and ducks to try to contain a damaging bird flu outbreak.
Ecology
Dec 6, 2016
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S. Korea confirms more cases of deadly bird flu
South Korea Wednesday revealed new cases of a deadly strain of bird flu as authorities said they had slaughtered two million chickens and ducks in a bid to control the outbreak.
Ecology
Nov 30, 2016
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Smog shuts schools in Bosnia's Sarajevo
Air pollution forced Bosnian authorities to shut schools in the capital Sarajevo on Thursday, while smog levels also spiked in other parts of the Balkan country due to a lack of rainfall, local officials said.
Environment
Dec 25, 2015
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Officials in south China cancel incinerator after protests
A city government in southern China has revoked approval of a planned waste incinerator in response to protests, in the latest case of local authorities bowing to a public outcry over health concerns.
Environment
Apr 9, 2015
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Cadmium poisoning from China factory kills 26: report
At least 26 villagers have died from cadmium poisoning and hundreds more fallen ill since 2009 near a disused factory in central China, local media said Wednesday, underscoring the country's mounting pollution challenge.
Environment
Jul 31, 2013
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