Drought Forces Zambia to Start Power Cuts
Zambia will start electricity-supply restrictions immediately after one of the worst droughts on record caused plunging water levels at the hydropower dams it relies on for almost all its supplies, the
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Hong Kong Air Pollution ‘Very High’ at All 3 Roadside Stations
Hong Kong’s Air Pollution Index was “very high” at all three of the city’s roadside-monitoring stations, according to data from the Environmental Protection Department’s website. The index was 122 in
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More Than Half of India’s Rivers Too Polluted to Drink
Raw sewage and industrial waste rendered water in more than half of India’s 445 rivers unfit for drinking, according to the Central Pollution Control Board. The report compared pollution levels from 1995
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China Air Pollution Triple WHO Recommended Levels in First Half
Air pollution in China’s largest cities, as measured by the concentration of fine particulates that pose the greatest health risk, was three-times worse in the first half of the year than levels advised
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EPA Ozone Pollution Standard Upheld by U.S. Appeals Court
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s 2008 standards for ozone pollution, challenged by both industry and environmentalists, were upheld by a federal appeals court that ruled the agency properly weighed