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Supreme Court Upholds Pollution Board's Powers, Empowered To Levy Damages
The Supreme Court has upheld the powers of the pollution control boards to impose restitutionary and compensatory damages for environmental harm, saying that prevention and remediation must be at the heart of environmental governance.
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Amazon To Pay $1.2 Million In Settlement Over Pesticide Sales, US Says
Amazon.com Inc will pay a $1.2 million penalty to settle nearly 4,000 alleged violations of U.S. law in a move to prevent harmful exposure to pesticides through illegal sales, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said on Thursday.
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Seafood Lovers, Pay Attention: Eating Soft Shell Turtles May Spread Cholera
According to researchers from Chinese Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, a pathogen called Vibrio cholerae can settle on the surface as well as the intestines of soft shelled turtles which, when consumed, can be harmful for human health increasing the risk of cholera.
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This is How Pollutants Are Affecting the Quality of Fish and Your Health
Fish that contain environmental pollutants may harm people who eat them by preventing the human body from doing its natural job of flushing out toxins, researchers have found.
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Even Before They Start Breathing, Babies Can Be Harmed By Air Pollution, Scientists Say
Air pollution in the U.S. may be causing thousands of premature births each year, a new study suggests - costing the nation billions of dollars along the way. The study, published Tuesday in the journal Environmental Health Perspectives, lends support to a growing body of research pointing to the grim health consequences of air pollution all over t...
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Supreme Court Upholds Pollution Board's Powers, Empowered To Levy Damages
The Supreme Court has upheld the powers of the pollution control boards to impose restitutionary and compensatory damages for environmental harm, saying that prevention and remediation must be at the heart of environmental governance.
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Amazon To Pay $1.2 Million In Settlement Over Pesticide Sales, US Says
Amazon.com Inc will pay a $1.2 million penalty to settle nearly 4,000 alleged violations of U.S. law in a move to prevent harmful exposure to pesticides through illegal sales, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said on Thursday.
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Seafood Lovers, Pay Attention: Eating Soft Shell Turtles May Spread Cholera
According to researchers from Chinese Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, a pathogen called Vibrio cholerae can settle on the surface as well as the intestines of soft shelled turtles which, when consumed, can be harmful for human health increasing the risk of cholera.
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This is How Pollutants Are Affecting the Quality of Fish and Your Health
Fish that contain environmental pollutants may harm people who eat them by preventing the human body from doing its natural job of flushing out toxins, researchers have found.
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Even Before They Start Breathing, Babies Can Be Harmed By Air Pollution, Scientists Say
Air pollution in the U.S. may be causing thousands of premature births each year, a new study suggests - costing the nation billions of dollars along the way. The study, published Tuesday in the journal Environmental Health Perspectives, lends support to a growing body of research pointing to the grim health consequences of air pollution all over t...
