Govt wants more air pollution studies.

The National Development Planning Agency has called for more research on the impact of air pollution on vegetation as part of measures to improve the quality of air in Indonesia.

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Gov’t plans pollution investigation for 2008. China will launch its first nationwide investigation into the sources of environmental pollution beginning in 2008, according to the top environmental official. [News Source]

Gov’t plans pollution investigation for 2008. China will launch its first nationwide investigation into the sources of environmental pollution beginning in 2008, according to the top environmental official. [News Source]

Taipei city’s air management gets ‘excellent’ mark. The UN has listed Taipei among Asian cities with "excellent" capability to manage air quality, according to a report released recently. [News Source]

Asia slow to act on cross-border pollution. Asia needs to follow the leads of Europe and the U.S. and enact regional pacts to reduce cross-border pollution and set emission limits, several experts at the Better Air Quality Conference 2006 said Friday. [News Source]

UN launches Ivorian toxic waste clean-up fund. The United Nations appealed for governments to help Ivory Coast pay a US$30 million bill for cleaning up toxic waste dumped in its main city in August, which killed 10 people. [News Source]

Six football grounds of waste in 2025… Consumerism has inevitably led to an increase in the amount of waste we generate. [News Source]

Europe’s air getting cleaner: U.N. agency. European emissions of acid rain-causing sulphur dioxide have declined by 65 percent since 1990, contributing to a decline in air pollution across Europe, a United Nations agency said on Friday. [News Source]

Environmental group pressures TXU equity sources over coal plants. A global environmental organization is urging private banks around the world to reject solicitations by utility company TXU to finance 11 coal-fired power plants in Texas. [News Source]

India denies air pollution charges. India, considered to be one of the world's top polluters, denied that it was harming the world's atmosphere, despite increasing emissions of greenhouse gases. [News Source]

HC seeks report on air pollution (The Times of India) The Patna DM, the SSP and the traffic SP were present in accordance with an order issued earlier by the high court. [News Source]