Thursday April 05th 2007, 1:52 pm
Workers clear away rubble Monday from what is left of Whittier Skateland on Whittier Boulevard. Demolition work began at the the iconic 51-year-old roller rink that fell victim to air pollution seeping into the rink from the former Omega Chemical Corp., a hazardous waste site next door.
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Iconic roller rink reduced to rubble (Whittier Daily News)
Combating air pollution in the city (Financial Express)
Thursday April 05th 2007, 12:33 pm
Reportedly, air pollution in Dhaka city still afflict on average 150,000 people every year. The figures point to the acute necessity of further introducing and enforcing existing rules and regulations against air pollution for reducing the number who get exposed to this form of pollution.
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