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Kenyan President Rejects Climate Change Bill

nairoBi, Kenya — Kenya’s outgoing President Mwai Kibaki this week declined to sign into law the proposed Climate Change Authority Bill.

Veolia Wins Contract for Japan’s Matsuyama Water Services

PARIS (SeeNews Asia Pacific) — Veolia Eau, the water services unit of French environmental services group Veolia Environnement, said last week it had won a contract to manage and maintain drinking water plants servicing the sout

Cesium-137 Found in Tokyo Water

TOKYO (International Business Times) — Cesium -137 was found in the water supply in some areas of Tokyo, but the level was below the safety limit set by the government.

Jagdeo Calls for Public-Private Partnership for Water Management

GEORGETOWN (NCN Guyana) — Guyanese President Bharrat Jagdeo called on private companies to partner with the government to tackle future water shortages resulting from climate change.

Anti-Flu Medication Found in Japanese Rivers

Japan, KYOTO — Researchers from Kyoto University released the results of a study that analyzed water samples around Kyoto city, and reported that there were significant

Tamiflu Metabolite Found in Kyoto Sewage, Rivers

KYOTO (Environmental Health Perspectives (NIEHS)) — Researchers found oseltamivir carboxylate (OC), the active metabolite of the anti-influenza drug Tamiflu, in samples of sewage discharge and river water collected near Kyoto City during the 2008-200

Kazakhstan Ratifies Kyoto Protocol, But Could Be Too Late for Water Resources

ASTANA, Kazakhstan — The Kazakh Parliament's lower house has ratified the Kyoto Protocol on climate change, which could attract up to $1 billion USD of investment in Kazakhstan's economy every year,