Disasters

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China’s Liao River in Trouble

4 Dec 2007- 08:41 by OOSKAnews Correspondent BEIJING, China — The Chinese government has been working to clean up the Liao River, one of the seven main river systems in China for more than a decade, but to no avail. The river remains highly polluted, mainly due to untreated sewage seeping into the
Israel: Ministry Denies Beach Pollution

8 Oct 2007- 10:09 by Local Press Report TEL AVIV, Israel Jerusalem Post (Israel)/Jordan Times — Israel's Environment Ministry is denying reports from environmentalists that Israeli beaches have high levels of pollution. Rani Amir, director of the Environmental Protection Ministry's marine
River-Linking Project Could Redraw South Asian Hydrological Map

10 Sep 2007- 23:24 by OOSKAnews Correspondent dhaka, Bangladesh — The Indian government is preparing to seek international funds for a river-linking project to divert vast quantities of water from three major transboundary river systems, despite widespread concern over the effects on the ecology

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