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NZ scientists debunk air pollution myth
10:01:46, 12 August 2008, Radio Australia News
New Zealand researchers have found staying indoors will not not protect you from the effects of air pollution.
Beijing fails initial air quality tests
10:58:26, 6 August 2008, Radio Australia News
The International Olympic Committee has confirmed that Beijing's air quality failed to clear its first two hurdles last week.
Australia plays down Beijing pollution
10:25:16, 5 August 2008, Radio Australia News
The Australian Olympic Committee is playing down the air pollution in Beijing.
China moves to combat Olympic smog
14:46:54, 31 July 2008, Radio Australia News
China has unveiled a new string of measures to battle the city's defiant smog ahead of the Olympics.
Australian athletes given option over Olympic pollution
22:36:58, 28 July 2008, Radio Australia News
Australian athletes are being given the option of pulling out of the Beijing Olympics if they are concerned about air quality.
New algae outbreak at Olympic sailing course
21:13:21, 25 July 2008, Radio Australia News
Masses of green algae are again threatening to disrupt Olympic sailing at its base in the Chinese city of Qingdao.
Beijing urged to resolve air quality, media control ahead of Olympics
22:07:15, 8 July 2008, Radio Australia News
The International Olympic Committee says air quality and media control are still matters to resolve for the Beijing Olympic Games.
US court cuts Exxon Valdez payout
11:49:39, 26 June 2008, Radio Australia News
America's highest court has dramatically slashed the record damages payout that was ordered after the Exxon Valdez oil spill off Alaska 19 years ago.
China curtails plastic bag use
13:55:13, 2 June 2008, Radio Australia News
Severe restrictions have come into force on plastic bags in China as part of official efforts to protect the environment.
Building sites to shut before Olympics
09:19:17, 15 April 2008, Radio Australia News
All building sites in the Chinese capital Beijing will be shut three weeks before the start of the Olympic Games, as the city tries to clear its skies of pollution.
Beijing clears the air before Olympics
01:11:06, 15 April 2008, Radio Australia News
The Beijing Government will stop construction to clean the city's air for the Olympics.
ASEAN ministers discuss forest fire haze
23:04:44, 8 April 2008, Radio Australia News
South East Asia's environment ministers say haze from forest fires could increase as changing weather patterns cause a dry spell.
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