Tags: pollution

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.