http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/news/tags/pollution.htm Tag : pollution Latest news stories from around the world. Radio Australia News nospam@your.abc.net.au nospam@your.abc.net.au 2008-08-12T10:01:46+11:00 2008-08-12T10:01:46+11:00 NZ scientists debunk air pollution mythNew Zealand researchers have found staying indoors will not not protect you from the effects of air pollution.http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/news/stories/200808/s2332293.htm2008-08-12T10:01:46+11:00Beijing fails initial air quality testsThe International Olympic Committee has confirmed that Beijing's air quality failed to clear its first two hurdles last week.http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/news/stories/200808/s2325521.htm2008-08-06T10:58:26+11:00Australia plays down Beijing pollutionThe Australian Olympic Committee is playing down the air pollution in Beijing.http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/news/stories/200808/s2324127.htm2008-08-05T10:25:16+11:00China moves to combat Olympic smogChina has unveiled a new string of measures to battle the city's defiant smog ahead of the Olympics.http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/news/stories/200807/s2320424.htm2008-07-31T14:46:54+11:00Australian athletes given option over Olympic pollutionAustralian athletes are being given the option of pulling out of the Beijing Olympics if they are concerned about air quality.http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/news/stories/200807/s2316902.htm2008-07-28T22:36:58+11:00New algae outbreak at Olympic sailing courseMasses of green algae are again threatening to disrupt Olympic sailing at its base in the Chinese city of Qingdao.http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/news/stories/200807/s2315067.htm2008-07-25T21:13:21+11:00Beijing urged to resolve air quality, media control ahead of OlympicsThe International Olympic Committee says air quality and media control are still matters to resolve for the Beijing Olympic Games.http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/news/stories/200807/s2298219.htm2008-07-08T22:07:15+11:00US court cuts Exxon Valdez payoutAmerica's highest court has dramatically slashed the record damages payout that was ordered after the Exxon Valdez oil spill off Alaska 19 years ago.http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/news/stories/200806/s2286477.htm2008-06-26T11:49:39+11:00China curtails plastic bag useSevere restrictions have come into force on plastic bags in China as part of official efforts to protect the environment.http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/news/stories/200806/s2262058.htm2008-06-02T13:55:13+11:00Building sites to shut before OlympicsAll 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.http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/news/stories/200804/s2217036.htm2008-04-15T09:19:17+11:00Beijing clears the air before OlympicsThe Beijing Government will stop construction to clean the city's air for the Olympics.http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/news/stories/200804/s2216849.htm2008-04-15T01:11:06+11:00ASEAN ministers discuss forest fire hazeSouth East Asia's environment ministers say haze from forest fires could increase as changing weather patterns cause a dry spell.http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/news/stories/200804/s2211451.htm2008-04-08T23:04:44+11:00