News About Pollution 09-NOV-09 en-us Seoul (AFP) Nov 4, 2009 - The Seoul city government will help fund a tree-planting project in a Chinese desert to reduce the amount of harmful "yellow dust" blowing over South Korea, officials said Wednesday.]]> Beijing (AFP) Nov 2, 2009 - Authorities in China rushed to clean up an oil spill at the mouth of the Yangtze River after an Iranian-registered ship ran aground in bad weather, state media said Monday.]]> Rome (AFP) Oct 30, 2009 - A ship thought to have been sunk by Italy's southern 'Ndrangheta mafia to dispose of radioactive waste has been found to contain no dangerous substances, authorities said Friday.]]> Beijing (AFP) Nov 1, 2009 - A ship carrying 100 tonnes of hydrochloric acid sank in China's Yangtze river Sunday after colliding with another vessel, state media reported, citing local officials.]]> Washington (AFP) Oct 29, 2009 - Videos posted online by US oil company Chevron purporting to show rampant corruption among Ecuadoran officials, are actually a set-up meant to taint an ongoing trial against the energy giant, an attorney in the case alleged Thursday.]]> New Delhi (AFP) Oct 27, 2009 - India faces a mounting challenge to dispose of an estimated 420,000 tonnes of electronic waste a year that it generates domestically and imports from abroad, a green lobby group said Tuesday.]]> Canberra, Australia (UPI) Oct 26, 2009 - Oil leaking into the Timor Sea from the Montara rig could be five times faster than previously thought.]]> Orlando, Fla. (UPI) Oct 25, 2009 - Scientists studying how mercury pollution affects Florida's environment say mercury levels in many rivers and lakes have yet to be measured.]]> Paris (AFP) Oct 26, 2009 - Half of urban Europe endures noise pollution from road, rail and air traffic loud enough to disrupt sleep, impair learning and trigger hypertension at night, according to a report released Monday.]]> Beijing (UPI) Oct 19, 2009 - Beijing is making some progress in fighting air pollution.]]>