Read more pollution stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/742/pollution.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 7:56:15 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73645/cigarette-butts-are-toxic-waste-study.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe chemicals in cigarette butts are lethal to fish, and the finding is bolstering researchers who want coffin nails classified as toxic waste. San Diego State University researchers submerged filters from smoked cigarettes in tanks of water for 24 hours, then added fish. Within 5 days, half the fish died....http://www.newser.com/story/73645/cigarette-butts-are-toxic-waste-study.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 09 Nov 2009 17:30:59 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/71985/target-will-pay-shoppers-to-bring-their-own-bags.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTarget and CVS will reward customers for using reusable shopping bags, and the efforts could take a billion plastic bags out of circulation. Though some retailers—notably Wal-Mart—have been slow to hop on the eco bandwagon, initiatives at smaller chains such as Whole Foods and Trader Joe's have met...http://www.newser.com/story/71985/target-will-pay-shoppers-to-bring-their-own-bags.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 19 Oct 2009 14:31:13 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/67347/test-finds-mercury-in-every-fish.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagCatch a fish in one of America's streams, and there's a good chance it will have at least trace amounts of mercury. The most comprehensive survey to date from the US Geological Survey tested more than 1,000 fish from nearly 300 streams around the nation—and found mercury in...http://www.newser.com/story/67347/test-finds-mercury-in-every-fish.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 20 Aug 2009 12:04:59 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/66724/paris-anglers-again-catch-salmon-in-seine.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tag"A world of slime without human form": that was how Victor Hugo once described the Seine, the murky, polluted river that divides Paris in two. Yet recent efforts to clean up the river, from skimming the surface to pumping it with oxygen, have led to a resurgent fish population swimming...http://www.newser.com/story/66724/paris-anglers-again-catch-salmon-in-seine.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 12 Aug 2009 11:23:11 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/66658/what-tourists-can-do-to-protect-coral-reefs.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSnorkelers and scuba divers aren’t the worst threat to the embattled coral reefs of the world—climate change, commercial fishing, and pollution take top honors—but the casual tourist can lessen, and even mitigate, the damage he or she causes, Slate reports. Of course, snorkelers shouldn’t purposefully snap off pieces...http://www.newser.com/story/66658/what-tourists-can-do-to-protect-coral-reefs.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 11 Aug 2009 15:02:11 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/65824/pollution-dulls-nepals-beauty.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagNepal's once-pristine natural beauty has been ravaged by years of civil war, neglect, and corruption, the Washington Post reports. Dangerous levels of pollution now cloud Kathmandu, forcing many residents to wear masks. Even the top of Mount Everest is marred by litter left behind by generations of climbers, and many...http://www.newser.com/story/65824/pollution-dulls-nepals-beauty.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 01 Aug 2009 6:45:43 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/63849/traffic-congestion-dips-as-economy-falters.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagDrivers are spending less time stuck in rush-hour traffic for a second straight year, the first-ever 2-year decline in congestion. Blame high gas prices and the economic downturn, which have forced many Americans to change how they commute. In individual cities, Los Angeles traffic is getting better but is still...http://www.newser.com/story/63849/traffic-congestion-dips-as-economy-falters.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 08 Jul 2009 8:40:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/63208/greenpeace-mediterranean-a-sea-of-hell.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Mediterranean Sea is in crisis because of global warming, according to Greenpeace. The group says its latest research documents the catastrophic effect climate change is having on the environmentally crucial body of water, which it dubs a “sea of hell.” Rising temperatures have sent foreign species like poison puffer...http://www.newser.com/story/63208/greenpeace-mediterranean-a-sea-of-hell.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 30 Jun 2009 14:51:02 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/62932/china-wont-allow-hummer-sale-report.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagBeijing will halt GM’s sale of the Hummer brand to a Chinese machinery firm over pollution concerns, according to Chinese state radio. The purchase would run counter to the government’s goal of reducing pollution caused by manufacturing, the BBC reports. The Chinese firm shrugged off the report. “The fact that...http://www.newser.com/story/62932/china-wont-allow-hummer-sale-report.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 26 Jun 2009 13:05:01 CDT