Home » Topics » environmental protection department
Greenish-yellow smog covers Chinese city of Wuhan
Young and old residents of the Chinese metropolis of Wuhan were advised to stay indoors on Monday after a thick haze blanketed the city of nine million people, official media said. Described by residents as opaque with yellowish and greenish tinges, the fog descended suddenly in the morning, prompting people…
Taiwan city offers to turn dog poo into gold
TAIPEI (Reuters) – A city in northern Taiwan is trying the Midas touch to persuade reluctant residents to clean up after their canines: offering a chance to win gold bars to anyone handing in bags of doggy deposits. Starting from August 1, dog owners and other residents of New Taipei…
Brand new on Raw Story
- Pfeiffer to Fox News host: ‘Offensive’ to suggest Obama let Americans die in Benghazi
- Egypt police shut passage to Israel due to abductions
- North Korea test-fires another short-range missile amid military drill
- Saudi man ‘spared paralysis sentence’
- Briton accused of slitting throats of two young children in France
- Google’s Eric Schmidt denies company avoided British taxes
- Samurai sword-wielding homeowner kills armed robber in California
- Denmark wins Eurovision Song Contest
- Researcher: Owning a gun for safety like hiding from lightning under a tree
- Gay and lesbian couples push for same-sex marriage in Venezuela
Commentary
Stop whining about Millennials
By Pando Daily
Six ways the GOP could screw up the Obama administration’s scandals
By Ana Marie Cox, The Guardian
Raw Exclusives
Featured Video
Follow Us!
