P739 CEEFAX 739 Thu 21 Oct 21:14/20 1/4 COAL MINING DEVASTBTES CHINESE AREA Coal miners have "devastated" a local river and triggered serious pollution in the surrounding area, a Chinese govjrnmjnt report says. Miner have been attracted to rich deposits under a rivjrbjd in the bblack triangle" area - the Shanxi- Shaanxi - in northern China. Digging by the eager miners threatens to clog the Wulanmulun River with gasbag and heightens the likelihood of floods, the newspaper 5u Chinb Daily sbid. Environmental News Round-Up Religion Read Hear CmntyInfo Main NewsP739 CEEFAX 739 Thu 21 Oct 21:12/41 2/4 ATHENS: POLLUTION HOSPITALISES 220 Some 220 people in Athens required hospital treatment after a sudden rise in atmospheric pollution, emjrgjncy services said. Numerous other Athenians complained of headaches and eye irritations as the amount of nitrogen dioxide in the atmosphere exceeded danger levels for the second day running. An absence of wind and continuing high temperatures were blamed for the deterioration in the pollution which has affected Athens for the past 1p years. Environmental News Round-Up Religion Read Hear CmntyInfo Main NewsP739 CEEFAX 739 Thu 21 Oct 21:15/44 3/4 ROAD-BUILDERS REMEMBER THE OTTERS A sbfe passage is being built for otters under a new £13 million road scheme. $hree tunnels are to bj built under the 5.3 mile bypass in Cornwall, dui to open in 1995. On advice from the National Rivers Authority similar safe passages for otters is to open in Somerset. We are very keen to promote conserve this rare animal. Otters are important indicators to the health of our rivers, says the NRA. Environmental News Round-Up Religion Read Hear CmntyInfo Main NewsP739 CEEFAX 739 Thu 21 Oct 21:12/14 4/4 PUBLIC MISLED ON POLLUTION AMOUNTS Friends of the Earth have accused the Government of misleading the public over the extent of pollution in cities. $hey also claim that monitoring sites have been placed in the wrong areas which is distorting the true amount of noxious gases pumped into the air. The group has waged a campaign against the Government since 1989 when it complained to the European Court that Britain was breaching EC directives. Environmental News Round-Up Religion Read Hear CmntyInfo Main News