{"id":2900,"date":"2005-04-26T17:33:38","date_gmt":"2005-04-27T00:33:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/2005\/04\/26\/newsreleasewire-pollution-a-high-price-for-growth\/"},"modified":"2005-04-26T17:33:38","modified_gmt":"2005-04-27T00:33:38","slug":"newsreleasewire-pollution-a-high-price-for-growth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/2005\/04\/newsreleasewire-pollution-a-high-price-for-growth\/","title":{"rendered":"NewsReleaseWire: Pollution: A High Price For Growth"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\nFrom <a href=\"http:\/\/www.expertclick.com\/NewsReleaseWire\/default.cfm?Action=ReleaseDetail&#038;ID=8850\">NewsReleaseWire.com:<\/a>\n<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\nPacific countries are facing huge environmental challenges caused by rapid urbanization, fast economic growth, and inadequate infrastructure, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.worldbank.org\/\">World Bank<\/a> experts said in two recent reports released ahead of <a 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