pollution
South Korea mayor dumps ton of trash on beach for clean-up day
World
September 26, 2019
South Korea mayor dumps ton of trash on beach for clean-up day
A South Korean mayor who dumped a tonne of trash on a clean beach to give environmental campaigners something to…
Oceans, climate report approved after all-night standoff: delegates
Environment
September 24, 2019
Oceans, climate report approved after all-night standoff: delegates
A major report detailing the dire impact of global warming on oceans and Earth’s frozen zones was approved by the…
Students demand change in vast global climate strike
World
September 20, 2019
Students demand change in vast global climate strike
Children across Asia and the Pacific kicked off what are set to be the largest global climate protests in history…
Malaysia, Indonesia shut thousands of schools over forest fires haze
World
September 19, 2019
Malaysia, Indonesia shut thousands of schools over forest fires haze
Thousands of schools were shuttered across Malaysia and Indonesia Thursday, affecting at least 1.7 million pupils, officials said, as toxic…
Frontline fight: Indonesia locked in epic battle against jungle blazes
World
September 15, 2019
Frontline fight: Indonesia locked in epic battle against jungle blazes
Working around the clock, thousands of firefighters are struggling to contain smog-belching blazes raging across rainforests and farmland in Indonesia,…
Beijing to exit 200 most polluted cities list
World
September 12, 2019
Beijing to exit 200 most polluted cities list
Beijing’s notoriously bad air quality has improved in recent years and the Chinese capital is expected to drop out of…
Indonesia forest fires surge, stoking global warming fears
World
September 12, 2019
Indonesia forest fires surge, stoking global warming fears
The number of blazes in Indonesia’s rainforests has jumped sharply, satellite data showed Thursday, spreading smog across Southeast Asia and…
World must adapt to ‘inevitable’ climate change, warns report
World
September 10, 2019
World must adapt to ‘inevitable’ climate change, warns report
Nations rich and poor must invest now to protect against the effects of climate change or pay an even heavier…
Fossil fuels? Plastic? Trump says more is better
Environment
August 14, 2019
Fossil fuels? Plastic? Trump says more is better
President Donald Trump has seen the future and it is oil. And plastic. Where most environmental scientists and most US…
Trees razed for bridge construction in Heliopolis
Environment
August 7, 2019
Trees razed for bridge construction in Heliopolis
As part of Cairo urban planning, a new bridge is set to be constructed in Heliopolis to facilitate roadway mobility…