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DOH backs fossil fuel phaseout push

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 20 05:28 PM

The DOH on Tuesday expressed support to a proposal urging governments to establish a binding international treaty on phasing out fossil fuels. Read more »

Heatwaves, wildfires to worsen air pollution: UN

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 07 10:04 AM

More frequent and intense heatwaves and wildfires driven by climate change are expected to worsen the quality of the air we breathe, the UN warned. Read more »

Polluted air cuts life expectancy by 2 years, experts say

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Jun 14 05:50 PM

Microscopic air pollution caused mostly by burning fossil fuels shortens lives worldwide by more than two years, researchers reported Tuesday. Read more »

Nearly entire world breathing polluted air, says WHO

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 04 10:31 PM

WHO's study provides air quality data from more than 6,000 cities and towns across 117 countries. Read more »

US Supreme Court to hear high-stakes environmental case

Charlotte Plantive, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 27 09:51 AM

The conservative-dominated US Supreme Court is to hear an environmental regulation case on Monday with potentially far-reaching implications for the Biden administration's fight against climate change. Read more »

Delhi schools shut indefinitely as smog worsens

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 17 01:16 PM

Delhi shut down schools until further notice, urged people to work from home and banned non-essential trucks from entering due to dangerous levels of air pollution. Read more »

Air pollution in Europe still killing 300,000 a year

Camille Bas-Wohlert, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 15 09:03 AM

Heart disease and strokes cause most premature deaths blamed on air pollution, followed by lung ailments including cancer. Read more »

Diwali leaves Delhi wheezing in dangerously unhealthy air

Neha Arora and Mayank Bhardwaj, Reuters
Posted at Nov 05 03:07 PM

The morning after Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights, residents of New Delhi woke up under a blanket of toxic smog. Read more »

Group supports Pasig River Expressway construction

Benise Balaoing, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 06 07:37 PM

A think-tank is in favor of the construction of the Pasig River Expressway (PAREX), saying it will help ease congestion in Metro Manila. Read more »

Expressway a 'death sentence' for Pasig River: group

Benise Balaoing, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 28 10:25 AM

A transport group is opposing the construction of the Pasig River Expressway (PAREX), saying it will not improve the traffic situation in Metro Manila. Read more »

WHO says air pollution kills 7 million people every year

Stephanie Nebehay and Andrea Januta, Reuters
Posted at Sep 23 01:31 PM

Air pollution kills at least 7 million people prematurely each year. Even at very low levels, research has shown 'air pollution affects all parts of the body, from the brain to a growing baby in a mother's womb,' WHO said. Read more »

Indonesia court finds president negligent in pollution lawsuit

Kate Lamb and Agustinus Beo Da Costa, Reuters
Posted at Sep 16 06:57 PM

An Indonesian court ordered President Joko Widodo and other government officials to improve the hazardous air quality of Jakarta. Read more »

Air quality improved slightly in 2020 during lockdowns, UN agency says

Reuters
Posted at Sep 03 11:35 PM

Key air pollutants temporarily plunged by unprecedented levels during coronavirus lockdowns last year, a UN agency said on Friday. Read more »

COVID SCIENCE: Dirty air makes COVID worse, beta variant deadlier than original

Nancy Lapid, Reuters
Posted at Jul 13 07:59 AM

Dirty air contributes to COVID-19 severity, according to a study from one of America's most polluted cities.  Read more »

Amid smog in capital region, gov't urged to improve 'outdated' air quality monitoring

Job Manahan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 30 10:25 PM

MANILA (UPDATED)— Environment group Greenpeace on Wednesday urged the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) to upgrade its “outdated” air quality monitoring system, as volcanic smog from Taal reached the Metro Manila and other provinces. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: June 29, 2021

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 16 03:11 PM

Here are the day's top stories in photos. Read more »

Smog blankets parts of Metro Manila

Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN New
Posted at Jun 29 06:17 PM

Smog continues to cover the Metro Manila skyline seen from Manila City on Tuesday. Read more »

TINGNAN: 'Haze' sa ilang bahagi ng Metro Manila

Bayan Mo, I-Patrol Mo
Posted at Jun 29 04:05 PM

Kita sa mga larawan ng ilang mga netizens ang “haze” o malabong kapaligiran sa ilang mga lugar sa Metro Manila nitong Lunes. Read more »

Phivolcs: 'Haze' in capital region due to 'human activities,' not Taal volcanic smog

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 29 02:53 PM

"As such, the haze that is being experienced in the NCR may be mainly due to smog, or industrial air pollution, rather than vog, although we cannot completely rule out additional [sulfur dioxide] albeit very minor at this point," Phivolcs said. Read more »

Fed up with toxic air, Jakarta residents holding breath for court ruling

Kate Lamb and Heru Asprihanto, Reuters
Posted at May 19 05:30 PM

JAKARTA - Born and raised in the bustling megacity of Jakarta, Indonesia's densely populated, traffic-choked capital, environmentalist Khalisah Khalid has long anguished over the city’s toxic air. Read more »