THE DAY IN PHOTOS: April 10, 2019 ABS-CBN NewsPosted at Apr 10 11:46 PM Here are the day's top stories in photos. Read more »
Greenpeace plastic protest Greenpeace/HandoutPosted at Apr 10 06:10 PM Activists display placards and carry with them a plastic figure depicting a snake, as they troop to the Manila headquarters of a multinational food and drink company on Wednesday. Read more »
Hong Kong admits world's largest air purifier choked on debut Agence France-PressePosted at Apr 10 09:23 AM Red-faced Hong Kong officials admitted on Tuesday that a record-breaking air filter for a new bypass under the city broke down shortly after it began operating. Read more »
LOOK: 40 kilos of plastic found inside whale Anna Gabrielle Cerezo, ABS-CBN NewsPosted at Apr 09 05:56 PM Over 40 kilograms of assorted plastic trash were recovered from the stomach of a the curvier beaked whale washed ashore at Compostela Valley. Read more »
Tanzania to ban single-use plastics by July - environment minister ReutersPosted at Apr 08 04:31 PM DODOMA - Tanzania plans to ban the production, importation, sale and use of all single-use plastic bags by July, to help tackle pollution from non-biodegradable waste. Read more »
World Bank offers Philippines support to address plastic pollution Kyodo NewsPosted at Apr 05 08:33 AM The World Bank offered Thursday to support the Philippines' efforts to tackle its massive problem with plastic pollution, including the option of tapping a new trust fund that supports healthy and productive oceans. Read more »
THE DAY IN PHOTOS: April 3, 2019 ABS-CBN NewsPosted at Apr 03 11:53 PM Here are the day's big stories in photos. Read more »
Hazardous air Soe Zeya Tun, ReutersPosted at Apr 03 06:48 PM A man wears a mask as protection against pollution as he walks near a palace in the tourist hot spot of Chiang Mai, Thailand on Wednesday. Read more »
Hundreds of volunteers launch cleanup of Metro Manila rivers, inlets ABS-CBN NewsPosted at Mar 31 01:33 PM Hundreds of volunteers from various sectors launched Sunday a cleanup of 9 rivers and 16 inlets in Metro Manila. Read more »
Epekto ng Marcopper mining tragedy ramdam pa rin ABS-CBN NewsPosted at Mar 22 09:55 PM Ramdam pa rin ng mga residente ng Marinduque ang epekto ng Marcopping mining tragedy na 23 taon nang nakalipas. Read more »
Asia's coal addiction puts chokehold on its air-polluted cities Michael Taylor, Thomson Reuters FoundationPosted at Mar 20 09:49 AM KUALA LUMPUR - Over the past year, the number of patients treated each day in the hospital unit where cardiologist Ade Imasanti Sapardan works in Indonesia's capital has almost doubled to about 100. Read more »
Kilo-kilong plastik, nakuha sa tiyan ng patay na balyena sa Compostela Valley ABS-CBN NewsPosted at Mar 19 01:09 AM Nababahala ang environmental groups sa kilo-kilong plastic na nakita sa tiyan ng isang balyena na natagpuang patay sa Compostela Valley kamakailan. Read more »
Air pollution raises diabetes risk in China: study Catherine Lai, Agence France-PressePosted at Mar 13 06:19 PM Long-term exposure to harmful smog particles increases the risk of diabetes, a new study in China has shown, providing evidence for a link between the country's air pollution and the disease. Read more »
THE DAY IN PHOTOS: MARCH 12, 2019 ABS-CBN NewsUpdated as of Mar 13 07:10 AM Here are the day's big stories in photos. Read more »
Air pollution deaths are double earlier estimates: study Marlowe Hood, Agence France-PressePosted at Mar 12 10:29 PM Air pollution causes 790,000 premature deaths every year in Europe and 8.8 million worldwide, doubling recent assessments, according to a study released Monday. Read more »
Plastic prison Noel Guevara, Greenpeace/HandoutUpdated as of Mar 13 03:42 PM A crab is seen trapped inside a plastic cup as other discarded plastics litter the Verde Island Passage, a marine zone rich in biodiversity, in Batangas City. Read more »
Manila Bay water quality further improves; swimming still banned ABS-CBN NewsPosted at Mar 12 01:00 PM Water quality at Manila Bay has continued to improve, but swimming there is still prohibited, the environment department said Tuesday as the rehabilitation of the area entered its sixth week. Read more »
US minorities consume less but suffer more from pollution - study Timothy Gardner, ReutersPosted at Mar 12 06:13 AM WASHINGTON - US air pollution is disproportionately caused by white consumers, while African-Americans and Hispanics are burdened most by the emissions, a peer-reviewed study showed on Monday. Read more »
DILG exec says he'll resign if Manila Bay reclamation pushes through ABS-CBN NewsUpdated as of Mar 10 04:24 PM Interior Undersecretary Epimaco Densing III said Sunday that he will step down from office if reclamation projects at the capital's bay push through amid the ongoing cleanup of the area. Read more »
Lahug river clean-up Grace Duran-Cabus, Greenpeace/HandoutPosted at Mar 09 10:36 PM Volunteers from different schools, government agencies and civil society organizations participate during a clean-up drive in Lahug River on Saturday. Read more »