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This boat is set to help rid Manila Bay of plastic daily

RHIA GRANA
Updated as of Jul 28 04:14 PM

Close to a million US dollars was spent in building the boat, a prototype. Read more »

Praying amidst Yamuna’s polluted water

Adnan Abidi, Reuters
Posted at Nov 11 11:34 AM

A Hindu couple worships the Sun god as they stand amidst the foam covering the polluted Yamuna river during the Hindu religious festival of Chhath Puja in New Delhi, India, Wednesday. Read more »

Manila Bay rehab funds not for dolomite beach: DENR

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 15 11:01 AM

The P1.6 billion proposed budget for the Manila Bay rehabilitation in 2022 won’t include funds for placing dolomite on its shores, the DENR said. Read more »

Sea snot threatens to choke Sea of Marmara

Mehmet Caliksan, Reuters
Posted at Jun 09 05:33 PM

In an aerial view, ‘sea snot’ or marine mucilage, a thick slimy layer of organic matter, is seen spreading through the Sea of Marmara, posing a threat to marine life and the fishing industry, in Istanbul, Turkey on Tuesday. Read more »

Polusyon ng mga barko sa Manila Bay, ininspeksyon ng DENR at Coast Guard

Anjo Bagaoisan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 04 03:51 PM

Aminado ang kapitan ng isang barko na itinatapon na lang nila sa dagat ang kanilang mga dumi dahil ito na ang kanilang matagal nang nakasanayan.   Read more »

Sebo at langis, nakita ng DENR sa water samples na itinapon ng yate sa Manila Bay

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 28 06:55 PM

Sabi ni Environment Undersecretary Jonas Leones, hindi lang ito grasa sa makina kundi pati na rin ang mga sebo o langis na ginagamit sa loob ng yate. Read more »

Vessels ordered to keep 2.5-km distance from Manila Bay shoreline: DENR

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 26 05:18 PM

All vessels, except cargo, are no longer allowed within 2.5-kilometers from Manila Bay's shoreline to avoid pollution, Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu said Monday. Read more »

Mga face mask, kabilang sa sako-sakong basura na nahakot sa Anilao Beach

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 13 06:17 PM

MAYNILA - Kabilang ang mga face mask sa sako-sakong basura na nahakot ng mga awtoridad sa isinagawang clean-up dive sa Anilao Beach sa Batangas nitong Biyernes. Read more »

San Juan City cleans river with 'Mabuhay Balls'

Angel Movido, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 27 05:56 PM

As part of efforts to curb water pollution in Metro Manila, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) together with Manila Water launched the Mabuhay balls initiative Wednesday, as part of the Adopt-A-Estero project to rehabilitate waterways and rivers. Read more »

Scientists detect 'mass death' of sea life off Russia's Kamchatka

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 07 05:20 AM

MOSCOW - Pollution off the Pacific shoreline of the remote Kamchatka peninsula has caused the mass death of marine creatures, Russian scientists said Tuesday.   Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: August 7, 2020

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 08 03:24 AM

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

Poisoned beauty

Norberto Duarte, AFP
Posted at Aug 07 10:49 AM

Birds fly over the Lago Cerro, colored by alleged chemical disposals from a tannery located on its banks, in Limpio, 25 km northeast of Asuncion, Paraguay. Read more »

Backpack volunteers gather data showing pollution rising after lockdowns

Reuters
Posted at Jul 02 11:08 PM

Data from volunteers and other sources recorded falls in pollution after curbs came into force, according to Jessica Rowley, an engineer at vacuum cleaner company Dyson which says it developed the packs for a research study with Kings College London and the Greater London Authority. Read more »