DR Congo expels activists from watchdog Global Witness
The Democratic Republic of Congo said Thursday it was expelling two investigators from the British environmental watchdog Global Witness, accusing the pair of fomenting revolt against the logging...
Alberta: Strange Bedfellows
After decades of insufficient or insincere attempts to address emissions from Canada’s fastest growing source of climate pollution, a new government-sponsored oilsands advisory group may help...
Oil cleanup in Mount Carmel
Canadian Coast Guard officials expected to clew up activity around the harbour in Mount Carmel Wednesday, intending to eliminate the threat of pollutants in a wrecked tugboat once and for all. The...
DRCongo to scrap illegal China logging contracts
Congolese authorities told AFP on Wednesday they would annul three logging contracts awarded to China last year in what Greenpeace had called a violation of Congo’s own logging moratorium. The...
KSPCB on overdrive check air pollution in Bengaluru
The Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) is pulling up its socks to do all it can to control air pollution in the city. “We have got the report of air pollution levels of Delhi before...
Gov’t seeks to improve fight against pollution in central Mexico
Mexican Environment Secretary Rafael Pacchiano has recommended that the Metropolitan Environmental Commission, or CAME, hold a special meeting to discuss improving air quality in the Mexico City...
Hong Kong Pollution Levels Hit an All-Time High
Hong Kong’s air pollution hit an all-time high last week, placing residents in danger. According to the Environmental Protection Department, the pollution was caused by smog and ozone, The Standard...
‘There is no escape’: Nairobi’s air pollution sparks Africa health warning
Aminibus belches black smoke; the lorry behind it in the traffic jam billows white fumes. Eyes smart in the smog as diesel gases from thousands of 10 and 15-year-old vehicles fill Nairobi’s hazy...
