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ASH and EcoWaste Coalition: Cigarette Butts and Used Electronic Smoking Devices Not Recyclable

6 April 2025, Quezon City.  Two civil society organizations dedicated to the protection of public health and the environment pushed for an upstream solution to deal with the by-product waste of smoking and vaping. The Action on Smoking and Health-Philippines…

CODEPINK: Funded by the CCP?

On March 26th, Congressman Jim Banks sent a letter to Attorney General Pamela Bondi requesting that CODEPINK be investigated for our alleged funding from the Chinese Communist Party. According to him, our activism against the genocide in Gaza is antisemitic…

BAN Toxics calls on political aspirants to champion a toxics-free and waste-free agenda

With the 2025 Philippine midterm elections fast approaching, environmental justice organization BAN Toxics is once again urging political aspirants to make the protection of the environment and public health a top priority. “The persistent presence of toxic chemicals poses a…

Dr. Noor Abdalla, Mahmoud Khalil’s wife, urges participation in April 5 national march for Palestine in Washington, D.C.

  View this post on Instagram   A post shared by Palestinian Youth Movement (@palestinianyouthmovement) Dr. Noor Abdalla, Mahmoud Khalil’s wife, issued a video statement this morning urging supporters of her husband’s cause to attend the national march for Palestine…

Iloilo’s Green Future at Risk? Environmental Groups Demand Transparency on Waste-to-Energy Plans

Environment Groups Expose Lack of Transparency, Cite Health and Climate Risks of WtE Project ILOILO CITY — April 1, 2025 – A proposed Waste-to-Energy (WTE) plant in Iloilo, a province in the Philippines, located in the southeastern part of Panay…

Buses from 30+ Cities Traveling to DC for April 5 Palestine Protest, Organizers Announce Gathering Location: 3rd and Pennsylvania NW and 3rd St SW

Organizers across the country have been hard at work preparing for this Saturday’s national march to oppose the persecution of pro-Palestine students like Mahmoud Khalil and demand an end to the genocide in Gaza. There are now over 300 endorsing…

FDA Warns Consumers vs. 7 Cosmetics Sold Online Without Authorization

EcoWaste Coalition Urges Consumers to Seek Authorized Products  to Avoid Quality and Safety Issues 28 March 2025, Quezon City.  The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has warned the public against the purchase and use of unauthorized skincare cosmetics from China…

Exploring physician anti-nuclear war activism

Countway Library exhibit Prescriptions for Peace highlights role of health care professionals in anti-nuke movement. In 1961, at a time of high Cold War tensions between the U.S. and the Soviet Union, a group of physicians and medical students in…

New coalition agreement in Greenland to be signed on Friday, 28 March 2025, and JD Vance’s Visit

Statement by Dr Dwayne Ryan Menezes, Founder and Managing Director of Polar Research and Policy Initiative (PRPI), on the new coalition agreement in Greenland to be signed on Friday, 28 March 2025, and JD Vance’s Visit Formation of New Coalition…

Rewilding beyond Borders: The first Southern Cone collaboration to translocate Wild Endemic Birds

In the first international translocation of wild species for release in the Southern Cone, Rewilding Argentina and Rewilding Chile, offspring organizations of Tompkins Conservation, have brought 15 Darwin’s rheas across the Andes from Patagonia Park, Argentina to Patagonia National Park,…

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