Ecology and Environment

U.S. President Trump’s massive tax and spending bill planned to allocate more than US$8,6 billion to increase the U.S. Coast Guard Icebreaker fleet in the Arctic, where Washington hopes to counter the possible rising Russian and Chinese dominance.  In fact,…

Utrecht, July 6th, 2025  On July 5th thousands of volunteers around the world collected 964,000 cigarette butts from their streets and nature. No Butts Day is an annual event that mobilises people from every continent. They call on governments to…

First of Its Kind Cross-Regional Citizen Science Air Quality Monitoring Project in Surabaya, Indonesia; Ogijo, Nigeria; Dumaguete, Philippines  A citizen-science study monitoring the air quality nearby waste incineration facilities in three cities in the Global South found high levels of particulate matter…

Calumpit, Bulacan – In observance of International Plastic Bag Free Day 2025, environmental justice group BAN Toxics reaffirms its unwavering commitment to eliminate plastic pollution in all its forms. This annual global campaign, launched by Zero Waste Europe and other environmental…

EcoWaste Coalition reveals toxic cadmium and phthalate in plastic tarpaulins   3 July 2025, Quezon City.  Advocates for the human right to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment revealed the detection of toxic substances of very high concern in plastic…

New Report Finds Dangerous Pollutants from Pyrolysis Incinerator, Urges Immediate Shutdown Dumaguete City, Negros Oriental — A looming public health crisis is unfolding in Dumaguete as the results of a community-led air quality monitoring study reveal dangerously high levels of air pollution…

Finally, the natural gas leakage from the Bhatiapar crude oil well was contained on 27 Jun 2025 by an experienced team of  Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) with support from three foreign well-control  experts. The capping operation at Rudrasagar…

The United Nations has designated 2025 as the International Year of Glaciers’ Preservation to highlight the importance of glaciers and ensure that those relying on them, and those affected by cryospheric (1) processes, receive the necessary hydrological, meteorological, and climate…

Science is under attack throughout the world. Meanwhile, there’s substantial scientific evidence that the planetary system is turning unstable. This may not strike most people as a big problem because ‘life goes on,’ an attitude that’s more, and more, prevalent…

The natural gas leakage from the Bhatiapar crude oil well continues for 15 days, even though the Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) along with an expert team from the USA continue working for full dousing of the RDS-147A under…