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Trump Officials Open Millions of Acres of Alaska Wildlands to Oil and Gas Drilling

United States Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum announced on Monday that the federal government had proposed the reversal of a Biden-era order banning oil and gas drilling on the 23-million acre National Petroleum Reserve on Alaska’s North Slope. The remote area is…

EcoWaste Coalition to Schools: Pick Certified LED Lights, Safely Manage Busted Mercury Fluorescent Lamps

4 June 2025, Quezon City.  As schools get ready for next week’s Brigada Eskwela cleanup, repair and maintenance activities, the environmental and health watchdog group EcoWaste Coalition reminded participants to pick light emitting diode (LED) lights as they are more…

Time to Shift Gears: Indonesia’s Second NDC Should Prioritize Organic Waste Reduction, Not Incineration

New assessment urges a climate-smart approach to Indonesia’s waste sector amid landfill crises and growing climate finance opportunities.   Bandung, 26 May 2025 — Composting organic waste and implementing decentralized zero waste strategies could enable Indonesia to meet its climate targets…

China Invests More in Solar and Wind Than Coal Overseas for the First Time: Report

Nearly 70 percent of China’s foreign power investments from 2022 to 2023 were in renewables like solar and wind, surpassing fossil fuels for the first time since Beijing started backing power projects overseas in the early 2000s, according to a new analysis from the Global Development Policy…

20th Congress Urged to Enact Plain Packaging Law to Protect Youth from Tobacco and Vape Harm 

29 May 2025, Quezon City. Public health and environmental groups congratulate the newly elected officials and legislators in the recently concluded 2025 Mid-Term Elections. And, they are calling on the newly elected senators and congresspersons to act urgently by passing…

States Can Take Meaningful Climate Action, Even Without Federal Support: Study

State action to reduce carbon emissions and address climate change can make a big difference, even in the absence of a strong federal climate strategy, according to a new study led by researchers from North Carolina State University (NC State). By Cristen Hemingway Jaynes The researchers…

In ‘Major Win,’ Trump Administration Ordered to Restore $176 Million in Community and Environmental Grant Funding

In a huge win for environmental advocates, a federal judge on Monday ruled that the Trump administration must restore $176 million in grants to six cities and 13 nonprofits across the United States. The decision by U.S. District Court Judge…

Zero Waste Advocacy Group to Poll Winners: Do Away with “Thank You” Tarpaulins

Group Suggests 12 Substitute Ways of Saying “Thank You” without Plastic 21 May 2025, Quezon City.  The EcoWaste Coalition, an advocacy group for a zero waste and toxics-free society, has an important appeal to all candidates who won in the…

It’s Possible to End Global Poverty Without Compromising Climate Goals, New Research Shows

As the world works to stop global heating by ending the use of fossil fuels in accordance with climate objectives, ensuring that everyone on Earth has a decent standard of living is possible if the world quickly and decisively implements emissions reductions, new research has…

Stop Kaliwa Dam Network Decries Approval of Additional Budget for Kaliwa Dam

Calls for Immediate Project Cancellation   We, the Stop Kaliwa Dam Network, strongly denounce the approval of an additional ₱3.1 billion for the Kaliwa Dam Project, raising its total cost to ₱15.3 billion. This decision, pushed through by the National…

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