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My 1,000 days without plastic bags

My 1,000 days without plastic bags

There are always a few cloth bags in the trunk of my motorbike, and food containers in my backpack. When a vendor hands me a plastic bag, I simply say no.
How Beijing cleaned up air in two decades

How Beijing cleaned up air in two decades

Three Indian cities among world's 10 most polluted after Diwali

Three Indian cities among world's 10 most polluted after Diwali

As wildfires multiply, a new era of air pollution

As wildfires multiply, a new era of air pollution

From Quebec to British Columbia to Hawaii, North America is facing an extraordinary wildfire season -- and regions both near and far have found themselves increasingly blighted by smoke exposure.
August 22, 2023 | 05:39 pm PT
Untreated wastewater discharged into Da Nang river

Untreated wastewater discharged into Da Nang river

Wastewater from sewer gates has been poured directly into the Cam Le River of Da Nang, turning the water blackish with foul smell.
June 12, 2023 | 02:06 am PT
UN warns 'vampiric overconsumption' is draining world's water

UN warns 'vampiric overconsumption' is draining world's water

The United Nations used its first conference on water security in almost half a century on Wednesday to exhort governments to better manage one of humanity's shared resources.
March 22, 2023 | 04:55 pm PT
Polluters' policies would see warming above 1.5C limit: analysis

Polluters' policies would see warming above 1.5C limit: analysis

The climate policies of most wealthy countries and many high-emitting emerging economies are in line with global heating far beyond the safer 1.5 degree Celsius limit reaffirmed at UN climate talks last month, a new analysis found Tuesday.
December 6, 2022 | 02:50 am PT
Clams die en masse at northern Vietnam beach after oil vessel sinks

Clams die en masse at northern Vietnam beach after oil vessel sinks

Thousands of tons of clams in northern Vietnam's Thai Binh Province have died after an oil-carrying vessel sunk.
September 16, 2022 | 04:00 am PT
Concrete maker proposes industrial complex adjoining world-recognized national park

Concrete maker proposes industrial complex adjoining world-recognized national park

A concrete maker in the Mekong Delta has proposed the building of an industrial complex next to a world-recognized national park, despite warnings of severely negative environmental impacts.
May 30, 2022 | 04:24 pm PT
HCMC revives polluted canal with $86.2M project

HCMC revives polluted canal with $86.2M project

After 22 years of being filled up and heavily polluted, Hang Bang Canal has been brought back to life.
May 19, 2022 | 02:45 am PT
HCMC residents trash, dirty Thu Thiem urban area

HCMC residents trash, dirty Thu Thiem urban area

Streets, ponds and land plots of HCMC's Thu Thiem, expected to become the most modern area in Southeast Asia, have been turned into open landfills as people trash the place.
May 13, 2022 | 11:29 pm PT
HCMC to hose dust off 30 main roads

HCMC to hose dust off 30 main roads

More than 30 main streets in HCMC will be hosed regularly as a measure to reduce dust pollution, city authorities said.
May 6, 2022 | 04:57 am PT
US plastic recycling rate drops to close to 5 pct: report

US plastic recycling rate drops to close to 5 pct: report

The rate of plastic waste recycling in the United States fell to between 5 percent-6 percent in 2021 as some countries stopped accepting U.S. waste exports and as plastic waste generation surged to new highs, according to a report released on Wednesday.
May 4, 2022 | 06:13 pm PT
An immediate plastic bag ban is possible

An immediate plastic bag ban is possible

Readers cheered a decision to ban single-use plastic bags in malls and supermarkets from 2026, but said it should be applied sooner and in more places.
April 21, 2022 | 06:42 pm PT
Oil spill risk as ship sinks following collision

Oil spill risk as ship sinks following collision

Two ships collided off the south central coast on Wednesday night, causing one to sink and posing an oil spill risk.
April 21, 2022 | 01:30 am PT
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