WASHINGTON (AP) — The environmental footprint of data centers already rivals some of the world 's largest countries, according to a United Nations University report, which also predicts their water and energy use and pollution will double in just four years as use of artificial intelligence...
Every year on June 5, the world unites to celebrate World Environment Day, the United Nations’ flagship environmental campaign and the largest global platform for environmental awareness and action. Led by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), the annual observance encourages people...
Hundreds of trees along Roxas Boulevard have become the focus of public debate. Around 245 have already been cut, while 355 more are scheduled for removal under a permit issued by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) for the Southern Access Link Expressway (SALEX), a project...
San Miguel Corp.’s tollway unit said its tree-clearing operations along a major Manila thoroughfare comply with government environmental mandates, seeking to defuse local opposition to a multi-billion peso infrastructure project aimed at easing the capital’s notorious gridlock. In a statement,...
The Philippines holds one of the highest forms of reverence for its national flag. Under the Republic Act No. 8491, or the Flag and Heraldic Code of the Philippines, worn-out or damaged flags must not be casually discarded. Instead, they must be “solemnly burned” to prevent misuse or...
The cutting of trees affected by the Southern Access Link Expressway (SALEX) Project was undertaken only as a “last resort” after mitigation and conservation measures had already been considered, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) said on Thursday, May 28. In DENR’s...
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has suspended the cutting of trees along Quirino Avenue in Manila while it reviews mitigation measures for an ongoing infrastructure project. DENR Acting Secretary Juan Miguel Cuna said the suspension will allow a more detailed review of...
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has assured the public that no tree removal activity is being authorized without a strict legal basis, environmental safeguards, and long-term rehabilitation measures, amid concerns surrounding the Berong Nickel Project in Palawan and...
ARACHOVA, Greece (AP) — As a child, Giannis Stathas remembers being snowed in for days at a time in Arachova, a village famous for its ski resort and long known as a winter playground for Greeks. “We couldn’t go to school because of the snow,” said Stathas, now mayor of Arachova and the...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Scientists are jettisoning their worst and best case scenarios for a warming world as no longer plausible. That shows how modest gains in the fight to curb climate change have dialed back the most catastrophic of future heating but also confirmed that there 's no chance to...
The Philippines is made up of over 7,100 islands, many of which are surrounded by fringing coral reefs. With a total reef area of around 25,000 square kilometers, the country is ranked as having the third largest reef system in the world, and its waters are known for having the highest coral...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Global warming is causing rivers to slowly lose oxygen, threatening fish and other lives in the waterways, a new study shows. Researchers in China used satellites and artificial intelligence to track and analyze oxygen levels in more than 21,000 rivers across the globe since...
