Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte has expressed the collective hope of city leaders around the world to address the global crisis of plastic waste or plastic pollution that has adverse effects on the environment especially in times of calamities. “Let us recognize the power of cities, acknowledge...
The prevalence of artificial light negatively affects both human and animal natural cycles. However, a new study from the UK also shows how light pollution disrupts plants' senses. Just as with most organisms, plants also have a circadian rhythm or the natural sleep-wake cycle primarily affected by...
Eleven skin lightening which were banned in the United States for containing mercury are being sold to Filipino consumers, the environmental watchdog EcoWaste Coalition has warned the public. The group said the products pose a serious health risk to their mostly female users as well as other...
A man walks among collapsed buildings, a day after a 6.4-magnitude earthquake struck the region, in the coastal city of Samandag on February 21, 2023. - A 6.4-magnitude earthquake was recorded in Turkey's southern province of Hatay, the hardest hit by a February 6 tremor which left more than 41,000...
WASHINGTON, United States -- Long-term exposure to air pollution raises the risk of depression, according to a pair of new studies published in the JAMA network of scientific journals. A study published on Friday in JAMA Network Open found that long-term exposure to elevated levels of air pollution...
WASHINGTON, United States -- Light pollution is growing rapidly and in some places the number of stars visible to the naked eye in the night sky is being reduced by more than half in less than 20 years, according to a study released Thursday. The researchers, whose findings were published in the...
Air pollution is one of the most significant environmental risks to health, causing around four million premature deaths yearly, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). In rural areas, crop residue burning is a common source of air pollution, despite imposed restrictions. According to...
Editorial This year’s major climate summit may have concluded when world leaders and environment advocates departed Sharm El-Sheikh in Egypt with a “call for action.” But that 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference or Conference of Parties (more commonly referred to as COP27) is just...
Editorial “Plastic pollution seriously endangers the ecosystem, especially bodies of water like rivers that are vital to fishermen’s livelihood.” With this in mind, the House of Representatives passed on third and final reading this week House Bill No. 4102 that proposes to raise the ₱20...
Everything flushed down the toilet eventually goes into the rivers and seas, affecting ecosystems along the way. This is also true with dangerous illicit drugs such as methamphetamine getting washed into waterways and ending up inside foraging fish. A study published in the Journal of...
• The Clean Air Act aims to ensure a “balanced and healthful ecology” for all Filipinos, in tune with “the rhythm and harmony of nature,” emphasizing the “polluters must pay” principle. • The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) acts as the...
SHARM EL SHEIKH, Egypt -- Carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuels, the main driver of climate change, are on track to rise one percent in 2022 to reach an all-time high, scientists said Friday at the COP27 climate summit in Egypt. Emissions from oil, fuelled by the continuing rebound in...
