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KUCHING (April 17): All areas in Sarawak recorded moderate air pollutant (API) readings as of 1pm today, with Kuching and Samalaju having highest API readings of 85. The other areas that recorded API of 80 and above were Sarikei (80) and Mukah (80). An API reading for good air quality is from

KUCHING (April 5): The federal government has handed over matters related to Sarawak’s environmental management back to the state through devolution under the Malaysia Agreement 1963 (MA63), revealed Datuk Sharifah Hasidah Sayeed Aman Ghazali. "I think they have already decided under MA63, matter

The Suffolk regional office for the National Farmers Union (NFU) is earmarked for closure as part of a major cost-cutting exercise.

Darbandikhan Lake, the Kurdistan Region of Iraq's second-largest lake, is heavily contaminated and the Kurdish authorities failed to complete a water purification project that was promised in 2013. 

Evanston is considering a ban on natural gas connections in new building construction. The ban, if enacted, would follow similar policies implemented in cities like Seattle and New York City. It would also help Evanston reach its goal of carbon neutrality for municipal operations by 2035, under the city’s Zero Emissions Strategy. According to the...

SummaryNon-Renounceable 1 for 3 fully underwritten Entitlement Offer successfully completed on 3 January 2023, raising approximately A$5.1 million (before costs). Proceeds will be used for:Funding for

One year after Evanston’s 2015 ban on all single-use plastic bags in large businesses went into effect, city officials reported no issues with compliance. Large chain stores like CVS and Jewel-Osco transitioned away from distributing single-use plastic bags, and some smaller businesses that weren’t legally obligated to give up plastic bags followed suit. However, according...

Evanston aims to become carbon neutral by 2050 — a goal that’s earned the city accolades as it navigates rising lake levels, extreme temperatures and insufficient infrastructure. To achieve carbon neutrality, the city needs to counter its carbon use by removing an equal amount of carbon from the atmosphere, or by cutting emissions altogether. For...

The overwhelming majority of Evanston’s greenhouse gas emissions do not come from what residents drive, eat or buy. Instead, it comes from where they live and work. In the 2018 Climate Action and Resilience Plan, City Council reported that 80% of the city’s emissions came from residential and commercial buildings –– 44% from electricity and...

KUCHING: Unhealthy air quality has been recorded in Sri Aman in Sarawak due to transboundary haze brought by southwest monsoon winds.