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DAVAO CITY – An environmental group urged the city government to create a mechanism to regulate the entry of people to the Panigan-Tamugan Watershed for recreation after recovering more assorted wastes, mostly face masks, due to the unregulated and unmonitored recreational activities that are making

In a Government Resolution (GR) issued by the urban development department recently, the government has empowered municipal corporations and councils to levy spot fines on people and institutions under the provisions of the Solid Waste Management Act, 2016 with immediate effect.

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, May 27 (PIA)--To promote environmental awareness and ecological best practices in the country, the Cagayan de Oro River Basin Management Council (CDORBMC) and Macajalar Bay Development Alliance (MBDA) held a webinar cum "Talakayan" to discuss the policies governing clean air, clean water, solid waste management, and biodiversity protection. “This is a concrete response for the call of caring for our common home especially at this time of the pandemic. The outbreak of COVI...

A belated Happy Earth Day to all of you. As I sip my cup of locally grown coffee I will start with this greeting to inspire all of us to continue to strive for a better earth, which is essentially, a stronger future.  In a previous column i noted just how our climate has been changing and the cal

SunStar + April 25, 2021 CENTRAL Luzon produces more than 5,000 tons of garbage, including agricultural, industrial, medical, and domestic wastes, according to the Department of Environment and Natural Resources. This figure is collected daily in seven provinces and two cities but only 12 sanitary landfills exist to accommodate these wastes. The garbage also included recyclables and non-biodegradable materials. Residual waste is common in open dumpsites, which is the subject of com...

jcotton@timesobserver.com Legislation has again been introduced that would create separate regulations for the conventional and unconventional oil and gas industries. And Warren County’s representation in the General Assembly is in the middle of the fight. Companion pieces of legislation were introduced Thursday. The Senate version is SB 534 while the House version — which appears to be largely identical — is HB 1144. Sen. Scott Hutchinson (R-21) is the prime sponsor while Sen. Michele Br...

Mysore/Mysuru: Stating that one of the main objectives of International Women’s Day celebration is to fete achiever women and thus motivate young women to attain their goals in life, Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) Commissioner Shilpa Nag called upon the already empowered women to empower others in the society. She was speaking as the guest of honour at the International Women’s Day celebration organised by Mysuru Unit of the Bharat Scouts and Guides at its office near the Deputy Commissione...

By MONICA PRYTS Allied News Staff Writer Feb 5, 2021 An appeal of the Tri-County Industries Inc. landfill permit application has been filed. The paperwork was submitted on Jan. 27 to the Pennsylvania Environmental Hearing Board, confirmed Bill Pritchard, president of Citizens’ Environmental Association of the Slippery Rock Area, or CEASRA. The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection announced on Dec. 28 that the permit had been approved for Tri-County’s facilit...

SunStar Negros Occidental intensifies drive against ASF NEGROS OCCIDENTAL. Provincial Veterinarian Renante Decena (right) with other members of the Provincial ASF Task Force, which is currently intensifying measures against possible entry of the dreaded disease affecting swine to the province. (Contributed photo) + January 22, 2021 THE Provincial Government of Negros Occidental, through the Provincial African Swine Fever (ASF) Task Force, has further int...

Villar: Fast-tracking Distribution of Solid Waste Management Equipment Will Help LGUs Achieve Zero Waste Goals Amendment of RA 9003 (Solid Waste Management Act of 2000 and law on single-use plastics among the legislative priorities for 2021 Senator Cynthia Villar, chairperson of the Senate Committee on Environment and Natural Resources, said that while long-delayed, the turnover of solid waste management (SWM) equipment to local government units (LGUs) will really help in attaining zero waste t...