KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama): The Department of Environment (DOE) will step up activities to prevent open burning and enforcement action against factories and motor vehicles to combat air pollution during the current hot and dry spell.
DOE director-general Norlin Jaafar said with the current weather, the potential of open burning occurring in hotspot areas, including at peat lands and landfills, are very high. Based on records of complaints and department patrols, 418 open burning cases were detected this month (till yesterday) and the number is expected to rise if the dry and hot weather persists till mid-September,” she said in a statement here on Friday (July 23), adding that such cases were usually caused by subsistence farming by locals.
EIA for Lynas PDF not yet approved - DOE
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The Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) for Lynas permanent disposal facility (PDF) has not been approved, said Department of Environment (DOE) director-general Norlin Jaafar.
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KLANG: A dispute is brewing between the Department of Environment (DOE) and the Selangor state government with the former claiming that the state’s Selangor Smart Agro Park (SSAP) project has not complied with regulations.
The department of environment (JAS) will be implementing a pilot project for the sustainable disposal of vehicles called the Authorised Automotive Treatment Facility (AATF), reported Bernama. This facility will carry out the dismantling of components, […]