SINGAPORE (REUTERS) – Indonesia’s giant palm oil industry, long a target of global green groups, is shoring up its defences closer to home as it…
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New community garden to provide fresh produce for Tiong Bahru residents
SINGAPORE – All of the produce from a first-of-its-kind community garden in Tiong Bahru will be distributed back to residents in the estate. The Giving…
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US looks to Colorado for methane emissions policy
WASHINGTON (REUTERS) – US environmental regulators are expected to base new rules for controlling methane emissions from oil and gas operations on the nation-leading policies…
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'Cement mountain': China's rocky road on biodiversity beyond rosy UN summit
KUNMING, CHINA (REUTERS) – China used a five-day United Nations biodiversity conference in Kunming to celebrate its achievements in protecting habitats and improving its environmental…
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No signs of physical trauma on young dugong found dead in Singapore waters: NParks
SINGAPORE – There were no visible signs on the carcass of the young dugong found dead in Singapore waters on Saturday (Oct 9) to indicate…
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UN declares access to a clean environment a human right
GENEVA (REUTERS) – The UN Human Rights Council on Friday (Oct 8) recognised access to a clean and healthy environment as a fundamental right, formally…
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Waterspout spotted off East Coast beach near Bedok jetty
SINGAPORE – Sightings of a waterspout off East Coast Park were reported by several people on social media on Saturday (Jul 10) morning. Ms Carrie…
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'It's unbearable': US Pacific Northwest swelters in heat wave
SEATTLE (REUTERS) – A historic heat wave baked the US Pacific Northwest where temperatures pushed into the triple digits on Saturday (June 26) as local…
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Japan retailers to begin charging for plastic utensils and straws from April 2022
TOKYO – Plastic utensils and straws will no longer be given out for free in Japan from April next year, joining plastic bags in being…
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More harmful algal blooms expected from intense aquaculture and human activities: UN report
SINGAPORE – The world is on the alert for microscopic sea-dwelling algae that can multiply and smother the seas, causing swaths of the ocean to…
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China makes desalination push to ease water scarcity
SHANGHAI (REUTERS) – China will invest in new desalination plants over the 2021-2025 period and raise capacity to 2.9 million tonnes a day in a…
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Discarded disposables in S'pore enough to fill 400 Olympic swimming pools
SINGAPORE – Last year, about 200,000 tonnes of disposables including carrier bags and takeaway containers were thrown away here, said the National Environment Agency. These were…
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Scientists find only 3% of land areas unblemished by humans
SINGAPORE (REUTERS) – Very little of today’s world resembles Planet Earth from 500 years ago. In fact, only about 3 per cent of land surfaces…
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New fund for coffee shops and foodcourts to install more tray-return facilities
SINGAPORE – Coffee shops and foodcourts will soon have new funding to install more tray-return facilities as part of a nationwide campaign to get diners…
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