Environment

Would SC’s decision to permit commercial fishing in municipal waters affect small-scale fishers?

Considering these pressing concerns, a call for a temporary suspension of the recent Supreme Court…

EXPLAINER: Is it safe to eat heavy metal-laden fish from Manila Bay and Laguna Lake?

Heavy metals, such as lead, mercury, and cadmium, are lipophilic substances, which means they tend…

Hurricane-force winds bear down on California, latest in stretch of extreme weather

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Record-setting flooding over three days dumped more than a foot of…

Protest greets meeting of the int’l loss and damage fund board

Environmental groups protested earlier this week outside the Philippine International Convention Center (PICC) in Pasay…

Manila Bay cleanup to get boost from Maynilad project

Communities in northern Metro Manila can expect cleaner waterways soon as a P10.5-billion project of…

BPI-IFC Green Bond to fund Alternergy Group’s 128MW Tanay Wind Farm

The Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) signed a maiden deal with renewable energy firm,…

What is ‘lake-effect snow’? Warm air from large bodies of water is the key ingredient

When towns along the Great Lakes get buried in drifts of blowing snow, like several…

Negotiators fail to reach an agreement on a plastic pollution treaty. Talks to resume next year

BUSAN, South Korea (AP) — Negotiators working on a treaty to address the global crisis…

Binhi is no ‘islang pantropiko,’ but still that important

As the Philippines braces for more and stronger typhoons, an initiative that started in 2008…

What to know about the plastic pollution crisis as treaty talks conclude in South Korea

BUSAN, South Korea (AP) — The world’s nations will wrap up negotiating a treaty this weekend to…