Environment

DENR addresses appeals of 13 mining firms

By Catherine Teves/PNA MANILA -- The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has acted on the appeals of 13 mining companies that were ordered either closed or suspended last year. The DENR affirmed...

Cavite town’s ‘plastic waste for rice’ project gains ground

By Dennis Abrina/PNA AMADEO, Cavite -- The Sangguniang Kabataan (youth council) waste reduction project, dubbed “Plastic palit Bigas” (plastic in exchange for rice) in Barangay Talon in this town, has gained ground and...

Subic fishers set race for environment protection

By Malou Dungog/PNA SUBIC BAY FREEPORT -- All is set for this year’s “Takbo para sa Pagmamahal sa Karagatan,” an annual fund-raising activity of the Subic Bay Integrated Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Management...

Former West Virginia Coal Mines Turned into Carbon-sucking Forests

By Steve Baragona/ VOA News   ELKINS, WEST VIRGINIA — Mist rises from the ripped-up and muddy earth as moist soil meets chilly morning air. This field deep within in West Virginia's Monongahela National Forest...

Solving garbage problem starts at home: Cimatu

By Catherine Teves (PNA) MANILA -- Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu said solving the country's garbage woes can start at home. Speaking before employees of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) in Quezon City...

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