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Lifestyle

Shocking places where microplastics were found in 2025

New studies reveal plastic particles infiltrating human bodies, food systems and even the planet’s most remote ecosystems.
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Water

Indonesian coastal villages in the dark over nickel pollution

The government has recorded multiple environmental violations at the Indonesia Morowali Industrial Park, but locals are yet to see action.
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Energy

The hidden economic toll of thermal power plant shutdowns

After decades of industrial pollution, the people of Talcher now face economic decline after the thermal power plant closure, underscoring how poorly managed transitions worsen social and environmental vulnerabilities.
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Water

Timor-Leste president warns of era of ‘water refugees’ and climate-induced water conflict

Speaking at Singapore's Impact Week, Nobel Prize winner José Ramos-Horta called on young people to pursue careers in water security innovation.

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3 September 2025

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Water

China’s journey from tackling water pollution to restoring ecosystems

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Policy & Finance

How can the Philippines turn nickel mines green again?

2 September 2025

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Cities

Poor infrastructure planning in the Philippines worsens post-flood disease surge: experts

15 August 2025

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Water

Smuggled mercury shows extent of illegal Amazon gold mining

13 August 2025

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Water

Solar power brings fresh water to Bangladesh’s thirsty coastal region

1 August 2025

Typhoon Emong hits La Union in the Philippines, July 2025

Policy & Finance

High transition risk climate scenarios becoming more probable: GIC

24 July 2025

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Manufacturing

Global shoe brands tied to toxic tannery conditions in India

23 July 2025

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Water

How India’s leather industry is polluting a major river basin

1 July 2025

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Corporate Responsibility

Fashion brands drag feet on their green promises

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Water

Rising ocean acidification prompts urgent calls for marine protection

18 June 2025

Del Carmen mangrovese Del Carmen Mangrove Reserve, located on Siargao Island in the Philippines, is the largest contiguous mangrove forest in the country.

Policy & Finance

US$1 million needed to sustain blue carbon economy initiatives in the Philippines: UK conservation charity

13 June 2025

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Water

Toxic runoff from Myanmar rare earth mines threatens Thai waterways

28 May 2025

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Manufacturing

Central Java communities win landmark pollution case against textile giant

5 May 2025

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Water

How Myanmar’s gold rush threatens international rivers

4 April 2025

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Transport

How ‘scrubbers’ became a huge ocean problem

24 March 2025

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Policy & Finance

Indonesian watchdog urges legal action against environmental crime 'cartels'

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