DiCaprio, Trump discuss green job creation
Leonardo DiCaprio met President-elect Donald Trump to discuss climate change and how renewable, clean energy could boost the economy by ...
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Companies using Indonesian palm oil tainted by abuse: Amnesty
Multinational companies are selling consumer products containing palm oil from Indonesian plantations where workers suffer rights abuses, Amnesty International warned ...
Read moreGreenpeace urges microbead ban to protect ocean life
Environmental group Greenpeace is calling for a ban in Britain on plastic "microbeads," found in many cosmetics, which they warn ...
Read moreKerry to be first US top diplomat to visit Antarctica
John Kerry, an ardent champion of the fight against climate change, will become the first top US diplomat to visit ...
Read more300 million children breathe heavily toxic air: UNICEF
Some 300 million children live with outdoor air so polluted it can cause serious physical damage, including harming their developing ...
Read moreHouse members to make on-site probe of mining firms
The House Committee on Natural Resources will conduct on-site investigations into mining companies that have alleged questionable environmental records. House ...
Read moreDENR suspends ECCs of 2 firms
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has suspended the Environmental Compliance Certificates (ECC) of two major companies. In ...
Read more‘Stop coastal reclamations’
Fishermen and farmers from different regions on Sunday called on the Department of Environment and Natural Resources to stop all ...
Read moreViolence erupts as Native Americans resist oil pipeline
Protesters camping near Native American lands in North Dakota to protest the construction of an oil pipeline clashed with construction ...
Read moreCrackdown vs. LTO-accredited emission test centers ongoing
Government is conducting a crackdown against emission test centers accredited by the Land Transportation Office (LTO) that give certifications to ...
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Manila Standard website (manilastandard.net), launched in August 2002, extends the newspaper’s reach beyond its traditional readers and makes its brand of Philippine news and opinion available to a much wider and geographically diverse readership here and overseas.