ALOR SETAR, March 3 — A glove manufacturing company was fined RM20,000 by the Kulim Sessions Court after being found guilty for discharging industrial effluent exceeding the limit into public drains today. Judge Mirza Mohammad meted out the sentence after the company’s manager pleaded guilty to the offence when the charge was read before him. … Read more
PARIS, Feb 25 — Baleen whales have evolved a special voice box to help them to sing underwater — but this could also make them uniquely vulnerable to being drowned out by human noise pollution, according to new research published Wednesday. Complex whale melodies, first recorded some 50 years ago, are known to play a … Read more
BUKIT MERTAJAM, Feb 18 — A pig farm in Sungai Lembu village here was ordered to shut down immediately after it was suspected of releasing farm waste, causing pollution in Sungai Kulim and Sungai Air Merah in Kedah. Penang Agrotechnology, Food Security and Cooperative Development Committee chairman Fahmi Zainol said the directive was issued by … Read more
CLARK (Philippines), Feb 11 — Nasa has kicked off a series of marathon flights in Asia with the world’s biggest flying laboratory, in an ambitious mission to improve the models that help to forecast and fight air pollution. Millions of deaths each year are linked to air pollution, and improving the ability to identify its … Read more
AMSTERDAM, Feb 7 ― Water scarcity could affect three billion more people than previously expected by mid-century, with increased pollution rendering river sources “unsafe” for humans and wildlife, researchers warned yesterday. The UN’s climate science panel has said that around half the world’s population currently faces severe water scarcity for at least a month a … Read more
TAIPING, Jan 20 — The Menteri Besar Incorporated (MB Inc) of Perak has issued a directive to the appointed operator to temporarily stop operating the quarry following complaints of polluted water sources faced by Orang Asli villagers of Kampung Kelatap, Pos Perwor near Sungai Siput. Perak Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Saarani Mohamad said the notice … Read more
PASIR GUDANG, Dec 16 — The victims of the Sungai Kim Kim toxic pollution are prepared to consider an out-of-court settlement for their RM30 million civil lawsuit after experiencing a delay of nearly five years. The lawyer for the Sungai Kim Kim Toxic Gas Victims and Pollution Action Committee, Datuk Kamarudin Ahmad, who represents the … Read more
MELBOURNE, Dec 13 ― With COP28 drawing to a close, we take a look at some of the most surprising and most promising ways to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and combat plastic pollution featured in scientific publications over the course of 2023. The use of rainwater to generate electricity In the near future, rain panels … Read more
ISKANDAR PUTERI, Dec 3 — The state government will request the Deputy Public Prosecutor to see if the fines meted out against the parties that caused the pollution incident in Sungai Kim Kim, Pasir Gudang, in 2019 were adequate or otherwise. Johor River Task Force co-chairman Datuk Mohd Jafni Md Shukor said tackling river pollution … Read more
PUTRAJAYA, Nov 27 — The government is committed to fighting river pollution and providing a cleaner and healthier environment for the country through a collaboration with The Ocean Cleanup, a non-profit international project with a mission of ridding the world’s oceans of plastic. The Ministry of Natural Resources, Environment and Climate Change (NRECC) in a … Read more
