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Thai tourist hotspot Chiang Mai tops world's most polluted cities

Thai tourist hotspot Chiang Mai was blanketed by hazy smog Friday, as residents and visitors to the usually picturesque northern city were left wheezing in the toxic air.
Climate and Environment

Scientists discover potential energy source in Manila Trench

Researchers from the UP Diliman College of Science Natural Institute of Geological Sciences discovered that a roughly 15,400 square kilometer area, or approximately the size of Palawan, within the Manila Trench could contain gas hydrates. 
Climate and Environment

Lawmakers seek probe into Chocolate Hills resort

The House of Representatives’ Makabayan bloc filed a resolution, seeking a probe, in aid of legislation, into Captain’s Peak Garden and Resort in Sagbayan town after social media users voiced concerns about the impact of the resort’s operations on Chocolate Hills, a protected area. 
Climate and Environment

DENR: Chocolate Hills resort ordered shut for lack of environmental clearance

A temporary closure order was issued to the project proponent of the Captain’s Peak Garden and Resorts in September 2023, and a notice of violation followed in January 2024. 
Climate and Environment

Greenpeace calls for high seas protected area in Galapagos

Greenpeace on Monday called for the creation of a high seas marine protected zone under a new UN treaty to secure a much wider area around Ecuador's famous Galapagos archipelago.
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