Fukushima treated water’s effect on humans sufficiently small: TEPCO
TEPCO has estimated the radiation dose to be 0.03 to 0.4 microsieverts per year, below the authority's requirement of below 50 microsieverts per year.
Environment
Treated radioactive water release deemed safe but local entities need convincing
As of May 12, about 1.3 million tons of treated water was being stored in tanks on the nuclear plant’s grounds, and these tanks will reach full capacity in summer or autumn next…
No harm to Phnom Tamao wildlife area, Sakhon says
Details about a land swap at the sanctuary drew concern from Wildlife Alliance, that sought immediate intervention from Prime Minister Hun Sen to halt the “development”…
Recycling glass is no longer commercially viable in the age of plastic
An environment and waste management specialist said the reason plastic is favoured over glass is because it can fetch a better price in terms of reselling and production cost.
Current crisis could spur countries to invest in nuclear energy: IEA economist
Belgium, for instance, reversed a decision to phase out nuclear energy by 2025 and extended the life of two reactors for another decade after the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
World’s oceans at most acidic level in 26,000 years, climate report warns
The report follows the latest UN climate assessment, which warned that humanity must drastically cut its greenhouse gas emissions or face increasingly catastrophic changes to the…
Time to stop the decline of the ocean’s health
Among other harmful threats, plastic waste is choking the ocean, and if we continue on our current track, more than half of the world’s marine species may become extinction by…
Provincial board lifts ban on open pit mining in South Cotabato
The lifting of the ban would potentially unlock the resources of Southeast Asia’s largest untapped copper-gold minefield.
In East Java, climate change takes a bite out of apple crops
The unseasonal non-stop rains in the area have been upsetting the flowering season, damaging blossoms, and shrinking harvests, destroying the crops of many apple growers.
True water security calls for our protection of ‘invisible’ water
Closer to home, almost 10 percent of Indonesia is expected to experience a water crisis by 2045, with Java already feeling the effects of a water shortage as the nation…