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Pollution

Reps call for independent evaluation of Lagos underground water pollution

Respite may be on the way for residents of Akoka in Lagos as the House of Representatives Committee on Public Petitions has called for...

Michael Simire - June 9, 2021

Water & Sanitation

Africa, Asia, Latin America face health risk from water pollution

Water pollution has risen across three continents, placing hundreds of millions of people at risk of contracting life-threatening diseases like cholera and typhoid, the...

admin - September 4, 2016

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Scientist decries Petronas’ activities in South Sudan

“Horrifying.” “Scandalous.” Those were the responses by Professor Ernst Ulrich von Weizsäcker to the situation in South Sudan and to the alleged role played by Petronas, the...

admin - May 12, 2016

Water & Sanitation

How Michigan’s Flint River is poisoning the city’s residents

To date, over 25,000 children in Flint, Michigan, have been exposed to lead contamination from the city’s water supply. How did the water get...

admin - January 20, 2016

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Who will clean up Abidjan’s Ebrie Lagoon?

Abdulahi Traore, a fisherman, scouts the Ebire Lagoon that windless December morning, a forlorn look on his aging face. It’s about 10am in the...

Michael Simire - February 21, 2014

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GenderMay 21, 2022

Women want govts to adopt, implement gender climate action plans

State and local governments have been urged to adopt and implement Gender and Climate Change Action Plans. Likewise, government and...

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ConservationMay 21, 2022

World Bee Day: Environmentalist calls for more bee protection

A Gombe-based environmentalist, Mr Ismail Bima, on Friday, May 20, 2022, called on all stakeholders to ensure the protection...

PollutionMay 21, 2022

Lagos charges residents to obey air quality guidelines

The Lagos State Government has urged residents to obey the guidelines and policies in place for improved air quality...

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GenderMay 21, 2022

Women want govts to adopt, implement gender climate action plans

State and local governments have been urged to adopt...

ConservationMay 21, 2022

World Bee Day: Environmentalist calls for more bee protection

A Gombe-based environmentalist, Mr Ismail Bima, on Friday, May...