Tag: Pollution
New Delhi Declares Emergency Due to Environmental Pollution and Suspends In-Person Classes
The pollution crisis has also impacted Pakistan, where Punjab province, bordering India, reported an AQI of 1,110 on November 14, according to IQAir. Related: Honduras Advances the Teaching Recess Due to Air Pollution Authorities in New Delhi, the capital of India, have declared an emergency due to alarming pollution levels affecting the city. As part […]
November 18, 2024
Classes Suspended for Forest Fires in Toledo, Belize
Following heavy environmental pollution from forest fires that have caused poor air quality, the Belize Ministry of Education decreed the suspension of classes as a preventive measure in the Toledo district. RELATED: Authorities Held Responsible for Deadly Fire in South Africa The measure includes “all schools in the district of Toledo”, although it does not […]
May 20, 2024
Plastic Pollution Negotiations Must Make Significant Progress
On Tuesday, Inger Andersen, the director of the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP), said that a new round of negotiations for a legally binding international treaty to eliminate plastic pollution must make meaningful progress. RELATED: Ethiopia: Campaign Launched to Fight Environmental Pollution The fourth session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC-4) is being held in the […]
April 24, 2024
Greenpeace Activists Charged Over Protest at PM Sunak’s Home
On Tuesday, Rosemary Ainslie, the head of the Crime Division of the British Prosecutor’s Office, announced that three Greenpeace activists who participated in a protest at one of Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s residences have been charged with causing criminal damage. RELATED: Climate Activists Hurl Soup on Da Vinci’s Mona Lisa Mathieu Soete, 38; Amy Rugg-Easey, […]
February 20, 2024
Venezuela Supports Trinidad & Tobago in Controlling Oil Spill
On Wednesday, Foreign Affairs Minister Yvan Gil announced that Venezuela is willing to collaborate with Trinidad and Tobago in controlling the serious oil spill that has affected the coasts of this island nation and involves at least two vessels. RELATED: UN Rapporteur Demands Lifting of Sanctions Against Venezuela “We are at the disposal of the […]