Environmental issues

First S’porean charged under Malaysia’s new anti-littering law fined, ordered to do community service

Singaporean Mohamed Nuh Qurasaini Kayat (wearing black mask) was fined and sentenced to 4 hours of community service for littering cigarette butt in Kuala Lumpur on Feb 9.

Trump administration re-approves twice-banned pesticide

A persistent concern about dicamba is “drift”. When the chemical volatilises in high heat it can spread for miles, poisoning other farms, home gardens as well as trees and plants.

Trump reinstates commercial fishing in protected Atlantic waters

Mr Trump’s proclamation said the plants and animals in question were already protected under existing laws, making a ban on commercial fishing unnecessary.

Wanted: Volunteers to host nuclear waste, forever

A radioactive sign is stuck to a container in the low-level waste vaults at the Dounreay nuclear site in Dounreay, Scotland, Britain November 25, 2025. REUTERS/Russell Cheyne

Lower pollution during Covid-19 pandemic boosted methane: Study

epa12706710 A view of high-rise buildings engulfed in smog along the Arabian Sea coastline in Mumbai, India, 05 February 2026. Mumbai's air quality index (AQI) stood at 170, which lies in the 'unhealthy' category, according to the Central Pollution Control Board. EPA/DIVYAKANT SOLANKI

Environmental group Greenpeace stages protest in Milan as Olympic torch arrives in the city

Civic workers remove a symbolic installation by environmental activists from Greenpeace, on the day they stage a protest near the Duomo di Milano, as the Olympic torch arrives in Milan, Italy, February 5, 2026. REUTERS/Claudia Greco

AI to track icebergs adrift at sea in boon for science

This use of AI could also be adapted to aid safe passage for navigators through treacherous polar regions littered by icebergs.

NEA will closely monitor beverage prices after container return scheme begins in April: Janil

When the scheme starts on April 1, consumers will drop off used plastic bottles and cans to more than 1,000 reverse vending machines islandwide.

Extractive-led economic growth fuels Indonesia’s environmental crisis

Indonesia President Prabowo Subianto has boasted the goal of 8 per cent GDP growth by the end of his term in 2029.

Why Bhutan’s plastic ban isn’t working

The dominant plastics in the country’s waste stream come from single-use plastic bags, PET bottles, and packaged consumer goods.

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