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Story: Kwabena DOKYI, ACCRA HENCEFORTH, a dirty environment will not only attract sanctions from the local authorities but will also be considered as an abuse of a human right and treated the same way as other human rights abuses. …

. The US Senate has passed a $369bn bill for climate action - the largest investment in the issue in US history. It was passed into law by President Joe Biden on Tuesday, August 16, 2022, and he described it as the “final piece” of his…

THE United States (US) Senate, a few days ago, approved a sweeping $700 billion economic package that includes major legislation on health care, tax and climate change. The bill, which was signed into law by President Joe Biden on…

A TEAM of security men has been deployed to clamp down on illegal mining activities on six major river bodies that have come under heavy attack by illegal miners. The security men, working with five speed boats, are currently patrolling…

THE Municipal Chief Executive for Obuasi in the Ashanti Region, Elijah Adansi-Bonah has urged residents living in flood prone areas to relocate in the face of continuous rains in the area. He is also warning residents about the dumping…

THE Greater-Accra Regional Security Council (REGSEC) has begun an assessment to demolish hundreds of houses built within 1,200 acres of the Sakumono Ramsar site. The area holds thousands of gallons of water each year to prevent flooding…

But why did the Mineral C’ssion ever think of granting mineral rights to any company? Story: Kwabena DOKYI, ACCRA IF the Omanhen of the Effutu Traditional Area, in the Central Region, Neenyi Ghartey VII, and the Effutu people had…

AS recently as in the 1980s, the Kpeshie, Korle and Chemu lagoons were babbling with aquatic life and activity. However, unbridled human activities have unfortunately led to the extinction of these rare resources that nature had gifted us…

PROFESSOR Dan Cudjoe of the School of Business at Nanjing University of Information Science & Technology has declared that incineration of single-use Covid-19 facemask waste has promising power generation potential for most African…

MEMBERS of Parliament (MPs) have mooted education and sensitisation to waste segregation as the best way to ensure effective waste management and a clean environment in the country. The MPs, who are members of four parliamentary select…