Skipping plastic straws might not do much to stop marine pollution, experts say

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An estimated 8 million tonnes of plastic trash enter the ocean every year, and plastic straws make up only a very small percentage of it. A...

NEA to set limits on petrol and diesel additives next year

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Straits Times 25 Jul 18; The National Environment Agency (NEA) will regulate additional fuel quality parameters and additives in petrol a...

Malaysia: New plan saves forests, orangutan

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Borneo Post 25 Jul 18; KOTA KINABALU: Forever Sabah (FS) in partnership with Sabah Forestry Department began engaging with several Forest...

Indonesia prepares 200 artesian wells to anticipate haze during Asian Games

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Antara 26 Jul 18; Jakarta (ANTARA News) - The Peat Restoration Agency (BRG) would drill 200 artesian wells in six villages in Ogan Komer...

Indonesia: Tidal waves cause floods, displace hundreds in West Lombok

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Panca Nugraha The Jakarta Post 25 Jul 18; Tidal waves hit Induk Beach at Taman Ayu village in West Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara, on Wednesd...

Philippines archipelago provides vital habitat for juvenile whale sharks

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Brooks Hays UPI 24 Jul 18; July 24 (UPI) -- Satellite tracking data suggests the waters surrounding the Philippines archipelago are vital...

Poland: No day at the beach as toxic algae hit Baltic coast

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AFP Yahoo News 25 Jul 18; Warsaw (AFP) - Polish health authorities said Wednesday they had closed scores of beaches along the country...

U.K.: Regular heatwaves 'will kill thousands'

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Roger Harrabin BBC 26 Jul 18; The current heatwave could become the new normal for UK summers by 2040 because of climate change, MPs warn...

Fast-spreading California wildfire nears Yosemite park

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Reuters 23 Jul 18; (Reuters) - A raging California mountain blaze that has already killed one firefighter grew over the weekend and bore ...

Greece: Rescuers scour scorched towns after wildfires kill at least 74

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Hélène COLLIOPOULOU AFP Yahoo News 25 Jul 18; Athens (AFP) - Rescue workers in Greece continued to search charred homes and burned-out ca...

Best of our wild blogs: 25 Jul 18

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[Nature Walk] Venus Loop & Treetop Walk on 28 July, 8am Little Green Men

Malaysia: Filipinos found with 74kg of bearded pig meat in Sabah jailed 18 months

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stephanie lee The Star 24 Jul 18; KOTA KINABALU: A couple has been jailed for 18 months for possessing meat from the protected bearded pi...