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How to avoid EEC waste ‘time bomb’

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Despite the government’s bravado about the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) being the country’s economic powerhouse, one important question still gets an elusive answer: Has the EEC fulfilled its promise of protecting the environment? The environmental concern is valid. Take the Eastern Seaboard, for example — the location of heavy industry as well as the Map […]

Fight the PM2.5 war for clean air now

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Promphat BhumiwatDr. Kannika Thampanishvong The annual toxic haze season in over, and now that the public has into forgotten about it, there’s another health hazard – known as Covid-19 – to worry about.The pandemic is expected to begin petering out months (or at worst, a year) after the world reaches herd immunity. But PM2.5 pollution […]