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Category: Chemicals

Posted on August 2, 2021August 2, 2021

Environmental report exposes 15 major retail companies as top maritime transport polluters

Two non-governmental organizations, Stand.earth and Pacific Environment, released a report quantifying the emissions from cargo ships transporting commercial goods for fifteen retail moguls. The fifteen retail companies reportedly responsible for…

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Posted on June 27, 2021July 1, 2021

Study shows Pacific women at high risk for mercury poisoning

A study jointly conducted by IPEN and the Biodiversity Research Institute found elevated levels of mercury in women from small island states and countries ranging across the Pacific Ocean, the…

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Posted on November 2, 2020November 2, 2020

Fiji styrofoam ban to begin in January 2021

The ban on the use of styrofoam and its related products is earmarked to begin on January 1 next year. In an interview where he was asked whether enough awareness…

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Posted on August 21, 2019

Proposed gas station a potential health hazard for RLS Primary School students

The proposed gas station currently being constructed opposite the Robert Louis Stevenson Primary School in Lotopa has the potential to impact the health of over 400 students. According to some…

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Posted on August 1, 2019

Pacific island leaders renew shipping emissions battle

Sam Chambers [SPLASH247]: Nine leaders of climate crisis-threatened islands in the Pacific have signed the Nadi Bay Declaration, urging for immediate greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions cuts, with shipping central to…

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