Rappler's latest stories on environmental protection
Groups push for stronger legal protection for the environment
The rights of nature seeks to provide legal rights to the environment and recognize it as a rights-bearing entity
Trump administration moves to relax coal pollution rules
The Environmental Protection Agency's new Affordable Clean Energy (ACE) rule would allow states the flexibility to set their own standards for performance at existing coal-fired power plants, rather than follow a single federal standard
Bantay Dagat members help protect Albay ecotourism destination
These guardians of the sea ensure no fishermen would encroach in a 135-hectare marine reserve and fish sanctuary
El Nido crackdown on erring establishments begins
(UPDATED) Mayor Nieves Rosento says the degrading water quality in the town’s public beach remains a problem
U.S. environment chief signs draft rollback on Obama climate plan
Repealing the Clean Power Plan (CPP) was a campaign promise by President Donald Trump and follows his decision in June to withdraw from the 2015 Paris agreement
No sign of dangerous toxicity at Texas blast site: environment agency
This information indicates that there are no concentrations of concern for toxic materials reported at this time the Environmental Protection Agency says in a statement
Local, foreign volunteers help revive coral reefs in Albay Gulf
Local and foreign divers band together to regenerate corals and build artificial reefs in Albay
Tagbanua to Nickelodeon: 'We don't need an underwater theme park in Coron'
Coron Island is a natural paradise It doesn’t need to be developed into a man made paradise says Armil Pe Abella a Tagbanua
Environment groups file case vs DENR, DOE over coal plants proliferation
The petitioners asks the Supreme Court to compel the two government agencies to do what laws require of them in regulating coal fired power plants
Trump moves to roll back Obama climate measures
UPDATED Some experts and environmental groups warn Trump s order could be the opening salvo of an effort to undermine internationally agreed targets under the Paris Climate Accord
Trump to roll back Obama clean power plan
Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt says rolling back Obama s 2015 Clean Power Plan will bring back coal jobs
Trump hits State Department in 'hard power' budget blueprint
3rd UPDATE An alarmed United Nations warn against abrupt funding cuts that would undermine its longer term reform efforts
Trump rushes to control communication of U.S. agencies
Press Secretary Spicer: I don t think it s any surprise that when there s an administration turnover that we re going to review the policies
QC gov't appeals closure of Payatas landfill
But an environmentalist group says the the national government has already given too many extensions to the Quezon City government
Trump could enact sweeping changes to environment policy – experts
Donald Trump could enact sweeping changes to environmental policy in the beginning days of his administration with far reaching effects both in the United States and around the world
Scientists fear the worst under a Trump presidency
Donald Trump is seen by many as the most hostile to science of any American president in history
Prince Albert II of Monaco to visit PH next week
The Philippine itinerary of the visiting monarch a known advocate of stronger marine environmental protection includes a trip to Palawan and the Tubbataha Reefs National Park
6 million Americans have lead-tainted water in homes, schools – report
Tainted water is supplied to hundreds of daycare centers and schools the report from the USA Today says
VW says wrongfooted by US going public on emissions
Embattled German automaker Volkswagen believed it could clear up emissions cheating allegations with US authorities amicably and was caught off guard by them going public instead
Climate deal will live on, despite US blow – experts
The US Supreme Court temporarily freezes the EPA s Clean Power Plan which is at the heart of Washington s commitments under the Paris Agreement
Ombudsman to probe 600 local execs for illegal dump sites
The Environmental Management Bureau has identified and submitted the list of 350 LGUs with recurring and blatant violations of open dump sites to the Ombudsman
Beijing's second red alert issued due to choking smog
The capital s environmental bureau orders factories to close and pulls half of all private cars off the streets as bad air floods into the city for the third airpocalypse of the month
US House blocks carbon emission rules, Obama set to veto
Many conservatives deny climate change is a result of human industry and agriculture
Scandal-hit Volkswagen names Porsche boss new CEO
Calling the cheating a moral and policy disaster the company s supervisory board chief Berthold Huber says the group is now looking to Matthias Mueller who knows the company and its brands to tackle the crisis
Toxic spill from Colorado mine creeps through US southwest
The spill prompts states of emergency to be declared in Colorado New Mexico and the vast Navajo Nation reservation that straddles state lines
In Batangas, a battle against coal
If companies like JG Summit truly believe in securing energy independence for this country then dirty dirty coal has got to go
Making rice cultivation more eco-friendly
The United Nations Development Programme UNDP suggests a holistic approach in addressing the climate related problems in agriculture
Steam powers Mondelēz Philippines’ manufacturing plant
The use of the biomass boiler results in electricity savings comparable to the average annual consumption of a million households
Young Pinoys urged to prepare for disasters
The key is disaster risk reduction and environmental protection Everyone particularly the Filipino youth must always prepare for the worst and plan for the above normal
Building blocks missing for 2015 climate pact – ministers
The Paris agreement is meant to set the cap on years of haggling among the 195 parties of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change
US plans 30% cuts in power carbon emissions
The move comes amid mounting signs of climate change A UN panel of scientists warned in April that polluters needed to act urgently to avoid increased droughts storms and coastline destruction
Taiwan hails first US cabinet-level visit for 14 years
Taiwan President Ma Ying jeou hailed the trip of EPA administrator Gina McCarthy as important for bilateral ties with Washington
US plans first cabinet visit to Taiwan in 14 years
The trip would be the first by a cabinet level US official to Taiwan since 2000 when then US president Bill Clinton sent transportation secretary Rodney Slater
US Supreme Court to weigh emissions rule
The US Supreme Court will weigh efforts by President Barack Obama s administration to regulate greenhouse gases
SC stops Quezon City garbage fee collection
Acting on a resident s complaint the High Court stops an ordinance imposing garbage fee of P100 to P500 on every household in the city
'No excuse not to pursue fine for Tubbataha damage'
A pending Supreme Court case is no excuse for the PH government not to demand compensation from the US for the Tubbataha grounding
Obama lays out national plan to fight climate change
Obama: As a president as a father and as an American I am here to say we need to act
Obama to propose 'national plan' on climate change
UPDATE Obama will bypass climate change skeptics in the US Congress and order tough new rules to curb carbon emissions
The wild, unspoiled beauty of Danjugan Island
It is nature s perfect getaway and classroom
