Hazardous materials from US military training activities around the globe have left heavy metals, propellants and explosives littered throughout the oceans.
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Abra River Laden with Toxic Nitrate, Heavy Metals, Cyanide – SLU Study
The mighty Abra River, one of five largest rivers in the country straddling the Mountain Province and Benguet as headwaters downstream to Ilocos Sur, is plagued by pollution. BY ACE ALEGRE Northern Dispatch Posted by Bulatlat BANGUED, Abra (410 kms. North of Manila) – The mighty Abra River, one of five largest rivers in the…
MMDA’s Claim of Cleaner Air, Pure Air – Environmentalists
BY Bulatlat.com September 1, 2008 – 6:21 p.m. An activist environmental group is not convinced at all in the Metro Manila Development Authority’s (MMDA) claim of cleaner air. Clemente Bautista, national coordinator of the Kalikasan People’s Network for the Environment (KPNE) branded MMDA Chairman Bayani Fernando’s claim as pure air. Fernando declared that there was…