Filipinos tweet scenes from magnitude 6.1 earthquake in Luzon
The hashtags #earthquake and #quakePH quickly trend on Twitter a few minutes after the earthquake, whose epicenter was located in Castillejos, Zambales.
At least 7 injured as Clark airport damaged by Luzon earthquake
The control tower and passenger terminal of the Clark International Airport are damaged, prompting the suspension of operations.
7,000 religious sector, youth members form ‘human chain’ for coal-free Negros
Some 7,000 members of the religious sector and the youth formed a “human chain” on Monday, April 22, which is also Earth Day, to oppose the construction of a 300-megawatt coal-fired power plant here.
Southeast Asia became dumping ground for plastic waste – study
Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives’ report says plastic waste from highly-industrialized nations are rerouted to developing countries after China’s 2018 ban on plastic waste imports and processing.
Weatherwatch: climate change brings misery for hay fever sufferers
Trees are producing pollen earlier and for longer periods, making allergies worse.
Greta Thunberg backs climate general strike to force leaders to act
Greta Thunberg, the 16-year-old Swedish environmental activist, has given her support for a general strike for the climate, saying the student movement she inspired needs more support from older generations to ensure politicians keep their promises under the Paris agreement.
Why is the US news media so bad at covering climate change
The US news media devotes startlingly little time to climate change – how can newsrooms cover it in ways that will finally resonate with their audiences?
Trump issues Earth Day message without mentioning climate change
Donald Trump issued on Monday an Earth Day proclamation that omitted any mention of climate change or the cavalcade of environmental threats posed by deforestation, species loss and plastic pollution. The president chose instead to praise the benefits of a “strong market economy”.
Police clear Extinction Rebellion protesters from Waterloo Bridge
Police have cleared the remaining Extinction Rebellion activists from Waterloo Bridge in London, despite earlier calls on social media for people that were willing to be arrested to “go there and save it”.
Humanity is at a crossroads, Greta Thunberg tells Extinction Rebellion
Governments will no longer be able ignore the impending climate and ecological crisis, Greta Thunberg, the teenage climate activist, has told Extinction Rebellion protesters gathered at Marble Arch in London.