Land Reclamation

The toxic Gowanus canal could host a 'reservoir of potential solutions.'

As early as 2023, the DENR has been conducting an assessment of the impact of reclamations on Manila Bay. 2024 is ending, and results are yet to be publicized.

At COP29, a long-delayed effort to realize the ambitions of the Paris Agreement could give the world a way to measure climate adaptation.

The ancient city was besieged and destroyed in 125 B.C., probably in a dispute over the rights of Roman citizenship.

As China pushes to dominate the South China Sea, it is increasingly willing to use force to drive out the Philippines. In recent months, China's tactics have raised fears of a superpower showdown in the strategic waterway.

TORONTO, Aug. 29, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Hudbay Minerals Inc. ("Hudbay" or the "Company") (TSX, NYSE: HBM) is pleased to announce that it has received an Aquifer Protection Permit for the Copper World project ("Copper World") from the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality ("ADEQ"). The company proactively engaged with the ADEQ, ensuring a transparent and […]

Women in Bangladesh are confronting the dangerous health effects of consuming salty water. They won't be the last.

Ninety-year-old Connie White says her father, Silas White, always wanted to do something for his Black community in Santa Monica, California.

On the mudflats along the Chinese coasts where benign forms of aquaculture are practiced, shorebirds like knots and bar-tailed godwits are doing relatively well. That is shown in the dissertation that NIOZ Ph.D. candidate and biologist He-Bo Peng will defend at the University of Groningen on January 15.

Every successive wave of 19th century immigrants to America washed up on New York's Lower East Side, but not everyone put out the welcome mat for Jews.

Veteran festival chief Marco Mueller is launching the Asia-Europe Young Cinema Festival and a film market in Macau.

A review of new and old research shows coal strip mines rebound in remarkable ways, findings that could shape a new vision for these ravaged landscapes.

Environment Secretary Toni Yulo-Loyzaga says government can't preserve Manila Bay if new structures such as reclamation projects are put up in the area

Authorities in The Philippines are weighing a decision on whether to follow the lead taken by Vietnam and ban Greta Gerwig's "Barbie" movie. Vietnam on Monday announced that it will bar the film's …

Sea level rise is a slow-onset disaster, and the gradual sinking of coastal communities in the Philippines serves as a stark reminder of the worst that is yet to come to other parts of the world

The Bay Area's Millennium Tower has only continued to tilt further and sink deeper west in spite of architects' best efforts to steady the ritzy building.

Last year, a car fueled by human waste toured the European countryside, covering more than 2,000 kilometers (1,200 miles). It was the culmination of To-Syn-Fuel, a pathfinding project using technology developed by Germany's Fraunhofer Institute UMSICHT to make 50,000 liters (13,200 gallons) of biocrude oil from 500 tons of sewage sludge. The trip marked a […]

As the world contends with climate change, we must establish new expectations of, and investments in, the sea.

Hong Kong's recovery after years of protests, crackdowns, and pandemic restrictions is underway, but residents are conflicted about the true state of the city. Many feel the city's openness and liberties are permanently gone under Chinese rule.

An archipelago constructed of sand and mud is bringing new life to a dead lake but can this bold experiment have a lasting impact?