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Sun, April 5, 2020 | 01:02

Greenpeace denounces bailout of Doosan Heavy Industries

Greenpeace denounces bailout of Doosan Heavy Industries

Greenpeace is criticizing the Korea Development Bank (KDB) for 1 trillion won ($810 million) in emergency loans it recently extended to Doosan Heavy Industries and Construction amid the COVID-19 outbreak here.

Bahk Eun-ji | 2020-04-02 15:20

Seoul's ultrafine dust density drops 20% this winter

Seoul's ultrafine dust density drops 20% this winter

Seoul's ultrafine dust particles decreased 20 percent this winter, thanks to the new seasonal management system and decreased industrial activities due to the new coronavirus outbreak, the municipal government said Wednesday. According to the Seoul government, the capital's density of ultrafine dust particles smaller than 2.5 micrometers in diameter, known as PM 2.5, averaged...

2020-04-01 13:05

Retired biology teacher fights for wetland conservation

Retired biology teacher fights for wetland conservation

Park June-log is a retired high school biology teacher from Busan who is passionate about conserving wetlands in the city and protecting the migratory bird species that visit them.

Kim Se-jeong | 2020-03-27 16:31

No more plastic packaging

No more plastic packaging

Greenpeace activists protesting single-use plastic bags hold a banner calling for Shinsegae Group Vice Chairman Chung Yong-jin to make efforts to reduce plastic packaging waste in front of E-Mart's headquarters in Seoul, Thursday. / Yonhap

Jun Ji-hye2020-03-26 16:46

Air quality picking up in quarantined countries

Air quality picking up in quarantined countries

Air quality is improving in countries under coronavirus quarantines, experts say, but it is far too early to speak of long-term change. Images by the US space agency NASA are clear, in February the concentration of nitrogen dioxide (NO2) fell dramatically in Wuhan, China, the epicentre of the COVID-19 pandemic, passing from an indicator that was red/orange to blue. NO2 is mai...

2020-03-22 14:45

Fine dust emissions down 40% on coal plant cap

Fine dust emissions down 40% on coal plant cap

South Korea's fine dust emissions from coal-fired power plants fell 40 percent on-year over the winter season, data showed Tuesday, after the country scaled down the operations of such plants. Emissions of fine dust from local coal plants reached 3,212 tons over the December-February period, down from 5,320 tons from the same period a year earlier, according to the data compi...

2020-03-17 13:48

'Fukushima's radioactive water discharge is important to Koreans'

'Fukushima's radioactive water discharge is important to Koreans'

Shaun Burnie, a senior nuclear specialist at Greenpeace Germany, has been working in Fukushima since 1997 to stop the operation of the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant, with much of his time based in Japan.

Bahk Eun-ji | 2020-03-15 10:31

Korea's jobless rate at 4.1% in February, 492,000 jobs created

Korea's jobless rate at 4.1% in February, 492,000 jobs created

South Korea's jobless rate fell in February, and job additions came to 492,000, marking the third straight month of job creation of over 400,000, data showed Wednesday.

2020-03-11 09:53

Greenpeace warns of high radiation levels at Olympic venues in Fukushima

Greenpeace warns of high radiation levels at Olympic venues in Fukushima

A new survey shows that radiation hot spots are still being found in Fukushima, Japan, which is supposed to be a host of part of the Olympic torch relay and several sporting events this summer, according to Greenpeace, Tuesday.

Bahk Eun-ji | 2020-03-10 16:12

Japan's plan for radioactive water defies international law

Japan's plan for radioactive water defies international law

Millions of tons of highly contaminated water from Fukushima Daiichi being discharged into the Pacific Ocean not only poses a threat to humans and the environment, but also raises questions on how the decision by the Japanese government relates to international law.

Bahk Eun-ji | 2020-03-09 08:38

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