industrial pollution

India's Filthiest Rivers

2017/05/31 • Raina Paul & Prabhpreet Singh Sood

Fishermen and farmers are paying for India's loosely enforced waste water environmental regulations.

US$6 Billion Not Enough to Tackle Air Pollution in Taiwan

2017/04/15 • Rosemary Chen

Taiwan has announced new emission reduction targets and policies to combat air pollution but environmental groups say they still do not go far enough.

Lung Cancer Cases Increasing in Taiwan and Medical Community Calls On People to Demonstrate against Air Pollution

2015/12/07 • TNL 編輯

Li Wu-po, supervisor of Changhua medical Alliance for Public Affairs, says that according to latest statistics issued by the Health Promotion Administration, lung cancer has been the top cause of death for five consecutive years and 9,167 people nationwide died of lung cancer last year. He notes that the population growth rate in Taiwan within these 30 years accounts for 28%, but the growth rate of lung cancer has gone up to 131%.