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Jakarta 2 months ago
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52 percent of Jakarta Schools located near heavy metal-contaminated sites: study
Schools in the wealthiest neighborhood quintile were 49 times more likely to be near documented contaminated sites than those in the poorest areas, as industrial activity and affluent communities often overlap in urban areas.
Academia 5 months ago
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Geopolitical tensions and the urgency of energy sovereignty
The rush toward EV and biofuel adoption risks shifting Indonesia’s ecological burden from coal chimneys to indigenous forests. True energy sovereignty lays not in massive corporate permits but in the resilient, community-led models already thriving in the heart of the archipelago.
Jakarta 7 months ago
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Tangerang river cleanup begins after toxic spill
As of Friday, Tangerang disaster authorities have released 1,500 liters of eco-enzyme while South Tangerang has launched its own cleanup operation using activated carbon, in an effort to remove toxic chemicals from the Cisadane and the Jalentreng rivers following a fire at a pesticide warehouse last week.
Society 7 months ago
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Tangerang toxic spill disrupts clean water supply
The Environment Ministry announced on Wednesday that authorities had identified two types of chemical pesticides, namely cypermethrin and profenofos, which had contaminated a 22.5-kilometer section of the Cisadane River and its tributary the Jaletreng River.
Economy 10 months ago
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Indonesia to resume shrimp exports to US after Cs-137 contamination scare
Following August's cesium-137 contamination incident that disrupted seafood shipments, the government is preparing to renew shrimp exports to the US, which is expected to help meet the $6.25 billion in fisheries export targeted for this year.
Markets 11 months ago
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US demanding RI spices despite contamination concerns, govt says
An official with the Cs-137 task force says the country is ready meet a request from a US spice association to resume clove exports to meet local holiday demand amid the FDA's elevated import requirements for Indonesian spices and shrimp.
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