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Indonesia investigates 10 firms over smog-causing forest fires
2015-09-08 17:14:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Indonesia is investigating 10 firms over worsening forest fires that have created a blanket of smog over Southeast Asia, threatening them with sanctions if they are found responsible, a government minister said on Tuesday. The thick haze from Indonesia's Sumatra and Kalimantan islands has forced the repeated cancellation of flights in the area and pushed air quality to unhealthy levels in neighboring Singapore and Malaysia. Environment Minister Siti Nurbaya Bakar said companies could face sanctions...
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