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Singapore passes trans-boundary haze act

2014-08-07 15:59:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Jakarta Post: The Singaporean Parliament has passed the 2014 Trans-boundary Haze Pollution Act , which will enable regulators to sue individuals or companies in neighboring countries that cause severe air pollution in Singapore through slash-and-burn agricultural practices. The act was first proposed in 2013 after a huge rise in the number of forest fires on the neighboring Indonesian province of Riau spread smoke to Singapore, adding to the city-states pollution levels. Global Director of Forestry Programs...

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