POLLUTION BLOG

KLIK DI SINI untuk membaca artikel dalam Bahasa Indonesia.   “If all parties—the government, businesses, and communities—consistently carry out their roles, duties, and responsibilities, there would be no environmental pollution issues,” said Ahmad Safrudin, Executive Director of the Committee for...

CLICK HERE to read the article in English. “Jika semua pihak—pemerintah, pelaku usaha, masyarakat—konsisten menjalankan peran, tugas, dan tanggung jawabnya, maka tidak ada isu pencemaran lingkungan,” tutur Ahmad Safrudin, Direktur Eksekutif Komite Penghapusan Bensin Bertimbel (KPBB) yang juga seorang aktivis...

CLICK HERE to read the article in English. “Permasalahan utama dalam pengelolaan aki bekas di Indonesia ini adalah masih maraknya praktik peleburan ilegal.” Begitu Direktur Pengelolaan Limbah Bahan Berbahaya dan Beracun (B3) dan Non B3, Kementerian Lingkungan Hidup/Badan Pengendalian Lingkungan...

KLIK DI SINI untuk membaca artikel dalam Bahasa Indonesia. "The main issue in used lead-acid battery/ULAB management in Indonesia is the widespread practice of illegal ULAB smelting." With that statement, Ir. Achmad Gunawan Widjaksono, MAS., Director of Hazardous and Non-Hazardous...

KLIK DI SINI untuk membaca artikel dalam Bahasa Indonesia. Lead exposure remains a hidden threat to children's health in Indonesia, causing developmental delays, anemia, and even permanent nerve damage. In this interview, the Indonesian Pediatric Society (IDAI), represented by Dr....

CLICK HERE to read the article in English. Paparan timbal masih menjadi ancaman tersembunyi bagi kesehatan anak-anak di Indonesia, mulai dari gangguan tumbuh kembang, anemia, hingga kerusakan saraf yang bersifat permanen. Dalam wawancara ini, Ikatan Dokter Anak Indonesia (IDAI) yang...

In 2024, Pure Earth advanced efforts to elevate awareness of lead poisoning and drive government response through our Global Lead Program. The program measures progress across five key outcomes and related indicators. This blog post is the second in a...

KLIK DI SINI untuk membaca artikel dalam Bahasa Indonesia. Hendricus Andy Simarmata, the Chairman of the Indonesian Association of Regional and Urban Planners (IAP), observes that there has long been a dichotomy between environmental and economic activities. Environmental recovery is...

CLICK HERE to read the article in English. Ketua Umum Ikatan Ahli Perencanaan Wilayah dan Kota (IAP) Indonesia, Hendricus Andy Simarmata, menilai bahwa selama ini ada dikotomi antara aktivitas lingkungan dan ekonomi. Pemulihan lingkungan cenderung dilihat sebagai sebuah beban finansial....

A lot has changed since Australian environmental engineer Richard Fuller founded Pure Earth in 1999, then called Blacksmith Institute. What began as a small organization cleaning up sites contaminated with toxic pollution has morphed into a global pioneer of pollution...

Pure Earth was invited to present on our work addressing lead exposure at the 77th World Health Assembly in Geneva this week. The World Health Assembly (WHA) brings together delegates from all 194 member states of the World Health Organization...

Honoring Pollution Fighters: Pure Earth’s 2024 Force of Nature Honorees Pure Earth marks International Women’s Day each year to raise awareness about pollution’s under-recognized impact on maternal and child health and emphasize the crucial role women play in combating pollution's...

    I believe good comes from hard and heart work. That’s why I’m proud to be part of Pure Earth Philippines, a team willing to put in the hard work, motivated by big hearts beating for the greater good....

Over the years, Pure Earth has cultivated and worked with a dedicated and highly skilled global network of professionals that we continue to call on for regional and specialized expertise. Recently, a group of our colleagues launched a new organization...

Rodrigo Velarde, Pure Earth's new Country Manager for Peru, shares an update on his team's work in developing responsible solutions to mitigate pollution, and achieving recognition in the Latin American region for its work to create the first mercury-free gold...

2022 was a year of growth. Pure Earth programs doubled in size, enabling us to expand our focus on lead and mercury in the most impacted countries. As a result of this expansion, long-time Pure Earth officer Drew McCartor, who...

Pure Earth's Founder and President Richard Fuller has been included in the #FuturePerfect50 list from Vox, recognizing "The scientists, thinkers, scholars, writers, and activists building a more perfect future."  Reporter and Vox editor Bryan Walsh has followed Pure Earth's work...

Five years ago, the landmark report from the Lancet Commission on Pollution and Health brought the issue of pollution to the world’s attention. For the first time, the report quantified the true toll of pollution on the human population. Approximately...

Hot and toxic piles of rice husk ash pollute and threaten rice-producing communities in Bangladesh. Bangladesh is the world's third-largest rice producer, with 36 million metric tons of rice produced in 2020 alone. This bounty has come at a cost...

Note from the field by Angela Bernhardt, Pure Earth Communications Director  The breast milk of Tajik mothers contain a mean concentration of DDT that is 4 times higher than permissible levels, according to the World Health Organization in Tajikistan. This is not...

Think you know pollution? Here are some facts about toxic pollution that might surprise you. Pollution is one of the biggest global threats. Toxic pollution from contaminated sites affects over 200 million people worldwide, with tens of thousands poisoned each year....

See updated version: 15 Pollution Facts that Might Surprise You Pollution is a topic that often gets buried by talk of conservation, climate change, sustainability and energy issues.  Perhaps because it is a complex subject with lots of sources and...

It's Pollution Prevention Week. Chances are, you've not really heard about it. In my last post, I wrote about the Brown Agenda vs. the Green Agenda. Pollution is part of the Brown Agenda.  I bet you haven't heard a lot...

Blacksmith Institute has published the first issue of The Journal of Health and Pollution, a semiannual, on-line, open-access publication of peer-reviewed research and news. “JH&P” can be found at www.journalhealthpollution.org. Included in the inaugural edition are invited commentaries: Environmental Pollution...

It has been 40 years since the very first Earth Day. No doubt, things have changed for the better, at least here in the U.S. Our environment is much cleaner, and life-threatening pollution of the kind brought to light by...