this South Korean capital has issued penalties for more than 400 drivers whose vehicles emit large volumes of carbon dioxide the crackdown began on Sunday as part of Seoul city’s efforts to tackle high levels of air pollution now under the new measure cards with grade 5 engines the lowest among the ranking of clean…
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416 drivers fined on first day of gov’t crackdown of high-emission vehicles
the Seoul city government began a crackdown on high emission vehicles part of efforts to reduce fine dust more than 400 drivers were fine on the first day young and has the full story in a bid to reduce fine dust pollution the city government has begun a crackdown on all vehicles designated level 5…
Global Warming May Require Foster City To Build A Taller Levee
THE PROJECT THAT WOULD PROTECT THOUSANDS OF HOMES.. AND SAVE PEOPLE FROM BUYING COSTLY FLOOD INSURANCE. GOOD EVENING, I’M VERONICA DE LA CRUZ. I’M ALLEN MARTIN. NEW AT 6: A HUGE PUBLIC WORKS PROJECT TO HELP A BAY AREA CITY AVOID THE FLOOD ZONE. KPIX 5’S LEN RAMIREZ IS LIVE WITH THE MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR PLAN…
President Moon says S. Korea and ASEAN can be pioneers in smart city industry
With the ASEAN-Korea Commemorative Summit set to begin, President Moon Jae-in, as well as the leaders of ASEAN member states have arrived in the host city of Busan. On the sidelines of the event, President Moon is sitting down with the leaders of nine ASEAN member countries in the hope of strengthening bilateral cooperation with…
Backup sends 8,000 gallons of sewage gushing into home
INFORMATION. ORIGINALLY, IT WAS A PHONE CALL THAT PUT A PIT IN A WEST AUSTIN FAMILY’S STOMACH. NOW IT’S THEIR “NEW REALITY”. A 7-MONTH FIGHT FOR HELP FROM THE CITY FOR THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS IN DAMAGE. IN APRIL, WHILE OUT OF TOWN, THE SKILLMAN FAMILY LEARNED A BACKUP SENT SEWAGE SPILLING INTO THEIR HOME. OVER…
Ulsan deals with pollution to transform into eco-city
Environmental pollution is one of the biggest challenges facing our world. But the city of Ulsan,… a center for Korea’s auto and oil industries,… has shown that even a heavy-polluting metropolis can go green. Our Kim Min-ji walks us through the city’s eco-friendly transformation. Ulsan, Korea’s seventh largest metropolitan city, is home to one of…
Hurricane Hermine leaves behind sewage problem in St. Pete
8 ON YOUR SIDE IS GETTING ANSWERS ABOUT A HUGE DUMP OF PARTIALLY TREATED STORM WATER INTO THE BAY DURING HURRICANE HERMINE. THEY FOUND OUT ABOUT THE SEVERITY OF THE RELEASE A SHORT TIME AGO. JEFF PATTERSON BREAKING THAT NEWS. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME SAINT PETERSBURG HAS RELEASED SEWAGE INTO THE BAY BECAUSE…
Protesters set fire to state-linked store & Bank Maskan after gas price hike in Tehran province
Golestan city, Saveh road in Tehran province, setting fire to [state-run] Refah store, Bank Maskan
Reducing Energy Consumption | Everyone’s Exeter
[Jo] We’ve delivered 23 projects since 2014, from solar canopies to boiler replacements, LED lighting – you name it we’ve done it across the city and reduced our consumption considerably. [PJ] firstly we run the shop entirely on renewable electricity, so all the energy is 100% renewable. We also built the shop with the help…