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[The Hwankyung Ilbo] The Korea Environment Corporation under the Ministry of Environment signed a business agreement with the Korea Drone Industry Promotion Association on January 7 to establish a drone operation base for detecting volatile organic compounds (VOCs). The main contents of the agreemen
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2020.01.09 09:11
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[The Hwankyung Ilbo] The Ministry of Environment is planning to introduce a smart water supply management system starting this year in order to prevent water quality accidents and provide tap water that people can drink safely. Smart water supply system is equipped with real-time monitoring and auto
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2020.01.08 11:06
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[The Hwankyung Ilbo] National Recreation Forest Management Office of the Korea Forest Service said it will carry out a project to create the largest national natural recreation forest in earnest in Sinsi island, Gunsan, Jeollabuk-do. As Gunsan City was designated as a special zone for industrial and
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2020.01.06 09:35
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[The Hwankyung Ilbo] The Ministry of Environment will publish a newsletter that contains trends in fine dust policies at home and abroad, every week from January 2 on the ministry's website. The Ministry of Environment has provided policy information related to fine dust through press releases,
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2020.01.03 14:29
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[The Hwankyung Ilbo] The Ministry of Environment released the ‘2018 Sewage Statistics’ that gives a single look at the current status of the country’s sewage. The number of people receiving public sewage services is 49.83 million, or 93.9% of the total, an increase of 0.3%p compared to the previous
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2020.01.02 09:56
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[The Hwankyung Ilbo] The Seoul Metropolitan Government will set up fine dust measuring devices throughout Seoul by next year to establish a tighter fine dust monitoring network using them. The government plans to strengthen the management of fine dust emission sources by installing simplified measur
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2019.12.31 12:19
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[The Hwankyung Ilbo] The National Institute of Environmental Research under the Ministry of Environment announced that from December 27, China's air quality forecast information will be used for domestic forecasts to reinforce fine dust response. The National Institute of Environmental Research
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2019.12.31 11:33
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[The Hwankyung Ilbo] An amendment to the Special Act on Remedy for Damage Caused by Humidifier Disinfectants, proposed by Representative Lee Jung-mi of the Justice Party, was approved by the Environment & Labor Committee of the National Assembly on December 12. The main contents of the legislation i
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2019.12.29 15:13
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[The Hwankyung Ilbo] The Nakdonggang National Institute of Biological Resources said it has recently discovered a total of 38 microorganisms, including 2 new species and 36 unrecorded species, in internal organs of freshwater fish, including icefish. From January 2019, researchers at the Nakdonggang
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2019.12.29 15:08
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[The Hwankyung Ilbo] The Ministry of Environment and the Korea Customs Service announced that they will include alien species into items subject to a ‘safety cooperative inspection’ starting on December 30 and establish a cooperative inspection system for the management of alien species at Incheon I
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2019.12.27 10:37
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[The Hwankyung Ilbo] The first meeting of the preparatory committee for the ‘2020 Partnering for Green Growth and Global Goals 2030(P4G)’ was held jointly by Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-hwa and Environment Minister Cho Myoung-rae on December 20. P4G stands for the Partnering for Green Growth and Glo
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2019.12.24 11:11
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[The Hwankyung Ilbo] Diversification of water sources was reflected in the 5th Comprehensive National Territorial Plan (2020 ~ 2040), which was reviewed and approved at the 51st Cabinet Meeting on December 3. The 5th Comprehensive National Territorial Plan announced by the government pointed out the
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2019.12.23 10:22
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[The Hwankyung Ilbo] The National Fine Dust Information Center of the Ministry of Environment opening ceremony on December 19. The National Fine Dust Information Center was established as the “Special Act on the Reduction and Management of Fine Dust” was revised in March of this year. The center wil
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2019.12.20 17:44
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[The Hwankyung Ilbo] The National Institute of Chemical Safety under the Ministry of Environment will introduce a comprehensive chemical information system that provides the chemical statistics and emissions survey results. According to Article 12 of the Chemicals Substances Control Act, chemical in
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2019.12.18 11:14
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[The Hwankyung Ilbo] An amendment to the Special Act on Remedy for Damage Caused by Humidifier Disinfectants, proposed by Representative Lee Jung-mi of the Justice Party, was approved by the Environment & Labor Committee of the National Assembly on December 12. The main contents of the legislation i
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2019.12.16 18:01
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[The Hwankyung Ilbo] The Ministry of Environment will sign a ‘voluntary agreement to reduce fine dust in the high-concentration season’ on December 10 with 43 companies in seven industries, including glass manufacturing, non-ferrous metals, paper manufacturing, regional heating, public power generat
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2019.12.13 11:03
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[The Hwankyung Ilbo] The Ministry of Environment said that Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) will be used to effectively monitor fine dust emitted from industrial sites. UAV is a remote- and automatic, ultra-light aircraft that can fly for more than four hours on a single charge. The unmanned aerial veh
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2019.12.13 11:03
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[The Hwankyung Ilbo] The Ministry of Environment will announce the legislation of amendments to the Clean Air Conservation Act and the Enforcement Rules for 40 days from December 11. The amendment stipulates that the results of measurement of Tele-monitoring System (TMS) be disclosed in real time, a
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2019.12.13 10:57
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[The Hwankyung Ilbo] The Ministry of Environment announced that the budget for 2020 was finalized at the plenary session of the National Assembly on December 10. The Ministry of Environment's budget and fund for 2020 is 9.539 trillion won, a 21.5% increase from 7.849 trillion won this year. The
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2019.12.13 10:49
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[The Hwankyung Ilbo] The Korea Forest Service announced that it will organize an on-site control team for the seasonal control system to reduce the emission of ultrafine dust from farming and mountain villages in accordance with the fine dust seasonal management system (December to March). The Korea
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2019.12.13 09:56