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[The Hwankyung Ilbo] A measure will be implemented to strengthen the current registration system for zoos and aquarium facilities with a permit system in order to define the qualifications necessary for the operation of a zoo or aquarium facility. Rep. Lee Yong-deuk of the Democratic Party of Korea
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2019.04.29 10:57
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[The Hwankyung Ilbo] Although the amount of dust emitted directly from agricultural activities accounts for only 7.7% of the total PM2.5 emissions, it is pointed out that it is urgent to come up with countermeasures as ammonia emissions, the secondary generation substance, accounts for 84% of the to
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2019.04.29 10:45
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[The Hwankyung Ilbo] The Ministry of Environment and the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs signed an agreement on April 22 to deal with fine dust in the farming and rural sectors.The two ministries plan to prevent damage to farmers and agricultural and livestock products that are vulne
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2019.04.29 10:45
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[The Hwankyung Ilbo] The 'Korean Standard Food Composition Table', which the government released every five years, will be released every year.The Korean Standard Food Composition Table is a national data used in the Korea Centers for Disease Control & Prevention's assessment of the heal
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2019.04.26 15:03
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[The Hwankyung Ilbo] The Ministry of Environment announced that it will run the 11th Climate Change Week from April 19 to 25.This year's Climate Change Week's core slogan was "SOS, Save My Earth!" to effectively inform the public about the seriousness of climate change and the need for low
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2019.04.22 17:27
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[The Hwankyung Ilbo] Recent signs of serious volcanic eruptions, such as volcanic earthquakes, gas and diastrophism, have continuously raised the need for fundamental research into when and on what scale the mountain will erupt and for active countermeasures at the pan-national level.Rep. Shim Jae-k
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2019.04.18 15:44
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[The Hwankyung Ilbo] The Korea National Park Service under the Ministry of Environment announced that it will strengthen management by using ship monitoring systems and drones to prevent illegal activities such as cooking and camping at the maritime national park.The ship monitoring system displays
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2019.04.17 09:13
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[The Hwankyung Ilbo] The Ministry of Environment made a pre-announcement of legislation of a revision of the Enforcement Rule of the Clean Air Conservation Act for 40 days from April 15, which includes strengthening real road standards for nitrogen oxide emitted by small and medium diesel vehicles (
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2019.04.16 19:22
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[The Hwankyung Ilbo] The Seoul Metropolitan Government will select the five most frequently used plastic items in daily life and launch a continuous civic real-life campaign with civic groups, in order to reduce the annual increase in plastic use.The five items are plastic cups, straws, plastic bags
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2019.04.15 17:53
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[The Hwankyung Ilbo] The Seoul Metropolitan Government has launched a fine dust control tower to cope with the high concentration of fine dust and a think tank ‘Fine Dust Research and Policy Advisory Group’.The fine dust control tower is composed of five teams headed by the Mayor of Seoul, including
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2019.04.14 14:35
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[The Hwankyung Ilbo] The Korea Meteorological Administration said on April 10, “The joint experiment of artificial rain between Korea and China is being carried out with the aim of acquiring advanced technology through the exchange of experts in artificial rain between the two countries.”The two cou
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2019.04.12 13:38
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[The Hwankyung Ilbo] The Ministry of Health and Welfare said it will provide 1,800 air purifiers to 794 childcare facilities nationwide within the first half of this year as part of the government's measures to tackle fine dust.The aim of this measure is to protect children who are vulnerable to
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2019.04.12 11:11
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[The Hwankyung Ilbo] The Ministry of Environment announced that the first UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Adaptation Week will be held from April 8 to 12 in Incheon.Hosted by the Ministry of Environment, the Adaptation Week is organized by UNFCCC, the Incheon Metropolitan City and
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2019.04.10 12:15
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[The Hwankyung Ilbo] The government declared a national disaster on April 5 across Goseong, Sokcho, Gangneung, Donghae and Inje, all in Gangwon to cope with the damage caused by wildfires on the East Coast of Gangwon Province on April 4.Accordingly, more effective disaster response can be possible t
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2019.04.08 10:39
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[The Hwankyung Ilbo] The K-water announced that it held the first 'K-water People's Forum' with about 50 participants on April 3 in order to explore water-related ideas.The first Forum was held with experts' explanations and participants' free discussions to draw up ideas for usi
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2019.04.05 09:32
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[The Hwankyung Ilbo] The average concentration of indoor radon was found to be 72.4 ㏃ / ㎥ in 7241 households (single, alliance, multi-family houses) across the country during the winter season from 2017 to 2018, according to the National Institute of Environmental Research under the Ministry of Envi
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2019.04.04 14:55
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[The Hwankyung Ilbo] Nielsen Korea conducted a survey on the perception of Koreans about fine dust and announced the results.The survey was conducted online between Feb. 15 and 25 on 1,000 adult males and females aged between 19 and 70 in Korea, with a 95% confidence level and a maximum tolerance ma
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2019.04.03 10:54
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[The Hwankyung Ilbo] The Rural Development Administration said it plans to invest 200.9 billion won in R&D in response to climate change in the agricultural sector for a total of eight years from 2020 to 2027.As a result of 2018 preliminary feasibility study on the third national R&D project of Mini
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2019.04.02 16:09
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[The Hwankyung Ilbo] Rep. Song Ok-joo of the Democratic Party of Korea made a proposal on the revision of the Special Act on Public Housing to guarantee residents of public rental housing rights to know the result of indoor air quality measurement.Radon is a hazardous substance and primary carcinoge
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2019.04.01 13:09
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[The Hwankyung Ilbo] The Ministry of Environment announced that the '2050 Low Carbon Society Vision Forum' will be launched on March 29.The ‘2050 Low Carbon Society Vision Forum’ was designed to prepare the country's ‘2050 National Low Carbon Development Strategy’ that will be submitted
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2019.03.29 12:23