"Pollution Control Department"

The Pollution Control Department (PCD) on Monday filed a police complaint against Star Petroleum Refining Plc (SPRC) for causing a second oil spill in the Gulf of Thailand in less than one month.

A survey conducted by the Pollution Control Department has pinpointed the best destinations in Thailand this year based on their beauty and state of the environment.

The Pollution Control Department (PCD) has filed a police complaint against a company suspected of dumping hazardous waste and poisoning the water supply in Lopburi province.

The Pollution Control Department (PCD) has refuted reports that Thailand is an international dumping ground for plastic waste, saying importation of plastic scrap will be banned within 5 years.

The Pollution Control Department (PCD) and Fisheries Department have slapped a Bt5.78 million lawsuit on a Ratchaburi Ethanol Co factory for allegedly discharging toxic waste in the Mae Klong River in 2016, which killed more than 50 critically endangered giant freshwater stingrays and scores of other fish, PCD chief Pralong Damrongthai said on Wednesday.

Seoul shows the way with procedures varying according to air pollution’s intensity

Plastics that have been labelled as biodegradable by industry have become more popular and affordable due to increased public awareness of environmental issues resulting from the many kinds of damage caused by single-use plastic bags, food containers, straws and other non-compostable items.

Pollution Control Department and Bangkok Metropolitan Administration on Wednesday hold an urgent meeting on Wednesday in their latest efforts to battle with  the persistent smog while dust particles continued to blanket the capital.

The Supreme Court on Friday sentenced absconding former deputy interior minister Vatana Asvahame to three years in jail in connection with the Klong Dan scandal, reversing a verdict by the Appeals Court that had acquitted all the 18 defendants in the case.

Activists call for tighter controls over contract farming activities of food firms

The level of air pollution in Bangkok remained harmful on Monday, despite light rain falling throughout the western side of the city on Sunday afternoon.

Which are the cleanest beaches in the Kingdom this year?