Govt to reboot Klong Dan plant

The aerial view of Klong Dan waste water treatment plant. (Photo by Pattarapong Chatpattarasill) The government plans to dust off the suspended scandal-hit Klong Dan waste water treatment facility in Samut Prakan’s Bang Bo district. Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha said Wednesday he has ordered authorities to look into the possibility of fixing the treatment system […]

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Toxins from coal-fired stations can be treated, say academics

Potential pollutant releases from coal-fired power plants can be treated and prevented, engineering lecturers from Chulalongkorn University said yesterday. Amid a fierce protest by some environmental and activist groups against the Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand’s plan to build a coal-fired power station in Krabi province, members of Chulalongkorn’s faculty of engineering held a press […]

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Krabi EIA on hold for clean tech study

The tripartite panel considering the fate of the coal-fired power plant proposed for Krabi must reach a conclusion before the project’s environment and health impact assessment is considered, says the Office of Natural Resources and Environmental Policy and Planning (Onep). Raweewan Bhuridej, Onep’s acting secretary-general, yesterday confirmed the office will suspend considering the EHIA until […]

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