New push to shut down rubber factories in Udon Thani after seven years of agony
Local activists are launching a new effort to shut down for good a rubber factory and its processing plant that have been affecting 12 villages in Udon Thani.
air quality
Sweetness & Power (13) – With air pollution invisible in Isaan, millions will be breathing unhealthy air
Air-quality data is critical to tackle Thailand’s annual air pollution crisis. But in Isaan, the country’s largest region, the problem remains invisible as most provinces have no pollution monitoring systems in place.
The Isaan Record
September 23, 2019
Sweetness & Power (10) – Isaan will be choking on toxic air again soon. What to do about it?
Air pollution is nothing new in the Northeast, but it is getting more severe. The region has the largest sugarcane cultivation areas and the burning of sugarcane creates toxic dust particles. Yet, Isaan only has very few air quality monitoring stations.
