Environment
Liberia: “The Noise Pollution Situation Is Not Under Control,” EPA Launches Crackdown as Experts Call for Public Awareness
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Liberia’s Environmental Protection Agency has launched the country’s first major crackdown on noise pollution, with police-backed enforcement, fines and speaker confiscations.
Authorities say churches, mosques,...
Environment
Liberia’s Forests Could Be Its Biggest Economic Break — If the Money Reaches the People
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President Joseph Boakai has created a Carbon Market Authority to trade forest carbon credits, potentially generating hundreds of millions for development. It comes...
Environment
Liberia: EPA Boss Dr. Yarkpawolo Calls for Research Driven Transformation at University of Liberia
MONROVIA – The Executive Director of the Environmental Protection Agency of Liberia (EPA), Dr. Emmanuel K. Urey Yarkpawolo, has called on the University of Liberia...
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Liberia Forest Media Watch Trains Several Rural Journalists in Forest and Natural Resource Reporting
A network of rural journalists committed to reporting on Liberia’s forests and natural resources has ended a four- day capacity building workshop through a...
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Liberia: EPA Cites Prior Relocation as Key to Preventing Crisis in Bear Mountain Mining Pollution Case
Monrovia – Several issues involving Bear Mountain Mining Corporation are addressed in this consolidated report for clarity. They include the EPA's area study and preventive...
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Liberia: TYSMUN 2026 Delegates Engage EPA, Present Climate Resolution and Advocate for Youth Diplomacy Investment
Monrovia — Delegates of the Thinkers Youth Summit Model United Nations (TYSMUN) 2026 have concluded a high-level engagement with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)...
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Liberia: As Environmental Protection Agency to Release Report on Latest Fish Die Off Near Bea Mountain Mine Expert Warns of Long Term Contamination
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Cyanide contamination first struck the Mafa River in 2022; four years later, a second spill has again been traced to the Bea Mountain gold...
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Liberia: EPA Executive Director Dr. Yarkpawolo Applauds Government’s Development Efforts Across Key Sectors
MONROVIA –The Executive Director of the Environmental Protection Agency of Liberia, Dr. Emmanuel K. Urey Yarkpawolo, has praised the Liberian government for what he described...