Tag: EPA

Peasant farmers have cautioned that Ghana’s food import bill, already exceeding $3.5 billion annually, risks surging further if the fight against illegal mining is not intensified. Their concerns were heightened ...

The ongoing fight against galamsey, or illegal mining, faces an even greater challenge as communities and powerful local networks continue to drive the practice, according to Professor Michael Ayamga-Adongo, Deputy ...

Deputy Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Environmental Protection Authority (EPA), Prof. Michael Ayamga-Adongo, has strongly criticised the Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC) over its handling of the ongoing dispute ...

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has taken a hard stance against illegal mining, vowing to prosecute all offenders, regardless of status or political affiliation. At a time when illegal mining—commonly ...

Ghana is on the brink of another devastating flooding season, and the signs could not be clearer. Acting Chief Executive Officer of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Professor Nana Ama ...

Harmattan, the dry and dusty wind blowing from the Sahara Desert across West Africa, is an annual phenomenon that significantly affects air quality across Ghana. Spanning mid-December to late February, ...

Mr. Nicholas Opoku, a lawyer, governance policy analyst, and former staff of CDD-Ghana, has argued that galamsey is not primarily a legal issue, but a political one. Opoku believes the ...

The Honorary Vice President of the IMANI Centre for Policy and Education, Bright Simons has raised concerns over the inadequate regulatory oversight in the country’s mining sector amid the alarming ...

The former Senior Climate Change Advisor to the United Nations, Dr. George Manful, highlighted the alarming situation of illegal mining in Ghana, known locally as "Galamsey." Reflecting on his early ...

Cement manufacturing companies in Ghana have been issued a stern warning by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to discontinue the importation of polypropylene (PP) for cement bagging purposes. PP, a ...