Environmental Protection Agency

Coastal Communities Risk Tidal Invasion Due To Sand Winning — EPA Warns
12 Jun

Coastal Communities Risk Tidal Invasion Due To Sand Winning — EPA Warns

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The Environment Protection Agency (EPA) has cautioned that many coastal communities in the Central Region risked being washed away by sea waves due to increasing sand winning activities usually carried out at night with impunity. It indicated that although the menace had persisted for many years, the trend in recent times was scary and posed a threat to coastal inhabitants and monumental structures. “The beautiful beachfront with undulating sandbars and sandy beaches on which many communities sit are fast vanishing as a result of sand winning among others,” Mr. Shine Fiagome, the Central Regional Director of the Agency, said in…
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EPA To Close Down Churches, Drinking Spots Operating Without Licence
09 May

EPA To Close Down Churches, Drinking Spots Operating Without Licence

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The Volta Regional Director of Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Hope Smith Lomotey, has noted that his outfit will soon close down churches and drinking spots operating without licences. He also called on churches whose licences have expired to renew their permits to enable them to continue with their operations. In a Daily Graphic report sighted by GhanaWeb, Mr Lomotey explained that the move has become necessary to help reduce noise from some churches located at unauthorized places. According to him, prolonged noise was a public health issue and needed to be addressed. He said this in an interview with Daily…
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Harmattan: Use Pollution Masks, Reduce Outdoor Activities – EPA Warns
21 Feb

Harmattan: Use Pollution Masks, Reduce Outdoor Activities – EPA Warns

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The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has warned against outdoor activities to prevent health risks associated with the current dry season which contains highly polluted dust. According to the EPA, the dust is being transported by low-level strong winds into the country hence the very dry and dusty weather being experienced over the northern, transition zones and part of the south. A statement by the EPA disclosed that the pollutant levels (PM2.5) exceeded the national limit and the World Health Organisation (WHO) interim target 3 values of 35 and 25ptg/m3 respectively and encouraged the use of pollution masks (nose masks, goggles…
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