Browsing Panay News by Place "Palau"

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    • Palau first to ban 'reef toxic' sun cream 

      BBC (Panay News, January 4, 2020, on page 9)
      The Pacific nation of Palau has become the first country to ban sun cream that is harmful to corals and sea life. From Wednesday, sun cream that includes common ingredients, including oxybenzone, is not allowed to be worn ...

    • Palau to ban sunscreen as it tries to save its coral reefs 

      Associated Press (AP) (Panay News, November 3, 2018, on page 13)
      In an attempt to protect the coral reefs that divers so admire they have dubbed them underwater Serengeti, the Pacific nation of Palau will soon ban many types of sunscreen. President Tommy Remengesau Jr. last week signed ...