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Indonesia accused of ‘gross negligence’ in wildfires lawsuit as haze tests region

NGOs in Indonesian Borneo file class action lawsuit calling for government to better manage annual fires and The Indonesian government has been accused of “gross negligence” in a class action lawsuit over its handling of wildfires that have cloaked lar…

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Revealed: Government quietly dropped plan to prepare England for wildfires

FOI request shows wildfire risk scheme scrapped, as survey highlights many fire services lack proper protective gearThe government quietly scrapped plans to prepare the countryside in England for wildfires, it has been revealed. This was despite new da…

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