environment

New Delhi, India – “My right eye swells up in the heat, so I stopped going to the landfill last year,” says 38-year-old Sofia Begum, wiping her watering eyes. Begum …

Lula approved the controversial bill easing environmental licensing rules, but struck down or altered 63 articles. Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has signed into law a bill easing …

Long Moh, Sarawak — William Tinggang throws a handful of fish food into a glass-clear river. A few seconds pass before movement under the water’s surface begins, and soon a …

Several other government officials among the victims of the crash that occurred Wednesday morning. A helicopter crash has killed all eight people on board, including the nation’s defence and environment …

Greek official says ‘real difficulties’ ahead as dry conditions and high temperatures are expected to persist. A wildfire has burned through a northern suburb of the Greek capital of Athens, …

Banana Islands, Sierra Leone – As the sun dips below the horizon, Emmanuel Pratt tugs a worn cord and the outboard engine sputters to life. His wooden canoe, painted in white …

Coral reefs are dying at a record speed, putting a backbone of global food chains at critical risk. More than 80 percent of coral reefs are now hit by mass …

Rescuers have already pulled a dozen injured people from the debris during a gruelling search effort at the site. At least 10 people have been killed after a stone quarry …

About 50,000 people are still isolated across New South Wales after a powerful weather system dumped months of rain in three days. Record-breaking floods in eastern Australia have killed four …

Puchong, Malaysia – On a recent Sunday morning, about a dozen men with fishing nets skirted the rubbish-strewn banks of the Klang River just outside the Malaysian capital of Kuala …