Historical sleuthing has turned up evidence for a possible link between oil production and a handful of damaging earthquakes that took place in the Los Angeles Basin during its oil boom in the early 20th century, according to a new study

Toxic air killing 600,000 children across the world every year: Unicef

31 Oct 2016

South Asia has the largest number of children living in areas with high levels of toxic air, at 620 million, with Africa following at 520 million children while East Asia and the Pacific region have 450 million children living in such areas

Delhi chokes post-Diwali as smog over 14 times safe limit

31 Oct 2016

Orca deaths lead to calls for breaching dams near Washington

31 Oct 2016

Landmark deal creates huge marine park in Antarctic Ocean

28 Oct 2016

Researchers invent 'perfect' soap molecule that is better for the environment

27 Oct 2016

Why our planet experience an ice age every 100,000 years

27 Oct 2016

Poaching driving snow leopards to extinction: report

24 Oct 2016

With as few as 4,000 snow leopards surviving in the wild, a shock report from TRAFFIC has found that hundreds of the endangered species are being killed by poachers each year across Asia's high mountains

Vehicle manufacturers told to detail emission and noise levels of each vehicle

18 Oct 2016

UK faces fresh legal challenge over air pollution levels

18 Oct 2016

A new legal challenge starts today against the UK government; environment group ClientEarth is going back to court to fight the government over its continuing "failure to tackle the national air pollution crisis"

Decline in forest diversity could cost billions per year: study

17 Oct 2016

India joins protocol to phase out 85% of hydrofluorocarbons by 2045

15 Oct 2016

Global deal for 85% cut in HFC use by 2045 reached in Kigali

15 Oct 2016

London pollution death toll may hit 2,500 this year: survey

15 Oct 2016

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