Brazil prosecutors file $44 billion lawsuit against Vale, BHP for dam spill 4/5/2016

Federal prosecutors in Brazil filed a 155 billion-real ($43.5 billion) civil lawsuit on Tuesday against iron miner Samarco and its owners, Vale SA and BHP Billiton, for a collapsed tailings dam in November that killed 19 people and polluted a major river. ...more

Umm Al Emarat Park earns Green Flag status 3/5/2016

Umm Al Emarat Park has been awarded the Green Flag, an international award given to the best green spaces according to a set of criteria established by the UK organisation. ...more

New York businesses to cut trash by half in 'Zero Waste' plan 3/5/2016

More than 30 New York City businesses, including Whole Foods Market Inc, Walt Disney Co's ABC and Anheuser Busch, have agreed to cut the trash they send to landfills by half by June, the mayor's office said on Monday. ...more

Half of leading investors ignoring climate change: study 3/5/2016

Almost half of the world's top 500 investors are doing nothing to address climate change through their investments, a study showed on Monday. ...more

Solar Impulse aeroplane reaches Phoenix, Arizona 3/5/2016

Solar Impulse, the zero-fuel aeroplane, has flown the first leg across the continental United States in its attempt to fly around the world. ...more

New Mexico City smog alert orders 40 pct of cars off streets 3/5/2016

Mexico City authorities have declared a new pollution alert and will require 40 percent of cars to keep off the streets Tuesday. ...more

More tigers poached so far this year than in 2015: census 3/5/2016

More tigers have been killed in India already this year than in the whole of 2015, a census showed Friday, raising doubts about the country's anti-poaching efforts. ...more

Oxygen levels in some of the world's seas are dropping 29/4/2016

Climate change is not only a major issue in the world today, but we are beginning to experience the results of the change at a seemingly alarming rate. ...more

EU regulators take Poland to court for breach of environment law 29/4/2016

The European Commission is taking Poland to the European Court of Justice in Luxembourg for breaking EU environment law when exploring for shale gas, the EU executive said on Thursday. ...more

Myanmar bans lucrative logging in bid to preserve forests 29/4/2016

Myanmar has banned lucrative logging operations as the newly-elected government of democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi steps up a battle on deforestation, an environment official said on Thursday. ...more