Test loopholes take gloss off Europe's cleaner cars 2/5/2014

New cars sold in the European Union were four percent cleaner in 2013 than the previous year, data from the European Environment Agency (EEA) showed on Wednesday, although environmental campaigners said the improvement was exaggerated. ...more

Litter reaches seafloor before man 2/5/2014

For the first time in the history of human exploration, scientists have found litter is now arriving before man himself. ...more

Environment Agency – Abu Dhabi organises Middle East’s first Eco Club Summit 30/4/2014

Yesterday, the Environment Agency - Abu Dhabi (EAD) inaugurated the Eco Club Summit, the first summit of its kind in the Middle East that will host around 330 students and 110 teachers from 120 schools in Abu Dhabi Emirate. ...more

Venezuela to crush cars, bikes to build houses 30/4/2014

Venezuela said on Tuesday it would start crushing abandoned cars and bicycles to provide raw materials for housing construction and supplement drastically reduced amounts of local steel. ...more

River birds affected by hormone-disrupting pollutants 30/4/2014

Studies have shown for some time now that endocrine disrupting substances from chemicals in sewage and other wastewater can affect the normal sex development in fish. ...more

Beijing targets kebab vendors' grills in war on pollution 30/4/2014

Alarmed by pollution in the Chinese capital, authorities in Beijing will crack down on smoky outdoor grills from May 1, in a move that will hit the city's popular kebab stalls, state media reported on Wednesday. ...more

Almost half of Americans live with unhealthy levels of air pollution 30/4/2014

Nearly half of all Americans live in areas with unhealthy levels of air pollution, according to an American Lung Association (ALA) report released Wednesday. ...more

Reflective white paint on hot roofs could reduce cooling loads by 20% 29/4/2014

Watergy International Group is working with researchers at Masdar Institute just outside of Abu Dhabi to test a new paint that when applied to rooftops may be able to reduce cooling loads by 20 percent. ...more

Goldman Environment Prize goes to 6 activists 29/4/2014

Six environmental advocates from India, Peru, Russia and three other nations have won this year's Goldman Prize, which is awarded annually for grass-roots activism. ...more

Glyphosate found in breast milk 29/4/2014

A pilot study of American mothers' milk has found levels of the herbicide glyphosate around 1,000 times higher than allowed in European drinking water. Campaigners are demanding a ban on the use of glyphosate on food crops. ...more