Historic Solar Impulse 2 flight takes off from Abu Dhabi (VIDEO) 9/3/2015

The Solar Impulse 2 took off from Abu Dhabi on Monday morning in an epic adventure marking the start of its five-month journey across the world powered solely by the sun, before it heads back to Abu Dhabi in late July. ...more

China pollution film disappears from local video sites 9/3/2015

A popular documentary on China's struggles with pollution was inaccessible on the country's video sharing websites on Saturday, sparking concern from Chinese Internet users that it had been censored within a week of its launch. ...more

Europe submits U.N. climate pledge, urges U.S., China to follow 9/3/2015

The European Union on Friday submitted its formal promise on how much it will cut greenhouse gas emissions to the United Nations ahead of climate change talks starting in November and called on the United States and China to follow its lead. ...more

More than two million migratory birds killed in Cyprus 9/3/2015

More than two million migratory birds were killed in Cyprus last autumn to feed an illicit taste for the delicacy on the Mediterranean island, a conservationist group said Monday. ...more

Florida reportedly bans environment officials from mentioning climate change 9/3/2015

Underscoring the divisiveness of climate change in American politics, government officials at Florida’s main environment agency have reportedly been asked to refrain from mentioning it. ...more

A Greener Tomorrow initiative enters its second year 6/3/2015

On the back of its successful debut project, Emirates has announced the continuation of its ‘A Greener Tomorrow’ initiative for a second year, allocating USD 150,000 to support environmental or conservation-based not-for-profit organizations in safeguarding their local environment. ...more

French host of climate talks seeks EU pledge by March 20 6/3/2015

EU ministers must agree by March 20 a European Union goal to cut the bloc's emissions by at least 40 percent as its official contribution to U.N. climate change talks, French Energy Minister Segolene Royal said on Thursday. ...more

Chile eyes new push on a glacier protection law 6/3/2015

The Chilean government and congressional lawmakers agreed this week to work together to try to pass legislation to protect the country's glaciers, a move that could hinder development of mining projects in the world's No. 1 copper exporter. ...more

Mass fish deaths off Singapore coast spark concern (PHOTOS) 6/3/2015

Last Sunday morning, Bryan Ang woke up onboard his floating fish farm on the Johor Strait between Malaysia and Singapore to find nearly all his stock had died. ...more

Amazon deforestation 'threshold' causes species loss to accelerate 6/3/2015

One of the largest area studies of forest loss impacting biodiversity shows that a third of the Amazon is headed toward or has just past a threshold of forest cover below which species loss is faster and more damaging. ...more