Environment

Trump poised to roll back climate protections

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump will on Tuesday roll back a slew of environmental protections enacted… Read More

Military wins in first Trump budget; environment, aid lose big

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump will ask the US Congress for dramatic cuts to many federal programs… Read More

Environmental risks kill 1.7mn kids under five a year: WHO

GENEVA: More than one in four deaths in children under five are linked to polluted environments,… Read More

US scientists raise bar for sea level by 2100

MIAMI: In the last days of Barack Obama's administration, US government scientists warned even more… Read More

WTO seeks trade deal on ‘green’ products

GENEVA: The heavyweights of world trade, including the United States, China and Japan, meet in… Read More

China risks wasting $490 bn on coal plants: campaigners

BEIJING: China could waste as much as half a trillion dollars on unnecessary new coal-fired… Read More

Islamabad becomes first city in Pakistan to sign environment accord

Islamabad is the first city in Pakistan which has entered the comity of cities of… Read More

Over 90% of world breathing bad air: WHO

GENEVA: Nine out of 10 people globally are breathing poor quality air, the World Health… Read More

Greenland ice melting faster than thought… should we worry?

MIAMI: Greenland's highly unstable ice sheet is melting more than seven percent faster than previously… Read More

Green school in Uruguay ‘plants seeds’ for planet

JAURIGUIBERRY: A building made of tires and glass and plastic bottles, off the grid and… Read More

Five things to know about China’s panda conservation programme

BEIJING: Decades of conservation work in China have paid off for the giant panda, whose status… Read More

World’s largest gorillas ‘one step from going extinct’

HONOLULU: The world's largest gorillas have been pushed to the brink of extinction by a surge… Read More

World nears 2020 goal of restoring degraded forests

HONOLULU: The world edged closer to a 2020 goal to repair vast areas of damaged natural… Read More

U.S., China ratify Paris climate deal in ‘turning point’ for planet

HANGZHOU: The United States and China on Saturday formally joined the Paris climate change agreement, with… Read More

Obama highlights environment on Pacific island

HONOLULU: President Barack Obama went off the beaten track Thursday -- way off -- to a… Read More

Obama touts environmental record on family outing to national parks

Obama, also using the occasion to tout his environmental record, is the first sitting president… Read More

France becomes first major nation to ratify UN climate deal

PARIS: President Francois Hollande finalised ratification of the Paris climate accord reached in December 2015,… Read More

Violent young Sun may have seeded life on Earth: study

PARIS: Life on Earth may have sprung from bombardment by a youthful Sun lashing out… Read More

Leonardo DiCaprio slammed for taking private jet to collect environment award

NEW YORK/CANNES: Leonardo DiCaprio is under fire and labeled a hypocrite after taking a private jet… Read More

Weather aids firefighters battling Canada monster blaze

FORT McMURRAY: Authorities battling a forest fire in Canada looked to Mother Nature for more… Read More