Iceland evacuates area north of rumbling volcano
Iceland's civil protection agency has decided to evacuate an area north of the country's Bardarbunga volcano, saying it could not rule out an eruption. The move came after authorities on Monday warned
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EU regulators seek to close car emissions testing loopholes
EU regulators are preparing draft legislation that will require vehicle fuel use to be tested on roads rather than in laboratories, looking to close loopholes that allow car makers to exaggerate fuel-saving
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Mexico minister says Grupo Mexico account of toxic spill 'totally false'
Mexico's environment secretary said on Tuesday that Grupo Mexico gave false information about a toxic spill at its Buenavista mine in northern Mexico, a day after the environmental authority said it would
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Los Angeles waterslide plan draws protests during drought
Plans to set up a three-block-long "slip 'n slide" in Los Angeles next month have drawn the ire of conservationists who say splashing up to 16,000 gallons of water down it during a severe drought is frivolous
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U.S. effort to protect bald eagle suffers legal setback
The bald eagle may no longer be at risk of extinction, but the U.S. effort to protect the national bird became harder on Wednesday. A federal appeals court revived a religion-based challenge to a U.S.
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Limerick residents told tap water may be undrinkable for a year and a half
Hundreds of residents on the north side of Limerick city might not be able to drink their tap water for up to a year as Irish Water works to eliminate elevated lead levels. Some 356 houses in Kileely
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Risk to eagles cited among reasons for Kerry wind farm refusal
A perceived risk to the recently introduced white-tailed sea eagle is one of the main reasons cited by An Bord Pleanála for turning down a proposed nine-turbine wind farm in the Kerry-Cork border area
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Heart disease giving way to cancer as top killer of men
Parts of Europe are reaching a "tipping point" where cardiovascular disease is no longer the leading cause of death, a study shows. Four million deaths each year - nearly half the European total - are
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Chinese coal mine explosion kills two, traps 25 miners
An explosion in a Chinese coal mine has killed two workers and trapped 25 others underground, according to state media. The blast at the privately-owned mine in Huainan city resulted in part of a tunnel
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'Growth drives UK flooding problems'
Part of the UK's problem with flooding is self-imposed, new research suggests. The study says the number of reported major flood events has increased, but in parallel with population growth and a boom
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Greenland ice loss doubles from late 2000s
A new assessment from Europe's CryoSat spacecraft shows Greenland to be losing about 375 cu km of ice each year. Added to the discharges coming from Antarctica, it means Earth's two big ice sheets are
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Seals 'brought TB to the Americas before Europeans'
The long-held idea that Europeans were the first to bring tuberculosis to the Americas when they arrived in the 15th Century has been thrown into doubt. Instead, a study suggests that the deadly disease
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WEF blueprint defines the corporate sustainability spectrum
The World Economic Forum (WEF) has released a White Paper on business sustainability to deepen understanding of its breadth and potential impacts. Within the paper, the WEF's network of global agenda
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Volkswagen closes in on wastewater-free automotive production
Volkswagen Group is looking to make its production factories "wastewater-free" and has revealed that it is close to achieving this at a number of sites. The car maker has a goal to reduce freshwater
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Waste car batteries could fuel solar panel manufacture
Materials from discarded car batteries could potentially be recycled into solar panels, according to researchers. A team of academics at the US-based Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have
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Oil and gas giant launches its first sustainability report
Vermilion Energy, an international oil and gas producer, has launched its first sustainability report which lays out details of the company's plans to decrease its greenhouse gas emissions, reduce waste
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Earthquake: 4.1 quake strikes near Ridgemark, Calif.
A shallow magnitude 4.1 earthquake was reported Wednesday evening 21 miles from Ridgemark, Calif., according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The temblor occurred at 9:33 p.m. PDT at a depth of 6.2 miles.
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$1.25/day not enough for minimum welfare: ADB
A new report from the Asian Development Bank says that the $1.25 per day measures do not fully capture the extent of extreme poverty. As rapid economic growth in Asia and the Pacific region had led
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At least 39 dead, 7 missing as landslides hit Hiroshima
Huge landslides in Hiroshima have killed at least 39 people and left rescuers scrambling to find another seven still missing, authorities said Wednesday, after a wall of mud smashed into their homes.
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Global Warming has Temporarily 'Paused' due to Climate Fluctuations and Weaker Solar Irradiance
Global warming has been temporarily 'paused' according to a group of scientists, who attribute this interlude to climate fluctuations and a more restrained sun. Researchers at ETH Zurich have explained