TEXAS COMPANIES PENALIZED IN LESS THAN 3% OF ILLEGAL AIR POLLUTION CASES - REPORT

Texas companies involved in illegal air pollution releases were penalized by the state in fewer than 3 percent of all cases,according to a new report... READ MORE›

TRUMP SAYS U.S., ONE OF THE WORST CARBON POLLUTERS, IS THE 'CLEANEST' COUNTRY ON EARTH

2 in per person carbon dioxide pollution, behind Luxembourg, among 35 developed nations plus China, India and Brazil, Energy Department data show... READ MORE›

TRUMP DESCRIBES US AS CLEANEST NATION FACTS MUDDY THE CLAIM

2 in per person carbon dioxide pollution, behind Luxembourg, among 35 developed nations plus China, India and Brazil, Energy Department data show... READ MORE›

HOW DO THE FOUR MAIN PARTIES COMPARE

Environment experts weigh up the manifesto pledges on issues such as air pollution, climate change, energy and waste... READ MORE›

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LONDON'S TOXIC AIR POLLUTION IS KILLING THOUSANDS EVERY YEAR

Take it all the way up to the Supreme Court... READ MORE›

POLLUTION RESPONSIBLE FOR A QUARTER OF DEATHS OF YOUNG CHILDREN, SAYS WHO

It found that 300 million of these children live in areas with extreme air pollution, where toxic fumes are more than six times above the health guidelines... READ MORE›

DONALD TRUMP 'TAKING STEPS TO ABOLISH ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY'

President Trump said during the campaign that he would like to abolish the EPA or 'leave a little bit'... READ MORE›

AIR POLLUTION PLAN CANNOT BE DELAYED, HIGH COURT TELLS GOVERNMENT

He said it was essential to publish draft plans to cut air pollution immediately to safeguard public health... READ MORE›

NINE-YEAR-OLD SUES INDIAN GOVERNMENT OVER CLIMATE CHANGE INACTION

It calls on the tribunal to direct the government to take effective, science-based action to reduce and minimise the adverse impacts of climate change ... READ MORE›

GREECE VOTES NO: THE EUROPEAN UNION IS DYING BEFORE OUR EYES

An outdated European Union has been found out and rejected emphatically by young Greeks in the 21st century... READ MORE›

NIGEL FARAGE WE WILL ALL BE LIKE GREECE IF THE EU GETS ITS WAY

And it is an example of how the European Union is not just a threat to national democracy, but national security as well... READ MORE›

EUROPE ESCALATES ACTION AGAINST UK FOR BREACHING AIR POLLUTION LIMITS

UK fails to apply environmental law on air quality, water standards, and the conservation of several species, EU review reveals... READ MORE›

60 MILLION PEOPLE FLEEING CHAOTIC LANDS UN SAYS

Nearly 14 million people were newly displaced in 2014 according to the annual report by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees... READ MORE›

THERE'S METHOD IN GREECE'S MADNESS - IT COULD PAY OFF

By contrast the Greek leader Alexis Tsipras announced on Friday that he wants to hold a referendum in Greece on the eurozone crisis on July 5... READ MORE›

UK VOTE ON EUROPEAN UNION 'WILL NOT BE ON 5 MAY'

But Prime Minister David Cameron has said this would mean ministers were barred from speaking about European court decisions and the EU budget... READ MORE›

LONDON TAKES 5 DAYS TO BREACH 2017 AIR POLLUTION LIMIT

It's estimated that nearly 10,000 Londoners die prematurely every year as a result of air pollution... READ MORE›

GREECE DEALBRIDGES FORNOW A GROWINGRIFT IN EUROPE

The mess over Greece has hardly helped the reputation of the European Union inside Britain, but it may also help Mr... READ MORE›

GOVERNMENT SET TO BE TAKEN BACK TO COURT OVER AIR POLLUTION PLANS

Environment lawyers are expected to take the government back to court over its controversial plans to tackle the UK's air pollution crisis... READ MORE›

ELECTRIC VEHICLES COULD GO FIRST AT TRAFFIC LIGHTS UNDER UK CLEAN AIR ZONE PLANS

Local authorities should be supported - including financially - to introduce clean air zones across the country... READ MORE›

FOUR IN 10 UK COUNCILS EXCEED AIR POLLUTION LIMITS, FIGURES SHOW

He said Forty percent of local authorities in the UK breached legal air pollution limits last year... READ MORE›

HONG KONG -- The United States says it will expand air-quality monitoring at some overseas diplomatic missions, following several years of reporting pollution data in China... READ MORE›

AIR POLLUTION: THE BATTLE TO SAVE BRITAIN FROM SUFFOCATION

The government had agreed EU regulations to improve air quality but then said it had no intention of acting upon them until 2025, says Thornton... READ MORE›

DAVID CAMERON TO BEGIN EU TALKS WITH EUROPEAN LEADERS

David Cameron is to set out his EU renegotiation aims at a meeting of European leaders in Brussels later... READ MORE›

RISE OF FAR-RIGHT PARTY IN DENMARK REFLECTS EUROPES UNEASE

The effort of traditional political parties to attract alienated and angry voters has shifted the discourse... READ MORE›

'THE CAR IS INGRAINED INTO PEOPLE HERE'

The government proposes to delay the publication of the air quality plan despite the clear public health risk caused by illegal air quality... READ MORE›

GREECE REFERENDUM: GREEKS DON'T WANT TO LEAVE EUROPE, BUT EUROPE WANTS REVENGE ON THE GREEKS

In the EU, the majority is supposed to win, and they are supposed to support the European Union... READ MORE›

FISSURES IN EU DEEPEN FROM STRAIN OF MIGRANT INFLUX AND GREEK DEBT

More than 50,000 migrants have arrived in Italy alone this year, according to Frontex, the European Union agency that helps protect the bloc's borders... READ MORE›

THIS IS ANDREA LEADSOM'S CHANCE TO SHOW US SHE'S AGAINST POISONING BABIES

But was it with a secret snigger that she offered former banker Andrea Leadsom the cabinet seat of environment secretary last year?... READ MORE›

GREECE CRISIS: OSBORNE SEEKS TO BLOCK USE OF BRITISH-BACKED FUND IN BAILOUT

The Greek prime minister and his Syriza party have been accused of capitulating to austerity demands that were rejected in a referendum just a week before... READ MORE›

CHILEAN CAPITAL SUSPENDS HEAVY INDUSTRY AND TAKES CARS OFF ROAD TO DEAL WITH SMOG CRISIS

Air pollution in Santiago has got so bad that the country's Environment Ministry has had to issue an environmental state of emergency warning... READ MORE›

TWO BILLION CHILDREN BREATHE BAD AIR

While reducing outdoor air pollution is the longer term goal, immediate steps can be taken to reduce indoor air pollution... READ MORE›

GREEK REFERENDUM: WHAT WILL A 'YES' OR 'NO' VOTE MEAN?

A defiant Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has urged Greeks to reject an international bailout deal, wrecking any prospect of repairing broken relations with European Union partners... READ MORE›

ABOUT VACCING TIME? EURO MEPS TELL MEN TO DO HALF OF THE HOUSEWORK

A committee of the European Parliament in Strasbourg wants the EU to launch a campaign to highlight the equal division of domestic work ... READ MORE›

EU TO COUNTER RUSSIAN PROPAGANDA BY PROMOTING 'EUROPEAN VALUES'

The main objectives include communicating and promoting EU policies and values, supporting independent media and increasing awareness of disinformation activities by external actors ... READ MORE›