A steep drop in the cost of solar panels in recent months has spurred a significant increase in the number of planned non-residential projects in the U.S., an energy research company (Solarbuzz) reports. Large cuts...
BRUSSELS, Belgium, September 13, 2011 (ENS) - Climate change is warming ocean waters, causing the spread of bacteria predicted to cost millions in health care as people are exposed to contaminated food and water and...
NAIROBI, Kenya, September 12, 2011 (ENS) - In one of Kenya's deadliest tragedies, more than 100 slum dwellers scooping leaked oil from Nairobi storm drains were killed today when the fuel exploded into flames. At...
THIMPU, Bhutan, September 9, 2011 (ENS) - Hydropower, the biggest economic driver in the Himalayan country of Bhutan, is threatened by serious water shortages as the country's glaciers melt due to climate warming,...
BAKU, Azerbaijan, September 8, 2011 (ENS) - Official data show that Azerbaijan's forests have finally begun to expand after years of decline, but activists and opposition figures say the statistics mask widespread...
Russia's environmental monitoring service Wednesday confirmed that Sochi's Mzymta River was polluted by a 30 kilometer-long spill of liquid waste that covered the river and Black Sea shore with white foam.
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After testing New Orleans' flood defenses over the weekend, Tropical Storm Lee moved northeast on Monday after weakening to a tropical depression, and threatened to bring heavy rains and flooding to a large section...
CANBERRA, Australia, August 31, 2011 (ENS) - West Kimberley, an area of outstanding natural, historic and Indigenous significance in northwestern Australia, will be placed on Australia's National Heritage List,...
WASHINGTON, DC, August 26, 2011 (ENS) - Hurricane Irene is predicted to be the largest storm to hit the East Coast in more than 70 years, and threatens large coastal metropolitan centers from North Carolina to...
WASHINGTON, DC, August 25, 2011 (ENS) - Evacuation orders have started for North Carolina residents as Hurricane Irene barrels northwest from the Bahamas headed for the U.S. mainland. Now a Category 3 hurricane with...
