Volkswagen to pay $14.7 billion to settle emissions-cheating cases

After violating environmental and consumer laws for years, Volkswagen makes the largest-ever automotive buyback offer in the US

Santa Clarita wildfire threatens air quality in Los Angeles

The Southern California Air Quality Management District and LA County Public Health have issued a smoke advisory for Los Angeles due to the smoke …

Vegetarian and dairy-based diet can ensure optimal use of agricultural land

A research in USA finds that shifting to lacto-vegetarian diet can provide for 1.3 to 2.6 times more people

King Coal is dethroned in the US – and that's good news for the environment

For the first time ever, natural gas overtook coal as the top source of US electricity generation

US to regulate use of antibiotics in bees

As per new FDA rules, beekeepers can get antibiotics only after they are prescribed by a veterinarian

China ratifies the Paris Agreement, US expected to follow suit

China’s ratification would put pressure on other G-20 leaders to initiate and complete their domestic ratification process soon

What’s the link between oral contraceptive pills and cancer among women?

Ovarian cancer accounts for about 4 per cent of all cancer cases in women and is one of the leading causes of death

Changes in pattern of water releases from dams can help restore aquatic diversity

A new study shows how dams can be strategically operated to restore lost ecological functions  

Climate change threatens US military capabilities, say experts

Militaries around the world have started acknowledging the security risks posed by climate change

Hazards of sugar may be under reported

The sugar industry sponsered a study on coronary heart disease which downplayed sugar as a risk factor

Cancer-causing chromium-6 found in US tap water

Almost two-thirds of the country's population may be exposed to the carcinogen, claims an independent advocacy group

Bees enter US endangered species list for the first time

Urbanisation, competition with non-native species and natural disasters are prime reasons for the decline of seven types of bees native to Hawaii

Why the silence on climate in the US presidential debates?

Those who have denied climate change for so long will find it very costly – both politically and psychologically – to reverse their …

What's in store for US climate agenda after Obama?

The success of Paris Climate deal depends largely on the political willingness of one of the largest emitters in the world

COP 22: US must respect climate change commitments, says French President

The UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon hoped that climate action will be implemented with swiftness and special focus on equity and justice

Revenge of the rich

Trump's election reflects the anger of the rich who did not get richer. This inequity is also at the core of the climate change challenge

Political turmoil in 2016 can be traced back to 2008 financial crisis

Here is a highlight of key political and economic developments across the globe in 2016 and a look at future prospects

Climate change can wipe out world's oldest trees

According to scientists, Bristlecone pines, which are found in the upper reaches of the White Mountains in California, could be supplanted by the …

US FDA tightens efforts to address antibiotic use in livestock sector

US FDA achieves another milestone in efforts to address antimicrobial resistance in livestock-prohibits the use of antibiotics as growth promoters

USA v World species

While the world's species pay the price for USA's extravagant consumption patterns, biodiversity in the country remains largely safe

Exxon's Rex Tillerson and the rise of Big Oil in American politics

Big Oil has historically played a behind-the-scenes role on American policy and politics. No longer

Trump must confront climate challenge, but will he?

People in the US must turn up the heat on Donald Trump so that he doesn’t water down Obama's environmental agenda

Scientists develop new molecule to fight antibiotic resistance

A piece of synthetic DNA has been developed that restores effectiveness of a carbapenem

Extreme wildfire events will intensify; Australia and US most at risk

Overall increase in extreme wildfires is linked to climate change as global temperatures continue to rise in areas that were already prone to fires

The environmental costs of Trump's wall

All that concrete will generate millions of tonnes of CO2 emissions and the wall will ravage a unique desert habitat that straddles two countries