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Victims – among them environmental defender Edwin Chota – were tortured before their deaths in Peruvian Amazon in 2014

People living close to the former landfill site in Rainham are demanding action to end the near-constant fires, reports Barney Davis

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is reaffirming the basis for a rule that requires “significant reductions” in mercury and other harmful pollutants from power plants

After the hotter-than-expected jobs data, monthly inflation rose marginally in January, indicating that the Fed still needs to raise interest rates for some time to achieve its target. This could benefit financial companies as they usually benefit from a rising interest rate environment. Therefore, it could be wise to add…

The King is a life-long champion of the environment and the new children’s book is a re-writing of his 2017 climate change book aimed at adults.

The Scottish Government has overruled a council direction to developers they complete an Environmental Impact Assessment for a proposed 160-home development on land north of Davies Park

Over the past 10 years, The National Lottery's huge investment has had a positive life-changing impact on children and young people up and down the country

Queensland's environmental watchdog says there are "strict conditions" on its approval for Arrow Energy to drill 55 gas wells near a contaminated site.

The minister's decision-making with respect to the McArthur River Mine is currently being challenged in court by environmentalists and traditional owners in a case described as nationally significant.

As January’s drenching storms have given way to an unseasonably dry February, California Gov. Gavin Newsom is seeking to waive environmental rules in the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta in an effort to store more water in reservoirs — a move that is drawing heated criticism from environmental advocates who say…

A contentious wind farm proposal for Robbins Island in Tasmania's far north-west gets council approval the Greens say is in the "worst place" environmentally but the project still faces hurdles.