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10-metre whale caught in Tunisia fisherman's nets dies A 10-metre (33-foot) whale died on Sunday after becoming tangled in a Tunisian fisherman's nets off the coast of Sidi Bou Said town north of the capital Tunis.

10 March 2014

CNPC AktobeMunaiGas fined $4.4 million CNPC AktobeMunaiGas oil company has been charged with a fine of over $4.4 million.

08 March 2014

Scorcher summers predicted for Europe: study Europe is headed for scorching summers with temperatures well over 40 degrees Celsius (104 deg Fahrenheit) and droughts in the south within the next 40 years, climate scientists said Friday.

07 March 2014

Atyrau oil refinery fined $132 million for polluting environment; plant claims inspectors ignorant of flaring systems Atyrau oil refinery has been changed with a fine of nearly $132 million over environmental pollution.

07 March 2014

Semey residents suffer from smoking boiler house Residents of one of the regions of Semey city are stifled with smoke issuing from a boiler house.

06 March 2014

Time running out for Great Barrier Reef: scientists Time is running out for Australia's iconic Great Barrier Reef, with climate change set to wreck irreversible damage by 2030 unless immediate action is taken.

06 March 2014

China's premier 'declares war' on pollution Chinese Premier Li Keqiang said he is "declaring war" on pollution, describing it as a "red-light warning" against inefficiency as he sought to address public concerns on issues from acrid smog to food safety.

05 March 2014

Alaska mine could be blocked to save salmon fisheries US environmental authorities made a rare move Friday to block a massive copper and gold mine in Alaska before it even gets under way, in a bid to protect wild salmon.

02 March 2014

US, British science academies: Climate change is real US and British scientific academies said there was a clear consensus that climate change is real and will have serious disruptive effects on the planet.

27 February 2014

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Air purifier rush as smog shrouds northern China Dangerous smog which has blighted swathes of northern China in recent days has prompted a spike in air purifier sales, local media reported Monday, as pollution continued to shroud Beijing.

25 February 2014

Indonesian elephants found dead, poisoning suspected Seven Sumatran elephants have been found dead in western Indonesia and it is thought they were poisoned, a wildlife official said Monday, just the latest deaths of the critically-endangered animals.

24 February 2014

Astana to discharge sewage into Ishim River Processed and stabilized sewage waters of Astana city will be discharged into the Yesil (Ishim) River.

24 February 2014

Bulgaria chokes on air pollution fuelled by poverty The smokestacks of Kremikovtzi steel mill on Sofia's outskirts may have shut down years ago, but ancient cars ensure that Bulgaria's capital is still the most polluted in Europe.

22 February 2014

Indonesia announces world's biggest manta ray sanctuary Indonesia on Friday became home to the world's biggest manta ray sanctuary covering millions of square kilometres, as it seeks to protect the huge winged fish and draw more tourists to the sprawling archipelago.

21 February 2014

Study predicts Antarctic ice melting will endure The melting of ice in the Antarctic is considered a top threat to global sea level rise, and scientists said Thursday the trend could continue for decades or even centuries to come.

21 February 2014

World's only captive leopard seal put down The world's only captive leopard seal, which washed up in Sydney with a shark bite to his abdomen seven years ago, has been put down at an Australian zoo.

21 February 2014

Laos dam plan threatens existence of rare dolphin: WWF A dam which Laos plans to build across the Mekong River could wipe out critically endangered dolphins in downstream Cambodia.

20 February 2014

Wolf hunt stand-off in Sweden heightens rural tensions Farmers and hunters in Sweden are crying foul over a wolf hunt ban which they say threatens their way of life and may lead to civil disobedience.

15 February 2014

Kitty litter parasite infects Arctic beluga whales A parasite that is found in cats and can cause brain disease, blindness and miscarriage in people has been found for the first time in Arctic beluga whales.

14 February 2014