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Volcano erupts in PNG, spewing ash and rock: officials A volcano erupted in eastern Papua New Guinea, spewing rocks and ash into the air.

29 August 2014 13:29

Half-dead Caspian Mullet fish wash ashore in Mangystau Oblast In Kazakhstan's Mangystau Oblast, mullets wash ashore of the Caspian Sea.

26 August 2014 12:46

Oil thieves cause pipeline leak, pollute Mexico river Thieves who tapped an oil pipeline in northern Mexico caused a spill that contaminated the San Juan River, a key irrigation source for farmers.

22 August 2014 12:09

Pangolins under threat in Gabon as demand surges in Asia The scaly-skinned pangolin is under threat in Gabon as demand for the small mammal surges in Asia, where it is used in traditional medicine.

19 August 2014 11:33

Mexico acid leak leaves orange river, toxic water Ramona Yesenia stood waiting for water to replace the municipal supply contaminated by a chemical spill

16 August 2014 14:00

Hawaii braces as hurricanes close in Tourists and locals braced for double trouble in Hawaii on Thursday as a rare pair of hurricanes took aim at the holiday paradise.

08 August 2014 14:42

Air pollution at critical level in Ust-Kamenogorsk Kazakhstan’s National Hydrometeorological service reported a high level of hazardous air pollutants that appeared to look like a fog.

08 August 2014 13:21

Russian Troitskaya power plant fined by Kazakh environmentalists Russian Troitskaya GRES power plant has been fined $35 thousand by Kazakhstani environmentalists.

05 August 2014 16:56

Kazakhstan exports hazardous waste to France Kazakh Ministry and UNDP have shipped 80 tonnes of hazardous sovtol from Kazakhstan to France and disposed of it there.

04 August 2014 14:41

Yosemite Park fire threatens famous giant sequoia trees A fire raging in California's Yosemite National Park advanced, threatening a grove of famous giant sequoia trees.

01 August 2014 18:24

Tiger campaign threatened by poor data: WWF Efforts to save the tiger are being undermined by a lack of information about how many of the endangered cats live in the wild, the conservation group WWF said.

30 July 2014 10:03

Climate change ravaging Antarctic fur seals: study A food shortage likely caused by climate change is shrinking a South Antarctic fur seal colony and changing the profile of its surviving members, researchers said.

24 July 2014 15:04

Weather is not affected by rocket launches: Kazakh Minister of Emergency Situations Minister of Emergency Situations Vladimir Bozhko expressed his opinion concerning commentaries of local environmentalists who said that rocket launches affected weather conditions in Kazakhstan.

21 July 2014 17:44

Great white shark choked by sea lion A great white shark that washed up on an Australian beach this week had a sea lion stuck in its throat which likely caused its death, fisheries officials said.

18 July 2014 10:57

Locust control costs $15.8 million for Kazakhstan Kazakhstan has allocated over $15.8 million for locust control this year.

14 July 2014 14:47

Revival of extinct Caspian tigers in Kazakhstan A Caspian Tiger National Park may be opened in 2019.

11 July 2014 16:38

'Apocalyptic' scene at Lake Shalkar in Western Kazakhstan An unidentified grey mass has polluted the shores of Lake Shalkar in West Kazakhstan Oblast.

09 July 2014 16:30

Astana revives initiative to save tigers An Action Plan of reintroduction of the Turanian tiger in Kazakhstan was discussed during a conference in Astana.

03 July 2014 16:02

Caribbean corals could vanish over next 20 years: report Caribbean coral reefs could disappear within 20 years as overfishing has all but wiped out the fish that feast on coral-smothering algae, the UN and an international conservation watchdog warned.

02 July 2014 18:42

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