The Dutch city of The Hague on Wednesday announced plans to use geothermal heating -- water from a hot well deep underground -- to warm 4,000 households and several industrial buildings, as part of a plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Vast areas of ancient Aboriginal rock art dating back to the last ice age will be protected in Australia's northwest, but some may be moved to make way for a major gas terminal, the Australian government said on Tuesday.
California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger named a veteran environmentalist to lead a pivotal pollution board Tuesday, hoping to defuse criticism that the state is moving too slowly on its landmark legislation against global warming.
China's environmental watchdog froze industrial development along parts of four filthy rivers to force a cleanup but indicated corruption may thwart the effort, news reports said Wednesday.
Live Earth concerts on Saturday meant to spur action to fight global warming must first tackle another environmental hazard -- mountains of trash and thousands of tonnes of greenhouse gases caused by the events.
Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin said Tuesday the state is ready to receive applications to build a natural gas pipeline that officials believe will ultimately deliver trillions of cubic feet of reserves to market.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is proposing to make it easier to kill wolves in the northern Rocky Mountains to protect other wildlife and domesticated animals.
