China will close its dirtiest steel mills as it steps up efforts to rein in surging energy use and clean up environmental damage caused by its economic boom, Premier Wen Jiabao said Monday.
By 2020, the United States will emit almost one-fifth more gases that lead to global warming than it did in 2000, increasing the risks of drought and scarce water supplies.
A remote corner of Cambodia is making a comeback as a treasure trove of endangered wildlife, four decades after U.S. warplanes plastered it with bombs.
China will close its dirtiest steel mills as it steps up efforts to rein in surging energy use and clean up environmental damage caused by its economic boom, Premier Wen Jiabao said Monday.
Officially, Alaska has not decided whether to back a federal proposal to list polar bears as threatened. But speaking at a federal hearing, Gov. Sarah Palin's point person on polar bears stopped just short of saying it was a lousy idea.
A remote corner of Cambodia is making a comeback as a treasure trove of endangered wildlife, four decades after U.S. warplanes plastered it with bombs.
