in one of the most significant of environment cases, on April 2, 2007, the us Supreme Court ruled that the country's environment agency had the authority and responsibility to regulate carbon

US okays bill to cut marine pollution In March, the US House of Representatives approved legislation to cut polluting emissions released by diesel-powered ships. Under the legislative

on march 13, 2007, the uk government released a draft Climate Change Bill, the first of its kind, which will make reduction of carbon dioxide emissions in the country legally binding. The bill

More than 130 cities in northern Italy, including Milan and Verona, banned car traffic for several hours on the last Sunday of February. In Milan, the ban was for two consecutive Sundays.

Refugees clash For the first time in 16 years, a violent confrontation took place in the third week of February between Bhutanese refugees and villagers in Pathari, 600 km east of Nepal's

on february 15, 2007, ruling in favour of environmental group Greenpeace, a uk court said the consultation process for the government's 2006 energy review report was "seriously flawed', "misleading'

nine states in the us, along with several environmental groups, have sued the United States Environmental Protection Agency (epa) for adopting a rule that refuses to regulate mercury and other

US Steel sues EC Slovakia's steel major US Steel Kosice, filed a complaint against the European Commission in the second week of February complaining about the reduced limits of carbon dioxide

bbc has a mixed environmental record, according to the recently released bbc's Corporate and Social Responsibilities Report 2006. Carbon emissions went up to almost 0.25 tonnes per broadcast