Great Lakes shorelines are becoming clogged by algae blooms fed by agricultural run-off, while invasive mussels decimate the food chain in deeper waters, an environmental group said on Tuesday.

The Marshall Islands in the Pacific Ocean is to ban shark fishing and trade in shark products throughout its waters, creating a sanctuary roughly eight times the size of the UK.

Programme organised by IOB and NABARD

Oil pollution doesn't have to kill fish to have a long-term impact, according to a recent study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS).

The way in which global warming causes many of the world's organisms to shrink has been revealed by new research from Queen Mary, University of London.

Thousands of fish perished on Monday at Kalkere Kalyani (pond) in Ramamurthy Nagar ward due to high level of water contamination.

Dumping of drums containing hydrophilic softener — used in the textile industry — into the lake is said to have contaminated the water. The drums were earlier kept on the bank of the lake. However, they were dumped into the lake during the immersion of Ganesha idols in the pond.

Many countries in Africa are starting to turn the corner economically.

Jinko Solar, the Chinese solar-technology manufacturer that endured protests last week because of alleged pollution, said Thursday it was aware of causing high levels of fluoride in the city’s sewa

Fracking, the latest craze in the quest to produce oil and gas, has been blamed for environmental problems ranging from flammable tap water to minor earthquakes.

As a child, Adeline Smith, an elder in the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe who grew up along the Elwha River, saw how a hulking concrete dam choked off one of the most prolific salmon runs on earth.