California's state legislature has approved a bill to cut greenhouse gas emissions by sidestepping the Bush administration, which is still opposing tough greenhouse gas controls. The Global Warming

The oil slick off the Lebanese coast, caused by Israel's bombing of a power plant in mid-July, has begun sinking. Greenpeace's recent video footage showed dead fish at the sea bottom near Beirut,

A flock of pigeons wearing mobile phone-style backpacks are to be used as air-pollution monitors in the us, reports New Scientist. The 20 pigeons will each carry a Global Positioning System

Remedial action taken quickly prevented a major oil spill in Mangere, New Zealand, from causing serious environmental damage. Around 2,000 litres of oil was recently spilled from a fuel storage

Increasing air pollution in the Iranian capital Tehran, forced its government to announce a two-day holiday in an attempt to reduce traffic on the city's streets. An official tv broadcast urged