BEIJING (AP) - The annual Lunar New Year fireworks barrage in Beijing was notably muted Sunday following government appeals to reduce the smoky celebrations after air pollution rose to near catastrophic levels over recent weeks. (Source: Associated P... [Full Article]
(Reuters) - Fishermen sort out their fishing net at the bank of a polluted river in Bidere community in Ogoniland in Nigeria's delta region August 20, 2011. Picture taken August 20, 2011. REUTERS/Akintunde Akinleye (NIGERIA - Tags: ENERGY ENVIRON... [Full Article]
(Reuters) - A man holds a shell coated in oil from a polluted river in Bidere community in Ogoniland in Nigeria's delta region August 20, 2011. Picture taken August 20, 2011. REUTERS/Akintunde Akinleye (NIGERIA - Tags: ENERGY ENVIRONMENT SOCIETY)... [Full Article]
(Reuters) - A man fishes at a polluted lagoon in Managua June 3, 2011. World Environment Day will celebrated on June 5 to raise worldwide awareness for environmental protection and motivate action towards a cleaner and greener future, according to th... [Full Article]
(Reuters) - Workers remove weed they collected from a holding pen on a polluted canal in central Beijing May 26, 2011. China is now the world's second largest economy, but hundreds of millions of its people still rely on fouled water that will co... [Full Article]
(Reuters) - A man sits next to a hose running from a drain and into a polluted canal on the outskirts of Beijing May 17, 2011. China is now the world's second largest economy, but hundreds of millions of its people still rely on fouled water that... [Full Article]
(Reuters) - Women wash their clothes in the polluted La Gallina river, about 30 km (18 miles) from the capital Managua, March 18, 2011. World Water Day, an initiative by the UN to focus attention on the importance of freshwater and sustainable manage... [Full Article]