Green groups give EPA more time on CO2 rule

Green groups said on Saturday they would give the Environmental Protection Agency more time to forge the first-ever plan to regulate carbon dioxide from power plants, the country’s single biggest source of greenhouse gases.

Life in drought: Parched Texas town seeks emergency fix

No one drinks the tap water, which is unbearably briny as the lake dries up.

Peak tides test Thai capital’s flood defenses

Peak tides tested Bangkok’s flood defenses on Sunday as hope rose the center of the Thai capital might escape the worst floods in decades, but that was little comfort for swamped suburbs and provinces where worry about disease is growing.

At least three deaths as snowstorm hits Northeast

A rare October snowstorm barreled up the East Coast on Saturday, cutting power to more than two million households, forcing cancellation of scores of airline flights and causing at least three deaths.

“Mudpuppy”; salamander fails to make Vermont endangered list

Vermont officials decided on Friday against adding the mudpuppy salamander to the state’s endangered species list, capping a lengthy debate over the best legal fate for the cute but slimy amphibian.

Thai PM says Bangkok may dodge flood disaster

Receding floodwaters north of Bangkok have reduced the threat to the Thai capital, the prime minister said on Saturday, but high tides in the Gulf of Thailand will still test the city’s flood defences.

Fukushima towns struggle to store radioactive waste

Japanese officials in towns around the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant reacted guardedly to plans announced on Saturday to build facilities to store radioactive waste from the clean-up around the plant within three years.

Air pollution tied to lung cancer in non-smokers

People who have never smoked, but who live in areas with higher air pollution levels, are roughly 20 percent more likely to die from lung cancer than people who live with cleaner air, researchers conclude in a new study.

Some Halloween Face Paint Are Toxic

Looking your spooky best is the ultimate goal this Halloween season. So some folks take pains in making sure that they’re costume and make-up looks authentic. You just have to be careful about what kind of make up you put on your face or body because according to a recent finding, this can really be [...]

Denmark welcomes China in from the Arctic cold

China has legitimate economic interests in the Arctic, Denmark’s ambassador said on Friday, welcoming partnership with Beijing in the rapidly thawing polar region but adding that a possible resource rush would come with obligations.

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