California wildfire threatens to cut off rural community
More than 230 firefighters were deployed to tackle the blaze, which had burned 7,700 acres
Floods, landslides in northern Vietnam kill 7, leave 12 missing
The floods and landslides have also caused damages worth over 76 billion dong ($3.32 million)
China to protect quarter of land from development by 2020
The country hopes to increase forest coverage to more than 23 percent of its total landmass
EXCLUSIVE-India speeds up environmental approvals in industry, alarms activists
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has slashed the average time taken to grant clearances to 170 days from 600 days
Thaw of Antarctic ice lifts up land, might slow sea level rise
The uplift "increases the potential stability of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet against catastrophic collapse"
More than 20 nations seek lead in setting tougher climate goals
"We call on other countries to join us in expressing their desire to lead from the front"
More than 20 nations seek toughen climate goals by 2020
Germany, France, Britain among nations exploring tougher goals
Deforestation in Brazil savannah ticked up in 2017 after 2016 drop
The deforestation of the Cerrado continues to outpace the Amazon, which fell for the first time in three years in 2017
Millions of British children exposed to harmful pollution- UNICEF
A third of all children living in Britain live in areas with harmful air pollution
Plastic waste washes up on Australia's distant shores, rings change at the checkout
"People really need to understand that an item that they've used can cause so much harm in the environment"