U.S. EPA employees protest Trump's pick to run agency
"He has shown no interest in enforcing environmental laws" - say 400 former EPA employees in a letter
Smoggy Beijing to cut coal use 30 pct this year - mayor
"It is an urgent task for Beijing and its neighbouring areas to work together and improve air quality in the region"
EXCLUSIVE-Polish "bluff" in EU climate talks tests bloc's patience
Coal-hungry Poland is threatening to challenge a draft EU climate law in court, documents seen by Reuters show
Team advised Philippine mine suspensions, not closures - sources
"You cannot have any kind of mining operations in a watershed. Water is life"
Macron offers refuge in France to U.S. scientists, entrepreneurs
French presidential candidate calls on U.S. scientists at odds with Trump's administration to move to France
China's solar power capacity more than doubles in 2016
China is now the world's largest producer of solar energy by capacity
Chile's forest fires will cost government $333 mln, minister says
A nearly decade-long drought and high temperatures have created tinder-like conditions in central Chile
U.S. Republicans kill energy sector disclosure, emissions rules
U.S. Republicans repealed a rule limiting venting of powerful greenhouse gas methane by oil and gas drillers on federal lands
South Africa confirms presence of invasive pest that infests maize
Outbreaks follow crippling El Nino-triggered drought which scorched much of the region last year, hitting crop production and leaving millions in need of food aid
In Peru, droughts give way to floods as climate change looms
"We definitely were not prepared for this type of thing" - Prime Minister Fernando Zavala