Business of Water
India on 'war footing' as monsoon floods kill scores
DHARAMSALA - Early monsoon rains have swollen the Ganges, India's longest river, swept away houses, killed at least 60 people and left tens of thousands stranded, officials said on Tuesday. | Video
Germany leans on EU states to weaken car emissions law
BRUSSELS - Senior members of the German government have warned EU member states that German automakers could scale back or scrap production plans in their countries unless they support weakened carbon emissions rules, according to diplomatic sources.
Ethiopia, Egypt tone down talk of war over Nile dam
ADDIS ABABA - Ethiopia and Egypt cooled talk of war on Tuesday and agreed to more dialogue to resolve a row over a giant dam that the Horn of Africa nation is building on the Nile, on which Egyptians depend on for almost all their water.
Singapore pressures Indonesia to identify firms behind haze
SINGAPORE - Singapore's worst air pollution in 16 years sparked diplomatic tension on Tuesday, as the city-state urged Indonesia to provide data on company names and concession maps to enable it to act against plantation firms that allow slash-and-burn farming. | Video
Religions seen slow to go green; Pope has chance to inspire
OSLO - Few religious communities have gone as far in fighting climate change as a church in Queensland, Australia, which has 24 solar panels bolted to the roof in the shape of a Christian cross.
Religions seen slow to go green; Pope has chance to inspire
OSLO - Few religious communities have gone as far in fighting climate change as a church in Queensland, Australia, which has 24 solar panels bolted to the roof in the shape of a Christian cross.
EPA confirmation delay raises questions about U.S. carbon rules
WASHINGTON - With a Senate vote on President Barack Obama's nominee to head the Environmental Protection Agency still in limbo, speculation is rising about the fate of a proposed emissions rule for new power plants that was scheduled to have been finished in April.
China revives Uganda's biggest power dam with $500 million credit
KAMPALA - China has provided credit worth $500 million to Uganda to help pay for the construction of a large Nile River hydropower dam at Karuma, a government document said on Friday, reviving the $2 billion project stalled for years by a lack of money.
Two killed as monster wildfire threatens Colorado Springs
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - The remains of two people killed trying to flee the most destructive Colorado wildfire on record were found on Thursday as crews fought to keep the fierce, wind-driven blaze from roaring into the outskirts of Colorado Springs. | Video
Tide of humanity, as well as rising seas, lap at Kiribati's future
SOUTH TARAWA, Kiribati - The ocean laps against a protective seawall outside the maternity ward at Kiribati's Nawerewere Hospital, marshalling itself for another assault with the next king tide. | Video
A local obstruction in the fracking pipeline
There are high hopes that the natural gas extraction technique known hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, will boost the economy and bring the U.S. closer to energy independence, but if the energy industry expects to break ground and fulfill a growing demand anytime soon, they need to make friends with the people who reside near the drilling rigs.
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