Environment

BHP, Vale agree to pay $30-B damages for Brazil disaster

BRASILIA — Mining giants BHP and Vale on Friday signed a deal with Brazil’s government…

Environmental delegates gather in Colombia for a conference on dwindling global biodiversity

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Global environmental leaders gather Monday in Cali, Colombia to assess the…

Danish firm secures DENR okay to proceed with $3-B wind project

Danish firm Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) is pumped up to pursue its $3-billion investment in…

DOE, DENR enter pact to promote offshore wind projects

The Department of Energy (DOE) and the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) signed…

South America treated to rare ‘ring of fire’ eclipse

PUERTO SAN JULIAN, Argentina–Skygazers on the tip of South America were treated Wednesday to a…

‘Convergence’ growing on global plastics treaty: UN environment chief

Volunteers pick up trash as they participate in International Coastal Cleanup Day along Baseco Beach…

How single-use plastic still rules the world

Each year the world produces around 400 million tons of plastic waste, much of it…

Zimbabwe to cull 200 elephants amid food shortages

HARARE — Zimbabwe will cull 200 elephants as it faces an unprecedented drought that has…

Germany blocks carbon credits after suspected fraud in China

BERLIN—German authorities said on Friday that they had stopped delivering carbon credits to several companies…

Biodiversity degradation has ‘modest’ impact on banks so far, says BSP

Biodiversity losses only have a “modest” impact on the Philippine banking system, the Bangko Sentral…