Street lighting is changing insect ecosystems in towns and cities, a study has found.

Carbon emissions from goods imported and consumed in the UK are rising more quickly than greenhouse gases are being cut domestically, MPs warned today.

The UK's night skies are still "saturated" with light pollution, campaigners warned today after a survey suggested half the population cannot see many stars.

A gospel church has been fined after neighbours complained about its services being too noisy.

Authorities say they have removed all the fuel that was left aboard the Costa Concordia cruise ship that capsized off Italy.

British Summer Time kicks off this weekend with the first summery weather of the year, with bright sunshine and temperatures in some places expected to reach 21 or even 22C.

Previously filthy watercourses are now teeming with fish, a new book reveals

After months of sobriety in Italian politics since Silvio Berlusconi stepped down as prime minister, it's back to business as usual as three porn stars battle it out in mayoral contests.

Up to 3,000 Malaysians staged a protest against a rare-earth refinery yesterday over fears of radioactive contamination.

Work to clean up the Olympic site and create the largest urban park in Europe for more than 100 years has been completed, the Environment Agency said yesterday.

Tesco unveiled an overhaul of executive pay today after nearly 40% of its shareholders voted against the supermarket giant at its AGM last year.

The sustainable Development Commission is expected to be axed today to save money.

Will people all over the world one day be joining bumpers to start road trains? That's the dream of the developers of the Safe Road Trains for the Environment (Sartre) project.

Wallpaper which emits light could replace traditional light bulbs and cut carbon emissions within a few years, it was claimed today.