A pupil's question spurred teacher Libby Bowles to action over the plastics in our oceans.

The group ask whether sea levels must rise before Wellington gets zero-carbon transport.

Pollution-poisoned crustaceans found in Mariana Trench, the deepest place on earth.

Lack of meaningful action on air quality in New Delhi is angering residents.

After a possible "accident" at a nuclear facility in Russia or Kazakhstan.

New recordings lay bare the underwater racket created by oil and gas industry's airguns.

Mass coral bleaching may not be a death sentence for all of the reef systems it touches.

Global warming more than a problem for planet. It will hurt us personally too.

What could a change of government mean for New Zealand's environment and science sectors?

What if we flipped the paradigm and fed methane to cattle? Scientists explain the case.

Kidney disease is the latest ailment linked to air pollution, a new study has found.

Egide Kalisa lost his parents to air pollution. Now his research is tackling the problem.

Truck filled up with the wrong fuel, then allegedly emptied it into a stormwater drain.

COMMENT: National is talking up the urban-rural divide to get votes, says Rachel Stewart.

Labour's proposed water tax is economically flawed and unfair to some farmers.

What is bio-design? Award-winning Auckland architect Jo Aitken explains.

Waikato Regional Council is investigating how effluent ended up turning a stream green.

How one woman's passion for science and business have opened a world of opportunities.

How do political parties propose to manage and protect our lakes and rivers?

An eco-tourism business owner is shocked at waste littering Great Barrier Island beaches.

Environment Minister Nick Smith rejects conflict of interest claims over funds for a dam.

OPINION: Townies are allowed opinions even if they don't have cow poo in their veins

What policies are parties proposing to manage and protect our natural resources?

COMMENT: Saving our waterways will mean a shift in how we think about the environment.

COMMENT: Kiwi actress Danielle Cormack calls for action on climate change.

COMMENT: Labour's water policy is not as difficult to understand as you might think.

COMMENT: Poison our natural habitat and you can spoil it pretty fast.

A day ahead of Labour's freshwater announcement, National has made its own.

Thousands more people will die from air pollution unless the world tackles climate change.

COMMENT: Cultural gap between rural and urban life grows as we remain economically tied.