Nick Smith has called for NZ to improve its fresh water management after a report found almost a third of lakes have poor water quality.

Britain's most famous waterway is smelling sweeter these days.

In what could be a first for NZ, a council is looking to sell subsidised cloth nappies from its front desk.

A local biotech firm is set to use its patented microbe technology in China.

Auckland is gradually weaning itself off car dependency, with a slight increase in commuters opting for public transport.

In a bid to combat rampant obesity levels, law-makers in the US city of Baldwin Park have imposed a moratorium on new fast-food outlets.

BP is considering two ideas raised by Kiwis on how to plug the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, one of the biggest ecological disasters in history.

Thirty years ago it was one of the great environmental issues, along with the hole in the ozone layer and CFC chemicals. Now acid rain may be making a comeback.

Australian cities have been given an environmental thumbs-down in a new assessment of their green qualities.