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.

Many popular swimming spots contain high levels of bacteria that cause diarrhoea or infection, a new report shows.

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.

Kabul/Houston - British Prime Minister David Cameron offered on Thursday to help deal with BP Plc's Gulf of Mexico oil spill, saying he would take it up with US President Barack Obama, as the beleaguered company's shares rebounded from 14-year lows.

Activists are angry an Indian court handed down jail terms of just two years to former Bhopal pesticide plant officials.

Oil giant ExxonMobil says new rules to curb drilling should be held off until the lessons from the Gulf of Mexico disaster are fully understood.