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An island in the Pacific Ocean.

By absorbing much of the added heat trapped by atmospheric greenhouse gases, the oceans are delaying some of the impacts of climate change.

The Sea Women of Melanesia, honoured in the Inspiration and Action category, train local women to monitor and assess the impacts of widespread coral bleaching on some of the world's most endangered reefs using marine science and technology.

A child carries water collected from an artificial pond in central Madagascar.

Dr. Hong, Tao-Tze assisted the president in delivering a blessing to the globe, and Lola Chinchilla, the president of Costa Rica, rang the bell. The bell was rung by Chinchilla.

Tai Ji Men's cultural performances inspired many people at the 2012 United Nations Summit on Sustainable Development

The Government of Sri Lanka and the World Bank signed a $92 million financing agreement for the Climate Resilience Multi-Phased Program Phase I Project. This project is expected to benefit around 11.2 million people across the country by modernizing the weather, flood, and landslide forecasting and early warning systems.

A volcanic eruption that started Sunday on the island of La Palma in Spain’s Canary Islands has forced the evacuation of 5,500 people and destroyed at least 100 houses.

On Augest 5, the Department of Justice filed criminal charges under the Clean Water Act against Summit Midstream Partners LLC, a North Dakota pipeline company that discharged 29 million gallons of produced water from its pipeline near Williston, North Dakota, over the course of nearly five months in 2014-2015.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has reached a settlement with the City of Wapato, Washington for alleged violations of the Clean Water Act at its city wastewater treatment facility. Wapato lies in central Washington’s Yakima County, within the external boundaries of the Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation Reservation and discharges to tribal waters.