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Member states and carmakers must be held accountable and coordinate on urgent action needed to tackle the car emissions scandal, said MEPs on March 21.

Schoolchildren attend the signing ceremony for the Paris climate deal at the UN General Assembly in New York, April 22, 2016.

In response to introduction of H.R. 9 on March 27, the Climate Action Now Act, World Wildlife Fund (WWF) released the following statement from Lou Leonard, senior vice president for climate & energy:

This Saturday, March 30 at 8:30 PM local time, individuals, businesses and cities around the world will switch off their lights for one hour to celebrate Earth Hour and recommit to protecting the planet.

Against a background of serious warnings against the effects of climate change, World Meteorological Day this year celebrates the crucial role played by the sun in powering all life on Earth, and in driving the weather, ocean currents and the hydrological cycle.

A new initiative aims to inspire and challenge the real estate industry to pursue a sustainable shift in society. Stockholm Environment Institute is starting an exciting collaboration with the urban developer Fabege to help create sustainable and socially beneficial urban and regional development in Stockholm by the year 2050, guided by the Sustainable Development Goals defined in the 2030 Agenda.

A conservation coalition filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) on Mar. 18, asking a judge to order the agency to issue a long-overdue plan to phase out elk feeding on the Jackson Hole National Elk Refuge. The outdated and unnecessary practice of supplemental feeding threatens to accelerate the spread of wildlife diseases — including lethal chronic wasting disease, which was detected for the first time in November in Grand Teton National Park adjacent to the Refuge.

“It is truly inspiring to see young people all over the world peacefully taking to the streets to confront the climate emergency; most of these courageous students may not be able to vote but they are demanding to be heard.

The Japanese government is deliberately misleading United Nations human rights bodies and experts over the ongoing nuclear crisis in areas of Fukushima, according to a new investigation released by Greenpeace Japan on March 8.

More than 150 people were killed and hundreds more were missing Sunday after Cyclone Idai swept through southeastern Africa, with the Mozambican city of Beira hardest hit.