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40 percent of PNG's population is under 15

A displaced child prepares a meal outside the DC's office in Subukia, Kenya

Minerals mined in the eastern DRC are vital to the manufacture of consumer goods such as mobile phones

Deeper cuts to emissions needed urgently

Shallow tube well used for dry season irrigation in Birpur village in Kurigram, Bangladesh

Today, conservation groups filed a lawsuit challenging the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) ongoing failure to adequately regulate a federal ship sinking program that pollutes the sea with toxic chemicals. Earthjustice, on behalf of the Basel Action Network and Sierra Club, filed the lawsuit in U.S. District Court of Northern California.

Tall grasses in the San Joaquin valley in California suck carbon dioxide out of the air and store it in the soil. It's one option that environmentalists are pursuing for greenhouse gas "offsets" that can be bought and sold in the state.

Detroit resident Kevin Garcia rakes leaves in front of his home. Abandoned homes are everywhere in his neighborhood.

A new law in California, which goes into effect in January 2013, will put a cap on the amount of greenhouse gases coming from vehicles and industry. Above, the Alamitos natural gas-fired power station in Long Beach, Calif.