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The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) said today it is scaling up its operations in Niger, citing a recent worsening of the situation in the West African nation that has been hit by drought and poor harvests and where child malnutrition has now reached emergency levels.

When public agencies in Imperial County begin planning earthquake recovery projects funded by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the California Emergency Management Agency (Cal EMA) they will consider environmental and historic matters as well as contracting issues.

Hurricane season is here! The 2010 Atlantic Hurricane season begins in June and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is forecasting an “above-normal” season. NOAA predicts 8-14 hurricanes with 3-7 of them major.

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced today the investment of up to $24 million for three research groups to tackle key hurdles in the commercialization of algae-based biofuels.

Calling for more people in tea-producing countries to drink tea, the United Nations agriculture agency has spotlighted the potential for the industry to enhance food security by increasing farmers’ incomes.

DAKAR, 28 June 2010 (IRIN) - Poor sanitation and bad hygiene cause the deaths of one in five Liberians, according to the World Health Organization, but despite NGO lobbying efforts to put clean water and sanitation high on donors' and the government's agenda, the sector still faces a "deadly financing gap" says NGO Oxfam.

Three out of four Liberians have no access to safe drinking water and six out of seven cannot access sanitation facilities, such as toilets, according to Oxfam in a recently-launched report, Life and Dignity at risk: Water, Sanitation and Hygiene in Liberia.

A 5.5 magnitude earthquake in Ontario caused multiple buildings shake from tremors in NYC, New Jersey, and as far away as Ohio. There are no reports of injuries or damage in NYC at this time, but who knows, maybe this is only the beginning.

For weeks now, Americas have watched as the Gulf of Mexico oil spill has become a slow-motion environmental catastrophe – proving that there is ultimately no such thing as safe offshore drilling.

The United Nations agency created to promote industrial development announced today a new agreement to help developing countries acquire environmental technologies and waste recycling through exchange of information with one of the world’s “greenest” cities.

Efforts to conserve migratory waterbirds are being threatened by the lack of protection of key wetlands used by the birds as they traverse Africa, the Middle East, Europe and Central Asia, according to an inter-agency information website launched today with the support of the United Nation Environment Programme (UNEP).