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While dogs read facial expressions in much the same way as people do, they consider the source of a threatening expression before deciding how to respond, a new study suggests.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has reached a $37,065 settlement with Atlanta, Georgia-based THD At-Home Services following a June 2015 compliance inspection that revealed alleged violations of the lead-based paint Renovation, Repair, and Painting (RRP) Rule at a project site in Arvada, Colorado.

Vietnam will effectively shelve the equivalent of 70 large coal power plants following an announcement from the Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung that the country would drop all further coal-fired power plant projects and move towards cleaner energy.

On 26 January 2016, two Greenpeace representatives attended a meeting hosted by Ulrike Rodust, Member of the Socialists and Democrats (S&D) group in the European Parliament, about the use of fish aggregating devices in global tuna fisheries. The meeting was attended by S&D members, industry representatives and NGOs. While it was an informative meeting, Greenpeace disagrees with the misleading statement released by Europêche following the meeting.

A coalition of conservationists, represented by Earthjustice, Monday requested to intervene in a lawsuit filed by snowmobilers. The lawsuit seeks to overturn restrictions on motorized use in recommended wilderness areas on the Kootenai and Idaho Panhandle National Forests.

Cooling off on a waterfall.

Hazardous and persistent chemicals, dangerous to human health and the environment, have been found in the products of leading outdoor brands. Brands like The North Face, Patagonia, Mammut, Columbia and Haglofs keep using PFCs to make their gear waterproof despite their claims of sustainability and love for nature, a new Greenpeace Germany report reveals. The report “Leaving Traces. The hidden hazardous chemicals in outdoor gear” was presented today at a press conference at ISPO Munich, the biggest outdoor trade show in Europe on January 25.

With Pakistan suffering a multitude of natural disasters each year, including floods, earthquakes, droughts, landslides and avalanches, a United Nations development agency is teaming up with State and provincial authorities to shore up the country's agriculture, among the sectors most affected.

An alliance of Northwest U.S. Treaty tribes, represented by Earthjustice, presented final argument so on January 22 against a proposed new tar sands pipeline in Canada. The TransMountain Pipeline Project, proposed by Texas oil giant Kinder Morgan, calls for tripling the amount of oil shipped from tar sands fields in Alberta from its present level of approximately 300,000 barrels per day to 890,000 barrels per day to the British Columbia coast.

High spring tides combined with high winds could cause a flood risk along UK's south west and north west coasts and heavy rainfall brings a risk of river flooding in the north, Midlands and south west UK.