Reuters

Increases in average temperatures are mostly caused by urbanization and not greenhouse warming argue authors of a recent study.

With Chinese's new middle class embracing automobiles, gridlock in the capital is set to get a lot worse.

California, the world's eight largest economy, is considering measures to address global change.

The Israeili bombing of fuel storage tanks, plus the attack on an Israeli warship, have released thousands of tons of oil into the coast off of Lebanon, and there are few resources available for a cleanup operation.

Despite public opposition, Stockholm is pushing ahead with implementation of congestion charging for a trial period.

Driven by the need to quench North America's thirst for energy, the rapid development of Canada's oil sands resources has sidelined discussions about its harmful environmental impacts.

'Something there is that does not love a wall/That wants it down...'

International treaty to address global warming comes into force today.

The popular website Yahoo! is the first to launch a national service to display realtime traffic conditions on customized maps.

The huge deficits and social security privatization promoted by the Bush Administration makes an economic crisis almost inevitable, Princeton economist warns.

UN climate chief says more needs to be done to counter global warming.

A new study in the New England Journal of Medicine's finds that one in 12 heart attacks is tied to traffic.

While the Indian city is known for its unique national park system, the pressure of an expanding population has led to a string of horrific maulings.

A top Parisian official calls SUVs polluting "caricature of a car" unsuited to Paris' city life.

Forum Barcelona 2004, an upcoming sustainable development themed-event, is faced with criticism from local groups who contend that it does not practice what is preaches.

Locals worry that redevelopment of cavernous underground mall will just replace one monster with another.

The American military finds itself surrounded at home by urban sprawl.

A 101-story skyscraper in Taipei becomes world's tallest building at 1,667 feet, beating the 1,483-foot twin Petronas towers in Kuala Lumpur.

Although a high profile education campaign has decreased the number of road deaths by 18% since last year, France still has Europe's deadliest roads.

San Francisco's population declined by 1.5 percent between July 2001 and July 2002.