Drained by Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein in the 1990s, Iraq's southern marshlands are undergoing a remarkable comeback. Saddam's attempt to destroy the wetlands came in response to an uprising by Marsh Arabs after the Iran-Raq war but, since his c...

It has been two-and-a-half years since the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig exploded, killing 11 workers and spilling nearly 5 billion barrels of oil into the Gulf of Mexico. Now, oil giant BP has reached a settlement with the US government. The com...

BP will pay the biggest ever criminal fine in US history as part of a $4.5bn settlement. The oil giant has pleaded guilty to 14 criminal charges relating to the Deepwater Horizon disaster, which killed 11 workers.

From the video: Democracy Now! April 23, 2012

Two years after the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, offshore islands still clamor with birds, but birders say there aren't as many as before and the islands themselves are simply washing away.

Apa Sherpa, an expert mountain climber from Nepal who has conquered Everest 21 times, says hundreds of glacial lakes, formed high in the Himalayas, are close to bursting. The result could be an environmental disaster for mountain villages.

Rescuers have found another body in the wreckage of the Costa Concordia, bringing to seven the current death toll following a maritime accident off the coast of Italy, the daily Italian newspaper La Stampa said. While the captain is being blamed...

The cargo ship Rena has split into two off the coast of New Zealand and authorities fear it will cause further oil to spill.

The condition of a cargo ship stranded on a New Zealand reef for nearly a month has worsened, and authorities say they are preparing for it to break apart.

Penguins are some of the many victims of Rena's disastrous oil spill locals are discovering as they clean up the beach. Phil Goff criticises the delayed recovery effort.