BRUSSELS, July 15 (UPI) -- The EU environment commissioner warned action is needed to save species and habitat types the have been placed under EU legal protection.

POZNAN, Poland, Dec. 12 (UPI) -- Politicians hailed as a breakthrough a deal on climate change that EU leaders struck Friday in Brussels, but environmental groups called it a sellout.

POZNAN, Poland, Dec. 12 (UPI) -- Delegates were wrapping up a U.N. climate conference Friday by trying to find a compromise on a fund aimed at helping the poor cope with global warming.

POZNAN, Poland, Dec. 10 (UPI) -- U.N. talks over a global climate treaty might be slow and tedious, but the European Union is putting its "green" credibility on the line as opposition from some member states threatens to derail the EU's energy and climate package.

BRUSSELS, July 9 (UPI) -- The European Parliament approved an environmental assessment to explore the impact of the Nord Stream undersea natural gas pipeline before moving ahead.

STRASBOURG, France, June 18 (UPI) -- The European Parliament has set recycling goals of half of household waste and 70 percent of hazardous materials by 2020.

BERLIN, April 18 (UPI) -- U.S. President George W. Bush's policies to combat climate change have come under fire in Europe, with Germany's top energy policy official accusing the U.S. president of demonstrating "losership instead of leadership."

BRUSSELS, Jan. 21 (UPI) -- The U.S. trade representative felt snubbed Monday when European Union environmental commissioner Stavros Dimas failed to meet her in Brussels, a report says.

STRASBOURG, France, Jan. 16 (UPI) -- Italy could face sanctions for the trash crisis in Naples, which EU officials blamed on a failure to implement European regulations.