The European Parliament has formally adopted new laws to prevent waste and boost recycling this week.
The European Parliament has approved higher recycling ta...
Could a whole city go waste free, have clean air, and be prepared for extreme weather? That's the dream of campaigners in Greece.
With huge numbers of the worl...
Artists have created enormous works of art to protest against plastic pollution in the run-up to Earth Day, this year themed “end plastic pollution.”
Sand etchings up to 30 metres in diameter showing sea creatures battling with plastic waste have ap...
More than 80 million tons of waste is burnt in Europe every year and waste incineration plants are responsible for toxic emissions of health-harming substances....
Dams on Europe’s rivers have blocked fish migration routes for generations – stopping them from mating. And now plans for thousands of new hydropower dams acros...
Enormous beach artworks are appearing across Europe highlighting marine plastic pollution in the run-up to Earth Day.
This 35 metre sand etching was created by one of Europe’s best-known beach artists Jehan-Benjamin Tarai...
In a landmark case, the EU’s top court has ruled that Poland broke EU law by increasing timber logging in a protected primeval forest.
Today the EU Court of Ju...
The economy is booming, according to most policymakers at least. But if the number of working poor, inequality, resource exhaustion, species extinction, debt an...
The EU-UK post-Brexit relationship deal should include a special clause to ensure there is no watering down of environmental standards – the EU’s top Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier told MEPs this week in Brussels.
Barnier was speaking at an event ...
The President of the US environmental group Environmental Defense Fund has used a TED Talk to announce plans for a new pollution-tracking satellite. Data gather...
