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Give public more chance to legally challenge environmental decisions – EU countries plea to Commission with rarely-used clause

Emily MacintoshJune 20, 2018

You’ve probably heard of Article 50 but have you heard of Article 241? If not, you might be forgiven as Article 241 (of the Treaty of the Functioning of the Eu...

Environmental JusticeFeatured 02 min read

Apple fined for refusing to fix devices

Mauro AnastasioJune 19, 2018

Apple has been fined €8 million by an Australian court for refusing to fix iPhones and iPads that had been previously repaired by a third party. Australia’s co...

Circular EconomyFeaturedIndustryWaste 12 min read

Delivering waste: Amazon tells employees to destroy brand new goods

Mauro AnastasioJune 14, 2018

Online retail giant Amazon is systematically destroying brand new, unsold goods in Germany—and the government and NGOs are not happy about it. Photos and statements from Amazon’s employees in Germany revealed that goods of all kinds are destroyed or...

Circular EconomyFeaturedProductsWaste 13 min read

EU air quality laws more effective than expected

Anton LazarusJune 13, 2018

The health impact of harmful air pollution could be halved by 2030, if governments respect the full range of EU rules on air pollution. That’s the conclusion of...

AirCoalFeatured 14 min read

The billion Euro question for Paris – be green or not

Jack HunterJune 13, 2018

Parisians are at a waste disposal crossroads. The city is deciding whether to sink a billion Euro to rebuild an incinerator plant, or go with more sustainable s...

Circular EconomyWaste 11 min read

“This news is untrue and false” – German minister responds to climate criticism

Anton LazarusJune 13, 2018

German Economic Minister Peter Altmaier has used Twitter to respond to a joint statement by green groups ahead of a crunch meeting in Brussels today. Answering a tweet by the environmental umbrella DNR that claimed Germany was blocking higher target...

EnergyFeatured 12 min read

REVEALED: Industry spending millions to avoid cancer warning labels

Mauro AnastasioJune 12, 2018

The chemical industry is spending millions to stop people finding out about the potential carcinogenic properties of titanium dioxide, a whitening chemical used...

ChemicalsFeaturedIndustry 02 min read

Local communities call on Commission to save Bulgarian butterfly gorge

Emily MacintoshJune 11, 2018

Communities living in Bulgaria’s nature-rich Kresna Gorge have appealed to the European Commission to put the brakes on the Bulgarian government’s plans to run ...

FeaturedNature 13 min read

Germany starts coal exit talks in bid to improve patchy climate record

Sören AmelangJune 6, 2018

By Sören Amelang, Clean Energy Wire Germany has launched official talks on phasing out coal in power generation. The aim is to cut greenhouse gas emissions that have remained stubbornly high despite the country’s ongoing shift to renewable power. Th...

AirClimateCoalEnergy 06 min read

Race to the bottom on environmental farm standards looms

Emily MacintoshJune 6, 2018

The European Commission wants to give national governments more wiggle room to put their own plans together on how they comply with general EU goals for farming...

AgricultureFeatured 03 min read

German government breaks law to let coal keep polluting

Extreme weather: FIVE measures that can help Europe tackle climate change

Germany, France, Spain and UK asking EU to help hide their Dieselgate failure

To stop having an Earth Overshoot Day, stop shooting the earth’s protectors