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Coal industry fails in legal bid to extend ‘permission to pollute’ 

Anton LazarusJanuary 10, 2019
Coal-fired power plants all over Europe will be forced to cut their toxic pollution after an industry attempt to annul new EU air quality protections was reject...
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Rethinking plastic: the expert’s view

Mauro AnastasioJanuary 10, 2019
The newly agreed laws against plastic pollution could soon become “one of the EU’s proudest achievements,” according to the European Environmental Bureau (EEB)....
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Campaigners call for harmful chemicals, air pollution and climate change to top Romanian presidency’s 2019 ‘to do’ list

Emily MacintoshJanuary 10, 2019
As Romania takes the helm of the EU’s rotating presidency for the next six months, the European Environmental Bureau (EEB) has issued the country with ‘10 green tests’, calling for the country to champion spending the EU budget on tackling climate ch...
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France is latest country facing the courts on climate inaction

Marie-Amélie BrunJanuary 10, 2019
A group of French NGOs has begun the process of taking legal action against the government for inaction on climate change. META takes a closer look at the case ...
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Austria big on plastic in 2018 but lacklustre on agriculture pollution – assessment

Emily MacintoshJanuary 10, 2019
Austria got a thumbs up from environmental campaigners this week for its role in 2018’s global fight against plastic when the country took its turn to chair the...
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Pesticide ban gives French gardeners truly green fingers

Marie-Amélie BrunJanuary 10, 2019
As new research reveals a dramatic decline in French nature, a new ban on pesticide use in gardens comes into force. From now on, private individuals — so-called 'non-agricultural use' — will no longer be able to purchase or use pesticides. This dec...
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Good news? META’s 12 favourite stories of 2018

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It's been a big year of environmental news and our first full calendar year online. To celebrate the year coming to an end, here's META's month-by-month guide ...
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Cañete declares ‘end to coal in Europe’ as plug slowly pulled on ‘toxic life-support’

Anton LazarusDecember 19, 2018
European Climate Commissioner Miguel Arias Cañete has declared an ‘end to coal in Europe’ after new EU rules were agreed to end government pay-outs to Europe’s ...
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It’s OFFICIAL: Europe welcomes new laws to slash single-use plastic items

Mauro AnastasioDecember 19, 2018
A newly agreed ban on several single-use plastic items could soon become “one of the EU’s proudest achievements”, according to NGOs. EU governments have finally reached an agreement to slash plastic pollution from single-use items after months of ne...
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Clean air NGO targeted by auto-industry funded politicians

Marie-Amélie BrunDecember 18, 2018
Germany's governing party has announced it will examine the status of one of the country's most influential NGOs after their legal interventions forced cities t...
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