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The environmental protection organization BUND believes it is possible to accelerate the lignite phase-out in North Rhine-Westphalia. The state government has clearly overestimated the demand for...

The German Federation for the Environment and Nature Conservation (BUND) has questioned events like Thursday's biathlon competition in the arena of football club Schalke in times of climate change. BUND official Dirk Jansen told dpa that even though the environmental footprint of the event was considerably lower that from artificial snow production in the Alps "you have to ask yourself whether you can really afford such a fun event amid the climate crisis." Jansen, head of the reg...

The Garzweiler opencast mine in Western Germany is in the process of expanding into the village of Lützerath to access more lignite coal in the midst of an ongoing energy crisis.

Germany's coal-fired power plants must close by 2030. Yet the village of Lützerath, which has become a symbol of climate protest, will be demolished this week or next.

NEW YORK — This year has been a year of recovery for Lufthansa, including in the Americas where the German juggernaut has seen its 2022 corporate book...

Mornington Peninsula Shire has announced its 2022 Australia Day Local Awards winners. The winners are: Citizen of the Year: Dirk Jansen Young Citizen

Dean Papas and his pregnant wife purchased their forever home for $1.8million in Canberras prestigious heritage suburb of Reid during an auction in May this year.

Gericht erklärt Bebauungsplan für Kohlekraftwerk für ungültig, Anlage läuft dennoch weiter

Lützerath/Keyenberg (ots) - Im Rheinland haben heute rund 2.500 Menschen am Braunkohletagebau Garzweiler gegen die schwache Klimapolitik der Bundesregierung und für einen schnelleren Kohleausstieg protestiert.

Commonwealth takes first steps towards new compensation fund for asbestos victims updated 1 James Wallner, pictured with wife Linda, was exposed to asbestos in his childhood home. ( Share Print text only Cancel Federal Health Minister Greg Hunt has written to the friends and family of a Canberra mesothelioma sufferer who grew up in a "Mr Fluffy" house, saying federal bureaucrats were actively investigating a new fund for compensation. Key points: James Wallner contracted mesothelioma after l...