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FEAD is “very concerned” that the recycling sector is not listed among the activities eligible for reductions in EU electricity levies.

Farmers in the Wensum valley have collected data which they claim proves their contribution to water pollution is much lower than official figures suggest.

PFAS are synthetic chemicals that have been shown to be extremely harmful to health and the environment, so PFAS-free alternatives have been developed. Click to read more...

 Alongside rising global population levels is the continual development and expansion of various industries, including pharmaceuticals, refining and manufacturing.  In spite of their differences, each of these industries is responsible for a generation of extremely contaminated waters and has a vested interest in ensuring water quality. Image credit: Avatar_023/Shutterstock.com Both municipal and industrial wastewaters present considerable health risks to human health and also endanger the en...

Bringing tried-and-tested EU know-how to bear in Vietnam 09:00 | 07/06/2021 Discussing European  Union’s ambitions to combat plastic pollution, Rui Ludovino, first counsellor of Climate Action, Environment, Employment, and Social Policies at the Delegation of the EU to Vietnam, shared with Tom Nguyen how the Rethinking Plastics Project is supporting Vietnam in cleaning up its marine environment. The Rethinking Plastics Project spans seven countries in Sou...

Extended producer responsibility Part 2: How far have we come? 27 April 2021 Expand In the second of our series on extended producer responsibility (EPR), in collaboration with CEFLEX, Joachim Quoden, a specialist in producer responsibility legislation with a focus on the European Packaging and Packaging Waste Directive, talks to Sara LaBreque and Packaging Europe about his background in EPR and how he has watched the concept evolve since the early 1990s. Joachim Quoden has been involved in EPR...

Press Release – WWF Central And Eastern Europe The study demonstrates the massive potential of barrier removal to restore free-flowing rivers and nature in the Green Heart of Europe. 19 April 2021 WWFs new Potential of Barrier Removal to Reconnect Europes Rivers report analyses a sample of 30,000 … The study demonstrates the massive potential of barrier removal to restore free-flowing rivers and nature in the Green Heart of Europe. 19 April 2021 – new Potential of Barrier Removal to R...

19 April 2021 – new Potential of Barrier Removal to Reconnect Europe’s Rivers report analyses a sample of 30,000 barriers on large and medium-sized rivers in Europe, and assesses their reconnection potential for the whole continent, the EU27, and by country. The conclusions are based on the length of river which could be reconnected, and the ecological quality of reconnected rivers which could be achieved through barrier removal. The scale of river fragmentation makes Europe the In Europe...

Published: Share: Today, during the plenary debate on the European Social Pillar, Social Democrats called for more ambition in the Commission’s Action Plan. They highlighted the window of opportunity for the Portuguese presidency of the EU to give a long-overdue impulse to Europe’s social dimension. The leader of the S&D Group in the European Parliament, Iratxe García MEP, said: “9 out of 10 Europeans want social Europe to be a priority, while the EU has neglected the socia...