The German government has gone against the position of industry lobbyists trying to weaken legal protections for European rivers and wetlands by being the first...
Voters have the chance to reduce the threat from toxic chemicals this week, with two parties pledging tougher action at European level.
Europeans have long fea...
This is the third episode of our 'Elections Special' series. In the run-up to the European elections, we talk to Roland Joebstl about climate change and how a strong European Parliament is essential for environmental protection.
Guest: Roland Joeb...
A tranche of new EU environmental laws, including a ban on single use plastics, has highlighted how people power helps shape European policies - a crucial messa...
School children around the world are set to hold their largest ever climate strike tomorrow as adults across the EU go to the polls to choose a new European Par...
After a quarter of a century of legal battles, indigenous communities in the Amazon are still awaiting justice for the damage inflicted on their environments and health by Texaco, which was taken over by US oil giant Chevron. Civil society organisati...
Environment Commissioner Karmenu Vella kicked off a week of green events in Brussels yesterday with a call to citizens to take part in environmental protection ...
Government subsidies to polluters continue to grow worldwide despite increasing pressure to decarbonise the global economy.
Fossil fuel subsidies across the wo...
A landmark decision by 187 countries will see non-recyclable mixed plastics classified as ‘hazardous waste’ — restricting their flow across national borders. This will help ensure that poor countries do not become dumping grounds for the rich and boo...
Voters must turn out next week to elect a European Parliament fit to stand up to industry lobbyists' nature vendetta - that's the rallying cry from campaigners ...
