France’s dirty little secret: Nuclear pollution in Niger
By Nick Meynen, for the EnvJustice project Thousands of people in Niger’s Arlit are exposed to radiation coming...
Month: October 2017
Old permit for hydropower project threatens Romanian wild river
One of Europe’s last wildernesses in Romania is under threat from a damaging hydropower project that was given...
Leaked paper outlines Commission’s strategy to curb single use plastic
EU policy-makers are considering introducing laws to curb single use of plastics such as plastic cups and certain...
Fears over the influence of chemicals industry on new rules for cancer linked chemicals
The EU has come under criticism for hiring an industry consultancy to develop recommendations and exemptions for the...
Farming under fire for poor air quality
New evidence that Europe’s air quality is sub par has been published by the EU’s own environment agency....
SDG-Watch Austria: A vibrant CSO platform challenging an inactive political system
By René Hartinger, ÖKÖBURO (EEB member) Austria’s former federal president Heinz Fischer assured “Austria’s full commitment to the...
Inspiring environmental defender nominated for international Freedom of Thought prize
Standing up to protect the environment is an increasingly dangerous thing to do. According to the NGO Global...
What we eat is making us sick say food experts
The global food system is making us all ill. That’s the warning cry from some of the world’s...
You’ve heard of glyphosate…but there is something else lurking in our food
Pesticides and herbicides are regularly the subject of controversy, but environmentalists warn that what lurks in fertilisers is...
Fixing furniture, rather than discarding it, could lead to massive jobs boost, study finds
Over 150,000 jobs could be created across the EU if we embrace fixing and remaking furniture rather than...
