REVEALED: Government air pollution proposals ‘too little too late’ to avoid court
An assessment of national proposals to tackle toxic air pollution has concluded that none are sufficient to address...
Month: May 2018
OPINION: Karl Marx was an environmentalist avant la lettre
Whether it is scorn or praise, everyone seemed to have an opinion on the ideas of Karl Marx,...
Activist shareholders target coal’s dirty money
The annual meeting of another European bank was targeted this week by shareholders unhappy about Commerzbank’s involvement in...
Want to know what hazardous chemicals are lurking in your shopping basket? Soon there will be an app for that
The chemicals inside everyday products are often a mystery. Companies could be using toxic chemicals and consumers would be...
5 things we’ve learnt about the EU’s ‘new’ rules for waste incineration
A three-year process to update EU environmental standards for waste incineration plants is drawing to a close with...
Greenpeace declares victory as Belgian bank KBC ends its coal investments
The entrance to the headquarters of KBC bank in Brussels was taken by environmental activists Thursday concerned about...
Chilly reception for EU’s first post-Brexit budget
The European Commission has published its much-anticipated plan for the EU’s finances for 2021 to 2027 for what...
LEAKED: the draft EU laws to counter the plastic pollution crisis
The EU wants to ban several single-use items in an unprecedented effort to counter plastic pollution, according to...
