Pressure mounts on Commission over pharmaceutical pollution plan
Pharmaceutical pollution is not only harmful to the environment, it also harms human health due to the development...
Water
Dams and dykes beat pollution to top list of threats to rivers and lakes
A new assessment of Europe’s rivers, lakes, and coasts reveals that the impact of hydropower dams, disconnection of...
Germany faces billions in fines for breaking EU laws on nitrate pollution
The EU’s top court has ruled that Germany is in breach of EU law by not cleaning up...
Clock ticking on pharmaceutical pollution crisis
Five organisations have teamed up to call on the European Commission to take action on pharmaceutical pollution. Pollution...
Meet the beach artists taking a spectacular stand against plastic pollution
Enormous beach artworks are appearing across Europe highlighting marine plastic pollution in the run-up to Earth Day. ...
More dams in Europe threat to future of wild fish
Dams on Europe’s rivers have blocked fish migration routes for generations – stopping them from mating. And now...
Over 170,000 people send distress signal to protect marine life
A petition backed by 172,120 people was handed in to EU environment ministers this week calling for protection...
Over 77,000 people call on Slovenian government to scrap Mura River dam plans
77,310 people have called on the Slovenian government to abandon plans to erect eight hydropower dams across the...
Sponge cities – how urban wetlands reduce flood risk
Flooding is an all too real risk for cities around the world. Climate change has made the sight...
Era of life-saving antibiotics could be over if pharmaceutical waste not tackled
Pharmaceutical pollution is contributing to the end of life-saving antibiotics. Despite this a senior European Commission official revealed...
