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    12 May 2021

    EU zero pollution action plan lacks action, NGOs say

    Despite committing to a zero pollution ambition, the European Commission’s latest action plan may not propose any new binding actions to clean up Europe’s air, water […]
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    21 May 2021

    European Court of Justice orders halt to operations at controversial Polish mine

    LUXEMBOURG, 21 May 2021 – The European Court of Justice has ruled that mining at Poland’s sprawling Turów coal mine must cease while the court processes […]
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    3 June 2021

    Urban mining: when communities reject the throwaway economy

    A growing number of communities across Europe are speeding up the shift to more resilient economies and supply chains, rethinking the way we create, use, and […]
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    4 June 2021

    Pakistani workers poisoned during scrapping of infamous mercury-laden tanker

    The Floating Storage and Offloading (FSO) tanker J. NAT has been beached on the shipbreaking shores of Gadani, Pakistan despite clear warnings by Interpol and international […]
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    9 June 2021

    European Commission sides with citizens in landmark cross-border anti-coal court case

    The European Commission will join the Czech Republic in the legal dispute against Poland concerning the controversial Turów mine [1], which is depleting water resources and […]
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    25 June 2021

    New EU farm policy will worsen environmental crises for years

    Weak rules will maintain support for harmful farming practices   25 June 2021, Brussels – Europe will continue major funding of harmful intensive farming practices until […]
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    1 July 2021

    Portuguese and Slovenian presidencies: Environmental assessment and 10 green tests

    Despite a major breakthrough on chemicals policy, the European Union made lacklustre progress towards a robust green transition during the Portuguese presidency, a comprehensive assessment reveals. […]
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    6 July 2021

    Call to action: Tell the EU to eliminate mercury in light bulbs

    Eliminating all fluorescent bulbs from European markets would significantly reduce toxic mercury pollution, lower carbon emissions and save people and businesses billions of euros in energy […]
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    6 July 2021

    Reusable packaging can bring significant environmental and economic benefits by 2030, report finds

    New report shows a reusable packaging target of 50% in key sectors could drastically reduce CO2 emissions, water consumption and waste.   A reusable packaging target […]
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    9 July 2021

    Higher bills for millions as EU lets lighting firms milk old technology

    Wasteful toxic lamps treated as “cash engine” by Signify, despite green claims EU ignored € billions in consumer losses and its own legal benchmarks 9 July […]
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    14 July 2021

    EU’s ‘Fit for 55’ is unfit and unfair

    The European Commission is missing another historic opportunity to phase out fossil fuels in the ‘Fit for 55’ package, leaving the door open for coal, gas […]
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    17 August 2021

    Four years of unnecessary pollution: EU governments fail to curb emissions from most toxic plants

    PRESS BRIEFING Most lignite plants in the EU have waited until the very last minute to implement pollution-control technologies that were available and economically viable already […]
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