30 April 2021
Polish utility PGE will have operated its sprawling Turów lignite mine illegally for one year this coming Saturday 1 May, despite the European Commission confirming that […]
21 May 2021
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 […]
9 June 2021
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 […]
21 June 2021
Research shows widespread pollution and presence in vital organs But new rules to cover just 6% of polymers after industry lobbying 21 May 2021, […]
13 December 2021
Commission must fix EU criminal law and ensure environmental crimes such as wildlife trade, waste dumping, illegal hunting and fishing, unlawful logging and mining no longer […]
26 October 2022
Released today, the revised EU rules for clean water target pollutants of emerging concern but lack teeth to address chemical cocktails effects, warns the EEB. The […]
9 November 2022
Without obtaining any input from civil society or the scientific community, the Commission has just published its Communication on ensuring availability and affordability of fertilisers which […]
27 June 2023
The European Parliament has sent a clear signal on the need to curb water pollution by voting in support of measures that will improve monitoring and […]
12 September 2023
Today, the European Parliament approved new quality standards for surface and groundwater and sent a clear message on the need to curb water pollution in the […]
20 September 2023
MEPs in the European Parliament’s environmental committee agreed to update existing rules for wastewater treatment, but significantly weakened rules for the removal of micropollutants carried by […]
4 October 2023
In recent months, the call for an impactful Nature Restoration Law received unprecedented support from more than one million citizens, businesses, scientists, and multiple other stakeholders […]
5 October 2023
Today, the European Parliament approved new standards for wastewater management and treatment. Although Surfrider Foundation Europe and the European Environmental Bureau (EEB) welcome the EP’s overall […]
