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EU Parliament backs landmark law to restore Europe’s nature
The European Parliament has voted in favour of legally binding targets to restore degraded natural areas in the EU.
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MEPs exempt super-polluting factory farms from regulation
In a blow to EU nature protection, MEPs have voted to exempt even the most polluting factory farms from regulation under the EU’s industrial emissions directive.
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Methane, ammonia and nitrate pollution from animal farming
The vast majority of Europe's farmland is dedicated to feeding an increasing number of farm animals for meat, dairy and eggs. This huge overproduction of animals brings dangerous levels of pollution.
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EU agrees unprecedented cuts to single-use plastics
After months of intense negotiations, the EU has agreed much-anticipated laws to slash single-use plastics in the EU.
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European Parliament votes to protect people and nature from plastic pollution
National governments must follow suit and cut single-use plastic, Greenpeace Strasbourg, 24 October 2018 – The European Parliament has voted to protect people and the environment from the most common single-use…
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European Parliament says biodegradable plastics will not solve plastic pollution
Strasbourg – Biodegradable and compostable plastics do not prevent plastic pollution and should not be an excuse to keep consuming single-use plastics, the European Parliament recognised in a vote today.
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EU court tells Germany to cut the crap
Industrial farming to blame for manure polluting water, Greenpeace The Court of Justice of the EU (CJEU) has ruled that Germany breached EU law by allowing manure runoff from farms…
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Investigation: EU subsidises Europe’s most polluting livestock farms
CAP payments fund factory farms leaking ammonia into air and water Subsidies from the European Union’s Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) are supporting some of Europe’s most polluting livestock farms, a…
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Investigation: How CAP promotes pollution
Subsidies from the European Union’s Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) are supporting some of Europe’s most polluting livestock farms, a Greenpeace investigation has revealed. Over half (51%) of the farms examined…