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Surge in plastic waste as people discard PPE used to ward off Covid-19

Campaigners say beaches and seas across southern England are becoming littered with discarded medical equipment used to protect against coronavirus.

Europe News

'Dark Waters': Hollywood's warning to Europe

Dark Waters tells the real life story of an American lawyer, who takes on one of the world's biggest chemical companies convinced they are knowingly polluting the local drinking water. It’s lead star Mark Ruffalo was in Brussels telling MEPs that he fears that the same could be happening here.

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Miracle of nature: Trappist monks turn waste into water

In partnership with The European Commission

A 19th Century abbey in the Netherlands has become a case study on how to better manage water resources in 21st Century Europe.

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Could jellyfish be the answer to fighting ocean pollution?

In partnership with The European Commission

Researchers in Slovenia believe they can take advantage of the proliferation of jellyfish in European seas by using their mucus to trap microplastic particles and help clean up the oceans

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Spain

How irresponsible agriculture has poisoned Spain's water resources

Spain faces a pressing problem concerning its groundwater reserves that affects the drinking water supply of towns and cities.

Earth News

Should you pay to refill your water bottle?

Ape2O is charging people to refill water bottles in London, where people are used to free water fountains.

Ocean

When it comes to cleaning up the Oceans, technology may be good but education is even better

In partnership with the European Commission

EU sponsors clean-up operations, but a change in mentalities is the key to success

Ocean

Are ocean cleanup campaigns effective?

In partnership with the European Commission

Images of rubbish piling up in the ocean can be a depressing sight. But the good news is that there are signs that cleanup campaigns are having an impact.

Europe News

More plastic than fish: beach cleanup highlights Europe's plastic problem

Experts warn that if nothing is done, the ocean could contain more plastic than fish by 2050. For the UN, governments need to more to implement legislation, whilst individuals also have a roll to play.

Earth News

These holiday destinations need your help cleaning the beaches

We explore how the plastic crisis is affecting beautiful places such as Bali, Thailand and Vietnam and what you can do to save their shorelines.

France

Paris authorities cry 'fake news' over rumours of contaminated water

The prefecture of the Paris region denied on Saturday that tap water in the French capital presents "any risk for public health" and called "fake news" social media rumours claiming the water is polluted with tritium, a nuclear element.

Earth News

Waterless fashion: does the dyeing industry need to use water?

We explore the phenomenon of dyeing clothes with CO2.

Earth News

How to wash your clothes in an eco-friendly way

How to transform your clothes washing habits to have less of an environmental impact.

Smart Regions

Mussel farms fight against pollution in the Baltic

In partnership with the European Commission

Small but mighty, we discover how mussels are helping to clean the Baltic Sea.

Venezuela

Why did the tap water in this Venezuela municipality turn black?

Inhabitants of San Diego, Venezuela, woke up to an unpleasant surprise on Wednesday: after seven days of power outages, the supply was restored but their tap water was black and thick, like oil.

France

France battles to stop oil spill spreading after cargo ship sinks

French authorities said an Italian cargo ship that sank in the Atlantic was transporting 45 containers of dangerous materials but that environmental damages would be limited.

Germany

Germany: Heidelberg residents warned not to drink blue tap water

Residents of Heidelberg in southwestern Germany went through a contamination scare on Thursday after tap water turned blue for a few hours.

World News

Fish eaters beware! European report warns of mercury threat

Diet is the primary way in which people in Europe are exposed to mercury

World News

World Water Week: How clean is European water?

Some 60% of European waters monitored failed to reach "good" ecological status.

France

French village cut from water supply for two years due to pesticides

At first glance, the small town of Etais-La-Sauvin, some 200 kms south of Paris, is your typical French village — except that soil pollution has deprived its inhabitants of drinkable running water for more than two years.