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Teams compete to pick up trash on Tokyo 2020 Olympic beach

Participants retrieved 117 kilogrammes of plastic waste from the Katase Higashihama beach near Tokyo, which will host the sailing competition next summer.

China

China responsible for surge in ozone-depleting emissions - study

China is to blame for much of the increase in illegal ozone-depleting substances (ODS) since 2013, according to a study published by the journal Nature on Thursday.

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Deepest-ever dive finds plastic at bottom of Mariana Trench

Deepest-ever dive finds plastic at bottom of Mariana Trench in Pacific Ocean

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Bosnian rivers, once crystal clear, now full of rubbish due to neglect

Plastic bottles, rusty barrels and even old washing machines are among tonnes of garbage clogging rivers in Bosnia that were once famous for their emerald colour and crystal-clear waters.

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Green News

How can you make your holiday zero-waste?

The best tips to have zero waste and stress-free vacations.

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EU Labs use groundbreaking "CRMs" to check pesticides in food

In partnership with The European Commission

The European Commission Joint Research Centre (JRC) is developing Certified Reference Materials (a “CRM”) to check pesticides in foods. A CRM is a measurement standard supporting laboratories to check the quality of their measurement methods.

World

Road Trip Europe Day 26 Taranto: 'You don't sleep anymore'

The final story on the Italian leg of our Road Trip comes from Taranto, where Europe’s biggest steel plant covers the city in a fine toxic dust.

Eco-Innovation

Air pollution: this new mode of transportation could change everything

A Rotterdam-based innovator has created a bicycle whose green credentials go a notch further.

Green News

Seaweed can save the planet from plastic waste

Researchers have devised a possible solution for durable plastic waste, inspired by the ocean.

Ireland

'Ryanair is the new coal': Airline lands in Europe pollution top ten

For the first time, a non-coal company joined Europe's top 10 list of biggest polluters.

Italy

Sperm whale washes up dead with 22 kgs of plastic in its stomach

The whale’s stomach had a mixture of garbage bags, plastic bags, fishing nets, plates, tubes, and a bag of a washing machine liquid.

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France rushes to contain Atlantic fuel spill

France rushes to contain Atlantic fuel spill

Europe News

The Brief: The Green party has kicked off its European elections campaign

Environmental issues are climbing up the agenda for European voters, so what solutions exist when the political will turns from rhetoric to action?

USA

European sirens could change the soundscape of New York

Complaints of noise pollution have led to a proposal for the famous New York City emergency sirens to be replaced with the European version.

Russia

Sightings of green snow concerns residents of Russian city

Repeated sightings of green-coloured snow in the Russian city of Pervouralsk is concerning residents.

France

'Trash cows': Farm animals swallow metal and plastic waste

Some 60,000 cows in France develop tumours and infections every year because of waste they ingest.

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.

Living

Saving the oceans with fashion

Fashion pieces made out of ocean waste among others were on display at the first Neonyt – the global hub for sustainable fashion.

World News

2018 Review: Single-use plastics to be banned in EU

An EU law will see single-use plastics like straws, plates, knives and forks banned by 2021, in an attempt to tackle one of the most pressing environmental problems of our time. We look back at a less than fantastic year for plastic.

My Europe Series

Poland's coal conundrum

In this episode of Insiders Euronews travels to Poland to look at the country's deadly dependence on coal.