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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.

01/05/2019

Earth News

How can you make your holiday zero-waste?

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

30/04/2019

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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.

22/04/2019

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.

22/04/2019

Ecotech

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.

17/04/2019

Earth News

Seaweed can save the planet from plastic waste

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

07/04/2019

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.

02/04/2019

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.

01/04/2019

World News

France rushes to contain Atlantic fuel spill

France rushes to contain Atlantic fuel spill

17/03/2019

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?

07/03/2019

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.

26/02/2019

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.

25/02/2019

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.

23/02/2019

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.

07/02/2019

Earth News

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.

19/01/2019

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.

26/12/2018

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.

21/12/2018

My Europe Series

What's behind Poland's love affair with coal?

Euronews' Sophie Claudet and Valerie Gauriat discuss the reasons behind Poland's continued dependence on coal.

21/12/2018

My Europe Series

Poland's coal paradox

Host of the #Cop24 Poland heavily depends on coal and tops the list of Europ's most polluting and CO2 emitting countries. Insiders takes you on a journey from the Czech Republic to the heart of Silesia, Poland's realm of coal, to hear from those to whom coal is either a lifeline or a plague.

21/12/2018

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Campaigning kayaks help keep Thailand's rivers sweet

Environmental campaign aims to reduce rubbish outflows from the Chao Phraya River and prevent trash reaching the sea.

21/12/2018