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Ministers green light push for healthy soils, set low thresholds
Environment ministers agreed a legal draft compromise to restore EU soils, but European Commission regrets lack of concrete obligations.
Soil protection law survives plenary vote, but considerably weakened
Legislation designed to bolster the key role of soil in maintaining Europe's biodiversity and climate resilience has been approved by MEPs, but only after the requirements it would place on national governments were significantly lightened.
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Scientists find microplastic contamination in ancient remains
What were previously thought to be pristine archaeological deposits, ripe for investigation, could be contaminated with plastics.
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Could old coffee grounds help clean up contaminated water?
An estimated six million tonnes of coffee grounds are discarded annually. What if they could be put to good use?
MEPs back law aimed at restoring European soil to health
Governments should be required to monitor in detail the ecological status of soil, MEPs have agreed, while stopping short of demanding binding restoration targets or imposing limits on urbanisation.
What is water cremation? ‘Eco-friendly’ burials begin in Britain
The UK’s biggest funeral care provider is now offering water cremation. But what exactly is it and what is its impact on the environment?
Toxic landslide threatens environmental disaster in Denmark
After nine days, Nordic Waste - the company that operated the site - gave up on getting the landslide under control.
How trading carbon is helping Europe's agricultural sector
Carbon markets could hold the key to sustainable farming and efforts to mitigate climate change, and many European farmers are exploring them further.
Why are authorities warning against eating homegrown eggs in Paris?
Scientists say that hens foraging on polluted soil is the root cause of the problem.
Sow your fields with ‘biochar’ for climate benefits, farmers told
The nature-based carbon sequestration technology is particularly successful at lowering nitrous oxide emissions.
Fungi is being used to help capture CO2 under this new offset scheme
Companies are eyeing up an ‘entire galaxy’ below ground, which could boost forest biodiversity while creating carbon credits.
What is human composting and where can you do it in Europe?
Human composting, aquamation, terramation: your guide to the eco-friendly burial alternatives and where they are available in Europe.
The young Swiss farmers rethinking soil for the future of food
Matthias and Sam are modern-day farmers who love to experiment.
War has inflicted €36bn damage on Ukraine's environment: Minister
Grinding war has devastated Ukraine's natural world with €36 billion in damage, Ukraine's environmental protection minister told Euronews.
Underground ‘bugs’ could be the future of solar energy storage
The soil battery is one of dozens of 'adventurous' projects that have just been granted €17 million from the UK government.