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‘Hypocrisy’: EU exporting a ‘carcinogenic’ pesticide it banned in 2020

This dangerous fungicide was banned in the EU three years ago. So why is it still being sent to developing countries?

Euronews Witness

Locals blame Danone group for drying up water tables in Volvic, France

A heated dispute over water is rippling through Auvergne, central France. While communities are facing water use restrictions, fingers point at multinational group Danone, accused of drying up water tables with far-reaching implications for the region's ecosystem.

Euronews Witness

Megabasins: solution or "insane" response to drought?

France finds itself at a tug-of-war between opponents to megabasins and the agricultural sector.

Green News

Almost half Italy’s drinking water is wasted due to this one problem

Much of Italy’s water distribution network is more than 30 years old.

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Living

Hawaiians divided over potential damage from artificial wave pool

Locals say the pool could damage a nearby beach but others say it's necessary for local surfers.

Green News

Coastal region in France restricts water use during 'crisis' drought

The French Pyrenees-Orientales borders Spain's Catalonia autonomous region.

Living

How Las Vegas slashed water use with dawn patrols and lawn bans

How have Las Vegas’ water cops helped the desert city cope with drought?

Green News

New map reveals where in Europe is most at risk from water shortages

Water consumption is outstripping supply. This map shows the regions most at risk of shortages.

Climate Now

Climate Now debate: What's happening to the water cycle?

Extreme weather events are making water a top priority in Europe. How is climate change affecting the water cycle on the continent?

Climate

India: Here’s how the new most populous country can grow sustainably

‘A new economy for happiness’: Here's how experts think India can grow sustainably as its population passes 1.41 billion people.

Eco-Innovation

Inside the hop-growing warehouse in Spain that feels like a nightclub

The flowers are a key ingredient in beer. With crop yields falling, can vertical farming help future proof their supply?

Green News

Water shortages could become a 'global crisis'

On World Water Day, the United Nations says hundreds of millions of children are at risk from inadequate or unsafe drinking water

Eco-Innovation

Can power-hungry data centres redeem themselves by heating homes?

There's plenty of niche options for the heat from computer warehouses. But these aren't a 'panacea' for a power-hungry industry.

Eco-Innovation

India’s first ever lithium discovery gets mixed reactions from locals

India has found what it was looking for in Jammu and Kashmir, but locals fear the consequences of ‘fiddling with nature’.

Mobility

NASA's SWOT is tracking rising water levels to monitor climate change

NASA launched the first global water monitoring satellite, SWOT into orbit in hopes of tracking climate change.

Eco-Innovation

Hydroponics: Inside the refugee camp growing veg without soil

The new technique may prove to be a "climate change buster" in rural and semi-urban areas in Zimbabwe and beyond. Here's how it works.

Climate

Battle of the Alps? Water woes loom amid climate change

Italy, France and Switzerland are among the Alpine nations meeting to resolve their issues with the precious and increasingly contested resource.

Green News

The five regions facing conflict over water in the next 12 months

Researchers have developed a tool to predict which areas of the world will face conflict as water supplies diminish.

Green News

Wild swimming warning: Group falls ill after swim at popular UK spot

12 out of 13 people fell sick after swimming in Kent, in an incident Surfers Against Sewage has described as 'shockingly common'.

Climate

Residents in Monterrey ‘desperate’ for water amidst drought

A drought in Mexico means some businesses can only open for part of the week