environmental issues

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Big wildfire rages in southern France

(Reuters) -A wildfire in southern France’s Aude region near the Spanish border has scorched around 4...

5th August, 2025

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Oil producer pressure, Trump rollbacks threaten global treaty on plastics pollution

By Olivia Le Poidevin and Valerie Volcovici GENEVA (Reuters) -Hopes for a "last chance" ambitious gl...

4th August, 2025

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BHP, Vale accused of 'cheating' UK law firm out of $1.7 billion in fees

By Sam Tobin LONDON (Reuters) -BHP and Vale are facing a London lawsuit from the law firm representi...

31st July, 2025

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UK fines Yorkshire Water $1.1 million for chlorinated water discharge

(Reuters) -The British government said on Thursday Yorkshire Water has been fined 865,000 pounds ($1...

31st July, 2025

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EU climate goals at risk as ailing forests absorb less CO2, scientists say

By Alison Withers, Kate Abnett and Simon Johnson COPENHAGEN/BRUSSELS/STOCKHOLM (Reuters) -Damage to...

30th July, 2025

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Italy creates AI assistant to help Italians assess landslide risks

ROME (Reuters) -More than a million people in Italy live in areas at high or very high risk of lands...

30th July, 2025

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UK regulator proposes $84 million penalty against Anglian Water

(Reuters) -British water regulator Ofwat proposed on Tuesday a 62.8 million pound ($83.9 million) en...

29th July, 2025

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Low Danube waters bring huge mayfly swarms in Budapest

BUDAPEST (Reuters) -Mayflies on the river Danube in Budapest are swarming earlier and in greater num...

28th July, 2025

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Wildfires rage across Bulgaria, destroying forests and homes

SOFIA (Reuters) -Firefighters battled wildfires at nearly 100 locations across Bulgaria on Sunday, w...

27th July, 2025

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Qatar threatened to cut EU LNG supplies over sustainability law, letter shows

By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS (Reuters) -Qatar has threatened to cut gas supplies to the European Union in...

26th July, 2025

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AstraZeneca's eco-friendly version of smoker's lung inhaler gets EU panel backing

(Reuters) -A panel of the European medicines regulator has recommended approving an eco-friendly ver...

25th July, 2025

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Greek fir forests dying as heat peaks and snow cover wanes

By Vania Turner KALAVRYTA, Greece (Reuters) -On the wooded slopes surrounding the village of Kalavry...

24th July, 2025