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As Thames Water fights for survival, crumbling assets show challenge ahead

By Sarah Young and Paul Sandle TWICKENHAM, England (Reuters) -Fifteen times a year, the sheer volume...

17th June, 2025

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Lead EU lawmaker on sustainability laws proposes more cuts

By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS (Reuters) -The European Union should further slash the number of companies s...

12th June, 2025

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Australia to boost aerial surveillance of Pacific for illegal fishing fleets

By Kirsty Needham SYDNEY (Reuters) -Australia plans to significantly boost surveillance of Pacific I...

12th June, 2025

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Portugal leads marine protection with new designated area

By Andrei Khalip and Simon Jessop LISBON (Reuters) -Portugal said on Wednesday it was creating a new...

11th June, 2025

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May was world's second-hottest on record, EU scientists say

By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS (Reuters) -The world experienced its second-warmest May since records began...

11th June, 2025

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French Senate backs law to curb ultra fast-fashion

PARIS (Reuters) - France's Senate approved a revised version of a law regulating fast fashion on Tue...

10th June, 2025

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Explainer-What is the High Seas Treaty to protect world oceans?

By Virginia Furness LONDON (Reuters) - While many countries have agreed to take steps to protect the...

9th June, 2025

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Development banks to invest 3 billion euros in ocean plastics fight

By Simon Jessop, Virginia Furness and Kate Abnett LONDON (Reuters) -A group of development banks pla...

9th June, 2025

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UK seeks to extend ban on bottom trawling fishing in English seas

LONDON (Reuters) -The British government said on Monday it planned to extend a ban on bottom trawlin...

8th June, 2025

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UK's Prince William calls for urgent action to protect oceans

LONDON (Reuters) -Britain's Prince William on Sunday called on world leaders and businesses to take...

8th June, 2025

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Shell reports June 4 fire at ethylene cracker plant in Pennsylvania

(Reuters) -Shell PLC on Friday said a fire occurred on June 4 at its ethylene cracker plant in Potte...

6th June, 2025

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On Ireland’s peat bogs, climate action clashes with tradition

By Clodagh Kilcoyne and Conor Humphries CLONBULLOGUE, Ireland (Reuters) -As wind turbines on the hor...

6th June, 2025