Pesticide ban in two French towns judged valid

11 Nov 2019

Pesticide ban in two French towns judged valid

Source: RFI

Chemicals

Campaigners demand EU executive act on toxic chemical exposure

08 Nov 2019

The incoming European Commission must deliver an overdue strategy on the ‘non-toxic environment’ as a matter of urgency, environmental campaigners have told president-elect Ursula von der Leyen

Land

EU urged to redirect CAP money for restoring biodiversity

06 Nov 2019

EU agriculture subsidies are driving accelerating and irreversible biodiversity loss by supporting intensive farming, according to a group of 2,500 scientists from across the bloc

Waste

Timmermans: European Green Deal to include tougher action on plastics

05 Nov 2019

Europe should not look to recycling as its main response to pollution and CO2 emissions linked to plastic, according to the European Commission’s top official for the European Green Deal

Chemicals

Consumers concerned about chemicals in European Green Deal

30 Oct 2019

A long-awaited 2030 chemicals strategy may not be included in the Green New Deal promised by the incoming European Commission, consumer rights group BEUC has warned