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Supreme Court clarifies Clean Water Act rules pertaining to groundwater discharge
The Supreme Court ruled Thursday that sewage plants and other industries cannot avoid environmental requirements under landmark clean-water protections when discharging to rivers, oceans and…
Air pollution drops by 40-50% in big Indian cities like Delhi, Mumbai after lockdown: EU sat data
The 32-day national lockdown has started showing its positive effect on air quality across the country as big cities like Delhi and Mumbai see pollution…
Meteorologists say 2020 on course to be hottest year since records began
This year is on course to be the world’s hottest since measurements began, according to meteorologists, who estimate there is a 50% to 75% chance…
Coronavirus: Biogas industry moves to tackle spike in food waste
Two of the UK’s leading green energy trade bodies, the REA and ADBA, are calling on companies operating in the anaerobic digestion (AD) and biogas…
Pompeii ruins show that the Romans invented recycling
They were expert engineers, way ahead of the curve on underfloor heating, aqueducts and the use of concrete as a building material. Now it turns…
Why Britain’s 2.5 billion paper coffee cups are an eco disaster
Britain gets through 2.5 billion of them every year, and the number is set to increase. But despite a growing clamour for coffee chains to…
Russia lists Caspian seals and orcas as endangered species after ‘whale jail’ controversy
While the world’s been focused on COVID-19, a piece of good news came out of Russia last month, although it went relatively unnoticed: Russia listed…
EU accused of risking climate goals with ‘no strings attached’ state handouts
The European Union is facing pressure from environmentalists and lawmakers to attach conditions to state aid packages to protect climate goals, as countries pump cash…
United Nations Says Global Emissions Likely to Increase Post-Pandemic
Carbon dioxide emissions have plunged as covid-19 slows commercial and industrial activity. But that drop is probably just temporary, the United Nations warned this week….
Sweden exits coal two years ahead of schedule, Austria closes last coal plant
Europe’s steady march towards decarbonisation and the retirement of all coal-fired generating capacity continues apace this month, as both Austria and Sweden announced the closure…
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