Looking for alternatives to flying, Matilda Welin decided to embark on a long-distance cycle from London to Sweden. Here's what she learned. ~transport Article 1988 words 6 votes
Sweden to kill 20% of its brown bears in annual hunt – conservationists say number of hunting licences granted is too high and condemn it as ‘pure trophy hunting’ ~enviro conservation Article 527 words 15 votes
Report reveals how workers got sick while cleaning up East Palestine derailment site ~transport Link 14 votes
IKEA has been accused of contributing to the rapid deterioration of Romania's biologically rich forests – campaigners say suppliers benefitting from corrupt environment in the country ~enviro Article 1316 words 29 votes
Denmark regulates camper van tourism after clashes with locals – hopes to transform the vehicles into a secure yet more durable source of income ~travel Link 11 votes
East Palestine Ohio after the derailment- reports of hair loss, seizures, residents to decide whether to accept negotiated settlement ~transport Article 1247 words 42 votes
Denmark will introduce a levy on farm emissions in what is set to be one of the world's first carbon taxes on agriculture ~enviro climate change Article 77 words 26 votes
Iceland wants to switch up its tourism tax to protect nature – and fight overtourism ~travel Article 27 votes
EU states push past opposition to adopt landmark nature restoration law ~enviro conservation Article 627 words 28 votes
Support for rightwing populists and the far right declined in Finland, Sweden and Denmark in Sunday's European elections, with a surge for Greens and left-leaning parties ~misc politics Article 696 words 51 votes
NY Governor Kathy Hochul’s decision to suspend congestion pricing is absurd ~transport Article 1009 words 33 votes
Sweden is set to become the second EU country to ban bottom fishing in marine protected areas ~enviro Article 400 words 16 votes
Joe Biden Environmental Protection Agency issues $900 million to US schools for clean-energy buses ~transport Article 1020 words, published May 29 2024 21 votes
The last remaining privately owned land on the Svalbard archipelago in Norway, "with significant environmental, scientific and economic importance" is on sale, for €300 million ~finance Article 728 words 7 votes
New EPA regulation requires coal plants in the United States to reduce 90 percent of their greenhouse pollution by 2039 ~enviro climate change pollution.air Article 2117 words 33 votes
European Commission approves creation of an environmental zone in the city centre of Stockholm, where petrol and diesel cars will be banned entirely from 2025 ~transport Article 440 words 25 votes
California sets nation-leading limit for carcinogenic chromium-6 in drinking water ~enviro pollution.water water.drinking Article 1321 words 17 votes
Joe Biden administration sets first-ever limits on ‘forever chemicals’ in US drinking water ~enviro water.drinking pollution.water Article 1181 words 26 votes
California is preparing to defend itself — and the nation — against Donald Trump 2.0 ~enviro pollution Article 31 votes
More exposure to artificial, bright, outdoor night-time light linked to higher stroke risk ~science Article 870 words 16 votes
All the ways car dependency is wrecking us – car harm: a global review of automobility's harm to people and the environment ~transport Video 16:35 15 votes
How to escape from the Iron Age? We cannot lower carbon emissions if we keep producing steel with fossil fuels. ~humanities Article 2449 words, published Mar 18 2024 27 votes
Joe Biden administration commits $6B to cut US emissions from high-carbon industries ~enviro energy.renewable plastics climate change pollution Article 986 words 19 votes
US bill proposing legal immunity for pesticide manufacturers advances. - Bayer is a sponsor ~enviro Article 523 words 39 votes
Athletes likely to have higher levels of PFAS after play on artificial turf – study ~sports Article 524 words, published Mar 15 2024 9 votes
Connecticut, USA wants to penalize insurers for backing fossil-fuel projects ~enviro Article 862 words 13 votes
Norway will not go ahead with plans to permit seabed mining of critical raw materials on its continental shelf if initial exploration suggests it cannot be done sustainably ~enviro sustainability Article 751 words 25 votes
Analysis: Donald Trump election win could add 4bn tonnes to US emissions by 2030 ~enviro climate change Article 3295 words 11 votes
Rivers reborn: Alewives continue to make a recovery in the Penobscot watershed in Maine ~enviro Article 1338 words 13 votes
Denmark's second-largest city is trialling a first-of-its-kind deposit scheme to tackle single-use coffee cups ~enviro Article 518 words, published Jan 25 2024 20 votes
Reduce, reuse, redirect outrage: How plastic makers used recycling as a fig leaf ~enviro plastics recycling climate change Article 1101 words 45 votes
Former White House chef hosts themed dinners featuring food believed to be at risk from climate change ~food Article 1747 words, published Feb 3 2024 12 votes
The $2.6 billion experiment to cover up Europe's dirty habit – Norwegian project to bury carbon waste under the sea is getting backing from Germany ~enviro climate change pollution.air Article 77 words 8 votes
A wolf killed EU president Ursula von der Leyen’s family pony, it ignited a high-stakes battle ~enviro Article 3729 words 27 votes
Lessons from Finland's attempt to transition to a circular economy ~enviro recycling pollution Link 15 votes
Norway's Arctic deep sea mining plan will inevitably sink – industrialising the ocean floor in the middle of a climate crisis is not only reckless, it's cruel ~enviro climate change Article 908 words 9 votes
Norway's decision to permit exploratory deep-sea extraction of valuable minerals breaks a promise to the other nations on the Ocean Panel and to scientists ~enviro Article 849 words 14 votes
Norway is to allow mining waste to be dumped in its fjords after the government won a court case against environmental organisations trying to block the plan ~enviro pollution.water Article 550 words 29 votes
What the Prisoner's Dilemma reveals about life, the Universe, and everything ~science psychology Video 27:19 32 votes