Reindeer movements are causing conflict in the Umeå region ahead of this week's Rally Sweden round of the World Rally Championship ~sports.motorsports Article 1379 words 3 votes
Ryanair pulls out of two Danish airports blaming harmful tax – airline says passenger tax will make country's regional airports hopelessly uncompetitive compared to others in EU ~transport Article 391 words 15 votes
Denmark will ramp up inspections of ships transporting Russian oil through its narrow straits, in an effort to protect the environment and maritime safety from older vessels in Moscow's shadow fleet ~transport Article 231 words 11 votes
Norway's environment minister has ruled out a ban on open-net fish farming at sea despite acknowledging that the wild North Atlantic salmon is under “existential threat” ~enviro pollution climate change Article 507 words 16 votes
Donald Trump signs actions to pull US out of Paris climate agreement, intends to promote fossil fuels and mineral mining ~enviro climate change energy Article 32 votes
Fish at center of key conservation fight not a distinct species after all ~enviro Article 799 words, published Jan 3 2025 13 votes
In 2023 the Danish city of Aarhus launched a three-year trial project to curb the number of disposable coffee cups – more than 700,000 were returned last year ~enviro Article 1057 words 10 votes
Why fire hydrants ran dry as wildfires tore through Los Angeles ~enviro water Article 1923 words 23 votes
California will require insurance companies to offer coverage in wildfire zones ~enviro Article 794 words 25 votes
US President Joe Biden administration grants California waiver to ban gas car sales in 2035 ~transport Article 444 words 48 votes
Finland first in world to ban cargo ships from dumping untreated sewage ~enviro pollution.water water.waste Article 608 words 14 votes
While ambitious urban planners try to make fifteen-minute cities a reality, the Nordhavn district of Copenhagen has gone one better – what's life like when everything you need is a stroll away? ~design urban planning architecture Article 2370 words 36 votes
Iceland has authorised whale hunting for the next five years, despite welfare concerns ~enviro Article 372 words 11 votes
Oregon, USA introduces new statewide recycling rules to combat plastic waste ~enviro recycling plastics Article 603 words 13 votes
Netflix documentary about oceans and endangered species narrated by Barack Obama ~tv reviews Article 679 words 16 votes
Danish lawmakers have agreed to plant one billion trees and convert 10% of farmland into natural habitats over the next two decades ~enviro Article 279 words 27 votes
The overlooked lesson of Octavia Butler's "The Parable of the Sower" ~books science fiction Article 931 words 13 votes
After a unanimous local vote in 1996, the Swedish town of Växjö became the first in the world to commit to becoming fossil fuel free ~design urban planning architecture Article 1302 words 14 votes
Giant rats in tiny vests trained to sniff out illegally trafficked wildlife ~science Article 496 words, published Oct 31 2024 21 votes
US Joe Biden–Kamala Harris administration announces $45 million to reduce electric vehicle battery recycling costs ~enviro recycling Link 29 votes
Finland exports snow-saving mats to ski resorts hit by climate crisis – preserving previous year's snow for start of season can combat increasingly unpredictable winters ~hobbies Article 834 words 11 votes
US Joe Biden-Kamala Harris administration announces $3 billion of investments in clean ports ~enviro climate change pollution.air Article 2319 words 24 votes
Sweden abolishes tax on plastic bags despite warnings usage could rise – centre-right coalition government says consumption already below EU target ~enviro pollution plastics Article 572 words 10 votes
New deadline by which only zero-emission new vans may be sold in Norway will no longer be 2025, but 2027 ~transport Article 227 words 9 votes
More US states ban PFAS, or ‘forever chemicals,’ in more products ~enviro pollution Article 970 words 38 votes
Our US disaster recovery system must evolve to respond more effectively to climate change ~enviro climate change Article 956 words 18 votes
‘Paper or plastic?’ will no longer be a choice at California grocery stores ~enviro pollution.water pollution.ground plastics Article 750 words, published Aug 30 2024 32 votes
New study shows that hurricanes lead to excess mortality long after the storm has passed ~health Article 2200 words, published Oct 2 2024 20 votes
Comprehensive bipartisan plastics recycling bill tackles plastics pollution in US ~enviro plastics recycling pollution Article 304 words, published Sep 19 2024 27 votes
Norway is shying away from tourism – and other countries could learn from it ~travel Article 1097 words 13 votes
Wisconsin towns are trying to limit Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations. The Dairy industry is fighting back. ~food Article 2032 words 20 votes
London saw a surprising benefit to fining high-polluting cars: More active kids ~transport Article 991 words 28 votes
CO2 turned into fuel: Japan’s scientists convert captured carbon into green fuel ~engineering Link 20 votes
Sweden has announced controversial plans to scrap its tax on airline tickets from 2025 ~transport Link 6 votes
US Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to invest $76 million closing legacy oil & gas wells in Pennsylvania ~enviro pollution.water pollution.air Article 626 words 16 votes
Initiative to extol benefits of allemannsretten, Norway's “right to roam”, to international tourists has met with strong criticism – tourism campaign shelved over environmental fears ~travel Article 814 words 4 votes
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