ReTuna shopping mall in Sweden is the first in the world to sell only secondhand and repurposed items – established in 2015, it's a municipality-led experiment in circular consumption
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Finland and Poland are both considering rewetting dried-out peatbogs to form defence barriers against a potential Russian ground invasion
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US federal government ends information delivery contract critical to hurricane forecasting
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Malaysia no longer takes US plastic waste, creating a dilemma for California
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Denmark wants to champion the EU's beleaguered green deal in its presidency. But convincing other states won't be easy.
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Why America built a forest from Canada to Texas
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Bergen in Norway has been building one of the world's most advanced trash systems, using vacuum tubes to whisk waste away
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US Supreme Court narrows scope of National Environmental Policy Act review
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How redefining just one word could strip the US Endangered Species Act’s ability to protect vital habitat - short deadline to comment
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Nearly 70% of Swedish territory is covered by forests, with half belonging to the private sector – what does that mean for the nation's economic and environmental ambitions
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Norway's capital is known for its green policies and widespread adoption of electric vehicles. Why does the city still struggle with air pollution?
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Companies keen to start deep-sea mining off Norway – despite delays that will now see the first licences awarded, a year later than planned, in 2026
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Gothenburg fined for missing an environmental target – was one of the first local governments in the world to take out a "sustainability linked loan"
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The Loess plateau was the most eroded place on Earth until China took action
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Five of six Greenlandic political parties support reconsidering fossil fuel ban, with only Inuit Ataqatigiit maintaining strong opposition
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Fearing toxic waste, Greenland ended uranium mining. Now, they could be forced to restart - or pay $11billion investor-state dispute settlement.
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For decades, the Swiss city of Basel has been transforming its skyline, and now boasts some of the greenest rooftops in Europe
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The Japanese mayor who built a floodgate no one wanted — and saved his town from a massive tsunami after his death
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As global leaders, Canada and Norway's co-operation is timely in the face of surging energy demand
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Norway to open protected rivers to hydropower plants – Green politicians describe plan as ‘a historic attack on Norwegian nature’
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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”
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Donald Trump signs actions to pull US out of Paris climate agreement, intends to promote fossil fuels and mineral mining
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Fish at center of key conservation fight not a distinct species after all
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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
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Why fire hydrants ran dry as wildfires tore through Los Angeles
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California will require insurance companies to offer coverage in wildfire zones
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US President Joe Biden administration grants California waiver to ban gas car sales in 2035
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The destructive legacy of failed aquaculture
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Finland first in world to ban cargo ships from dumping untreated sewage
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Iceland has authorised whale hunting for the next five years, despite welfare concerns
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Oregon, USA introduces new statewide recycling rules to combat plastic waste
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Danish lawmakers have agreed to plant one billion trees and convert 10% of farmland into natural habitats over the next two decades
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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
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US Joe Biden–Kamala Harris administration announces $45 million to reduce electric vehicle battery recycling costs
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US Joe Biden-Kamala Harris administration announces $3 billion of investments in clean ports
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Sweden abolishes tax on plastic bags despite warnings usage could rise – centre-right coalition government says consumption already below EU target
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More US states ban PFAS, or ‘forever chemicals,’ in more products
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Our US disaster recovery system must evolve to respond more effectively to climate change
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‘Paper or plastic?’ will no longer be a choice at California grocery stores
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Comprehensive bipartisan plastics recycling bill tackles plastics pollution in US
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How cities run dry
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London saw a surprising benefit to fining high-polluting cars: More active kids
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The carbon tax is good for Canadians. Why axe it?
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US Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to invest $76 million closing legacy oil & gas wells in Pennsylvania
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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’
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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
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Denmark will introduce a levy on farm emissions in what is set to be one of the world's first carbon taxes on agriculture
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Iceland wants to switch up its tourism tax to protect nature – and fight overtourism
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EU states push past opposition to adopt landmark nature restoration law
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Sweden is set to become the second EU country to ban bottom fishing in marine protected areas
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