Mink farming will end in Denmark by August 2029 after the government decided to drop plans to pursue an exemption to an EU-wide ban on the practice
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European Commission will maintain its ban on new oil and gas drilling in the Arctic, despite fierce pressure from oil-rich Norway to drop the ban
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Iceland to submit bill that could ban whaling in its waters – government has faced mounting pressure to ban the practice
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Norway will continue developing its oil and gas resources in the Barents Sea regardless of the European Union's support for a moratorium on Arctic hydrocarbon supplies
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US Federal Communications Commission bans foreign-produced solar inverters
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Sweden has announced plans to ban forever chemicals in consumer products as early as 2028 – EU expected to present legislative proposals on PFAS in 2027
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Ancient stepwells brought back to life as India begins to run out of water
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Malaysia no longer takes US plastic waste, creating a dilemma for California
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Denmark eyes lifting ban on nuclear power – examining pros and cons of using small modular reactors to balance renewables in its energy mix
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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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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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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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Delhi shuts schools, bans construction as pollution levels hit new high
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More US states ban PFAS, or ‘forever chemicals,’ in more products
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‘Paper or plastic?’ will no longer be a choice at California grocery stores
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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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The US Park Service wants to ban all rock climbing in designated wilderness
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Somalia bans fishing trawlers from its waters
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US court bans three dicamba based weedkillers and finds Environmental Protection Agency broke law in approval process
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Iceland fisheries minister rebuked over 2023 whaling ban – Parliamentary Ombudsman says whaling ban lacked legal footing
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Stockholm has announced plans to ban petrol and diesel cars from its centre, in an effort to slash pollution and reduce noise
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California lawmakers move to ban irrigation of some decorative lawns
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Iceland suspends whale hunt on animal welfare concerns until the end of August, likely bringing controversial practice to historic end
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India bans single-use plastic to combat pollution
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California imposes sweeping ban on pumping river water in San Joaquin Valley, Bay Area
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Pinterest bans climate change misinformation and conspiracy theories
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Commercial whaling in Iceland could be banned within two years, after a government minister said there was little justification for the practice
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Joe Biden administration bars US imports of solar panels linked to forced labor in China’s Xinjiang region
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When travel restrictions stopped bird-watchers from visiting the Swedish island of Stora Karlsö, hidden ecosystem dynamics were revealed
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Vermont first state to implement a statewide ban on food waste
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Germany bans range of single-use plastics including straws and cotton buds
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The US pesticide industry's playbook for avoiding neonicotinoid bans
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California solar mandate, gas bans take effect in 2020: what you need to know
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London protest ban on Extinction Rebellion ruled unlawful
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China is forcing the world to rethink recycling
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California is banning the tiny bottles of shampoo in hotels
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Today is Car-Free Sunday in Brussels
It's car free Sunday here in Belgium and the streets are a treat to navigate. Cycling is actually slower than usual since there are so many people constantly on the streets, many of them...
It's car free Sunday here in Belgium and the streets are a treat to navigate. Cycling is actually slower than usual since there are so many people constantly on the streets, many of them pedestrians or roller skaters.
But it's .. safe. Nice. Breathable. Not that Brussels isn't those things normally but today more than usual.
Some photos here: https://twitter.com/Adys/status/1175756235733438464
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Cigarette butts are toxic plastic pollution. Should they be banned?
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Ireland to ban new petrol and diesel vehicles from 2030
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Asian countries take a stand against the rich world’s plastic waste
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Canada to ban single-use plastics as early as 2021
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Oregon restricts solar development on prime farmland
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Maine is the first state to ban styrofoam
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Are plastic bag bans garbage?
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How US recycling is changing now that China won’t take it
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Hundreds of US cities are killing or scaling back their recycling programs
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What happens now that China won't take US recycling: Many waste-management companies are simply burning recyclables or sending them to landfills
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Botswana mulls lifting elephant hunting ban
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Total fire bans as catastrophic fire conditions predicted for part of South Australia
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