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Paris Protest Targets Pesticide Use, Highlighting Health and Environmental Concerns
On April 5th, over 1000 protesters marched in Paris against pesticides, highlighting their impact on human health and biodiversity; the protest coincided with a bill's upcoming review that could reauthorize the toxic insecticide acetamiprid.
Paris Protest Targets Pesticide Use, Highlighting Health and Environmental Concerns
On April 5th, over 1000 protesters marched in Paris against pesticides, highlighting their impact on human health and biodiversity; the protest coincided with a bill's upcoming review that could reauthorize the toxic insecticide acetamiprid.
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52% Bias Score
Dutch Court Orders Farmers to Prove Pesticide Safety Near Nature Reserves
The Dutch Council of State ruled that farmers must prove pesticides near nature reserves cause no harm, potentially requiring permits and impacting various agricultural sectors, following a 2019 nitrogen ruling and highlighting ongoing environmental concerns.
Dutch Court Orders Farmers to Prove Pesticide Safety Near Nature Reserves
The Dutch Council of State ruled that farmers must prove pesticides near nature reserves cause no harm, potentially requiring permits and impacting various agricultural sectors, following a 2019 nitrogen ruling and highlighting ongoing environmental concerns.
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36% Bias Score
EU Parliament Postpones Supply Chain Act Implementation
The EU Parliament voted to delay the European Supply Chain Act's implementation by one year until 2028, and corporate sustainability reporting for some firms by two years, due to lobbying from German business associations and internal political compromises, despite concerns from organizations like G...
EU Parliament Postpones Supply Chain Act Implementation
The EU Parliament voted to delay the European Supply Chain Act's implementation by one year until 2028, and corporate sustainability reporting for some firms by two years, due to lobbying from German business associations and internal political compromises, despite concerns from organizations like G...
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44% Bias Score
Widespread Pesticide Contamination Found in Upper Rhine Region
A study reveals widespread pesticide contamination in the Upper Rhine region, with residues detected hundreds of meters from farmland, affecting even protected areas like the Black Forest National Park; 63 pesticides were identified, often in complex mixtures, highlighting the need for stricter regu...
Widespread Pesticide Contamination Found in Upper Rhine Region
A study reveals widespread pesticide contamination in the Upper Rhine region, with residues detected hundreds of meters from farmland, affecting even protected areas like the Black Forest National Park; 63 pesticides were identified, often in complex mixtures, highlighting the need for stricter regu...
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52% Bias Score
Increased Microplastics Found in Human Brains: Health Risks and Mitigation Strategies
A study revealed significantly higher microplastic levels in human brains in 2024 than in 2016, highlighting potential health risks linked to the consumption of food, water and air contaminated with microplastics. Researchers suggest avoiding plastic bottles, microwaveable plastic containers, and pl...
Increased Microplastics Found in Human Brains: Health Risks and Mitigation Strategies
A study revealed significantly higher microplastic levels in human brains in 2024 than in 2016, highlighting potential health risks linked to the consumption of food, water and air contaminated with microplastics. Researchers suggest avoiding plastic bottles, microwaveable plastic containers, and pl...
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36% Bias Score
Microplastics Linked to Increased Disability Risk in US Coastal Communities
A study of 218 US coastal counties found a correlation between higher microplastic concentrations in seawater (over 1000 particles/cubic meter in some areas) and a significantly increased risk of various disabilities, including those affecting self-care, mental function, and mobility, with those in ...
Microplastics Linked to Increased Disability Risk in US Coastal Communities
A study of 218 US coastal counties found a correlation between higher microplastic concentrations in seawater (over 1000 particles/cubic meter in some areas) and a significantly increased risk of various disabilities, including those affecting self-care, mental function, and mobility, with those in ...
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28% Bias Score
US Tariffs Hit Remote Antarctic Islands
US President Trump's new tariffs impact the Heard and McDonald Islands, a remote Antarctic territory last visited in 2016, despite their lack of significant exports to the US; this 10% tax highlights the global reach of trade disputes.
US Tariffs Hit Remote Antarctic Islands
US President Trump's new tariffs impact the Heard and McDonald Islands, a remote Antarctic territory last visited in 2016, despite their lack of significant exports to the US; this 10% tax highlights the global reach of trade disputes.
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40% Bias Score
EU Parliament Postpones Supply Chain Law Implementation
The European Parliament approved a one-year delay to the EU supply chain law, pushing its implementation from July 2027 to July 2028, following a proposal by the EU Commission in response to business pressure; the law will now undergo further negotiations to potentially loosen regulations.
EU Parliament Postpones Supply Chain Law Implementation
The European Parliament approved a one-year delay to the EU supply chain law, pushing its implementation from July 2027 to July 2028, following a proposal by the EU Commission in response to business pressure; the law will now undergo further negotiations to potentially loosen regulations.
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40% Bias Score
Record Sewage Spills in England Reach 3.61 Million Hours in 2024
England's water companies spilled sewage into waterways for a record 3.61 million hours in 2024, a slight increase from 2023, raising concerns about environmental damage and public health, despite a decrease in spill incidents. This comes as a £104bn investment program is launched to upgrade infrast...
Record Sewage Spills in England Reach 3.61 Million Hours in 2024
England's water companies spilled sewage into waterways for a record 3.61 million hours in 2024, a slight increase from 2023, raising concerns about environmental damage and public health, despite a decrease in spill incidents. This comes as a £104bn investment program is launched to upgrade infrast...
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48% Bias Score
Trump's Executive Order to Expand Logging on Federal Lands Faces Backlash
President Trump issued an executive order to increase logging on federal lands and imposed a 25% tariff on Canadian lumber to boost domestic timber production, despite warnings of increased housing costs and environmental damage.
Trump's Executive Order to Expand Logging on Federal Lands Faces Backlash
President Trump issued an executive order to increase logging on federal lands and imposed a 25% tariff on Canadian lumber to boost domestic timber production, despite warnings of increased housing costs and environmental damage.
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44% Bias Score
Greens Demand Nationwide Native Forest Logging Ban
The Australian Greens are demanding a nationwide ban on native forest logging in exchange for supporting a minority Labor government, a policy backed by a recent poll showing 69 percent public support and projected to cost $500 million annually for 20 years in transition funding, according to the Pa...
Greens Demand Nationwide Native Forest Logging Ban
The Australian Greens are demanding a nationwide ban on native forest logging in exchange for supporting a minority Labor government, a policy backed by a recent poll showing 69 percent public support and projected to cost $500 million annually for 20 years in transition funding, according to the Pa...
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16% Bias Score
Russia's War in Ukraine: Catastrophic Environmental Damage
Russia's war in Ukraine has caused catastrophic environmental damage, including the destruction of over 3 million hectares of forest, the bombing of the Kakhovka dam resulting in the death of at least 35 people and the poisoning of the Seym River, leading to the complete collapse of the Desna River ...
Russia's War in Ukraine: Catastrophic Environmental Damage
Russia's war in Ukraine has caused catastrophic environmental damage, including the destruction of over 3 million hectares of forest, the bombing of the Kakhovka dam resulting in the death of at least 35 people and the poisoning of the Seym River, leading to the complete collapse of the Desna River ...
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32% Bias Score
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