Social Media Scams Fuel \£13 Million Flytipping Crisis
A 150% rise in large-scale flytipping incidents over 10 years in England costs over \£13 million annually; households unknowingly fund organized crime by using cheap, illegitimate waste disposal services advertised on social media.
Social Media Scams Fuel \£13 Million Flytipping Crisis
A 150% rise in large-scale flytipping incidents over 10 years in England costs over \£13 million annually; households unknowingly fund organized crime by using cheap, illegitimate waste disposal services advertised on social media.
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36% Bias Score
Legal Guide Aims to Criminalize Ecocide in EU
An international group of jurists published a legal guide to help EU countries criminalize ecocide, aiming to hold individuals responsible for large-scale environmental damage, a move supported by some countries and opposed by others due to legal ambiguities.
Legal Guide Aims to Criminalize Ecocide in EU
An international group of jurists published a legal guide to help EU countries criminalize ecocide, aiming to hold individuals responsible for large-scale environmental damage, a move supported by some countries and opposed by others due to legal ambiguities.
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48% Bias Score
Germany, WWF, and Interpol Partner to Combat Environmental Crime
Germany launched a €5 million, three-year partnership with WWF and Interpol to combat environmental crimes such as illegal fishing, logging, mining, pollution, and wildlife trafficking, announced on January 17th, aiming to strengthen international law enforcement and protect environmental investigat...
Germany, WWF, and Interpol Partner to Combat Environmental Crime
Germany launched a €5 million, three-year partnership with WWF and Interpol to combat environmental crimes such as illegal fishing, logging, mining, pollution, and wildlife trafficking, announced on January 17th, aiming to strengthen international law enforcement and protect environmental investigat...
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24% Bias Score
Billionaire Faces Charges in Sydney Asbestos-in-Mulch Crisis
Billionaire Arnold Vitocco, director of VE Resource Recovery, faces 102 charges from the NSW EPA for asbestos contamination in mulch supplied from Greenlife Resource Recovery Facility, impacting 79 Sydney sites and prompting the largest EPA investigation in history.
Billionaire Faces Charges in Sydney Asbestos-in-Mulch Crisis
Billionaire Arnold Vitocco, director of VE Resource Recovery, faces 102 charges from the NSW EPA for asbestos contamination in mulch supplied from Greenlife Resource Recovery Facility, impacting 79 Sydney sites and prompting the largest EPA investigation in history.
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40% Bias Score
Spanish Community Faces €1.5 Million Fine for Water Fraud
Authorities in Spain are investigating the Guadamonte residential community near Madrid for water theft, estimating the community has defrauded the equivalent of 34 Olympic-sized swimming pools of water annually since 2006 using illegal wells and manipulated meters; the community faces a €1.5 millio...
Spanish Community Faces €1.5 Million Fine for Water Fraud
Authorities in Spain are investigating the Guadamonte residential community near Madrid for water theft, estimating the community has defrauded the equivalent of 34 Olympic-sized swimming pools of water annually since 2006 using illegal wells and manipulated meters; the community faces a €1.5 millio...
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44% Bias Score
Three Forestry Workers Killed During Illegal Logging Confrontation in Kaluga Region
Three forestry workers were killed and two taken hostage in Kaluga region, Russia, by a man they confronted about illegal logging; the perpetrator, a repeat offender with a history of intimidation, later committed suicide; four criminal cases were opened.
Three Forestry Workers Killed During Illegal Logging Confrontation in Kaluga Region
Three forestry workers were killed and two taken hostage in Kaluga region, Russia, by a man they confronted about illegal logging; the perpetrator, a repeat offender with a history of intimidation, later committed suicide; four criminal cases were opened.
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44% Bias Score
Madagascar Parliamentarian Arrested for Tortoise Trafficking
In Antananarivo, Madagascar, on Christmas Eve, a parliamentarian, an advisor, and three assistants were arrested for trafficking 112 protected tortoises (Pyxis arachnoides and Radiata), prompting calls for stricter environmental law enforcement and highlighting corruption concerns.
Madagascar Parliamentarian Arrested for Tortoise Trafficking
In Antananarivo, Madagascar, on Christmas Eve, a parliamentarian, an advisor, and three assistants were arrested for trafficking 112 protected tortoises (Pyxis arachnoides and Radiata), prompting calls for stricter environmental law enforcement and highlighting corruption concerns.
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40% Bias Score