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Peru's Controversial Forestry Law Amendment Risks Amazon Deforestation
Peru's Constitutional Court upheld a controversial amendment to its forestry law, eliminating the need for permits to convert forested land, potentially accelerating deforestation and jeopardizing indigenous communities' rights, despite concerns about legitimizing past illegal activities and undermi...
Peru's Controversial Forestry Law Amendment Risks Amazon Deforestation
Peru's Constitutional Court upheld a controversial amendment to its forestry law, eliminating the need for permits to convert forested land, potentially accelerating deforestation and jeopardizing indigenous communities' rights, despite concerns about legitimizing past illegal activities and undermi...
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48% Bias Score
Swedish Youth Refile Climate Lawsuit Amidst Concerns Over Insufficient Government Action
Swedish youth activists are refiling a climate lawsuit against their government after an initial dismissal, highlighting concerns over insufficient climate policies and rising emissions, despite a 2045 carbon neutrality goal, mirroring similar successful legal challenges in other European countries.
Swedish Youth Refile Climate Lawsuit Amidst Concerns Over Insufficient Government Action
Swedish youth activists are refiling a climate lawsuit against their government after an initial dismissal, highlighting concerns over insufficient climate policies and rising emissions, despite a 2045 carbon neutrality goal, mirroring similar successful legal challenges in other European countries.
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40% Bias Score
French NGOs Sue Government Over Inadequate Climate Adaptation Plan
In France, a coalition of NGOs including Greenpeace and Oxfam is suing the government for its insufficient climate adaptation plan, lacking funding for crucial protective measures against climate change impacts affecting millions, setting a precedent for Europe.
French NGOs Sue Government Over Inadequate Climate Adaptation Plan
In France, a coalition of NGOs including Greenpeace and Oxfam is suing the government for its insufficient climate adaptation plan, lacking funding for crucial protective measures against climate change impacts affecting millions, setting a precedent for Europe.
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44% Bias Score
Canadian Mining Firm Bypasses UN, Seeks US License for Deep-Sea Mining
Canadian mining company TMC plans to circumvent the UN's International Seabed Authority by applying for a US license to mine in the Clarion-Clipperton Zone, challenging international law and the UNCLOS treaty.
Canadian Mining Firm Bypasses UN, Seeks US License for Deep-Sea Mining
Canadian mining company TMC plans to circumvent the UN's International Seabed Authority by applying for a US license to mine in the Clarion-Clipperton Zone, challenging international law and the UNCLOS treaty.
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40% Bias Score
Court Orders UK Government to Detail River Cleanup Plan
An English court upheld a ruling that the UK government's plan to clean up the pollution-damaged Upper Costa Beck river lacked legally required detail, rejecting the environment secretary's appeal and highlighting the poor state of England's rivers.
Court Orders UK Government to Detail River Cleanup Plan
An English court upheld a ruling that the UK government's plan to clean up the pollution-damaged Upper Costa Beck river lacked legally required detail, rejecting the environment secretary's appeal and highlighting the poor state of England's rivers.
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German Infrastructure Repair Delayed by Environmental Lawsuits
Germany's €500 billion infrastructure fund faces delays due to numerous environmental lawsuits; CDU/CSU wants to eliminate the right for environmental groups to sue, a move facing legal and political hurdles, as a study shows that environmental lawsuits are unusually successful.
German Infrastructure Repair Delayed by Environmental Lawsuits
Germany's €500 billion infrastructure fund faces delays due to numerous environmental lawsuits; CDU/CSU wants to eliminate the right for environmental groups to sue, a move facing legal and political hurdles, as a study shows that environmental lawsuits are unusually successful.
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52% Bias Score
Trump Administration Proposes Weakening Endangered Species Act
The Trump administration proposes eliminating habitat modification as "harm" under the Endangered Species Act, a move environmentalists say would endanger species like spotted owls and Florida panthers and is expected to face legal challenges.
Trump Administration Proposes Weakening Endangered Species Act
The Trump administration proposes eliminating habitat modification as "harm" under the Endangered Species Act, a move environmentalists say would endanger species like spotted owls and Florida panthers and is expected to face legal challenges.
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52% Bias Score
Karlsruhe Play Satirizes Germany's Climate Policy Failures
Die Hitze und das Recht", a play premièred at Karlsruhe's Badisches Staatstheater, satirizes Germany's climate policy using fictionalized legal battles, highlighting the conflict between environmental protection and economic interests, and projecting a dystopian 2045.
Karlsruhe Play Satirizes Germany's Climate Policy Failures
Die Hitze und das Recht", a play premièred at Karlsruhe's Badisches Staatstheater, satirizes Germany's climate policy using fictionalized legal battles, highlighting the conflict between environmental protection and economic interests, and projecting a dystopian 2045.
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52% Bias Score
Trump Halts Enforcement of State Climate Laws
President Trump issued an executive order on Tuesday halting enforcement of state climate laws, particularly targeting New York and Vermont's 'climate superfund' laws holding fossil fuel companies accountable for climate damages; the move follows lobbying by fossil fuel executives and significant in...
Trump Halts Enforcement of State Climate Laws
President Trump issued an executive order on Tuesday halting enforcement of state climate laws, particularly targeting New York and Vermont's 'climate superfund' laws holding fossil fuel companies accountable for climate damages; the move follows lobbying by fossil fuel executives and significant in...
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52% Bias Score
Chile Seeks to Modernize Environmental Regulations Amidst Climate Change Concerns
The Chilean government is pursuing a domestic environmental reform bill and an Inter-American Court opinion on climate change duties, aiming to streamline regulations and strengthen environmental protections, but faces obstacles such as indigenous consultations and project litigation.
Chile Seeks to Modernize Environmental Regulations Amidst Climate Change Concerns
The Chilean government is pursuing a domestic environmental reform bill and an Inter-American Court opinion on climate change duties, aiming to streamline regulations and strengthen environmental protections, but faces obstacles such as indigenous consultations and project litigation.
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56% Bias Score
Judge Invalidates Gulf Coast Offshore Drilling Leases
A federal judge ruled that the Department of Interior illegally opened 109,375 square miles of Gulf Coast waters for offshore drilling leases, violating the National Environmental Policy Act by not adequately assessing the impact on greenhouse gas emissions and endangered Rice's whales, jeopardizing...
Judge Invalidates Gulf Coast Offshore Drilling Leases
A federal judge ruled that the Department of Interior illegally opened 109,375 square miles of Gulf Coast waters for offshore drilling leases, violating the National Environmental Policy Act by not adequately assessing the impact on greenhouse gas emissions and endangered Rice's whales, jeopardizing...
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40% Bias Score
Frankenschnellweg Expansion Approved Despite Environmental Concerns
Nuremberg's planned Frankenschnellweg highway expansion overcame final legal challenges after the Bavarian Administrative Court of Appeals rejected the Bund Naturschutz's appeal, with construction starting mid-2027 despite ongoing citizen opposition.
Frankenschnellweg Expansion Approved Despite Environmental Concerns
Nuremberg's planned Frankenschnellweg highway expansion overcame final legal challenges after the Bavarian Administrative Court of Appeals rejected the Bund Naturschutz's appeal, with construction starting mid-2027 despite ongoing citizen opposition.
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48% Bias Score
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