Tag #Environmental Policy

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Trump Reverses Salmon Recovery Deal

President Trump withdrew the US from the Resilient Columbia Basin Agreement, a \$1 billion plan to recover salmon populations in the Pacific Northwest, citing concerns over energy costs and climate change; this decision was met with strong condemnation from tribes and conservation groups.

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Life Below Water
lexpress.fr
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French LEZ Backlash Fuels Populist Rise

French citizens are rejecting ecological policies, particularly Low Emission Zones (LEZ), due to their perceived disconnect from daily life, leading to a shift towards populist parties and raising questions about effective environmental policy-making.

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Reduced Inequality
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Federal Climate Data Removal Disrupts Science Education

Following President Trump's 2025 executive orders, the removal of climate-related data from federal agency websites has disrupted science educators' lesson planning; however, nonprofits are working to mitigate the effects by recreating online tools.

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Climate Action
zeit.de
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EU Eases Wolf Protection, Allowing for Increased Culling in Germany

The EU approved a legal change easing wolf culling to protect livestock, lowering the wolf's protection status from 'strictly protected' to 'protected,' allowing member states more flexibility in managing wolf populations while ensuring their favorable conservation status. Germany is reviewing natio...

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Life on Land
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Colombia's Water Fee System Reveals Massive Inconsistencies

A Colombian government report found massive inconsistencies in water usage fees, revealing that half of regional authorities failed to submit reports, and of those submitted, most contained calculation errors, impacting revenue collection and environmental protection.

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Clean Water and Sanitation
smh.com.au
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NSW Considers New Body to Oversee "Conservation Hunting", Raising Conflict of Interest Concerns

The NSW Minns government is considering a bill to create a new body to manage "conservation hunting," raising concerns about potential conflicts of interest and the effectiveness of recreational hunting in pest control. The proposed council, heavily influenced by shooting organizations, would overse...

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Life on Land
lemonde.fr
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Trump Blocks California's Electric Vehicle Policy

President Trump signed a resolution on June 12th blocking California's 2035 ban on new gasoline car sales, prompting a lawsuit from California, which argues the decision is illegal and harms the environment and economy.

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Climate Action
theglobeandmail.com
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Trump's Logging Plan: Unlikely to Revive Small Forestry Towns

Donald Trump's renewed push to increase logging on federal lands may not benefit small forestry towns like Darrington, Washington, due to workforce reductions, infrastructure deterioration, and industry consolidation favoring larger companies, despite the hope for an economic revival.

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Decent Work and Economic Growth
theguardian.com
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UK Government's Growth Plan Faces Environmental Scrutiny

Tony Juniper, chair of Natural England, disputes the UK government's assertion that environmental regulations block development, citing insufficient evidence and highlighting concerns about a new planning bill that could weaken protections for over 5,000 sensitive habitats in England while creating ...

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Sustainable Cities and Communities
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EU Launches Major PFAS Cleanup Operation

The European Commission's new Water Resilience Strategy outlines a large-scale public-private partnership to clean up PFAS in European waters, addressing widespread contamination exceeding environmental quality standards in 2022, with estimated remediation costs between €5 and €100 billion annually.

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Clean Water and Sanitation
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Italy's Overshoot Day: May 6th Highlights Unsustainable Consumption

Italy's Overshoot Day, marking the depletion of its annual natural resource budget, fell on May 6th, 2024, highlighting unsustainable consumption and the need for immediate action.

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Climate Action
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Italy: 50,000 Premature Deaths Annually Linked to Air Pollution

ISDE Italia reports that 50,000 premature deaths in Italy annually are linked to air pollution, exceeding any other European country; PM2.5 levels in several cities have surpassed new EU limits, and nitrogen dioxide levels are also high, especially in the Po Valley and southern Italy.

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Good Health and Well-being

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