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Right-Wing Populism and Environmental Policies: A Growing Divide
Right-wing populist movements are gaining traction globally, undermining environmental protection policies by exploiting social inequalities and disproportionate impacts on lower-income communities.
Right-Wing Populism and Environmental Policies: A Growing Divide
Right-wing populist movements are gaining traction globally, undermining environmental protection policies by exploiting social inequalities and disproportionate impacts on lower-income communities.
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28% Bias Score
UN Plastic Treaty Fails Amidst Geopolitical Tensions and Industry Resistance
The UN failed to create a global plastic pollution treaty due to opposition from oil-producing nations seeking to increase plastic production to offset declining fossil fuel demand; low plastic recycling rates (6%) and the rise of climate-change denialist parties hinder progress, posing significant ...
UN Plastic Treaty Fails Amidst Geopolitical Tensions and Industry Resistance
The UN failed to create a global plastic pollution treaty due to opposition from oil-producing nations seeking to increase plastic production to offset declining fossil fuel demand; low plastic recycling rates (6%) and the rise of climate-change denialist parties hinder progress, posing significant ...
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56% Bias Score
Plastic Pollution Treaty Talks Fail in Geneva
Negotiations for a global plastic pollution treaty ended without an agreement in Geneva, leaving delegates from 184 countries deadlocked over whether to include limits on plastic production and regulate toxic chemicals used in plastics, despite two draft treaties being presented.
Plastic Pollution Treaty Talks Fail in Geneva
Negotiations for a global plastic pollution treaty ended without an agreement in Geneva, leaving delegates from 184 countries deadlocked over whether to include limits on plastic production and regulate toxic chemicals used in plastics, despite two draft treaties being presented.
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48% Bias Score
UN Plastic Pollution Treaty Negotiations Face Resistance from Oil-Producing Nations
From August 5th to 14th, in Geneva, 177 countries negotiate a global plastic pollution treaty, facing resistance from oil-producing nations hindering ambitious, binding regulations mirroring climate change negotiations; key disagreements involve additives, production, and financial mechanisms.
UN Plastic Pollution Treaty Negotiations Face Resistance from Oil-Producing Nations
From August 5th to 14th, in Geneva, 177 countries negotiate a global plastic pollution treaty, facing resistance from oil-producing nations hindering ambitious, binding regulations mirroring climate change negotiations; key disagreements involve additives, production, and financial mechanisms.
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40% Bias Score
1.5 Million Signatures Force French Debate on Pesticide Law
A petition against France's Duplomb Law, which reintroduces the banned pesticide acetamiprid, has gathered over 1.5 million signatures in 10 days, triggering a potential parliamentary debate and putting pressure on President Macron.
1.5 Million Signatures Force French Debate on Pesticide Law
A petition against France's Duplomb Law, which reintroduces the banned pesticide acetamiprid, has gathered over 1.5 million signatures in 10 days, triggering a potential parliamentary debate and putting pressure on President Macron.
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52% Bias Score
EU Reduces Wolf Protections Amidst Conservationist Backlash
Following a wolf attack that killed her pony, EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen pushed for reduced wolf protection, sparking a legal challenge by environmental groups who cite the continued risk to wolf populations and the ecological importance of these apex predators.
EU Reduces Wolf Protections Amidst Conservationist Backlash
Following a wolf attack that killed her pony, EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen pushed for reduced wolf protection, sparking a legal challenge by environmental groups who cite the continued risk to wolf populations and the ecological importance of these apex predators.
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52% Bias Score
Bolivian Election: Amazon's Fate Hangs in the Balance
Bolivia's upcoming presidential election pits centrist Senator Rodrigo Paz against right-wing former president Jorge "Tuto" Quiroga, both promising environmental changes amid alarming deforestation rates and mercury contamination in the Amazon, impacting Indigenous communities and raising concerns a...
Bolivian Election: Amazon's Fate Hangs in the Balance
Bolivia's upcoming presidential election pits centrist Senator Rodrigo Paz against right-wing former president Jorge "Tuto" Quiroga, both promising environmental changes amid alarming deforestation rates and mercury contamination in the Amazon, impacting Indigenous communities and raising concerns a...
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52% Bias Score
UN Plastic Pollution Summit Fails to Reach Binding Agreement
The UN's sixth conference on plastic pollution, involving 175 countries in Geneva, ended without a binding agreement, primarily due to disagreements on production limits opposed by oil-producing nations, despite the acknowledgment that current production levels are unsustainable.
UN Plastic Pollution Summit Fails to Reach Binding Agreement
The UN's sixth conference on plastic pollution, involving 175 countries in Geneva, ended without a binding agreement, primarily due to disagreements on production limits opposed by oil-producing nations, despite the acknowledgment that current production levels are unsustainable.
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52% Bias Score
UN Plastic Pollution Treaty Negotiations Collapse in Geneva
International negotiations in Geneva to create a global treaty to combat plastic pollution failed on August 15 due to disagreements between nations regarding production limits and regulations, despite recognition that current plastic production and consumption are unsustainable.
UN Plastic Pollution Treaty Negotiations Collapse in Geneva
International negotiations in Geneva to create a global treaty to combat plastic pollution failed on August 15 due to disagreements between nations regarding production limits and regulations, despite recognition that current plastic production and consumption are unsustainable.
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44% Bias Score
Labour MP Suspended for Chalk Stream Protection Campaign
Labour MP Chris Hinchliff was suspended for leading a small rebellion against the planning bill to protect chalk streams in his constituency, prompting the government to later introduce similar amendments, highlighting internal party tensions on environmental policy.
Labour MP Suspended for Chalk Stream Protection Campaign
Labour MP Chris Hinchliff was suspended for leading a small rebellion against the planning bill to protect chalk streams in his constituency, prompting the government to later introduce similar amendments, highlighting internal party tensions on environmental policy.
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52% Bias Score
Germany's 2025 Budget: Nuclear Waste Costs Eclipse Environmental Protection
Germany's 2025 Federal Ministry for the Environment budget allocates €1.4 billion to nuclear waste management, dwarfing the €400 million for nature and environmental protection; Gorleben's cleanup alone costs €33 million, while Asse II remediation demands €206 million, highlighting the long-term fin...
Germany's 2025 Budget: Nuclear Waste Costs Eclipse Environmental Protection
Germany's 2025 Federal Ministry for the Environment budget allocates €1.4 billion to nuclear waste management, dwarfing the €400 million for nature and environmental protection; Gorleben's cleanup alone costs €33 million, while Asse II remediation demands €206 million, highlighting the long-term fin...
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52% Bias Score
Watt Faces Backlash Over Secret Woodside Approval Conditions
Australia's Environment Minister approved Woodside's 50-year North West Shelf gas project extension with undisclosed conditions, defying his transparency pledge and drawing criticism from conservation groups concerned about environmental and cultural impacts.
Watt Faces Backlash Over Secret Woodside Approval Conditions
Australia's Environment Minister approved Woodside's 50-year North West Shelf gas project extension with undisclosed conditions, defying his transparency pledge and drawing criticism from conservation groups concerned about environmental and cultural impacts.
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44% Bias Score
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