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France seeks to eliminate EU's Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive
French President Emmanuel Macron announced on May 19, 2024, at the Choose France summit in Versailles, his intention to eliminate the European Union's Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD), adopted in April 2024 and scheduled to take effect in 2028, which aims to hold companies ac...
France seeks to eliminate EU's Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive
French President Emmanuel Macron announced on May 19, 2024, at the Choose France summit in Versailles, his intention to eliminate the European Union's Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD), adopted in April 2024 and scheduled to take effect in 2028, which aims to hold companies ac...
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56% Bias Score
Labour Rejects Chalk Stream Protections in Planning Bill
Labour rejected a cross-party amendment to protect England's 85% share of the world's 200 chalk streams within the government's planning bill, despite only 37% meeting ecological standards and concerns about pollution and water abstraction, potentially worsening their condition.
Labour Rejects Chalk Stream Protections in Planning Bill
Labour rejected a cross-party amendment to protect England's 85% share of the world's 200 chalk streams within the government's planning bill, despite only 37% meeting ecological standards and concerns about pollution and water abstraction, potentially worsening their condition.
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48% Bias Score
EU Reclassifies Wolf Protection Status, Allowing for Independent Population Management
The European Parliament finalized the reclassification of the wolf from a strictly protected to a protected species, allowing member states to independently manage wolf populations; this follows a decade of successful repopulation, resulting in 21,500 wolves in Europe, despite annual livestock losse...
EU Reclassifies Wolf Protection Status, Allowing for Independent Population Management
The European Parliament finalized the reclassification of the wolf from a strictly protected to a protected species, allowing member states to independently manage wolf populations; this follows a decade of successful repopulation, resulting in 21,500 wolves in Europe, despite annual livestock losse...
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40% Bias Score
Trump Administration Plans $26 Million in Cuts to National Park Service
The Trump administration is reportedly planning to cut $26 million in funding from the National Park Service, impacting numerous programs and potentially reducing services by 75%, following a pattern of cuts targeting DEI, LGBTQ+ issues, and climate change initiatives.
Trump Administration Plans $26 Million in Cuts to National Park Service
The Trump administration is reportedly planning to cut $26 million in funding from the National Park Service, impacting numerous programs and potentially reducing services by 75%, following a pattern of cuts targeting DEI, LGBTQ+ issues, and climate change initiatives.
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52% Bias Score
Hawaii Imposes New Taxes on Lodging and Cruises to Fund Environmental Protection
Hawaii lawmakers approved a bill raising the state lodging tax by 0.75% and imposing an 11% tax on cruise ship bills to generate nearly $100 million annually for environmental protection and climate change mitigation, including beach restoration and removing flammable invasive grasses.
Hawaii Imposes New Taxes on Lodging and Cruises to Fund Environmental Protection
Hawaii lawmakers approved a bill raising the state lodging tax by 0.75% and imposing an 11% tax on cruise ship bills to generate nearly $100 million annually for environmental protection and climate change mitigation, including beach restoration and removing flammable invasive grasses.
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40% Bias Score
Hawaii Increases Lodging Tax to Fund Climate Change Mitigation
Hawaii lawmakers passed a bill raising the lodging tax by 0.75% and imposing an 11% tax on cruise ships to fund environmental projects and climate change adaptation, generating an estimated $100 million annually.
Hawaii Increases Lodging Tax to Fund Climate Change Mitigation
Hawaii lawmakers passed a bill raising the lodging tax by 0.75% and imposing an 11% tax on cruise ships to fund environmental projects and climate change adaptation, generating an estimated $100 million annually.
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36% Bias Score
Whale Entanglements Prompt Innovative, Yet Costly, Fishing Solution in San Francisco
Due to an overlap in the migration route of endangered humpback whales and the location of crab fishing grounds off the coast of San Francisco, at least 922 whales have been injured or killed since 2007 by the fishing lines. Fisherman Brand Little is using a military-developed pop-up device to avoid...
Whale Entanglements Prompt Innovative, Yet Costly, Fishing Solution in San Francisco
Due to an overlap in the migration route of endangered humpback whales and the location of crab fishing grounds off the coast of San Francisco, at least 922 whales have been injured or killed since 2007 by the fishing lines. Fisherman Brand Little is using a military-developed pop-up device to avoid...
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44% Bias Score
Trump Administration Unblocks $1.2 Billion Invasive Carp Project
After a months-long stalemate, the Trump administration committed to funding a $1.2 billion project to stop invasive carp from reaching the Great Lakes, resolving concerns over federal spending and allowing Illinois to resume the project.
Trump Administration Unblocks $1.2 Billion Invasive Carp Project
After a months-long stalemate, the Trump administration committed to funding a $1.2 billion project to stop invasive carp from reaching the Great Lakes, resolving concerns over federal spending and allowing Illinois to resume the project.
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44% Bias Score
EU's VPA Cancellation Threatens Liberia's Forestry Reforms
Liberia, after a civil war, reformed its forestry sector, canceling logging concessions, implementing a moratorium, and creating a transparent tracking system for timber. The EU's potential cancellation of the VPA threatens this progress, endangering communities, endangered species, and economic sta...
EU's VPA Cancellation Threatens Liberia's Forestry Reforms
Liberia, after a civil war, reformed its forestry sector, canceling logging concessions, implementing a moratorium, and creating a transparent tracking system for timber. The EU's potential cancellation of the VPA threatens this progress, endangering communities, endangered species, and economic sta...
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52% Bias Score
EU Tightens Rules on Plastic Pellets to Curb Microplastic Pollution
The European Union has implemented a new regulation to reduce microplastic pollution from plastic pellets, requiring certifications for companies handling over 1,500 tonnes annually and self-declarations for smaller firms; non-EU operators must also comply, aiming for a 74% reduction in pellet losse...
EU Tightens Rules on Plastic Pellets to Curb Microplastic Pollution
The European Union has implemented a new regulation to reduce microplastic pollution from plastic pellets, requiring certifications for companies handling over 1,500 tonnes annually and self-declarations for smaller firms; non-EU operators must also comply, aiming for a 74% reduction in pellet losse...
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32% Bias Score
EPA Reorganization Raises Concerns About Scientific Integrity
The EPA announced a reorganization to cut costs, creating new units while potentially harming independent scientific research; the proposed $235 million budget cut to the Office of Research and Development, and the potential layoff of 1,155 staffers, has raised concerns among activists.
EPA Reorganization Raises Concerns About Scientific Integrity
The EPA announced a reorganization to cut costs, creating new units while potentially harming independent scientific research; the proposed $235 million budget cut to the Office of Research and Development, and the potential layoff of 1,155 staffers, has raised concerns among activists.
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56% Bias Score
Hawaii Increases Lodging Tax to Fund Climate Change Mitigation
Hawaii lawmakers passed a bill raising the lodging tax by 0.75% and imposing a new 11% cruise ship tax, generating nearly $100 million annually for environmental protection and climate change mitigation, including beach restoration, wildfire prevention and roof reinforcement.
Hawaii Increases Lodging Tax to Fund Climate Change Mitigation
Hawaii lawmakers passed a bill raising the lodging tax by 0.75% and imposing a new 11% cruise ship tax, generating nearly $100 million annually for environmental protection and climate change mitigation, including beach restoration, wildfire prevention and roof reinforcement.
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32% Bias Score
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