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Trump Administration's Data Purge Hinders Environmental Justice Efforts
The Trump administration removed several key federal environmental data tools, including EJScreen and CEJST, hindering efforts to address environmental injustices and potentially impacting polluting corporations like Elon Musk's xAI and SpaceX. Several websites, including those containing the CDC's ...
Trump Administration's Data Purge Hinders Environmental Justice Efforts
The Trump administration removed several key federal environmental data tools, including EJScreen and CEJST, hindering efforts to address environmental injustices and potentially impacting polluting corporations like Elon Musk's xAI and SpaceX. Several websites, including those containing the CDC's ...
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44% Bias Score
EU Weighs Weakening Corporate Environmental Reporting Amid Deregulation Push
The European Commission is considering weakening its new Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) by removing the "double materiality" principle, which mandates companies to report environmental damage, amid an internal debate over deregulation.
EU Weighs Weakening Corporate Environmental Reporting Amid Deregulation Push
The European Commission is considering weakening its new Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) by removing the "double materiality" principle, which mandates companies to report environmental damage, amid an internal debate over deregulation.
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52% Bias Score
EU Scraps Pesticide Reduction Target
The EU has indefinitely shelved its plan to halve pesticide use by 2030, due to opposition from right-wing parties and farmers, shifting focus to trade and biopesticide innovation instead of mandatory reduction targets.
EU Scraps Pesticide Reduction Target
The EU has indefinitely shelved its plan to halve pesticide use by 2030, due to opposition from right-wing parties and farmers, shifting focus to trade and biopesticide innovation instead of mandatory reduction targets.
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48% Bias Score
California Considers Ban on Disposable Vapes to Curb Pollution
California lawmakers proposed a bill to ban the sale of disposable vapes by January 1, 2026, aiming to reduce plastic pollution and address concerns about battery acid leaching; violators face fines up to $2,000, while opponents cite potential economic consequences and increased tobacco smuggling.
California Considers Ban on Disposable Vapes to Curb Pollution
California lawmakers proposed a bill to ban the sale of disposable vapes by January 1, 2026, aiming to reduce plastic pollution and address concerns about battery acid leaching; violators face fines up to $2,000, while opponents cite potential economic consequences and increased tobacco smuggling.
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36% Bias Score
Benelux Urges UN Fuel Standards to Curb Dirty Fuel Exports to Africa
The Benelux nations (Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg) are recommending the adoption of UN fuel quality standards for exports, aiming to end the export of substandard fuels to West Africa, a practice previously centered in Rotterdam, and now in Antwerp, after a Dutch policy change in 2023 significan...
Benelux Urges UN Fuel Standards to Curb Dirty Fuel Exports to Africa
The Benelux nations (Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg) are recommending the adoption of UN fuel quality standards for exports, aiming to end the export of substandard fuels to West Africa, a practice previously centered in Rotterdam, and now in Antwerp, after a Dutch policy change in 2023 significan...
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40% Bias Score
France's U-turn on EU Green Rules Sparks Outrage
France's unexpected opposition to upcoming EU rules requiring companies to report their environmental impact and human rights violations in supply chains is causing outrage among allies, who accuse Paris of betraying its reputation as a green champion and succumbing to pressure from business groups ...
France's U-turn on EU Green Rules Sparks Outrage
France's unexpected opposition to upcoming EU rules requiring companies to report their environmental impact and human rights violations in supply chains is causing outrage among allies, who accuse Paris of betraying its reputation as a green champion and succumbing to pressure from business groups ...
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56% Bias Score
Macron Emphasizes Calm Dialogue at 2024 Salon de l'Agriculture
French President Macron's visit to the Salon de l'Agriculture on February 22nd was marked by a calm atmosphere, contrasting with previous years. He met with agricultural organizations, addressed concerns about the Office français de la biodiversité (OFB), and discussed trade issues with the US.
Macron Emphasizes Calm Dialogue at 2024 Salon de l'Agriculture
French President Macron's visit to the Salon de l'Agriculture on February 22nd was marked by a calm atmosphere, contrasting with previous years. He met with agricultural organizations, addressed concerns about the Office français de la biodiversité (OFB), and discussed trade issues with the US.
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32% Bias Score
France levies €100 fee per 100g of PFAS discharged into water
France introduces a €100 fee per 100 grams of PFAS discharged into water, aiming to raise €10 million annually for water treatment projects; however, cookware manufacturers were excluded, and the law does not cover other contamination sources.
France levies €100 fee per 100g of PFAS discharged into water
France introduces a €100 fee per 100 grams of PFAS discharged into water, aiming to raise €10 million annually for water treatment projects; however, cookware manufacturers were excluded, and the law does not cover other contamination sources.
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32% Bias Score
Dutch Nitrogen Emission Threshold Proposal Faces Scientific Scrutiny
Dutch Agriculture Minister Wiersma's proposal to raise the nitrogen emission threshold by a factor of 200, to ease business expansion, is challenged by the RIVM and other scientists who cite insufficient scientific backing and lack of transparency; a pilot legal case will test the threshold's legali...
Dutch Nitrogen Emission Threshold Proposal Faces Scientific Scrutiny
Dutch Agriculture Minister Wiersma's proposal to raise the nitrogen emission threshold by a factor of 200, to ease business expansion, is challenged by the RIVM and other scientists who cite insufficient scientific backing and lack of transparency; a pilot legal case will test the threshold's legali...
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48% Bias Score
French Senate Passes Agricultural Bill, Sparking Environmental Concerns
The French Senate passed a new agricultural bill, declaring agriculture a major public interest, streamlining project approvals but weakening environmental protections by potentially allowing EU-approved pesticides without viable alternatives and reducing penalties for unintentional environmental da...
French Senate Passes Agricultural Bill, Sparking Environmental Concerns
The French Senate passed a new agricultural bill, declaring agriculture a major public interest, streamlining project approvals but weakening environmental protections by potentially allowing EU-approved pesticides without viable alternatives and reducing penalties for unintentional environmental da...
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48% Bias Score
Bavaria Reduces Administrative Regulations by 10 Percent, Enacts Moratorium
The Bavarian cabinet has reduced administrative regulations by enacting a moratorium on new regulations and aiming to reduce existing ones by at least 10 percent by the end of 2024, resulting in 2867 regulations remaining as of January 1, 2025. A third modernization act further simplifies grant proc...
Bavaria Reduces Administrative Regulations by 10 Percent, Enacts Moratorium
The Bavarian cabinet has reduced administrative regulations by enacting a moratorium on new regulations and aiming to reduce existing ones by at least 10 percent by the end of 2024, resulting in 2867 regulations remaining as of January 1, 2025. A third modernization act further simplifies grant proc...
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44% Bias Score
Toxic Rat Poison Threatens Australia's Endangered Western Quolls
A study found toxic rat poison in 26 of 52 tested Australian marsupial carnivores, including threatened Western Quolls, revealing lethal doses in some. The delayed national regulation of these poisons contrasts with global norms, despite known threats to wildlife.
Toxic Rat Poison Threatens Australia's Endangered Western Quolls
A study found toxic rat poison in 26 of 52 tested Australian marsupial carnivores, including threatened Western Quolls, revealing lethal doses in some. The delayed national regulation of these poisons contrasts with global norms, despite known threats to wildlife.
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52% Bias Score
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