environmental-issues
Thames Water Imposes Hosepipe Ban as Historic Drought Hits England
Shell Gets Permission to Drill Off South Africa's West Coast
HeadlinesSpanish Court Orders Cleanup of Galician Pig Farm Pollution in Landmark Ruling
Drowning Deaths in France Spiked by 58% During Heat Wave, Authorities Say
UK Regulator Proposes $33 Million Enforcement on South West Water
Date: July 10, 2025
(Reuters) -British water regulator Ofwat said on Thursday that it has proposed a 24-million-pound ($32.7 million) enforcement package on South West Water for "failures in managing its wastewater...
Europe's Illegal Pesticide Trade Surges as Farmers Cut Costs
Date: July 10, 2025
By Karolina Tagaris THESSALY, Greece (Reuters) -As the cost of spraying crops with pesticides becomes increasingly expensive, farmers in Greece's agricultural heartland have turned to a cheaper...
France's Veolia Launches $95 Million Plastic Recycling Project in Britain
Date: July 9, 2025
(Corrects paragraph 3 after company corrected Veolia UK CEO's quote to reflect that 2.2 million tons of plastics are available to be recycled, not actually recycled each year in the United Kingdom) (...
Coffee Maker Lavazza Calls for Further Delay to EU Deforestation Law
Date: July 9, 2025
By Nigel Hunt LONDON (Reuters) -Coffee maker Lavazza on Wednesday called for the European Union's deforestation law to be delayed by a further year, saying implementation would hurt producers in...
Pope Leo Interrupts Vacation to Appeal for Action on Climate Change
Date: July 9, 2025
By Joshua McElwee CASTEL GANDOLFO, Italy (Reuters) -Pope Leo interrupted a two-week vacation on Wednesday to celebrate a special Mass exhorting Catholics to exercise care for creation, in the...
UN Passes Climate Change Motion After Marshall Islands Drops Fossil Fuels Focus
Date: July 8, 2025
By Emma Farge GENEVA (Reuters) -Countries are set to vote at the U.N. Human Rights Council on Tuesday on a pledge to phase out fossil fuels to fight climate change, with diplomats warning that Gulf...