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NGOs file complaint against France, Germany, and Italy over destructive fishing practices

Five environmental organisations on Tuesday accused France, Germany and Italy of failing to stop destructive fishing, including bottom trawling, in protected areas in a legal complaint to the European Commission.

Radio France Internationale

‘Fishing in the dark’: Spain accused of turning a blind eye to illegal fishing in West Africa

NGOs claim Spanish authorities are turning a blind eye to their fleets' activities in Senegal and Guinea Bissau.

Euronews

‘All other avenues have been exhausted’: Is legal action the only way to save the planet?

The long read: Monica Feria-Tinta is one of a growing number of lawyers using the courts to make governments around the world take action

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Toxic water and a sickening stench: How pig-rearing has turned this Spanish town into ‘a dungheap’

Residents are too afraid to drink water from their local wells or open their windows for fear of the stench of nearby livestock operations.

Euronews

Bottom trawling in European waters costs society up to €11bn a year, new study finds

Ocean experts found that the economic costs mostly come from carbon emissions caused by churning up the seabed.

Euronews

Will fewer corporate reporting obligations jeopardise the EU Green Deal?

Cutting down on red tape to help boost companies’ competitiveness is the aim of a European Commission proposal to simplify corporate reporting obligations. But critics of the so-called Omnibus package claim the proposal is a step back for human rights and the environment.

Euronews

‘A bad joke’: Greece gives green light to oil drilling while expanding marine protected areas

Environmental lawyers say that the new concessions threaten endangered species in the biodiversity-rich Hellenic Trench.

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Government investigating dozens of vehicle models over diesel emissions concerns

The inquiry could result in thousands of cars being recalled.

Evening Standard

EU failing to enforce illegal fishing rules, say campaigners

Activists says EU court ruling on transparency makes mockery of laws to protect the environment

The Guardian - UK

Watchdog investigates Defra over authorisation of bee-killing pesticide

Neonicotinoid was given emergency clearance under Conservative government in 2023 and 2024

The Guardian - UK

Britain’s climate action plan unlawful, high court rules

Environmental campaign groups took joint action against decision to approve carbon budget delivery plan

The Guardian - UK

OPINION - The Swiss women who won their human rights climate battle must inspire us all

Earlier this month, a group of older Swiss women won a landmark climate case at the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg. The court ruled that Switzerland’s weak climate policy had violated their rights to private and family life — an outcome that will change the legal landscape on…

Evening Standard

UK company directors may be liable for climate impacts, say lawyers

Legal experts say directors could face personal claims for failing to consider how businesses affect nature

The Guardian - UK

UK ministers in court again over net zero plans

Friends of the Earth dismisses government’s revised climate action plan as a ‘pipe dream’

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Drinks firms face EU-wide complaint over plastic bottle recycling claims

Consumer groups issue formal notice to European Commission over ‘greenwashing’ claims that bottles are ‘100% recyclable’ or ‘100% recycled’

The Independent UK

Environment campaign organisation loses High Court fight with Shell directors

ClientEarth, a shareholder in Shell, had raised concern about Shell’s ‘climate change strategy’ and wanted to make a ‘breach’ of duties claim.

The Independent UK

Environment group waits for ruling in latest stage of fight with Shell directors

ClientEarth, a Shell shareholder, has raised concern about climate change strategies and wants to make a ‘breach’ of duties claim.

The Independent UK

Environment campaigners in latest round of fight with Shell directors

ClientEarth, a shareholder in Shell, is unhappy about the company’s ‘climate change strategy’ and wants to make a ‘breach’ of duties claim.

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Grain trader Cargill faces legal challenge in US over Brazilian soya supply chain

World’s biggest grain trader accused of ‘shoddy due diligence’ on deforestation and alleged rights violations

The Guardian - UK

EU plan to ban up to 7,000 dangerous chemicals failing badly, says study

Roadmap to stop use of substances including ‘forever chemicals’ used to implement bans on 14 chemical groups so far, report states

The Guardian - UK

Europe’s biggest petrochemical plant in 30 years a ‘carbon bomb’, court to hear

Environment groups challenge decision to approve £3.5bn Ineos facility in Antwerp saying it will make climate crisis worse

Evening Standard

OPINION - Greenwashing is a creeping crisis: time to take it in hand

Some believe greenwashing poses a threat to a sustainable future

Investors Business Daily

BP Stock Jumped 20% After Trimming Climate Targets — A Black Eye For ESG Investing?

BP shook up its carbon reduction strategy after lagging behind U.S. energy stocks for years. What does this mean for ESG?

The Guardian - UK

Dieselgate: millions of ‘extremely’ polluting cars still on Europe’s roads, says report

The research group that first exposed the scandal say ‘it’s not over’ and that governments must act

Wales Online

Scrapping EU laws will undermine Parliament, say legal analysts

Report commissioned by environmental groups say proposed new Bill runs against democratic standards

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