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The European Commission is recommending a ban on single-use plastics, such as cutlery, food containers and drink cups. The announcement is part of Brussels efforts to reduce marine litter. The European Commission is proposing...
EU member states have agreed to ban insecticides that are known to be harmful to wild and honeybees from all fields. The ban is expected to come into force by the end of 2018....
Beginning in July, customers in Seattle will have to choose between a biodegradable paper straw or go without. The ban comes on the heels of the successful “Strawless in Seattle” campaign. The city of...
New Zealand hopes to become CO2-neutral in the coming decades. On Thursday, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced the first step in this direction: no more permits for new offshore oil exploration will be granted....
Sweden’s red-green government is going ahead with a ban on the sale of microplastics in cosmetics because of their harmful environmental impact. The country is considering further bans. André Anwar reports from Stockholm. You...
One of the world’s toughest bans on microbeads came into force on Tuesday in the UK. The ban targets rinse-off products such as face scrubs, toothpastes and shower gels. The UK’s environment minister Thérèse...
The municipal government of Paris wants to rid the city’s streets of diesel cars by 2024, and no petrol ones either come 2030. But instead of pursuing a ban, the government aims to encourage...
Kenya has introduced the world’s toughest ban on plastic bags as it steps up the fight against pollution. Offenders could face fines of up to $38,000 or four years in jail. It’s being touted...
The British government announced on Wednesday that it will end the sale of petrol and diesel cars by 2040 in a bid to tackle air pollution. France announced a similar ban earlier this month....
India’s capital city has banned the use of all types of disposable plastics throughout the national capital region. India is among the top plastic polluters in the world. While air pollution remains a major problem...
Oslo reacted to the heavy winter smog by banning private diesel cars from the city’s streets on Tuesday for the first time in its history. Drivers are in an uproar because diesel cars make...
China announced on 30 December 2016 that it would close down its domestic ivory trade by the end of 2017, bringing an end to the world’s largest legal ivory market. Conservationists and wildlife advocates...
The UK government has announced that it plans to ban microbeads in cosmetics and personal care products. The tiny plastic beads are a major source of marine pollution and a hazard to sea life....
The city of San Francisco has enacted one of the broadest bans on polystyrene. To-go coffee cups, food containers and everything else made out of the cheap insulating foam including packing peanuts will no...
The German city of Hamburg has banned Nespresso-style coffee capsules from state-run buildings in a bid to reduce waste. As the BBC reports, Hamburg has introduced a ban on buying “certain polluting products or...
The U.S. capital is set to become a Styrofoam-free city after a ban on the wasteful take-out food and beverage containers went into effect on 1 January. From now on, all restaurants will have...
With the Indian capital New Delhi choking in the smog, the municipal government is taking action against diesel vehicles. German carmakers in particular will face more obstacles in the future. As Frederic Spohr in...
The Scottish government has announced that it will issue a formal ban on genetically modified crops from being grown in Scotland. The move comes at a time when Europe is planning greater use of...
The planned ban against plastic bags in California has been postponed and will instead put to a referendum in November 2016. Activists and politicians accuse plastic bag makers of buying their way onto the...
The state of New York may sit on part of one of the largest gas reserves in the world, but the state’s governor has just issued a formal ban on fracking — much to...
