Environment

Stuck in 1957: EU court rejects challenge to state aid for Hinkley nuclear plant

The court accepted that the state aid was justified under the Euratom Treaty. Austria and Luxembourg have the right to appeal the ruling.

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Earthjustice: "Throw Back " Dangerous Anti-Fisheries Bill

Martin Hayden, Earthjustice Vice President for Policy and Legislation, released the following statement in opposition to H.R. 200, a bill to gut federal fisheries protections under the Magnuson-Stevens Act (MSA)

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Japan: Concern for Children Impacted by Historic Flooding

Save the Children Japan has deployed its emergency response team to assess the needs of children in the Mabi district of Kurashiki city, Okayama prefecture, after record rainfall left more than 4,600 houses there flooded.

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WWF urges action on unsustainable fishing as UN report shows dangerous declines in global fisheries

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Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated fishing (IUU) fishing is a serious global problem that contributes to...

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