Environment

Effort sharing regulation: EU ambassadors approve provisional agreement

On January 17, EU ambassadors gave their support to the provisional agreement reached between the Estonian presidency and the European Parliament in December 2017 on the effort sharing regulation. The draft regulation sets out binding emission...

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Court Ruling Moves Orcas Closer To Protection From Oil Tankers

Endangered Southern Resident Killer Whales (SRKWs) are one step closer to protection from oil tankers and other shipping traffic in the Salish Sea, thanks to a decision late Wednesday in U.S. District Court in Seattle.

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New fisheries rules: add a ban on electric pulse fishing, say MEPs

The new law - updating and combining more than 30 regulations - would provide for common measures on fishing gear and methods, the minimum size of fish that may be caught and stopping or restricting fishing in certain areas or during certain periods....

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Penguins pop up across the globe in march for an Antarctic Ocean Sanctuary, as landmark expedition begins

As a groundbreaking expedition begins in the Antarctic, pop-up penguins have been spotted from London to Seoul, Buenos Aires to Sydney, and New Delhi to Washington DC, marching for an Antarctic Ocean Sanctuary.

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