Environment

MEPs plot Christmas jackpot for nuclear industry

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The Hinkley Point B power station in south-west England. The UK government is seeking to build two new reactors, which would...

Europe’s fish stocks and fishing communities face further decline without strict fishing quotas

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Trawlers fishing for herring. Christian Aslund

Prevent irreversible damage to Virunga National Park, says EP

The Virunga National Park, in the Democratic Republic of Congo, has become one of the most dangerous places in the world when it comes to wildlife conservation, said Parliament in a resolution adopted on Thursday. MEPs called for measures to protect...

Thai Union seafood allegedly connected to forced and child labour - Greenpeace statement

An Associated Press investigation released Monday found that Thai Union, owner of Chicken of the Sea in the U.S., has again been connected to forced labour and horrific working conditions in Thailand. The investigation, which took place last month,...