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🇦🇺 ABC News AU
National & Local

More than 1,600 new gas wells approved for rural Queensland until 2081

The Australian federal government has approved the construction of 1,695 new gas wells in rural Queensland, which is projected to enhance energy output and create jobs despite criticism from environmental groups.

Mar 20 • 06:27 UTC
🇮🇹 Il Giornale
National & Local

The Bridge does not stop: the challenges to the TAR have been rejected

The Lazio TAR has rejected appeals against the Strait Bridge project from environmental groups and local governments, reinforcing the project's procedural framework and moving it closer to realization.

Mar 19 • 05:07 UTC
🇰🇷 Hankyoreh (KR)
National & Local

‘River Excavation’ Resumed in Daejeon, Environmental Groups Say 'Budget Waste and Ecosystem Destruction'

Environmental groups in Daejeon protest the city's resumption of river dredging, claiming it is a waste of public funds and detrimental to the ecosystem.

Mar 18 • 11:15 UTC
🇰🇷 Hankyoreh (KR)
National & Local

Decades of tree logging and 90-degree cuts to mountains... Environmental groups oppose the 20.6 billion won park project

Environmental groups in Jeonbuk are demanding a halt and reevaluation of a park project in Wansan Chilbong, claiming it severely damages urban ecological corridors.

Mar 18 • 09:29 UTC
🇦🇺 ABC News AU
National & Local

Deer, rabbits in the crosshairs as farmers and conservationists unite

Farmers and environmental groups in Australia have formed a new alliance to combat invasive species affecting biodiversity and agricultural productivity ahead of the Victorian election.

Mar 17 • 23:38 UTC
🇲🇽 El Financiero (ES)
National & Local

‘It would be cruel’: Trump considers drilling for oil and gas in endangered areas of the Gulf of Mexico

The Trump administration is exploring the possibility of allowing oil drilling in protected areas of the Gulf of Mexico that are home to endangered species, eliciting criticism from environmental groups.

Mar 17 • 19:49 UTC
🇪🇨 El Universo (ES)
World

Trump administration considers allowing oil exploration in protected areas of the Gulf of Mexico

The Trump administration is reviewing the possibility of allowing oil drilling in protected areas of the Gulf of Mexico, a decision that has sparked criticism from environmental groups.

Mar 17 • 15:30 UTC
🇰🇷 Hankyoreh (KR)
National & Local

Cable Cars Proliferating Nationwide... Reexamination of Environmental Impact Assessment Transfer Is Necessary

Environmental groups are opposing the 'Special Act on Municipal Integration' which consolidates metropolitan governments, claiming that it undermines the effectiveness of environmental impact assessments.

Mar 16 • 05:14 UTC
🇬🇧 Guardian
National & Local

‘Beggars belief’: calls for federal intervention after extension to ‘carbon bomb’ open-cut coalmine approved by Queensland government

Environmental groups are urging federal intervention following the approval of an extension to the controversial Hail Creek coalmine in Queensland, known for its high methane emissions.

Mar 12 • 07:01 UTC
🇰🇷 Hankyoreh (KR)
National & Local

No detection of green algae toxins in agricultural products around Nakdong River

Tests conducted by the Ministry of Climate, Energy, and Environment revealed no green algae toxins in agricultural products from the Nakdong River area, contradicting earlier findings by environmental groups.

Mar 12 • 02:27 UTC
🇧🇷 Folha (PT)
National & Local

Ibirapuera proposes a 35 million reais gym in a historical sawmill

A proposal to create an indoor exercise area at Ibirapuera Park in São Paulo, including a gym for weightlifting and crossfit, has sparked controversy among environmental and historical conservation groups.

Mar 11 • 01:11 UTC
🇶🇦 Al Jazeera
Life & Tech

Among them is "Starlink".. Giant satellites disrupt our lives from the sky

Recent research indicates that the launch of massive satellite groups, such as Starlink, may have significant environmental impacts due to harmful emissions released into the atmosphere.

Mar 10 • 11:15 UTC
🇩🇪 SZ
National & Local

Environmental Protection Initiative: Major Cleanup in Ebersberger Forest

A major cleanup event in the Ebersberger Forest is scheduled for March 14, organized by local environmental groups and state forests.

Mar 9 • 12:56 UTC
🇫🇮 Yle Uutiset
National & Local

In a forest in Kainuu, the reasons for the current logging disputes in Finland are revealed

A Finnish government agency plans to log several areas, despite opposition from environmental groups, highlighting the ongoing debate over forest management.

Mar 6 • 05:05 UTC
🇨🇦 Global News
National & Local

Endangered whales: U.S. proposal to change safety measure draws criticism from Canada

Environmental groups in the U.S. and Canada oppose a proposed U.S. regulation change that would relax protections aimed at preventing ship collisions with endangered North Atlantic right whales.

Mar 5 • 22:00 UTC
🇰🇷 Hankyoreh (KR)
National & Local

[Exclusive] Environmental groups say, 'The Minister of Climate has overturned discussions on the Four Major Rivers restoration'

Environmental groups are demanding the resignation of Minister Kim Sung-hwan, claiming he has undermined the Four Major Rivers restoration policy, a key pledge of President Lee Jae-myung, leading to its potential reduction or cancellation.

Mar 5 • 08:54 UTC
🇦🇷 Clarin (ES)
National & Local

Javier Milei and his measures, LIVE: The government is looking to take a key step to advance the reform of the Glacier Law in Congress

President Javier Milei's government is pushing for a reform of the Glacier Law that has potential implications for multinational investments, despite facing significant opposition from environmental groups.

Mar 4 • 11:41 UTC
🇧🇷 Folha (PT)
National & Local

STF blocks amendments for works causing environmental destruction

Brazil's Supreme Court, led by Minister Flávio Dino, has prohibited parliamentary amendments for projects deemed harmful to the environment, following petitions from transparency advocacy groups.

Mar 4 • 02:04 UTC
🇰🇷 Hankyoreh (KR)
National & Local

[Photo] 'Senators, please do not defecate in the water'

Argentina's glacier protection law has sparked controversy after passing the Senate, with environmental groups protesting against the regulatory relaxations that threaten water resources.

Feb 27 • 05:06 UTC
🇸🇪 Aftonbladet
National & Local

The government's new environmental plan meets criticism

The Swedish government's new environmental plan, aimed at restoring nature, has faced criticism from environmental groups for its low level of ambition.

Feb 26 • 18:10 UTC
🇨🇿 Novinky.cz
National & Local

Chance for recreational boats on the Elbe. The state has brought back the dock project in Litoměřice

The Czech government is moving forward with a dock project for recreational boats on the Elbe River, despite past opposition from environmental groups.

Feb 26 • 14:03 UTC
🇰🇷 Hankyoreh (KR)
National & Local

"Let's Become Trees Together" Citizens March for Tree Protection in Jeonju

Citizens and civic groups in Jeonju, South Korea, are organizing a large demonstration to protest against the city's tree management policies following the controversial logging of willow trees along the Jeonju Stream.

Feb 26 • 06:12 UTC
🇰🇷 Hankyoreh (KR)
National & Local

Gyeongbuk Forest Fire '1050 Locations' Private Investigation 'It's not that it couldn't be extinguished, but I doubt it wasn't extinguished'

Environmental groups and experts conducted a final private investigation into the 2025 Gyeongbuk forest fire, revealing failures in crisis response and calling for significant reforms in government forest and fire policies.

Feb 25 • 09:05 UTC
🇦🇺 ABC News AU
National & Local

Will cattle producers be exempt from NT weed plan?

The Northern Territory's draft buffel grass management plan is being scrutinized, with concerns that it disproportionately favors the cattle industry over environmental and Aboriginal interests.

Feb 20 • 00:35 UTC
🇩🇰 Politiken
National & Local

Environmental groups sue Trump administration over scrapped climate rule

Environmental and health groups have sued the Trump administration for repealing a crucial scientific conclusion that greenhouse gases threaten public health.

Feb 19 • 05:53 UTC
🇩🇰 DR Nyheder
National & Local

Environmental Groups Sue Trump Administration to Roll Back Climate Policy

Various health and environmental organizations have sued President Donald Trump's administration for revoking a key scientific assessment that deems greenhouse gases a threat to public health.

Feb 19 • 01:39 UTC
🇧🇷 Folha (PT)
National & Local

Environmentalists sue Trump government for revoking climate rules

A coalition of environmental and health groups has filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration for reversing key climate change regulations.

Feb 18 • 20:24 UTC
🇺🇸 Fox News
National & Local

Justice Department fights back after federal judge blocks Trump’s wind energy freeze

The Justice Department is appealing a federal judge's ruling that halted Trump's memorandum to pause offshore wind energy projects, amidst concerns from blue states and environmental groups.

Feb 18 • 19:43 UTC
🇱🇹 Lrytas
National & Local

Environmental groups have sued the Trump administration over revoked climate regulations

A coalition of environmental groups has filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration, arguing that the revocation of greenhouse gas standards is illegal and threatens public health.

Feb 18 • 19:34 UTC
🇱🇹 15min
National & Local

Environmentalists sue Donald Trump's administration over climate policy

A coalition of environmental groups has filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration, claiming its rollback of greenhouse gas standards for vehicles is illegal and harms public health.

Feb 18 • 18:25 UTC
🇺🇸 Fox News
National & Local

Climate groups sue Trump administration over EPA's bombshell deregulation decision

Climate activist groups filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration, seeking to prevent the reversal of key environmental regulations by the EPA.

Feb 18 • 15:48 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
National & Local

Environmental and health groups sue US agency for revoking rule that supported climate policies

Environmental and health groups have filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) after it revoked a key scientific finding that underpinned climate change regulations.

Feb 18 • 14:45 UTC
🇬🇧 Guardian
National & Local

Environmental groups sue Trump’s EPA over repeal of landmark climate finding

Environmental organizations are suing the EPA over its reversal of a crucial climate regulation known as the endangerment finding.

Feb 18 • 12:10 UTC
🇩🇰 Politiken
National & Local

"A Bomb Under Danish Climate Policy": New Oil Field Will Emit 47.5 Million Tons of CO2

A new oil field in Denmark is projected to emit 47.5 million tons of CO2, prompting calls from environmental groups for politicians to reject the proposal.

Feb 14 • 12:53 UTC
🇪🇸 El País
National & Local

Democrats will fight Trump's cut to emission reduction policy in court

Democrats and environmental groups plan to challenge President Trump's decision to eliminate restrictions on greenhouse gas emissions in court.

Feb 13 • 18:06 UTC
🇮🇸 Visir
National & Local

Greenhouse gases no longer harmful according to Trump

Donald Trump has revoked the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's finding that greenhouse gases are harmful to health and welfare, prompting environmental groups to threaten legal action.

Feb 13 • 06:58 UTC
🇱🇻 LSM
National & Local

Trump Rejects Climate Change Policy Document Adopted During Obama's Administration

Trump announced the cancellation of a climate change policy from 2009, claiming it had no legal basis and was a fraud, which sparked criticism and legal threats from environmental groups.

Feb 13 • 02:24 UTC
🇩🇪 FAZ
National & Local

Climate Policy U-Turn: Trump Stops Climate Protection with the Stroke of a Pen

The Trump administration is revoking key climate protection regulations from the EPA, prompting states and environmental groups to announce legal actions against this reversal.

Feb 12 • 19:09 UTC
🇩🇪 FAZ
National & Local

Climate Policy U-turn: Trump Stops Climate Protection with a Stroke of the Pen

The Trump administration has officially rescinded key climate protection regulations established by the EPA, prompting states and environmental groups to prepare legal challenges against the decision.

Feb 12 • 19:09 UTC
🇰🇷 Hankyoreh (KR)
National & Local

‘SMR Special Law’ Passed in National Assembly… Environmental Groups Criticize ‘Unverified Technology and Favoritism’

The South Korean National Assembly passed a special law supporting the development of small modular reactors (SMRs), prompting environmental groups to criticize it as an irresponsible decision risking the nation's resources with unverified technology.

Feb 12 • 10:34 UTC
🇷🇺 The Moscow Times
National & Local

World Indigenous Groups Urge Putin to Free Siberian Climate Advocate Facing Terrorism Charges

Indigenous groups worldwide have called for the release of Daria Yegereva, a Siberian environmental activist facing terrorism charges in Russia.

Feb 11 • 17:09 UTC
🇰🇷 Hankyoreh (KR)
National & Local

The Administrative Integration Law is a Special Law for the Destruction of Land... Environmental Groups Urge the Abolition of Provisions that Weaken Regulations

Environmental groups in South Korea are protesting an administrative integration law they claim will enable widespread development at the expense of the environment.

Feb 11 • 09:54 UTC
🇰🇷 Hankyoreh (KR)
National & Local

Joint Investigation by Environmental Groups and Government Reveals No Algal Toxins in Nakdong River Air in September

A joint investigation conducted by environmental organizations and the government found that while algal toxins were present in the water of the Nakdong River, they were not detected in the air.

Feb 10 • 06:19 UTC
🇰🇷 Hankyoreh (KR)
National & Local

Delete the toxic clauses of the special law on administrative integration that are hidden in the installation intentions of the Jirisan cable car

Environmental groups are urging the deletion of specific provisions in a special law regarding the administrative integration of Jeonnam and Gwangju that they claim could facilitate the construction of a cable car in Jirisan National Park.

Feb 10 • 02:48 UTC
🇰🇷 Hankyoreh (KR)
National & Local

[Exclusive] Pilot Association: 'Gadeokdo New Airport is Up to 246 Times More Dangerous than Muan Airport' due to Bird Strike Concerns

The Korean Civil Aviation Pilots Association has raised serious concerns regarding the Gadeokdo New Airport, indicating that the bird strike risk at the site could be hundreds of times higher than that of Muan Airport, prompting calls for a full review of the project amidst ongoing legal challenges from environmental groups.

Feb 9 • 06:51 UTC
🇲🇽 El Financiero (ES)
Crime & Justice

Royal Caribbean's works in Mahahual continue despite Profepa's suspension, groups denounce

The environmental group DMAS has reported that Royal Caribbean continues construction work, including jungle removal, in Mahahual despite an official suspension from Profepa.

Feb 5 • 22:24 UTC
🇰🇷 Hankyoreh (KR)
National & Local

Cheongju City - Incineration Companies Sign Agreement to Refrain from Accepting Household Waste… Environmental Groups Criticize ‘Delayed Administrative Action’

Cheongju City has signed an agreement with local waste incineration companies to refrain from accepting household waste from the capital region, though environmental groups criticize the measure as ineffective and merely administrative.

Feb 5 • 08:15 UTC
🇱🇹 Lrytas
National & Local

Message from agencies regarding increased air pollution

The NVSC advises residents to monitor air pollution levels on the Environmental Protection Agency's website and follow health safety recommendations, particularly for vulnerable groups, when pollution exceeds safe limits.

Feb 4 • 15:30 UTC
🇩🇪 taz
National & Local

New Gas Power Plants: Federal Government Agrees with EU on Power Plant Strategy

The German government has reached an agreement with the EU Commission on a power plant strategy that includes a plan for 12 gigawatts of capacity from gas power plants, despite criticism from environmental groups regarding reliance on fossil fuels.

Jan 16 • 08:01 UTC
🇩🇪 taz
National & Local

COâ‚‚ reduction must speed up: high expectations for the climate protection program

Environmental groups and opposition demand compliance with government climate goals, emphasizing the need for a strong climate protection program from the government.

Jan 13 • 16:47 UTC

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