Europe News

Kicking the plastic habit

The EU is taking a hard line on single-use plastics - with the European parliament's environment committee voting to bolster the Commissions plastics policy.

11 October 2018

United Kingdom

47-year-old plastic bottle washes up among debris on British coast

"It is a stark reminder of what the long term effects of plastic usage are".

9 October 2018

France

Ships collide near Corsica causing major fuel spill

The collision has left a trail of pollution four kilometres long and several hundred metres wide.

8 October 2018

World

Half of the world's killer whale population in danger, study says

PCBs have been banned for decades, but they still have harmful effects on the ocean, putting half of the world’s orca population in danger.

28 September 2018