29.03.2018
- Environmental group Greenpeace has called out major manufacturers of household products for refusing to disclose where they source their palm oil, despite vows to stop buying from...
26.10.2017
- The EU has again failed to reach agreement on renewing authorization for use of glyphosate. No formal vote was taken at the Commission meeting on Oct. 25, as an initial round of...
01.06.2016
- Environmental advocacy organization Greenpeace has criticized the new Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) passed by the US House of Representatives as “the weakest of all US...
03.05.2016
- Details of talking points on the proposed Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) between the EU and the US, obtained and leaked by Greenpeace’s Netherlands arm, are...
12.04.2016
- The Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) has suspended the certification of IOI, a Malaysian palm oil company that supplies palm oil to more than 300 companies worldwide. The...
09.03.2016
- The EU has again postponed a decision on whether to extend its approval for glyphosate, the controversial active ingredient for a number of herbicides including Monsanto's Roundup...
02.09.2015
- As part of its 14th offshore licensing round – the first in seven years – the UK government has begun selling exploration permits covering 2,700 km2 of land in Yorkshire and the...
03.07.2015
- Plans by the government of British prime minister David Cameron to launch an all-out shale gas offensive have been dealt another setback, one that could prove lengthy. In two...
