Tag: zero pollution
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Water pollution: Council and Parliament reach provisional deal to update priority substances in surface and ground waters
The Council presidency and the European Parliament’s representatives reached a provisional political agreement on a proposed directive to review and update the lists of pollutants affecting surface waters and groundwater and corresponding regulatory standards. This agreement updates environmental quality standards for a number of pollutants and adds new ones, aligning EU water policy with the…
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UN World Water Day 2025: Save Our Glaciers
On World Water Day 2025, the theme “Save Our Glaciers” emphasises the crucial role glaciers play in our ecosystem and highlights the urgency of addressing climate change. World Water Day 2025 kicks of the International Year of Glaciers’ Preservation to stress their importance in regulating the global climate and providing freshwater to nearly 2 billion…