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Issue 611: Disposing of complex and cumbersome wind turbine blades at the end of their lives is a key challenge facing the renewable energy sector. Researchers now identify a form of chemical recycling as the most circular and low-carbon solution.

Issue 611: Industrial heavy metal pollution in a Swedish forest induces resistance to metals in soil microbial communities, but also to tetracycline antibiotics, a new study concludes.

Issue 611: This study highlights the resilience of renewable energy in the face of unpredictability such as climate change and suggests that large-scale production could not only help with climate change mitigation but also protect the environment.

Issue 611: The characteristics and widespread effects of per- and polyfluorinated alkyl substances demand their replacement with fluorine-free alternatives, say the writers of a comprehensive review on their use.

Issue 611: Passive restoration can recover plant biodiversity on former farmland at low cost, say researchers. But active restoration could bring better results.

In episode five of 'The Road to Green', Euronews explores the Europe-wide movement of dam removal and witnesses what happens to the natural environment when these artificial barriers are removed.

Today, the Commission is proposing measures to prevent microplastic pollution from the unintentional release of plastic pellets.

Find out more about the new proposal for a Regulation on plastic pellets.

Over 14,000 areas in the EU are at significant risk of flooding, according to a new online viewer launched today.