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RSS![Discarded PC keyboards and towers.](https://environment.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2021-01/WEEE.jpg?itok=iD0xX6dJ)
The European Commission has launched an online public consultation on the evaluation of the Directive on waste from electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE Directive) that will run until 22 September 2023.
![Lynx walking near felled tree in forest.](https://environment.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2023-06/Lynx_1_%C2%A9_Saxifraga-Martin_Mollet.jpeg?itok=bGTUA3xb)
The 2023 LIFE Award for Nature goes to the LIFE Luchs Pfälzerwald project on the reintroduction of Eurasian lynxes in the Palatinate Forest Biosphere Reserve.
![Demography in the EU, ages 20-30 - Italy](https://environment.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/avportal/P-051711/00-02.jpg?itok=koBaOjhe)
The majority of bathing water sites in Europe met the European Union's most stringent ‘excellent' water quality standards in 2022, according to the latest annual Bathing Water report published today.
![People standing in front of presentation screen.](https://environment.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2023-06/Sans%20titre.jpg?itok=YEmJH4fP)
The 5th international OECD Circular Economy roundtable was held in the capital of Estonia
![Underwater landscape depicting rocky ocean floor and aquatic plants.](https://environment.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2022-10/NA1413_shutterstock_752701678.jpg?itok=-q0ILCGh)
This week, EU Member States’ Marine directors have endorsed recommendations on the limitation of seabed damage and seabed loss.
![Lead fallout fingerprint of the Notre-Dame de Paris fire uncovered](https://environment.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2023-06/NA1467_shutterstock_2151473735.jpg?itok=0eSe3P1c)
Issue 601: In 2019 the Notre-Dame de Paris cathedral fire spread leaded dust over Paris. Scientists have now uncovered a unique geochemical fingerprint of the lead dust pollution from this incident.
![Decreasing levels of oxygen in deep lake water linked to longer warm seasons](https://environment.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2023-06/NA1470_shutterstock_2143801053.jpg?itok=zaXhSP_p)
Issue 601: Monitoring has shown that summer levels of dissolved oxygen in lakes are declining. New analysis reveals that this is probably due to effects of global warming, and will be detrimental for aquatic species and potentially methane emissions.
![Plastic export control in a container port](https://environment.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/avportal/P-042920/00-14.jpg?itok=bHLtWixf)
In a report published today, the Commission identifies Member States at risk of not meeting the 2025 preparing for re-use and recycling targets for municipal and all packaging waste and the 2035 landfilling target.
![Low-carbon energy construction will generate limited materials-associated emissions but can result in a high demand for key materials](https://environment.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2023-06/NA1476_shutterstock_1427052398.jpg?itok=4kiOggy3)
Issue 601: Essential expansion of low-carbon energy infrastructure will have resource and emissions implications. Researchers note that while materials-associated emissions will not threaten budgets, meeting the demand for key materials may be hard.
![Modelling waterborne viruses in a recreational lake could provide useful information on risk](https://environment.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2023-06/NA1478_shutterstock_161508992_0.jpg?itok=BG1-1DWC)
Issue 601: Assessing the health risk of virus-contaminated water should take account of virus inactivation due to environmental stressors, a new study shows.