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RSS![Paved surfaces that allow soil to ‘breathe’ may be the best option for urban trees](https://environment.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2023-03/NA1456_shutterstock_204026626.jpg?itok=OwpA96LV)
Issue 597: Trees make towns and cities better places to live, but they often need to co-exist with practical surfaces in the built environment. A five-year study compared the effects of three types of paving on trees.
![Flood and drought analysis shows that impact-reduction strategies are effective – but fail in unprecedented events](https://environment.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2023-03/NA1447_shutterstock_1116414122.jpg?itok=8Qj5RwNt)
Issue 596: A new analysis suggests that while generally effective, flood and drought risk management strategies are usually not designed to cope with unprecedented events – which may increase with climate change.
![On-site renewable energy generation could help decarbonise shipbuilding given suitable incentives](https://environment.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2023-03/NA1449_shutterstock_608992367.jpg?itok=I0Dz3Qu0)
Issue 596: Researchers say that application of a hybrid renewable energy system on a large Italian shipyard could pay for itself in 3.53 years and reduce air emissions in the construction phase, but incentives are needed to mitigate the financial
![Noise from wind farm installation activities can impact commercially important cuttlefish](https://environment.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2023-03/NA1450_shutterstock_429008602.jpg?itok=tywCfqDV)
Issue 596: Installing offshore energy facilities is known to impact fish and mammals; this study reports that noise from drilling and pile driving can impair egg hatching and larval survival as well as damaging sensory tissues in common cuttlefish.
![Person stacking packets of pills on shelf.](https://environment.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2023-03/NA1454_shutterstock_717437125.jpg?itok=RuSsYkQs)
Issue 596: Research shows that commonly used chemicals – including caffeine, antibiotics and painkillers – all enter the environment. Levels in groundwater across the world highlight the need to assess the risk posed by these substances.
![Multicolour liquid substances in a swirl motif.](https://environment.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2020-10/Chemicals%20Strategy%20-%20rectangle.png?itok=B9mCGN-z)
Today the Commission adopted some 100 new and updated test methods for the regulatory safety testing of chemicals under REACH, the Regulation for the registration, evaluation, authorisation and restriction of chemicals.
![Poster advertising conference, on an orange-yellow background with sunflower motif.](https://environment.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2023-02/CESP.jpg?itok=5K--pGQh)
On 27 and 28 February 2023, the European Commission and the European Economic and Social Committee are hosting the sixth edition of the Circular Economy Stakeholder Conference.
![People standing against green background with flowers advertising the 'Tallinn European Green Capital 2023.](https://environment.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2023-02/52677114430_4c23d2af29_o-1200x800-72dpi.jpg?itok=YLomNBac)
To celebrate the city’s prestigious win, Tallinn rang in its 2023 European Green Capital year in Brussels with a roundtable discussion on sustainable urban governance.
![Peninsula in river surrounded by green landscape.](https://environment.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2023-02/Oder%20River.png?h=1fd4bea1&itok=WpKtbOx0)
An EU report published today analyses the massive fish kill in the Oder River in July and August 2022, one of the largest ecological disasters in Europe in recent memory.
![Body of water with greenery in the distance.](https://environment.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2023-02/EEA%20wetlands.jpg?itok=DYu73Hck)
From today, using lead gunshot in wetlands is banned in the EU thanks to new rules that take full effect.