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![Indicators of poor condition of north-west Mediterranean swordfish point to need for monitoring](https://environment.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2023-01/NA1415_shutterstock_763641250.jpg?itok=VRM4NbCy)
Issue 592: A new study of swordfish (Xiphias gladius) in the Catalan Sea highlights the links between food webs, fish condition and mercury build-up.
![European health burden attributable to air pollution fell over three decades from 1990 to 2019](https://environment.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2023-01/NA1420_shutterstock_338529914.jpg?itok=JJ-Q302q)
Issue 592: Air pollution is one of the greatest environmental health risks worldwide according to the World Health Organisation.
![Coastal landscape depicting sandy shore, water, and cloudy skies.](https://environment.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2023-01/NA1434_shutterstock_1049688698.jpg?itok=L-n-hs7Y)
Issue 592: Marine and coastal habitats are experiencing unprecedented environmental change – with some of the drivers of change due to overlooked and emerging issues in the areas of resource-exploitation, new-technology and ecosystem issues.
![Pre-regulation wind turbines may cause substantial bat mortality](https://environment.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2023-01/NA1439_shutterstock_1933377149.jpg?itok=jZYvQC3f)
Issue 592: In 2011 Germany passed regulations to minimise bat collisions with wind turbines. But turbines installed earlier continue to operate without mitigation measures. This study assesses the potential impact of these facilities on bat numbers.
![The Laboratory for Radioactive Measurements of the Joint Research Centre (JRC)](https://environment.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/avportal/P-042147/00-20.jpg?itok=I4sgG7t1)
On 29 December, the new Regulation on POPs will enter into force, providing a legally binding obligation to protect human health and the environment from some of the most harmful chemicals in waste
![Utrecht central station](https://environment.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2022-12/Utrecht.jpg?itok=x21Y-Yl9)
Utrecht is currently celebrating its 900 year anniversary and, in honour of this milestone, has reaffirmed its commitment to providing a healthy, green space for residents to live and work in.
![Mass extinction image](https://environment.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2022-12/Mass%20extinction%20study%20image12.jpeg?itok=lXxLTwHj)
A new JRC study models how climate and land use change will drive local biodiversity loss, further weakening the resilience of ecosystems.
![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 proposed a revised Regulation on classification, labelling and packaging of chemicals (CLP) and introduced new hazard classes for endocrine disruptors and other harmful chemical substances to better protect people and the environment from hazardous chemicals.
![Visit of Virginijus Sinkevičius, European Commissioner, to Canada](https://environment.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/avportal/P-059498/00-52.jpg?itok=Lcepkcy0)
Early this morning at the UN Biodiversity conference COP15 in Montréal, Canada, the EU joined 195 countries in the historic Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework.