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EU Green Week 2022 News (638)
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Issue 593: The COVID-19 pandemic led to an ‘anthropause’ – or an abrupt alteration in typical human activities – such as less travel and more recreation in natural spaces.
![Climate warming may increase algal blooms caused by sediment nutrient release in lakes – management must adapt](https://environment.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2023-01/NA1437_shutterstock_1814105114.jpg?itok=3wuQq9hv)
Issue 593: A record-setting algal bloom in Hungary’s Lake Balaton, in 2019, led researchers to investigate the cause. Their findings suggest that the ecological stability of large, shallow lakes is susceptible to the effects of climate change.
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Some 3000 chemical and 300 textile industry plants in the EU will have to comply with new legal norms adopted under the EU Industrial Emissions Directive to reduce their environmental impact.
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Today new requirements on the quality of and access to drinking water are becoming the norm across the European Union, with the revised Drinking Water Directive now transposed into national legislation.
Valongo started its EU Green Leaf 2022 year with reforestation activities
The world of tomorrow belongs to the youth
![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.
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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.
![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.