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RSS![MissionZero](https://environment.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2023-05/MissionZero..png?itok=-jYSurkJ)
Jeanologia's challenge is MissionZero: eliminate 100% of waste and pollution in textile finishing industry. Life ANHIDRA project is playing a crucial role in achieving it.
![Circular economy and sustainable footwear - Kavat’s story](https://environment.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2023-02/kuvat.png?itok=NmtocgfK)
Proudly awarded by the EU Ecolabel, Kavat has become one of the most eco-friendly footwear manufacturers in Europe.
![Copper from industrial pollution increases antibiotic resistance in forest floor soil bacteria](https://environment.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2023-10/NA1501_shutterstock_734383765.jpg?itok=pvaHpzAm)
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.
![Higher energy security and economic complexity may hamper renewable energy development.](https://environment.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2023-10/NA1504_shutterstock_1937012632.jpg?itok=yK9G2CbL)
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.
![Health and environmental impacts prompt a call for strict ruling on ubiquitous ‘forever chemicals’](https://environment.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2023-10/NA1512_shutterstock_1237020829.jpg?itok=G8XQntbW)
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.
![Passive restoration can help former farmlands in Minnesota, USA to recover their biodiversity, but even 80 years is not enough for full recovery](https://environment.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2023-10/NA1517_shutterstock_1939117300.jpg?itok=ieIAr5jJ)
Issue 611: Passive restoration can recover plant biodiversity on former farmland at low cost, say researchers. But active restoration could bring better results.
![More circular, less carbon: chemical recycling holds promise for wind-turbine blade waste](https://environment.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2023-10/NA1500_shutterstock_1612511572.jpg?itok=l4xSScQh)
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.
![Restoring a river by knocking down a bridge](https://environment.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2023-10/River%20restoration.png?h=c74750f6&itok=w0Eltnby)
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.
![Multicoloured plastic pellets](https://environment.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2023-10/plastic%20pellets%20jpg.jpg?itok=mfB2qHMO)
Today, the Commission is proposing measures to prevent microplastic pollution from the unintentional release of plastic pellets.
![Multicoloured microplastics](https://environment.ec.europa.eu/sites/default/files/styles/oe_theme_ratio_3_2_medium/public/2023-10/microplastics%20jpg.jpg?itok=NtkOvTmK)
Find out more about the new proposal for a Regulation on plastic pellets.