Consensus on the future of farming in Europe
Aiming for feature stories is unreliable
Years of growing conflict between farm and environment policies reached a sudden and unexpected crossroads last September, thanks to an...
“Alarmingly high” public exposure to harmful chemicals
Flipping hundreds of science papers into a mainstream story
Europe’s largest ever screening programme for hazardous chemicals has found significant parts of the population exposed to multiple hazardous substances...
EU to drop plans for stronger chemical protections
A last minute exposure of industry's lobbying power
EU officials are tomorrow set to drop bold plans to strengthen health and environmental protections against hazardous chemicals, a leak...
The great detox – largest ever ban of toxic chemicals announced
Stepping in when officials are too shy
NGOs announcement scoops the Commission
Major new EU farm policy will worsen environmental crises
Late night reaction to shape perception of a major new policy
Europe will continue major funding of harmful intensive farming practices until at least 2027. The most contentious parts of a...
EU delayed safety bans for dangerous chemicals
Pre-empting announcements isn't easy
EU officials broke the law by delaying bans on dangerous chemicals over the course of nearly two decades, a European...
Europe failing to keep its chemicals promise
Using an anniversary as a media hook
An EU plan to ban more harmful chemicals than anywhere else in the world is failing, NGOs warned this week....
90% of babies exposed to highly toxic nappies – official
Flipping a forgotten official document into a mainstream story
Officials say 90% of European babies have been exposed to “very severe” chemicals in nappies / diapers sold throughout Europe...
First laws to tackle serious polymer health threat being crippled
The challenges of popularising a new media topic
The chemical industry is crippling Europe’s first rules to investigate and regulate the health impacts of widespread polymer pollution, environmental...
Toxic shock
Ensuring a leaked document got serious attention
Health officials in Brussels are blocking progress on the biggest upgrade of EU chemical safety laws in a decade, according...
