Environment & Energy
Arizona’s Chiricahua becomes America’s 64th national park
A 12,000-acre 'wonderland of rocks' in south-eastern Arizona has been upgraded from national monument to national park.
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Environment & Energy
California approves new marine protected areas co-led by Chumash tribes
Waters off Carpinteria and Point Sal, rich in kelp, reefs and young white sharks, are set to be protected from drilling and trawling.
Environment & Energy
England sets out to treble its organic farmland by 2036
A ten-year Organic Action Plan aims to lift organically farmed land in England from about 3.4% to 10%, with advice for farmers and more organic food in public kitchens.
Environment & Energy
Work begins on Portugal’s Lisbon to Porto high-speed railway
Building has started on the first stretch of a line that will cut the trip between Portugal’s two biggest cities to an hour and a quarter.
Environment & Energy
Agios Efstratios becomes Greece’s first island to run almost entirely on renewables
A remote Aegean island of 250 people now gets about nine-tenths of its power from wind and sun, and other islands are lining up to follow.
Environment & Energy
Guimarães cools its streets by two degrees with parks, rivers and green corridors
Portugal's 2026 European Green Capital has spent a decade weaving parks and restored riverbanks through the city, and says some areas are now around 2°C cooler.
Environment & Energy
Zaragoza is named Europe’s Green Capital for 2028
The Spanish city has won the European Commission’s top environmental title, with Benidorm and Portugal’s Estarreja taking the award for smaller towns.
Environment & Energy
Helsinki votes to take fossil fuel adverts off its streets
Finland's capital has backed a ban on advertising fossil fuels and other high-carbon products on city-owned space, following Stockholm, Amsterdam and Bristol.
Environment & Energy
Seoul’s low-slung Jamsu Bridge is going car-free for good
The lower deck of the Banpo Bridge, the Han River crossing that sits closest to the water, will be rebuilt for walkers and cyclists with 22 new viewing spots.
Environment & Energy
Eight cities are shortlisted to be Europe’s greenest in 2028
Porto, Zaragoza and Aalborg are among the finalists for the European Green Capital and Green Leaf awards, with winners named on 8 October.