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  {
    "title": "Fresh measures to reduce farmers' dependency on imported fertilisers",
    "url": "https://environment.ec.europa.eu/news/fresh-measures-reduce-farmers-dependency-imported-fertilisers-2026-02-09_en",
    "published_at": "2026-02-10T11:15:40+01:00",
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    "meta_description": "The rules take the form of an amendment to the Nitrates Directive.",
    "preview_text": "© Loraks | Getty Images    \n  New EU rules on RENURE, which will reduce costs for farmers, were formally adopted today (9 Feb), thereby increasing the strategic autonomy of the EU agricultural sector by lowering its dependence on imported fertilisers.  RENURE (REcovered Nitrogen from manURE) refers to fertilising products derived from processed livestock manure, in which nutrients are recovered and transformed into forms that can substitute mineral fertilisers.   RENURE is based on innovative techniques and produced from processed animal manure so that it can be quickly absorbed by crops, with less risk of water pollution compared with raw manure.  At the same time, to make the use of RENURE sustainable, the law includes appropriate environmental safeguards to be implemented by Member States, particularly regarding the protection of waters against pollution caused by nitrates from agricultural sources.    \"With the adoption of these new rules on RENURE, Europe is turning waste into value – reducing fertiliser imports, supporting farmers’ competitiveness and strengthening our strategic autonomy, while safeguarding water and the environment.”    Jessika Roswall, Commissioner for Environment, Water Resilience and a Competitive Circular Economy    By allowing the use of RENURE fertilisers above the existing legal limit for the application of manure and processed manure, Member States and farmers will have the possibility to replace chemical fertilisers with RENURE fertilisers.   The new rules take the form of an  amendment  to the  Nitrates Directive .   The adoption follows a vote on 19 September 2025 by Member States’ representatives in the Nitrates Committee to amend Annex III of the Nitrates Directive, and the subsequent scrutiny by the European Parliament and the Council in line with the comitology procedure.  The amendment will apply only to Member States choosing to authorise RENURE. They will be required to transpose the amendment into national law.   More…"
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  {
    "title": "Webinar - Stay green, shine on the market: How the EU Ecolabel brings environmental excellence to your tourist accommodation",
    "url": "https://environment.ec.europa.eu/news/webinar-stay-green-shine-market-how-eu-ecolabel-brings-environmental-excellence-your-tourist-2026-02-19_en",
    "published_at": "2026-02-19T11:45:29+01:00",
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    "source_url": "https://environment.ec.europa.eu/news/webinar-stay-green-shine-market-how-eu-ecolabel-brings-environmental-excellence-your-tourist-2026-02-19_en",
    "domain": "environment.ec.europa.eu",
    "meta_description": "Join the webinar on 16 March 2026 to learn all you need to know about the EU Ecolabel for tourist accommodation services – the benefits the label brings to your business, how to apply and more!",
    "preview_text": "Interested to learn how the  EU Ecolabel for tourist accommodation services  guarantees environmental excellence, enhances visibility to consumers and guarantees compliance with new and forthcoming EU legislation on sustainability labels? Curious to know how the EU Ecolabel can boost your business’s competitiveness? Want to discover  how to apply ?   Join the webinar organised by the European Commission to learn more!  \n                \n\n\n\n                    \n\n    \n\n\n\n   16  Mar  2026     Training and workshops    Webinar - Stay green, shine on the market: How the EU Ecolabel brings environmental excellence to your tourist accommodation        Online only"
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    "title": "New urban air quality modelling of ‘road dust’ and ‘street canyons’ could help address harmful impacts of road traffic, says Polish study",
    "url": "https://environment.ec.europa.eu/news/new-urban-air-quality-modelling-road-dust-and-street-canyons-could-help-address-harmful-impacts-road-2026-02-18_en",
    "published_at": "2026-02-19T10:25:35+01:00",
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    "source_url": "https://environment.ec.europa.eu/news/new-urban-air-quality-modelling-road-dust-and-street-canyons-could-help-address-harmful-impacts-road-2026-02-18_en",
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    "meta_description": "To tackle urban air pollution, we need to understand the sources of harmful emissions. A new modelling approach tested in Warsaw could help better distinguish between emissions from traffic and heating.",
    "preview_text": "Photo by Wikitarisch, Wikimedia    \n  Urban air quality is a considerable global concern due to population density in areas of high pollution. Within the EU, ambient air pollution remains the leading environmental cause of premature death, contributing to around 400,000 deaths every year.  According to the European Environment Agency, most of the EU’s  urban population  is exposed to levels of particulate matter and nitrogen oxides above recommended thresholds. Addressing this urgent issue, the EU has a  zero-pollution vision  for 2050, and air quality policies anchored in legislation – principally the  Ambient Air Quality Directive .   Accurately accounting for air pollution from different sources is important to mitigate the problem effectively. In cities, to capture the complexity of measuring emissions over space and time, there has been a move from traditional monitoring networks towards hybrid modelling systems, which assess both local and regional dispersion of pollutants.   Researchers in Warsaw set out to understand the impact of the city’s transport sector on its air quality. They aimed to integrate data on emissions from traffic, road dust resuspension – where particles on roads are lifted back into the air by traffic or wind – and residential heating, Poland’s primary source of air pollutants, due to the ongoing use of fossil fuels, including coal. Another factor they sought to address is the street canyon effect, where buildings lining both sides of streets can create local microclimates and impact how pollutants move.   The researchers used a combination of established air pollution models to differentiate between different pollution sources. They combined the ATMO-Street model developed in Belgium to assess street-level pollution with the GEM-AQ model derived from Canada’s weather system service to compute airborne chemical processes.   They checked their modelling results against measurement data from nine monitoring stations in the city. Eight of…"
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