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Leana Hosea

@leanahosea.bsky.social
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Founding environmental journalist of nonprofit @WATERSHED-i.bsky.social watershedinvestigations.com Documentary filmmaker: ‘Thirst For Justice’, vimeo.com/ondemand/thirstforjustice Formerly BBC (18 yrs) & Knight Wallace Fellow (2016).

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WATERSHED Investigations @watershed-i.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
“We have a substance that could potentially be harmful to reproduction + it is in everything you drink + eat, because we put it there" ~ David Behringer Our latest investigation with @unearthednews.bsky.social @ellieodonnell.bsky.social it now: unearthed.greenpeace.org/2026/10/07/t...
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Toxic 'forever chemical' found in almost all rivers and groundwaters tested in England 

Experts say the Environment Agency's testing exercise found concerning levels of the manmade chemical TFA
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WATERSHED Investigations @watershed-i.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
If you'd like to know what Environment Agency tests revealed about TFA pollution in water bodies + groundwater near you, we've loaded that data onto our Watershed Pollution Map for you to explore, here: share.google/Ipmgh4LbOv95...
Watershed Pollution Map filtered to show sources of TFA pollution around England
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The New Lede @thenewlede.bsky.social · 5h
A new lawsuit seeks answers on the EPA’s abandoned CAFO pollution panel. “We received zero communication explaining what inactive meant or how the agency justified abandoning this process,” Tarah Heinzen of @foodandwater.bsky.social said. www.thenewlede.org/2026/10/cafo...
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Lawsuit seeks answers on EPA’s abandoned CAFO pollution panel
US regulators are illegally withholding records related to the disbanding of a panel set up by the Biden administration to address water pollution from factory farms, according to a lawsuit filed last...
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Dr Charlie Gardner @charliejgardner.bsky.social · 12h
"How do we remove the billionaire class from power? I don’t know. But I do know that there are a lot more of us than them." climatehuman.substack.com/p/were-in-de...
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We’re In Deep Shit, But Not Because of El Niño
The real danger is steadily escalating planetary heat. The only way forward is to end billionaires.
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Leana Hosea @leanahosea.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
TFA: a forever chemical which may harm fertility + the development of unborn children, detected in rivers + groundwater at multiple sites in England. Our investigation, with @greenpeaceuk.bsky.social out now: share.google/gafS56WsWlah... @luciemheath.bsky.social @ellieodonnell.bsky.social
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Forever chemical linked to fertility issues found in rivers in England
Data shared exclusively with The i Paper reveals trifluoroacetic acid has been detected in areas that supply drinking water
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Leana Hosea @leanahosea.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Sources of TFA include: - PFAS-containing pesticides used on crops - F-gases used in refrigeration, air conditioning + datacentre cooling systems - pharmaceutical pollution - the breakdown of other forms of PFAS Alternatives already exist for most of these uses.
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Picture of pregnant woman holding home pregnancy test.

Caption: The European Chemicals Agency recently recommended TFA is classed as a presumed toxicant to reproductive health.

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TFA is produced when F-gases in datacenters in datacenter cooling systems degrade
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Leana Hosea @leanahosea.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
“The TFA that is on the Earth today will be on the Earth for the next thousand years, and the TFA concentrations we see now are probably the lowest we’ll see in your lifetime,” comments Prof @hanspeterarp.bsky.social share.google/gafS56WsWlah...
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Forever chemical linked to fertility issues found in rivers in England
Data shared exclusively with The i Paper reveals trifluoroacetic acid has been detected in areas that supply drinking water
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Oceana UK @oceanauk.bsky.social · 12h
🐙 This #WorldOctopusDay help protect these astonishing animals from bottom trawling! Scottish Govt has a consultation open on whether to ban bottom trawling in its inshore protected areas 🌊 we’ll soon be sharing info on how to add your voice. Sign up to stay updated ✊ act.oceana.org/page/144742/...
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CHEM Trust @chemtrust.bsky.social · 13h
👍 Almost half of toothpastes were free from unwanted chemicals in a recent ingredient review of 63 toothpastes by @forbrugerraadet.bsky.social. However, 8 of the products contained suspected EDCs. More in our news story 👉 buff.ly/CILX28O
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Does your toothpaste contain harmful chemicals?
The Danish Consumer Council THINK Chemicals recently reviewed the ingredients of toothpastes for unwanted chemicals that may cause harm to health and the environment. Suspected endocrine disruptors…
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Justin Mikulka @justinmikulka.bsky.social · 17h
Yesterday we got this odd statement in an article about solar power in Cuba. "Given Cuba’s size, solar will never be able to provide baseload energy, Piñon added, and it will always need large thermoelectric plants."
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A Surge in US Solar Exports Helps Cuba Keep Some of Its Lights On
When Cuba suffered its seventh national blackout this year, the guests at La Campana in Havana kept partying. Thanks to the event center’s solar panels and backup batteries, they didn’t even realize t...
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Justin Mikulka @justinmikulka.bsky.social · 17h
Cuba uses around 5 GW of power. Total. The idea that they can't power the island with solar and storage is nonsense. "it will always need large thermoelectric plants."" Who would make a statement like this?
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Justin Mikulka @justinmikulka.bsky.social · 17h
Someone from the University of Texas Energy Institute. With an advisory board including Exxon, Shell, Total, the nuclear industry, etc.
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Leana Hosea @leanahosea.bsky.social · 18h
Thanks for sharing 🙏🏾
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Fidra @fidrango.bsky.social · 18h
For the first time, the Environment Agency has tested for #TFA in England & found widespread pollution. This follows research by Fidra & the University of York, which found TFA in 98% of river sites tested. We need source control on all #PFAS Read more🔽 unearthed.greenpeace.org/2026/10/07/t...
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Corporate Europe Observatory (CEO) @corporateeurope.org · 19h
Great to see FT picking up our report on how pesticide industry lobby have been watering down EU pesticide rules www.ft.com/content/3c86...
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Chemical groups succeed in watering down EU pesticide rules
European Commission and leading MEPs side with industry demands for laxer standards
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Corporate Europe Observatory (CEO) @corporateeurope.org · 19h
And more here on Radio France too: www.radiofrance.fr/franceinter/...
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Comment l'industrie chimique fait la loi sur les pesticides en Europe
Une nouvelle illustration de l’influence directe des lobbies et de l’industrie sur la règlementation européenne : l'ONG Corporate European Observatory montre comment l'industrie chimique et les lobbie...
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 19h
Page One in Raleigh:
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Ember @ember-energy.org · 08/10/2026
Cheaper borrowing alone cannot enable distributed solar to scale in Southeast Asia – as project size determines bankability ☀️ Closing the bankability gap requires portfolio aggregation, standardised contracts, and revenue enhancements. ember-energy.org/lat...
Cheaper borrowing alone cannot enable distributed solar to scale in Southeast Asia – as project size determines bankability ☀️
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The New Lede @thenewlede.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Higher exposure to commonly used insecticides was associated with lower sperm quality in men, according to a new study that adds to a growing body of evidence about the reproductive health risks of pesticides. www.thenewlede.org/2026/10/stud...
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Study links common insecticides to lower sperm concentration in men
Higher exposure to common neonicotinoid insecticides was associated with lower sperm quality in men, according to a new study that adds to a growing body of evidence about the reproductive health risk...
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Palm Oil Detectives | #Boycottpalmoil #Boycott4Wildlife @palmoildetect.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
African forest #elephants 🩶🐘🐘🩶 are critically endangered in #Gabon 🇬🇦 from #poaching #palmoil #deforestation and #climatechange. Tracking their movements can help better protect them #BoycottPalmOil 🌴🪔☠️🔥🧐🚫 #Boycott4Wildlife @palmoildetect.bsky.social palmoildetectives.com/2022/01/23/h...
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Prof Ian Hall @ianhall.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
…and of course it's driven by climate change. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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World's largest penguin colony hit by climate-driven decline
Climate change is blamed for dramatic decline of chinstrap penguins living on a remote volcanic island.
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Politico @politico.com · 07/10/2026
Coalition wants 45,000 migrants for major projects — including for fossil fuels politi.co/4dljMSg
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Coalition wants 45,000 migrants for major projects — including for fossil fuels politi.co/4dljMSg
Coalition wants 45,000 migrants for major projects — including for fossil fuels politi.co/4dljMSg
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Carbon Brief @carbonbrief.org · 07/10/2026
Daily Briefing: Australian coal in court | Germany climate-finance miss | India’s monsoon deficit Read today's briefing here ➡️ buff.ly/3iZRtbK Sign up to our email briefings ➡️ buff.ly/TwwsRyc
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Inside Climate News @insideclimatenews.org · 07/10/2026
A batch of newly disclosed internal documents show ExxonMobil scientists questioning the company’s claims on its preferred climate solutions.
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New Documents Add to Evidence in Climate Deception Case Against ExxonMobil - Inside Climate News
Court filings by the Massachusetts attorney general’s office include previously undisclosed documents, revealing new details about internal deliberations at the oil giant.
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Dr Charlie Gardner @charliejgardner.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Massive news - the world's largest deforestation project seems to have been halted by coordinated global campaigning The government of Indonesia planned to clear 4 million ha of rainforest on New Guinea, but will now refocus its farming and biofuel expansion on degraded lands instead
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Indonesia Announces End to “World’s Largest Deforestation Project” - Mighty Earth
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Leana Hosea @leanahosea.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Indeed
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Unearthed @unearthednews.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
BREAKING: A forever chemical linked to harming fertility and babies in the womb, has been found in rivers and groundwaters across England. Our latest with @watershed-i.bsky.social and @theipaper.com ✍️ @leanahosea.bsky.social and @ellieodonnell.bsky.social
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Toxic ‘forever chemical' found in almost all rivers and groundwaters tested in England
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Unearthed @unearthednews.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Also in The I 📰
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Forever chemical linked to fertility issues found in rivers in England
Data shared exclusively with The i Paper reveals trifluoroacetic acid has been detected in areas that supply drinking water
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Inside Climate News @insideclimatenews.org · 07/10/2026
Alabama will now require more public disclosures around data centers, but stopped short of requiring each project be approved by its utility commission.
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Alabama Sets Stricter Data Center Rules. But There’s a Loophole. - Inside Climate News
The new rules require more public disclosure on data center projects but still allow large projects to be approved without a vote.
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Carbon Brief @carbonbrief.org · 07/10/2026
NEW – Forests ‘degraded’ | COP17 nears | ‘Wild river’ risks ✍️ Written by @orladwyer.carbonbrief.org and @ceciliakeating.carbonbrief.org 📝 Edited by @giulianaviglione.bsky.social Read here ➡️ buff.ly/Abom65A Subscribe to our newsletters ➡️ carbonbrief.org/newsletters
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Cropped 7 October 2026: Forests ‘degraded’ | COP17 nears | ‘Wild river’ risks - Carbon Brief
This week, Carbon Brief covers the dangers facing the Vjosa river, one of the last “wild rivers” in Europe.
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Inside Climate News @insideclimatenews.org · 07/10/2026
European supermarkets are pushing the fishing industry to be more sustainable. Failure to do so might leave the continent’s supermarkets without mackerel.
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Retailers Warn Europe’s Fishing Industry to Stop Overfishing - Inside Climate News
European supermarkets say the industry needs a long-term sustainable solution to keep mackerel and herring stocks healthy.
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Leana Hosea @leanahosea.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
If they even consider it to be their problem to deal with 😬
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Michael Warhurst @mwarhurst.eurosky.social · 07/10/2026
It would be very interesting to read internal chemical industry strategies on how they should deal with the contamination of the world by TFA
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Prof Ian Hall @ianhall.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Interesting We tend to think of “climate tipping points” as one big research area. They’re not. Attention is massively skewed: Greenland has 1000's of papers, while some tipping elements have <150. What risks are we missing simply because they’re harder to study? www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
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Uneven attention to climate tipping points | PNAS
Climate tipping points have moved from theoretical concern to a practical challenge for climate-risk assessment and governance. Yet whether scienti...
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Palm Oil Detectives | #Boycottpalmoil #Boycott4Wildlife @palmoildetect.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
One of #WestAfrica and the world’s most endangered #primates 🐵you’ve never heard of is the enchanting Western Red #Colobus of #SierraLeone 🇸🇱 #Liberia 🇱🇷 #PalmOil 🌴☠️ and #poaching are major threats. #BoycottPalmOil 🌴🚫 #Boycott4Wildlife @palmoildetect.bsky.social palmoildetectives.com/2021/02/15/w...
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Ember @ember-energy.org · 07/10/2026
Only 10% of global hard coal production has ever had a methane plume attributed to it. Japan’s 2nd-largest coal supplier, Indonesia, has almost none. Without clear disclosure, Japan’s steelmakers could miss the full extent of methane their coal carries. ember-energy.org/lat...
Coal mine methane is increasingly measurable via satellite – but measurement is not governance.
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Justin Mikulka @justinmikulka.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
“It’s killing the whole nation,” said Missouri farmer Marty Richardson Seems problematic for the nation.
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Diesel Prices Surge Just as Farmers Need Fuel the Most
Harvesting and planting is ramping up, raising risks for global food supplies and inflation.
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Dr Charlie Gardner @charliejgardner.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
"We see the same tendency at the individual level, with greater faith in technological solutions going hand in hand with less engagement in climate action. Yet technology cannot substitute for the broader societal changes and large-scale shifts in consumption that are also needed"
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Scientists who put faith in technology less likely to take climate action
‘Techno-optimism’ may lead to reliance on unproven solutions at expense of societal changes needed
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Jan Rosenow @janrosenow.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
BIG NEWS: Up to 75% of global energy demand could be electrified by 2050 with technologies we already have. Progress is slow and the barriers are mostly political and institutional. Today we launch the Oxford Martin Electrification Accelerator to change that. oxfordmartin.ox.ac.uk/electrification
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Ember @ember-energy.org · 07/10/2026
Renewables are already cheaper than fossil power, and the Caribbean has two case studies to prove it This year the Dominican Republic, host of OLACDE Energy Week 2026, awarded 326 MW of renewables + batteries at 28% cheaper than the average cost of electricity generation in 2025 🧵 1/5
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Doug Parr @dougparr.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Documents obtained by Freedom of Information requests show that parts of the 'simplification drive' have ended up closely reflecting the demands of fertiliser & chemical companies to roll back environmental & health safeguards Insects in EU have declined 75% in 3 decades www.ft.com/content/3c86...
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Chemical groups succeed in watering down EU pesticide rules
European Commission and leading MEPs side with industry demands for laxer standards
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Corporate Europe Observatory (CEO) @corporateeurope.org · 07/10/2026
🚨 NEW REPORT: The pesticide industry didn't just lobby on the EU's Food & Feed Omnibus. More like they co-wrote it. This report shows how. Check it out 👉 corporateeurope.org/en/2026/10/f... Thread 🧵👇
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Food & Feed Omnibus, co-written by the pesticide lobby | Corporate Europe Observatory
The pesticide lobby’s dirty fingers are all over the EU's Food & Feed Omnibus. Omnibus X is paving the way for the dismantling of EU pesticide regulations by allowing harmful pesticides to remain in u...
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Corporate Europe Observatory (CEO) @corporateeurope.org · 07/10/2026
Using Freedom of Information requests, we traced demands from Bayer, BASF, CropLife Europe and Copa-Cogeca directly into the Commission's Omnibus proposal, and into amendments by EP co-rapporteurs Dorfmann (EPP) and Picaro (ECR). In some cases, the wording is almost identical.
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Corporate Europe Observatory (CEO) @corporateeurope.org · 07/10/2026
Industry wanted unlimited pesticide approvals: no renewal, no check of latest evidence, ‘forever’. DG SANTE discussed this with CropLife and Copa-Cogeca in Oct25. Two months later it appeared in the Omnibus draft. Dorfmann and Picaro went further, extending it retroactively, as BASF had demanded 🎯
Campaigning graphic split into two halves. On the left, blue silhouettes of lobbyists labelled Bayer, BASF, Copa-Cogeca, and CropLife Europe, with a speech bubble reading 'Give us pesticide permits that last forever!' One figure sprays a bottle marked with a skull and crossbones. On the right, against an EU flag background, a green arrow connects the pesticide industry to an 'Omnibus X' document dripping green liquid, which feeds back to a cutout photo of a man labelled 'Varhelyi,' who holds up his hand with a badge reading 'Citizens Keep Out.'
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Corporate Europe Observatory (CEO) @corporateeurope.org · 07/10/2026
Banned a pesticide? Under these proposals, it could stay on shelves for three more years. That's the "grace period" offered in the Omnibus, “if no alternative”. Dorfmann and Picaro made it a blanket default, exactly what CropLife Europe and Bayer asked for. No coincidence. No shame.
Campaigning graphic against an EU flag background. At the top right, photos of two pesticide industry representatives are labelled 'the pesticide lobby': Claus-Stephan Schraff (Bayer) and Olivier de Matos (CropLife Europe), with arrows pointing to an Omnibus X document proposing to extend grace periods for banned pesticides up to 3 years. Two MEPs — Michele Picaro and Herbert Dorfmann — are shown holding a European Parliament Committee on Environment document proposing a '3 year grace period for all banned pesticides as default.' A silhouette of a child with raised hands appears at the bottom, partially obscured by the document.
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Corporate Europe Observatory (CEO) @corporateeurope.org · 07/10/2026
An internal CropLife presentation reveals it's a coordinated strategy, not to speed up safer alternatives, but to slow down bans. And while demanding alternatives exist before bans, the same industry is opposing fast-track approval for biocontrol products. Make it make sense.
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Corporate Europe Observatory (CEO) @corporateeurope.org · 07/10/2026
"The paper trail is striking. Once again, we can trace pesticide-industry demands into the Omnibus proposals and parliamentary amendments, in some cases almost word for word", @nina-holland.bsky.social , CEO researcher. The committee vote is 5 November. There is still time.
Quote graphic by Corporate Europe Observatory. A photo of Nina Holland, researcher and campaigner at CEO, appears on the left. The quote reads: 'The paper trail is striking. Once again, we can trace pesticide-industry demands into the Omnibus proposals and parliamentary amendments, in some cases almost word for word. While the industry interests were carefully catered for, the thousands of citizens and scientists calling for stronger health protection were ignored. Omnibus X risks locking Europe into continued reliance on harmful pesticides, rather than delivering the transition towards safer alternatives that policymakers claim to support. This is exactly why we need a firewall between the pesticide industry and policymaking, so that those who profit from pesticides cannot write the rules governing their use.'
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Corporate Europe Observatory (CEO) @corporateeurope.org · 07/10/2026
Take action now, and write to MEPs in the Agri and Envi committees! 🔗 corporateeurope.org/en/2026/07/a... And read the full report. Share it. Tag your MEP. The pesticide industry is counting on this passing quietly. Let's make sure it doesn't. 🔗 corporateeurope.org/en/2026/10/f...
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Action: Tell MEPs to stop the dismantling of EU pesticide laws | Corporate Europe Observatory
Take action now, and tell MEPs that harmful pesticides should not stay on the market indefinitely, that independent scientific research should not be ignored, and that pesticide approvals should be im...
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Corporate Europe Observatory (CEO) @corporateeurope.org · 07/10/2026
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Ember @ember-energy.org · 07/10/2026
🚨 NEW | The bottleneck to scaling clean energy in Southeast Asia has shifted from raising capital to creating bankable projects ⚡ Utility-scale solar attracts commercial finance at competitive tariffs – but distributed solar, storage and grids face major financing gaps. ember-energy.org/lat...
🚨 NEW | The bottleneck to scaling clean energy in Southeast Asia has shifted from raising capital to creating bankable projects ⚡
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