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This grant supports collaborative investigative projects led by Dutch-speaking and French-speaking Belgian journalists who work together on local issues of national importance. The aim is to produce m...

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The heavy metals that emerged in the laboratory results are, according to her, "very dangerous" for public health and life under water. "The reports about the raw wastewater and the soil are alarming and frightening," says environmental expert Shailaja Deshpande. 3/3

Water polluting by heavy metals.

European automakers – including Mercedes-Benz, Volkswagen and Renault – source parts from India, according to an analysis of trade data. @ftm.nl traced parts from three Indian factories to factories in Europe.  Auteurs: Brenda Chavez, Varsha Torgalkar, Khalid Bencherif. 2/3

The wastewater discharged by Amephenol (one of the 3 Indian automobile parts factories) flows into this public sewer system that flows into the river.
Photos by Varsha Torgalkar. Amephenol (one of the 3 Indian automobile parts factories).

Europe is striving for a cleaner environment and is increasingly focusing on electric vehicles. But the production of these pollutes areas in India, according to the study. @ftm.nl found more than a 1000 export shipments from 3 factories in Pune to Europe between April 2020 and February 2025. 1/3

‘Schone’ Europese auto’s zitten vol onderdelen uit vervuilende Indiase fabrieken

Terwijl Europa zich inzet voor een schoner milieu, veroorzaakt de productie van onderdelen voor Europese auto’s vervuiling in India, zo blijkt uit een onderzoek van Follow the Money.

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A new cross-border investigation combines satellite imagery, field reporting and environmental economics to quantify the ecological and economic consequences of degradation in two Mediterranean salt marshes, providing new case-specific evidence on the costs of delayed restoration. More: t.ly/2AD2v

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Relativamente meno concentrato è invece il lattiero-caseario, dove le prime cinque aziende superano di poco il 23 per cento del valore totale della fase di trasformazione.

Se si considera solo la produzione di carne, il valore sale ulteriormente, con le cinque aziende più grandi che gestiscono oltre la metà (51,7 per cento) del mercato, per un valore di poco superiore ai 12 miliardi di euro.