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The French government is being sued for failing to outlaw bottom trawling in Marine Protected Areas.

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The French government has been formally asked by the Environmental Justice Foundation (EJF) and Defense des Milieux Aquatiques (DMA) to address its noncompliance with EU and French regulations pertaining to bottom trawling, one of the most damaging fishing methods. These regulations are obviously broken by allowing this practice to continue in some of France's most biodiverse and endangered marine areas. The NGOs claim that this situation puts the long-term sustainability of the fisheries in jeopardy in addition to compromising the integrity of these places. Legal action will be taken in a French court if the government fails to appropriately respond to this formal request. The request specifically targets two maritime protected areas, Chausey and Bancs des Flandres, where bottom trawling is causing habitat destruction. A major factor in the decline of marine biodiversity is bottom trawling, which is the practice of dragging weighted nets across the seabed. It unintentionally captu

Earthquake in Japan clouds the case for restarting nuclear power reactors

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 Earthquake in Japan clouds the case for restarting nuclear power reactors Source reuters.com By Reuters January 4, 2025, at 4:46 P.M  Japan, January 4 (Reuters) - The strong earthquake that struck Japan's western shore on New Year's Day highlighted the nation's vulnerability to natural calamities and raised new concerns about efforts to restart the country's nuclear reactors. Because of its location on the seismically active "Ring of Fire" that encircles the Pacific Ocean, mountainous Japan is dotted with nuclear power reactors. Days after regulators lifted an operational prohibition on Tokyo Electric's (9501.T) Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant, a magnitude 7.6 earthquake occurred on Monday, killing over 80 people in the Hokuriku region and destroying infrastructure and power to houses. The plant has been offline since 2012 and Tepco seeks municipal approval to reopen it. It is located about 120 kilometers from the epicentre of the earthquake. Due t