To cool down, nuclear power plants pump water from local rivers or the sea, which they then release back into water bodies at ...

GENEVA (AP) — Switzerland, known for natural beauty like pristine lakes and majestic Alpine peaks, ranks among the world's richest countries whose plant and animal life is under the greatest threat.

In light of the heat, Axpo - which operates the Beznau nuclear power plant in Switzerland - said it had shut down one of its reactors on Tuesday, adding that a second reactor was operating at limited ...

Swiss moors and floodplains are in a poor state. Researchers from the Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape ...

A sign for the No! campaign is seen in a field ahead of a national biodiversity referendum, in Hoechstetten, Switzerland, Aug. 23, 2024.

A poster for the No campaign ahead of a biodiversity referendum due to take place on Sept. 22, is seen in a field in Hoechstetten, Switzerland, Friday, Aug. 23, 2024, (Peter Schneider/Keystone via ...

Biodiversity loss in Switzerland in six graphs . This content was published on Jul 23, 2024 Biodiversity loss in the Alpine nation is above the world average, ...

Switzerland's current laws already take into account conservation needs, they said. Initial support in opinion polls for the biodiversity scheme had in recent weeks given way to greater scepticism ...

GENEVA (AP) — Switzerland, known for natural beauty like pristine lakes and majestic Alpine peaks, ranks among the world’s richest countries whose plant and animal life is under the greatest ...

The state of biodiversity in Switzerland is “unsatisfactory” and the situation keeps getting worse. Such is the verdict not of nature conservation organisations but of the Federal Office for ...

A poster for the No campaign ahead of a biodiversity referendum due to take place on Sept. 22, is seen in a field in Hoechstetten, Switzerland, Friday, Aug. 23, 2024, (Peter Schneider/Keystone via AP) ...

GENEVA (AP) — Switzerland, known for natural beauty like pristine lakes and majestic Alpine peaks, ranks among the world's richest countries whose plant and animal life is under the greatest ...