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            <title><![CDATA[One in five has recently bought clothes they expected to wear only a few times, survey finds]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Many garments are worn only a few times. One in five people has bought something in the past three months that they initially thought they would not wear very often, a new survey shows.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 04:00:11 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Sweden to allow 72 wolves to be shot in winter hunt after last season was halted]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[A record-breaking wolf hunt could be held this winter. After this year's hunt was halted, a total of 72 wolves will be allowed to be shot from January, the county administrative boards (regional government authorities) announce.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2026 08:28:34 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[SEB and Nordea Lent SEK 14 Billion to Companies Operating in the Arctic, Report Says]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[In the past two years, the major Swedish banks SEB and Nordea have lent 14 billion kronor (about $1.3 billion) to fossil fuel companies operating in the Arctic, according to a report from Fair Finance Guide. Many Swedish bank customers will be outraged. “It is actually their money that is being used for these loans, among other things,” says Jakob König of the organization. The banks dispute the report’s findings.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 04:00:17 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Election-year climate activism surges in Sweden as 50,000 join Stockholm march]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Swedes' commitment to the climate has come in waves, but usually rises in election years. This weekend, over 50,000 people gathered for a climate demonstration. 88-year-old Åsa Sohlman was one of those who joined the march. For her, the commitment began with her grandchildren and the world they will grow up in. We in my generation have ridden the wave of oil and have done well financially. And now it may all be going to waste.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2026 15:36:36 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Election-year boost for climate engagement as more than 50,000 join Stockholm protest]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Swedes' commitment to the climate has come in waves, but usually increases in election years. This weekend, more than 50,000 people gathered in a demonstration for the climate. 88-year-old Åsa Sohlman was one of those who joined the protest. For her, the commitment began with her grandchildren and the world they will grow up in. We in my generation have been riding the wave of oil and have done well financially. And now it may all be going to waste.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 10:39:49 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[50,000 Join Climate March in Stockholm in Record Show of Support]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Around 50,000 people and 280 different organizations are taking part in this afternoon’s climate demonstration in Stockholm. “I am here to look my children in the eye, to show that I tried and that I did something,” says Alexandra Drotz Ruh.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 23 Aug 2026 08:19:36 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Ukrainian group maps war’s environmental damage, from poisoned land to rising emissions]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Destroyed farmland, polluted groundwater and species that may never recover. The Ukrainian organization Ecoaction is mapping and documenting the environmental and climate damage left by the war. The hope is that Russia will one day be held accountable for its environmental crimes.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2026 13:50:37 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Ecoaction maps Ukraine war’s environmental damage, from polluted soil to rising emissions]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Destroyed farmland, polluted groundwater and species that may never recover. The Ukrainian organization Ecoaction is mapping and documenting the damage to the environment and climate in the wake of the war. The hope is that Russia will one day be held accountable for its environmental crimes.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 10:13:37 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Nordkalk's permit to quarry stone in Klinthagen confirmed]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Nordkalk has been granted the right to quarry stone in Klinthagen on northern Gotland for another 30 years, the Land and Environmental Court of Appeal ruled. "The current activity meets an overriding public interest," the court wrote.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 10:21:46 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[394 bears allowed to be killed - decision faces strong criticism]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The licensed bear hunt begins on August 21. A total of 394 bears may be shot in this year's licensed hunt, which corresponds to 14 percent of the population. The Swedish Society for Nature Conservation has strongly criticized the number. The Swedish Predator Association has also criticized it and will appeal the decisions.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 16:27:45 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Proposal: More people should be able to build and live by the water]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Beach holidays replace beach protection, and interests should be weighed against each other, according to an investigation that proposes further relaxations of beach protection. "Madness," says the Green Party.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2026 13:34:15 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Social Democrats' criticism: The government is standing with its pants down]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The government has not managed climate policy during its term in office, and it could be expensive for Sweden, says the Social Democrats' climate policy spokesperson Åsa Westlund.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2026 12:11:04 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Critics say Swedish list of protected species is toothless]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Hedgehogs and eels are new to the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency's list of species proposed for national protection. However, critics question how effective that protection will be in practice.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 07:06:30 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Expanded seal hunting causes outrage - The seal is not the problem]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[When this year's seal hunt begins on Monday, 1,350 grey seals, 200 harbour seals, and 200 ringed seals will be shot. This is more than last year, and the increase has angered the Swedish Society for Nature Conservation, which believes that the seal population is threatened in the long term.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2026 16:06:32 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Elderly at the forefront of climate march in Stockholm]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[A large climate demonstration went through Stockholm on Thursday. This time it was not the young, but the old, who stood out in the crowd. "I feel sadness. There is a risk that the grandchildren will have a very complicated world to take care of," says 78-year-old Lena.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 18:08:44 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Clearance for lynx hunting appealed again]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Lynx hunting in all counties where licensed hunting has been approved has now been given the green light by the courts. However, even those decisions are being appealed by the Swedish Society for Nature Conservation.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2026 16:11:52 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Food Toxicology Review Finds Cocktail of Pesticides in Three of Four Foods]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Three out of four food items contain traces of pesticides. A new review by the Swedish Society for Nature Conservation warns of consequences for both human health and the environment.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2026 06:53:28 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[New twist as lynx hunting temporarily halted in Sweden]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[There will be no lynx hunt on Sunday. The Administrative Court in Sundsvall has announced a temporary hunting ban after the Swedish Society for Nature Conservation appealed the court's decision.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2026 10:09:42 GMT</pubDate>
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            <description><![CDATA[Sweden's natural environment will be given the conditions to recover, according to a new plan several agencies developed on behalf of the government. But environmental organizations say the plan's level of ambition is too low.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Administrative court approves lynx hunting in several counties]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Lynx hunting in several counties has been approved by the administrative court. The decision follows an appeal by the Swedish Society for Nature Conservation. However, hunting in Gävleborg has been halted pending further review.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2026 12:48:17 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Lynx hunt appealed as threatening the survival of the species]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[153 lynxes will be shot in this year's licensed hunt, a sharp increase from last year. According to the Swedish Society for Nature Conservation, this violates EU law and hunting legislation and threatens the survival of the population; the society is appealing this year's hunt.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Urban greenery and pollinators become new milestones in government's biodiversity action plan]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[More urban greenery and wild pollinators were included among the milestones when the government presented its biodiversity action plan. But the plan has been criticized as too little, too late.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 09 Feb 2026 13:43:21 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Hunting ban changes nothing: We want fewer wolves]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[This year's wolf hunt was stopped by a court because it was considered that it could threaten the species' long-term survival in Sweden. However, the government's goal of drastically reducing the population remains unchanged, says Minister of Rural Affairs Peter Kullgren (KD). This does not change our policy; we want fewer wolves.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Court puts a stop to wolf hunting in Sweden]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[It looks like there will be no wolf hunting this winter. The Administrative Court of Appeal in Sundsvall has rejected five county administrative boards' appeals of an earlier decision to stop the hunt. "We have an obligation to preserve the wolf in Sweden and are very relieved by this announcement," says Beatrice Rindevall, chairwoman of the Swedish Society for Nature Conservation.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Court of Appeal rejects licensed wolf hunting in Västmanland]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The Court of Appeal in Sundsvall has rejected licensed wolf hunting in Västmanland. The court ruled there is a lack of scientific support for allowing licensed wolf hunting at such low levels.]]></description>
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