EU Makes Deal to Advance Controversial Nature-Restoring Law (1)

The European Union clinched a deal to advance one of the most controversial aspects of its green agenda: how to restore nature that has disappeared due to human activity.

Negotiators from the European Parliament and member states agreed late Thursday on a watered-down plan to return at least 20% of the bloc’s land and sea back to its original state, according to a post on social media.

In an effort to win over critics, it also includes provisions to ensure the bloc’s food security remains robust and that renewables can still be rolled out on protected land. Parliament’s environment committee ...