PERMIAN BASIN / LONDON / BRUSSELS – The EU methane regulation, in force since August 2024, requires energy firms to monitor, report and verify methane emissions at their drilling sites and conduct regular leak detection surveys. It will also require importers to obtain methane-intensity data from their suppliers starting next year. Penalties for non-compliance include fines up to 20 per cent of the turnover.

BRUSSELS / BARCELONA / ROME / ZURICH – This investigation looks into the wave of political response that swept Europe during and in the aftermath of the 2024 tractors protest, and that dismantled key environmental policy under the guise of protecting farmers.

PEJË / KUKËS - The White Drin River is turning into an open sewage channel. Untreated wastewater, plastic waste and chemical pollutants are damaging ecosystems, public health and local economies, while pollution continues to cross the border into Albania. The investigation covered fieldwork from Radac (Peja) across five local municipalities across Kosovo up to Kukës in Albania.

MONTROSE / MADRID – Europe reportedly plays host to one in four of the world’s golf courses – with almost 9,000 peppered across the continent. More than 1,450 – almost one in five – including some of the world’s most iconic, can be found in Spain, Italy, and Scotland, where the sport originated.

ZAGREB / LJUBLJANA – Along the Sava, Krka, Mura, Drava and Danube basins, beavers are still treated as a local nuisance, while their dams quietly reduce floods, retain water and filter pollution. This investigation asks: What if Europe counted them as climate infrastructure rather than damage?

CLUJ-NAPOCA − Small towns in the Transylvanian mountains are hubs for a chaotic mushroom trade. While wild mushrooms could provide sustainable income, in Romania the sector is defined by exploitation, violence, and legal loopholes, contrasting sharply with Hungary’s regulated and professional approach.

IKEBIRI / POTENZA - From the dry hills of southern Italy's Basilicata region to the flood-stricken communities of Nigeria’s Niger Delta, oil giant Eni has left a trail of pollution and environmental degradation spanning continents. This cross-border investigation examines the consequences.

PARIS - 7,000 protected areas are under threat from oil and gas projects worldwide. 120 countries were included in the investigation data analysed by a large cross-border team of independent journalists and media outlets.

ADANA - Europe’s plastic waste exports are flooding southern Türkiye. And, as this investigation finds, instead of being recycled, large volumes are dumped, burnt or leak into waterways, threatening ecosystems, public health and coastal livelihoods.

COSTACHE NEGRI - As floods caused by climate change get worse across Europe, thousands of farm animals are dying without being seen, counted or getting any money for it. While governments track human losses and material damage, the deaths of livestock remain a systematic blind spot in disaster data and emergency planning.

SARAJEVO / SKOPJE - This cross‑border investigation explores why rare and endangered plant species in Bosnia and Herzegovina and North Macedonia are vanishing despite existing legal frameworks.

WILLEMSTAD / TICINO / AREZZO – A major investigation exposes the route of gold extracted from the Amazon in Venezuela and into Europe: over 90 tonnes of the precious metal were routed through the Caribbean and refined in Switzerland, Italy, and Turkey, reaching the supply chains of Apple, Tesla, and Nvidia.

CATANIA / REYKJAVIK - Iceland and Sicily host Europe's most active volcanoes - but it is not over once the lava cools. The eruptions leave behind lasting health risks for local communities and serious environmental challenges, but also unexpected opportunities for sustainable development.

SHKODRA / PODGORICA - This cross-border investigation looks at the potential environmental and governance consequences of Albania’s 2025 “Mountain Package” law in the Albanian Alps and Prokletije National Park in Montenegro.

PORTO DO SON - The EU’s flagship fisheries policy is being undermined by a loophole. Thousands of fishing vessels are operating with illegally powerful engines, undermining conservation rules and raising doubts about the Union’s sustainability promises.

WARSAW / BUCHAREST - This investigation exposes the fast-growing aesthetic gynaecology industry, marketed as empowerment and “intimate wellness”, yet operating largely without scientific evidence, regulatory oversight or patient protection.

NYÍREGYHÁZA/ LAMEZIA/ SOFIA/ JANOV - What happens when public money intended to dismantle inequality reinforces it? This investigation explores how one of Europe's most marginalised communities experiences policies designed in their name, without their participation.

BELGRADE/ LJUBLJANA - Leaked internal documents from the Swiss surveillance company NeoSoft reveal that Serbia’s Security Intelligence Agency (BIA) explored the purchase of a covert portable IMSI catcher known as the NS Backpack.