Green groups and businesses urge Juncker to save pollution and waste policies

Jessica Shankleman
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NGOs and EU industry waste management companies write to Commission president calling on him to back green growth

Businesses and NGOs have called on the European Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker to retain key environmental policies for fighting pollution and waste, after it emerged they could be for the chop....

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