<![CDATA[EL PAÍS]]>https://english.elpais.comFri, 17 Apr 2026 03:14:09 +0000en1hourly1<![CDATA[Mohamed Mezghani, from the International Association of Public Transport: ‘A traffic jam of electric cars is still a traffic jam’ ]]>https://english.elpais.com/society/2026-03-01/mohamed-mezghani-from-the-international-association-of-public-transport-a-traffic-jam-of-electric-cars-is-still-a-traffic-jam.htmlhttps://english.elpais.com/society/2026-03-01/mohamed-mezghani-from-the-international-association-of-public-transport-a-traffic-jam-of-electric-cars-is-still-a-traffic-jam.htmlSun, 01 Mar 2026 04:45:00 +0000Public transportation is experiencing a boom in Europe. After the severe reputational crisis during the worst years of the COVID-19 pandemic, governments have opted for strategies to revitalize transit systems, implementing fare reductions, single transit passes offering unlimited monthly travel, as well as new services. Passengers have returned, but many challenges lie ahead, from inadequate funding and staff shortages, to the impact of accidents.

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]]>Pablo Monge<![CDATA[Nicolás Olea, professor: ‘Plastic coffee capsules contribute to exposure to endocrine disruptors’]]>https://english.elpais.com/science-tech/2025-12-07/nicolas-olea-professor-plastic-coffee-capsules-contribute-to-exposure-to-endocrine-disruptors.htmlhttps://english.elpais.com/science-tech/2025-12-07/nicolas-olea-professor-plastic-coffee-capsules-contribute-to-exposure-to-endocrine-disruptors.htmlSun, 07 Dec 2025 04:00:00 +0000Until recently, endocrine disruptors — found in many everyday products — were largely absent from public discussion, but that term is now heard more and more. Nicolás Olea, emeritus professor of Radiology and Physical Medicine at the University of Granada in Spain, has played a key role in this shift. “I began to study them in 1988 in the United States, and it was a big surprise.”

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]]>Carlos Rosillo<![CDATA[How to repurpose abandoned railway tracks: Two projects explore driverless electric mini-trains]]>https://english.elpais.com/technology/2025-08-23/how-to-repurpose-abandoned-railway-tracks-two-projects-explore-driverless-electric-mini-trains.htmlhttps://english.elpais.com/technology/2025-08-23/how-to-repurpose-abandoned-railway-tracks-two-projects-explore-driverless-electric-mini-trains.htmlSat, 23 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000Since the 1980s, Spain has abandoned more than 2,800 miles of conventional railway tracks, due to their unprofitability or the need for expensive expansion. Nearly 1,250 miles of railway have been dismantled to become greenways (trails), while the rest remains unmaintained, as is the case in other European countries. But two pioneering projects believe that they could be used again.

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]]><![CDATA[Each private jet emits as much in a year as 177 cars, study finds]]>https://english.elpais.com/climate/2025-06-27/each-private-jet-emits-as-much-in-a-year-as-177-cars-study-finds.htmlhttps://english.elpais.com/climate/2025-06-27/each-private-jet-emits-as-much-in-a-year-as-177-cars-study-finds.htmlFri, 27 Jun 2025 08:16:29 +0000The battle against climate change is also a class struggle: the ultra-rich generate far more emissions, while the poorest suffer the worst consequences. A clear example is private jets, which are increasingly used despite being the most polluting means of transport. A study by the NGO International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT), published this Friday, delves into this issue: each private jet generates, on average, as many greenhouse gases (GHG) per year as 177 cars or eight heavy trucks — while transporting far fewer people or goods.

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]]>NurPhoto<![CDATA[Inside Spain’s slaughterhouse of horrors: Dying animals, severed heads, and dead rats]]>https://english.elpais.com/spain/2025-05-27/inside-spains-slaughterhouse-of-horrors-dying-animals-severed-heads-and-dead-rats.htmlhttps://english.elpais.com/spain/2025-05-27/inside-spains-slaughterhouse-of-horrors-dying-animals-severed-heads-and-dead-rats.htmlTue, 27 May 2025 12:38:58 +0000A dirt road near an industrial estate in San Fernando de Henares, in eastern Madrid, leads to what, from a distance, appears to be a bucolic country house in the middle of a meadow. However, there lies the slaughterhouse of horrors, a compound piled high with more than 200 sick, dying, and dead goats and sheep, surrounded by filth, severed animal heads, and rats. This is one of the compounds inspected last Wednesday by the Spanish Civil Guard’s Seprona (Nature Protection Service) unit in an operation targeting livestock farms, industrial warehouses, and illegal slaughterhouses in Ávila, Toledo, and Madrid that mistreated animals, slaughtered them in unsanitary conditions, and sent untraceable meat to restaurants.

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]]>Guardia Civil<![CDATA[Slovakia to cull 350 brown bears after fatal attack]]>https://english.elpais.com/international/2025-04-04/slovakia-to-cull-350-brown-bears-equal-to-entire-spanish-population-after-fatal-attack.htmlhttps://english.elpais.com/international/2025-04-04/slovakia-to-cull-350-brown-bears-equal-to-entire-spanish-population-after-fatal-attack.htmlFri, 04 Apr 2025 14:20:24 +0000Slovakia has declared a state of emergency throughout the country following a fatal brown bear attack on a 59-year-old man, who died in the Detva region in the center of the country, a few days ago. Following the incident, the government has approved the culling of up to 350 brown bears, a number very similar to the total bear population in Spain — there are about 370 between the Cantabrian coast and the Pyrenees — and about a quarter of all bears in the Central European country (about 1,300, according to the BBC). Bear attacks are rare in Spain because the government implements programs to prevent them from becoming accustomed to the presence of humans.

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]]>Janette Hill / Alamy Stock Photo<![CDATA[Andrés Jaque, architect: ‘The street of the future is a bustling street, full of life and shade’ ]]>https://english.elpais.com/lifestyle/2025-03-02/andres-jaque-architect-the-street-of-the-future-is-a-bustling-street-full-of-life-and-shade.htmlhttps://english.elpais.com/lifestyle/2025-03-02/andres-jaque-architect-the-street-of-the-future-is-a-bustling-street-full-of-life-and-shade.htmlSun, 02 Mar 2025 04:30:00 +0000For three years, Andrés Jaque, 53, has been dean of the Graduate School of Architecture at Columbia University, one of the most cutting-edge centers in architectural innovation. The Madrid-born architect is spending his time at the university rethinking how buildings and cities should face climate change. He believes that we must commit to an “interspecies alliance” and that buildings, beyond just being sustainable, should also contribute to repairing our ecology.

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]]>Pablo Monge<![CDATA[Why 90% of cars sold in Norway are electric: VAT exemptions, free tolls and taxes on combustion vehicles]]>https://english.elpais.com/economy-and-business/2025-01-16/why-90-of-cars-sold-in-norway-are-electric-vat-exemptions-free-tolls-and-taxes-on-combustion-vehicles.htmlhttps://english.elpais.com/economy-and-business/2025-01-16/why-90-of-cars-sold-in-norway-are-electric-vat-exemptions-free-tolls-and-taxes-on-combustion-vehicles.htmlThu, 16 Jan 2025 16:29:59 +0000Norway, Europe’s largest oil exporter, has become the undisputed world leader in the electrification of road transportation: almost 90% of cars sold there last year were electric. The Scandinavian nation is now the only one in the world where there are more battery-powered vehicles on the road than petrol-powered ones. Despite its cold climate and low population density, Norway’s shift to electric cars began in the 1990s and was further accelerated by technological advancements, leading to exponential growth in zero-emission vehicles in recent years.

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]]>Zhang Yuliang / Xinhua News / ContactoPhoto<![CDATA[Architects create low-cost climate shelter at Harvard: ‘Cities have to become greener’ ]]>https://english.elpais.com/climate/2024-10-13/architects-create-low-cost-climate-shelter-at-harvard-cities-have-to-become-greener.htmlhttps://english.elpais.com/climate/2024-10-13/architects-create-low-cost-climate-shelter-at-harvard-cities-have-to-become-greener.htmlSun, 13 Oct 2024 04:05:00 +0000As summers become increasingly hot due to climate change, many cities are turning into uninhabitable ovens for months on end. Profound transformations are needed to help cities cope with rising temperatures, such as increasing green spaces and reducing asphalt coverage, but these changes can take decades. In the meantime, architects Belinda Tato and José Luis Vallejo have developed an innovative temporary solution at Harvard University to combat heat in areas lacking vegetation: a cost-effective climate shelter prototype made from simple materials, including scaffolding, solar panels, and flower pots. This shelter can be assembled quickly to provide cooling in various locations, from urban squares to unused parking lots.

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]]>Emilio P. Doiztua<![CDATA[The future of maritime transport: Electric ships that can carry hundreds of containers and thousands of people ]]>https://english.elpais.com/climate/2024-10-04/the-future-of-maritime-transport-electric-ships-that-can-carry-hundreds-of-containers-and-thousands-of-people.htmlhttps://english.elpais.com/climate/2024-10-04/the-future-of-maritime-transport-electric-ships-that-can-carry-hundreds-of-containers-and-thousands-of-people.htmlFri, 04 Oct 2024 11:38:59 +0000Maritime shipping is one of the most efficient modes of transportation, accounting for approximately 90% of global trade while contributing only 3% to 4% of greenhouse gas emissions, according to EU estimates. Nonetheless, European legislation mandates a complex and gradual process of decarbonization.

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]]><![CDATA[How does war affect nature? Syria has lost 20% of its forests in 10 years]]>https://english.elpais.com/climate/2024-03-25/how-does-war-affect-nature-syria-has-lost-20-of-its-forests-in-10-years.htmlhttps://english.elpais.com/climate/2024-03-25/how-does-war-affect-nature-syria-has-lost-20-of-its-forests-in-10-years.htmlMon, 25 Mar 2024 14:02:18 +0000Wars are, foremost, a human drama. Thousands of people see the tragedy of each conflict firsthand. But with a broader focus, it is possible to assess the wider impact of war. What happens to the trees, to the animals, to the ecosystem? A study has analyzed the situation in Syria, which has been in the grips of a bloody civil war since 2011. It found that the country has lost around 20% of its forests in a decade (from 2010 to 2019). On the one hand, artillery explosions spark forest fires that are difficult to put out due to the lack of resources and, on the other, internal refugees and the impoverished population use trees as a source of fuel, which in the long run may drive the desertification of the Mediterranean country.

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]]>NurPhoto<![CDATA[The multinationals already cutting employees’ flights due to climate change]]>https://english.elpais.com/climate/2024-03-12/the-multinationals-already-cutting-employees-flights-due-to-climate-change.htmlhttps://english.elpais.com/climate/2024-03-12/the-multinationals-already-cutting-employees-flights-due-to-climate-change.htmlTue, 12 Mar 2024 18:45:36 +0000Aviation, the most polluting form of transportation, has continued to grow after the pandemic. Large companies play a key role in reducing this cause of global warming, given that business flights represent around 30% of aviation emissions in Europe, according to calculations by the environmental NGO Transport & Environment (T&E). The Tuesday, the body is launching its Travel Smart ranking, which analyzed 328 multinationals from Europe, India, and the United States and shows that 83% do not have credible plans to reduce business flights. However, some companies have already begun to reduce their employees’ flights — replacing them with train journeys or video conferences — forging ahead with decarbonization in the face of climate change.

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]]>AzmanJaka<![CDATA[Electric car myths: They are prone to catch fire, take a long time to charge and are not suitable for long trips]]>https://english.elpais.com/technology/2024-02-26/electric-car-myths-they-are-prone-to-catch-fire-take-a-long-time-to-charge-and-are-not-suitable-for-long-trips.htmlhttps://english.elpais.com/technology/2024-02-26/electric-car-myths-they-are-prone-to-catch-fire-take-a-long-time-to-charge-and-are-not-suitable-for-long-trips.htmlMon, 26 Feb 2024 14:07:52 +0000“Electric cars constantly catch fire.” “They take many hours to charge.” “The batteries don’t have enough autonomy.”“There is nowhere to charge them.” “For a long trip you need a diesel.” Zero-emission vehicles generate a lot of unfounded information and exaggeration, partly because a majority of the population has not yet tried them: according to the Spanish Association of Car and Truck Manufacturers (Anfac), 54,857 electric vehicles were sold in Spain in 2023, 5.7% of the total. We analyze the main myths surrounding electrical vehicles (EVs) — some of which hold an element of truth — with the help of industry experts.

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]]>Santi Burgos<![CDATA[New York approves the first congestion toll in the US: Drivers to be charged $15 to enter Manhattan]]>https://english.elpais.com/climate/2023-12-07/new-york-approves-the-first-congestion-toll-in-the-us-drivers-to-be-charged-15-to-enter-manhattan.htmlhttps://english.elpais.com/climate/2023-12-07/new-york-approves-the-first-congestion-toll-in-the-us-drivers-to-be-charged-15-to-enter-manhattan.htmlThu, 07 Dec 2023 16:27:13 +0000For years, European cities have restricted traffic restrictions to city centers — the most densely populated areas and best connected by public transportation — in a bid to reduce traffic and improve air quality. Meanwhile, the United States has maintained an urban model, where cars are need to connect disperse residential and there are almost no traffic restrictions. But that changed on Thursday, when New York approved the first congestion toll in the country. The city will charge $15 to passenger cars that enter the central strip of Manhattan, $24 to vans and $36 to buses and large trucks. The measure, which is already applied in London, Milan and Stockholm, must be ratified in two months and is scheduled to come into effect in the spring.

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]]>Ted Shaffrey<![CDATA[Will the Global South become a dumping ground for gas cars or an EV hotbed?]]>https://english.elpais.com/climate/2023-11-17/will-the-global-south-become-a-dumping-ground-for-gas-cars-or-an-ev-hotbed.htmlhttps://english.elpais.com/climate/2023-11-17/will-the-global-south-become-a-dumping-ground-for-gas-cars-or-an-ev-hotbed.htmlFri, 17 Nov 2023 16:56:35 +0000Developing countries in the Global South face a crucial choice: remain dependent on fossil fuels or embrace electric vehicles (EV). While this transition comes with a cost, it also presents a significant opportunity. According to a report by the Carbon Tracker research group, around a dozen developing countries could save over $100 billion annually by leapfrogging to electric vehicles. These savings will come from lower oil imports and the development of domestic EV infrastructure and industries.

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]]>Aijaz Rahi<![CDATA[The Norwegian solution for what to do with dogs while you shop: Air-conditioned kennels that open with an app]]>https://english.elpais.com/lifestyle/2023-10-08/the-norwegian-solution-for-what-to-do-with-dogs-while-you-shop-air-conditioned-kennels-that-open-with-an-app.htmlhttps://english.elpais.com/lifestyle/2023-10-08/the-norwegian-solution-for-what-to-do-with-dogs-while-you-shop-air-conditioned-kennels-that-open-with-an-app.htmlSun, 08 Oct 2023 00:11:42 +0000Spain’s new animal protection law, which went into effect last week, prohibits leaving dogs tied up unsupervised at the entrances of supermarkets and stores, a common practice in Spain that now carries a fine of €500 ($530.07). In Norway, which has had similar legislation for two decades, a company has developed a solution for avoiding fines: air-conditioned kennels that are safe and free for users, located next to stores and opened and closed with an app. These kennels already have a presence in five European countries, although Spain is not among them. Meanwhile, in the United States, another company offers similar services, although it charges a fee.

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]]>Anne Karin Andersen<![CDATA[Paco Calvo, a philosopher of plant behavior: ‘Roots do amazing things and can communicate future stress’]]>https://english.elpais.com/climate/2023-10-03/paco-calvo-a-philosopher-of-plant-behavior-roots-do-amazing-things-and-can-communicate-future-stress.htmlhttps://english.elpais.com/climate/2023-10-03/paco-calvo-a-philosopher-of-plant-behavior-roots-do-amazing-things-and-can-communicate-future-stress.htmlTue, 03 Oct 2023 14:58:42 +0000While convalescing from illness in 1862, Charles Darwin was fascinated by the way cucumber plants climbed, as well as their movements and habits, which he described in a novel academic work. “With the naked eye, Darwin saw patterns of behavior in plants that we are still not able to see today with time-lapse [photography],” says Paco Calvo, professor of philosophy of science. Eight years ago, the English naturalist’s curiosity inspired Calvo to set up the Minimum Intelligence Laboratory (Mint Lab) at the University of Murcia, where he strives to “see plants through a different lens.” Now he has published Planta Sapiens: Unmasking Plant Intelligence, a surprising essay that investigates the intelligence of plants and the ways in which plant life communicates, evaluates risks and makes decisions.

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]]>Alfonso Durán<![CDATA[UN global heat officer: ‘It’s criminal to build squares that do not have shade or cooling elements’]]>https://english.elpais.com/science-tech/2023-07-24/un-global-heat-officer-its-criminal-to-build-squares-that-do-not-have-shade-or-cooling-elements.htmlhttps://english.elpais.com/science-tech/2023-07-24/un-global-heat-officer-its-criminal-to-build-squares-that-do-not-have-shade-or-cooling-elements.htmlMon, 24 Jul 2023 12:55:26 +0000Rising temperatures and increasingly frequent heat waves driven by climate change are turning many Mediterranean cities into dangerous places, especially for vulnerable groups. “We are not focusing enough on how extreme temperatures affect urban environments,” says Eleni Myrivili, who has spent years studying this issue in her hometown of Athens, which is one of the cities hardest hit by rising temperatures. In 2014, she was elected Deputy Mayor of Athens for Urban Nature and Climate Resilience and, after a stay at Harvard University to investigate urban resilience to high temperatures, she returned to Greece to become the first chief heat officer in a European city. Her work in this area has earned her the position of global chief heat officer to U.N. Habitat. She talks to EL PAÍS as Greece is gripped by its worst heat wave on record.

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]]>Angelos Barai<![CDATA[Extreme heat: How eight cities are innovating to fight rising temperatures]]>https://english.elpais.com/science-tech/2023-07-12/extreme-heat-how-eight-cities-are-innovating-to-fight-rising-temperatures.htmlhttps://english.elpais.com/science-tech/2023-07-12/extreme-heat-how-eight-cities-are-innovating-to-fight-rising-temperatures.htmlWed, 12 Jul 2023 22:10:00 +0000Spanish cities are preparing to cope with increasingly extreme temperatures driven by anthropogenic climate change. From shade maps to apps to find drinking fountains and from drainage systems to white roofs, cities are looking for innovative solutions — some of them based on traditional methods — to help city-dwellers alleviate the effects of the sweltering heat.

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]]>Kike Rincón<![CDATA[Charles Montgomery, urbanist: ‘The best thing against climate change is to live close together, to share walls’ ]]>https://english.elpais.com/culture/2023-07-08/charles-montgomery-urbanist-the-best-thing-against-climate-change-is-to-live-close-together-to-share-walls.htmlhttps://english.elpais.com/culture/2023-07-08/charles-montgomery-urbanist-the-best-thing-against-climate-change-is-to-live-close-together-to-share-walls.htmlSat, 08 Jul 2023 16:56:23 +0000Decades of Hollywood films have embedded into our collective imaginations the idea that the highest social aspiration one can have is to live in a house with a garden in the suburbs. However, monsters lurk behind that idyllic image: in the 1950s, the US began an experiment in social segregation with housing for white people on the outskirts of the cities, and today that population has become increasingly alienated and radicalized. “The sprawling cities of North America are wastelands of ugliness, social disconnection and boredom,” declares Charles Montgomery, founder of Happy Cities, an interdisciplinary team that employs design to promote happier communities. The Canadian urbanist, writer and geographer is the author of Happy City: Transforming Our Lives Through Urban Design, an essay that states that compact cities (urban centers) make us more tolerant, while dispersed cities (the distant houses of suburbia) radicalize us and create problems for children in the long run.

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]]>Lee Satkowski<![CDATA[Shared vans, electric cars for tourists and the end of diesel by 2025: islands anticipate the mobility of the future]]>https://english.elpais.com/international/2023-06-30/shared-vans-electric-cars-for-tourists-and-the-end-of-diesel-by-2025-islands-anticipate-the-mobility-of-the-future.htmlhttps://english.elpais.com/international/2023-06-30/shared-vans-electric-cars-for-tourists-and-the-end-of-diesel-by-2025-islands-anticipate-the-mobility-of-the-future.htmlFri, 30 Jun 2023 22:27:00 +0000An electric van meanders along a winding road as softly as the sun-drenched waves lap upon the shore. The driver stops and greets a young man, who climbs in and sits in the rear seats. Four minutes later, a young woman gets in. The route, which takes just 15 minutes, has been adapted at the request of the three passengers, who have previously booked their route using a mobile application. This innovative on-demand electric public transport is not operating in a large city or in a modern industrial centre, but in Astypalea, a secluded Greek island of just 1,400 inhabitants and shaped like a butterfly. The island territories — the Balearic and Canary Islands in Spain — which are more vulnerable to climate change, are taking advantage of their smaller landmass to promote more rapid changes that anticipate what future mobility will look like.

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]]>FRANCISCO UBILLA<![CDATA[Firefighters in Canada: ‘They are gigantic blazes and they will burn all summer’]]>https://english.elpais.com/international/2023-06-29/firefighters-in-canada-they-are-gigantic-blazes-and-they-will-burn-all-summer.htmlhttps://english.elpais.com/international/2023-06-29/firefighters-in-canada-they-are-gigantic-blazes-and-they-will-burn-all-summer.htmlThu, 29 Jun 2023 08:54:19 +0000Chibougamau is a Canadian town full of single-family homes with their lawns and their driveways, nestled between numerous lakes and lush forests. Over the last two weeks, this idyllic setting has become the base of operations for around 100 Spaniards — forestry technicians and firefighters — who have been sent to Quebec province to deal with fires of tremendous magnitude. “What we are seeing in Canada is next-level wildfires that we are not used to. These are bigger monsters than we have ever seen in Spain, and they are going to be burning all summer,” says Ángela Iglesias, the liaison officer for the Spanish team sent on June 14 to help the firefighting effort.

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]]>Región de Murcia<![CDATA[Average sea surface temperature sets new high in 40 years of record-keeping]]>https://english.elpais.com/science-tech/2023-04-11/average-sea-surface-temperature-sets-new-high-in-40-years-of-record-keeping.htmlhttps://english.elpais.com/science-tech/2023-04-11/average-sea-surface-temperature-sets-new-high-in-40-years-of-record-keeping.htmlTue, 11 Apr 2023 08:26:09 +0000The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration of the United States (NOAA) reported that the average temperature of the world’s sea surface reached 21.1 °C (70ºF) in April, a new high since official records began over four decades ago. “We are entering unknown climate and meteorological territory and crossing borders that have never been crossed before,” said Francisco Martín León, a meteorologist and science communicator.

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]]>Sebnem Coskun<![CDATA[The positive health impacts of cooling cities by planting more trees ]]>https://english.elpais.com/science-tech/2023-02-01/the-positive-health-impacts-of-cooling-cities-by-planting-more-trees.htmlhttps://english.elpais.com/science-tech/2023-02-01/the-positive-health-impacts-of-cooling-cities-by-planting-more-trees.htmlWed, 01 Feb 2023 18:47:53 +0000Heat islands often occur in big cities when asphalt and concrete absorb heat all day and release it at night, pushing temperatures much higher than in places with more trees and unpaved open spaces. A recent study published in The Lancet analyzed data from 93 European cities with a total of 57 million people over the age of 20, and estimated that extreme heat causes approximately 6,700 premature deaths every year. A third of these deaths could be avoided by covering 30% of urban spaces with trees and vegetation. Drawn from a typical summer in 2015, the data indicated that urban areas were on average 1.5°C warmer than surrounding areas.

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]]>Dominic Jones/LOOP IMAGES<![CDATA[Spain prepares for record-breaking high temperatures as heatwave intensifies ]]>https://english.elpais.com/spain/2021-08-13/spain-prepares-for-record-breaking-high-temperatures-as-heatwave-intensifies.htmlhttps://english.elpais.com/spain/2021-08-13/spain-prepares-for-record-breaking-high-temperatures-as-heatwave-intensifies.htmlFri, 13 Aug 2021 08:22:09 +0000Spain is bracing for more high temperatures, with its first heatwave of the summer set to continue over the weekend. The heatwave, which began on Wednesday, is forecast to last until at least Monday, with temperatures between 5 and 10 degrees Celsius above average across most of the Spanish mainland.

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]]><![CDATA[Nicolás Olea: ‘Pregnant women should avoid cosmetics that contain endocrine disruptors’]]>https://english.elpais.com/science-tech/2022-05-11/nicolas-olea-pregnant-women-should-avoid-cosmetics-that-contain-endocrine-disruptors.htmlhttps://english.elpais.com/science-tech/2022-05-11/nicolas-olea-pregnant-women-should-avoid-cosmetics-that-contain-endocrine-disruptors.htmlWed, 11 May 2022 16:47:02 +0000The European Commission recently set a process in motion to restrict the use of thousands of chemical substances used in everyday products, among which are several endocrine disruptors, which alter hormonal balances. Nicolás Olea has spent more than three decades studying the effect of these compounds on the body, which range from obesity and diabetes to infertility and learning difficulties. A professor of medicine at the University of Granada in Spain, Olea points out that future bans on these products will have to be agreed by EU member states and that could take years, but he also believes there will be no turning back from the current course. “We have been denouncing this for 30 years and now it seems finally governments are starting to listen,” he says.

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]]><![CDATA[The Spanish ski resort turning a blind eye to climate change]]>https://english.elpais.com/society/2021-04-19/the-spanish-ski-resort-turning-a-blind-eye-to-climate-change.htmlhttps://english.elpais.com/society/2021-04-19/the-spanish-ski-resort-turning-a-blind-eye-to-climate-change.htmlMon, 19 Apr 2021 06:42:53 +0000The Cerler ski resort in Spain’s Aragonese Pyrenees is pursuing a controversial plan to extend its ski runs by 23 kilometers toward the virginal Castanesa valley. Work on the expansion began in 2019, and is scheduled to continue this summer.

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]]><![CDATA[Coronavirus infection leads to a loss of gray matter in the brain, study finds]]>https://english.elpais.com/science-tech/2022-03-08/coronavirus-infection-leads-to-a-loss-of-gray-matter-in-the-brain-study-finds.htmlhttps://english.elpais.com/science-tech/2022-03-08/coronavirus-infection-leads-to-a-loss-of-gray-matter-in-the-brain-study-finds.htmlTue, 08 Mar 2022 14:18:40 +0000Two scans, one performed before the coronavirus pandemic and another in the worst months of the global Covid-19 crisis, show that people who have contracted the virus experience changes in the brain that do not occur in those who have not been infected. A recent study shows the decrease in gray matter is generalized and the most-affected areas are related to the sense of smell. The authors of the paper do not know whether this damage is caused by the virus itself or as a result of the illness it provokes. They also do not know if the effects are temporary or permanent.

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]]><![CDATA[Law change sees pets in Spain considered sentient beings, with welfare taken into account should a couple separate]]>https://english.elpais.com/society/2022-01-05/law-changes-sees-pets-in-spain-now-considered-sentient-beings-with-welfare-taken-into-account-should-a-couple-separate.htmlhttps://english.elpais.com/society/2022-01-05/law-changes-sees-pets-in-spain-now-considered-sentient-beings-with-welfare-taken-into-account-should-a-couple-separate.htmlWed, 05 Jan 2022 10:45:08 +0000From today, Wednesday, animals will be considered in Spain to be sentient beings, meaning that they can no longer be seized, mortgaged, abandoned, mistreated or removed from one of their owners in the case of a separation or divorce. These changes are now in force under Spanish law and modify three pieces of legislation: the Civil Code, the Mortgage Act and the Civil Procedural Act.

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]]><![CDATA[Spanish government to ban advertising aimed at children of unhealthy foods such as chocolate, juices and ice creams]]>https://english.elpais.com/society/2021-10-29/spanish-government-to-ban-advertising-aimed-at-children-of-unhealthy-foods-such-as-chocolate-juices-and-ice-creams.htmlhttps://english.elpais.com/society/2021-10-29/spanish-government-to-ban-advertising-aimed-at-children-of-unhealthy-foods-such-as-chocolate-juices-and-ice-creams.htmlFri, 29 Oct 2021 11:03:08 +0000Spain’s Ministry of Consumer Affairs has announced that it will ban advertising for unhealthy foods and drinks that are aimed at children and adolescents via TV, radio, social media, websites, applications, cinemas and newspapers. Products included in the ban range from chocolate and candy, to cookies, desserts, juices and ice creams, among others.

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]]><![CDATA[Bike lanes: How cities across the world are responding to the pandemic]]>https://english.elpais.com/society/2020-11-06/bike-lanes-how-cities-across-the-world-are-responding-to-the-pandemic.htmlhttps://english.elpais.com/society/2020-11-06/bike-lanes-how-cities-across-the-world-are-responding-to-the-pandemic.htmlFri, 06 Nov 2020 12:11:24 +0000The coronavirus pandemic is having an unexpected effect on mobility: many cities are taking space away from motor vehicles and giving it to bicycles, a mode of transportation that reduces pollution and encourages a way of getting around that is healthy and safe against the virus.

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]]><![CDATA[Politicians engage in blame game over Mar Menor environmental disaster but offer few solutions ]]>https://english.elpais.com/society/2021-08-25/politicians-engage-in-blame-game-over-mar-menor-environmental-disaster-but-offer-few-solutions.htmlhttps://english.elpais.com/society/2021-08-25/politicians-engage-in-blame-game-over-mar-menor-environmental-disaster-but-offer-few-solutions.htmlWed, 25 Aug 2021 10:09:25 +0000The serious environmental crisis at the Mar Menor saltwater lagoon in Murcia, southeastern Spain, has worsened over the last 10 days with the appearance of nearly five tons of dead fish, which were asphyxiated due to a lack of oxygen. A similar phenomenon was seen in 2019, with thousands of fish washing up after being asphyxiated by the effects of intensive farming nearby. The central government – a coalition of the Socialist Party (PSOE) and leftist Unidas Podemos – has blamed the regional administration for the situation, claiming that “years of inaction and permissiveness of actions that damage the environment” are to blame. The Popular Party (PP), meanwhile, which is in power in Murcia, is claiming that the region does not have the powers needed to solve the crisis and is calling on the central government to act.

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]]><![CDATA[Weather experts on Spain’s heatwave: ‘A summer like this will be considered cold in 30 years’ time’]]>https://english.elpais.com/society/2021-08-12/weather-experts-on-spains-heatwave-a-summer-like-this-will-be-considered-cold-in-30-years-time.htmlhttps://english.elpais.com/society/2021-08-12/weather-experts-on-spains-heatwave-a-summer-like-this-will-be-considered-cold-in-30-years-time.htmlThu, 12 Aug 2021 09:32:57 +0000Spain is experiencing its first heatwave of the year, one that will affect the Balearic Islands and almost the entire peninsula apart from Cantabria, with daytime temperatures reaching 45 degrees Celsius in Andalusia’s Guadalquivir valley and night’s with minimum’s of 26ºC to 28ºC in several parts of the country.

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]]><![CDATA[Spain calls for ban on dwarf bullfighting shows for ‘degrading’ people with disabilities]]>https://english.elpais.com/society/2021-08-11/spain-calls-for-ban-on-dwarf-bullfighting-shows-for-degrading-people-with-disabilities.htmlhttps://english.elpais.com/society/2021-08-11/spain-calls-for-ban-on-dwarf-bullfighting-shows-for-degrading-people-with-disabilities.htmlWed, 11 Aug 2021 06:31:47 +0000Spain’s Social Rights Ministry is calling for a ban on shows of dwarf bullfighters for “degrading” people with disabilities. These types of shows, which were common until recently in small Spanish towns and villages, see people with dwarfism fight a young cow and clown around. The Social Rights Ministry argues that this kind of entertainment undermines the dignity of this collective – an argument supported by disability associations.

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]]><![CDATA[Abandoned Dutch bikes get a second shot at life in Spain]]>https://english.elpais.com/society/2021-07-02/abandoned-dutch-bikes-get-a-second-shot-at-life-in-spain.htmlhttps://english.elpais.com/society/2021-07-02/abandoned-dutch-bikes-get-a-second-shot-at-life-in-spain.htmlFri, 02 Jul 2021 11:34:51 +0000Cities in the Netherlands are crowded with bikes that have no gears and are ideal for riding on flat streets. Everywhere you look, there are bikes trundling alongside the sides of roads and parked in every conceivable corner. It is a cyclist’s mecca but the flip side is that many of the bikes end up abandoned, a problem the Dutch authorities have to deal with.

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]]><![CDATA[With 3,434 deaths, Spain now has more coronavirus victims than China]]>https://english.elpais.com/society/2020-03-25/with-3434-deaths-spain-now-has-more-coronavirus-victims-than-china.htmlhttps://english.elpais.com/society/2020-03-25/with-3434-deaths-spain-now-has-more-coronavirus-victims-than-china.htmlWed, 25 Mar 2020 13:55:42 +0000Spain has overtaken China to become the country with the second-highest number of coronavirus fatalities in the world after Italy.

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]]>Toni Albir<![CDATA[‘I don’t know why the heck we have to go back if there’s no way of staying apart’]]>https://english.elpais.com/economy_and_business/2020-04-13/i-dont-know-why-in-heck-we-have-to-go-back-if-theres-no-way-of-keeping-the-safety-distance.htmlhttps://english.elpais.com/economy_and_business/2020-04-13/i-dont-know-why-in-heck-we-have-to-go-back-if-theres-no-way-of-keeping-the-safety-distance.htmlMon, 13 Apr 2020 14:15:21 +0000At Príncipe Pio station in Madrid, on the Cercanías commuter train network, only the hum of escalators and the noise of arriving and departing trains could be heard on Monday morning. A dozen National Police officers were handing out more than 5,000 face masks just at this one station. Ten million masks will be handed out in total, now that some of Spain’s non-essential workers are returning to work after a two-week period during which the economy was placed in “hibernation” mode.

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]]><![CDATA[Court strikes down Madrid Central low-emission zone over legal technicalities]]>https://english.elpais.com/politics/2020-07-28/court-strikes-down-madrid-central-low-emission-zone-over-legal-technicalities.htmlhttps://english.elpais.com/politics/2020-07-28/court-strikes-down-madrid-central-low-emission-zone-over-legal-technicalities.htmlTue, 28 Jul 2020 17:08:29 +0000A court has cancelled Madrid Central, a low-emissions area introduced in late 2018 to fight pollution in the Spanish capital, alleging legal technicalities.

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]]>Julian Rojas<![CDATA[Why you shouldn’t be afraid to take public transportation amid the Covid-19 pandemic ]]>https://english.elpais.com/society/2020-09-15/why-you-shouldnt-be-afraid-to-take-public-transportation-amid-the-covid-19-pandemic.htmlhttps://english.elpais.com/society/2020-09-15/why-you-shouldnt-be-afraid-to-take-public-transportation-amid-the-covid-19-pandemic.htmlTue, 15 Sep 2020 11:49:01 +0000The images of packed trains in the middle of the coronavirus pandemic have made many people in Spain afraid to take public transportation. During the state of alarm, this fear stemmed from the fact that little was known about the disease, and it was stoked by Spanish institutions, with Transportation Minister José Luis Ábalos claiming in April: “Cars are not a sustainable solution for the future, but in these circumstances they are an option.”

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]]>Olmo Calvo<![CDATA[Spain reports 9,663 coronavirus infections, but fourth wave progressing slower than previous three]]>https://english.elpais.com/society/2021-04-16/spain-reports-9663-coronavirus-infections-but-fourth-wave-progressing-slower-than-previous-three.htmlhttps://english.elpais.com/society/2021-04-16/spain-reports-9663-coronavirus-infections-but-fourth-wave-progressing-slower-than-previous-three.htmlFri, 16 Apr 2021 10:07:20 +0000The Spanish Health Ministry registered a further 9,663 coronavirus infections in its daily report on the pandemic yesterday, with the 14-day cumulative number of coronavirus cases per 100,000 inhabitants more or less holding steady. The latter data point came in at 201 on Wednesday, and in Thursday’s report only rose to 202. The increasing pace of Spain’s vaccination program is seeing this fourth wave of the epidemic in the country go slower than the previous ones. The secretary of state for health, Silvia Calzón, insisted on Thursday that the growth in transmission of the virus was “slow but constant,” and called for the public to be “particularly cautious” in order to slow the rise further.

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]]>Jesús Diges<![CDATA[How we’ve changed after one year of the coronavirus pandemic ]]>https://english.elpais.com/society/2021-03-22/how-weve-changed-after-one-year-of-the-coronavirus-pandemic.htmlhttps://english.elpais.com/society/2021-03-22/how-weve-changed-after-one-year-of-the-coronavirus-pandemic.htmlMon, 22 Mar 2021 08:06:19 +0000Masks as a vital accessory, hand sanitizer at every turn, video calls with grandma who barely knew how to use a cellphone a year ago: the coronavirus pandemic has turned our daily habits upside down.

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]]><![CDATA[Less travel, fear of contagion: Why Spain’s public transportation is facing its biggest crisis ever]]>https://english.elpais.com/spanish_news/2021-01-18/less-travel-fear-of-contagion-why-spains-public-transportation-is-facing-its-biggest-crisis-ever.htmlhttps://english.elpais.com/spanish_news/2021-01-18/less-travel-fear-of-contagion-why-spains-public-transportation-is-facing-its-biggest-crisis-ever.htmlMon, 18 Jan 2021 07:35:00 +0000The coronavirus crisis has changed urban mobility habits in Spain. People are now traveling less for various reasons: the pandemic has promoted remote working, led to a rise in distance education, caused job losses and also prompted the closure of social hubs like bars and restaurants. Last year, urban travel increased once restrictions were eased, albeit not to pre-pandemic levels. But what did not bounce back was the use of public transportation.

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]]>JUAN BARBOSA<![CDATA[Air pollution falls by 38% in Spanish cities due to pandemic ]]>https://english.elpais.com/society/2020-12-22/air-pollution-falls-by-38-in-spanish-cities-due-to-pandemic.htmlhttps://english.elpais.com/society/2020-12-22/air-pollution-falls-by-38-in-spanish-cities-due-to-pandemic.htmlTue, 22 Dec 2020 10:11:24 +0000The fall in traffic over the past eight months, due to both coronavirus lockdowns and the rise of remote working, has reduced air pollution in Spain’s cities to levels far below anything seen in the last decade. That’s according to a new report by conservation group Ecologists in Action.

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]]>Joan Sánchez<![CDATA[The trauma left by Spain’s coronavirus lockdown: ‘I have never felt panic going outside until now’ ]]>https://english.elpais.com/society/2020-07-02/the-trauma-left-by-spains-coronavirus-lockdown-i-have-never-felt-panic-going-outside-until-now.htmlhttps://english.elpais.com/society/2020-07-02/the-trauma-left-by-spains-coronavirus-lockdown-i-have-never-felt-panic-going-outside-until-now.htmlThu, 02 Jul 2020 11:56:00 +0000“I have traveled around Africa, I have seen people die in the street, I have been in Colombia with the Zika [virus] and in Congo with Ebola, but I have never felt panic going outside like I do now,” says David Martín, a 48-year-old researcher. Martín, who is from Granada but lives in Madrid, has still not stepped outside even though Spain lifted the state of alarm on June 21. “I have recurring nightmares about diseases. I don’t go outside unless I am taking out the trash,” he adds. Psychologists refer to this as the fear of leaving a place after a long period of reclusion, and it can affect women and men of all ages.

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]]>Andrea Comas<![CDATA[Spain to recommend reopening beaches at reduced capacity]]>https://english.elpais.com/society/2020-05-22/spain-to-recommend-reopening-beaches-at-reduced-capacity.htmlhttps://english.elpais.com/society/2020-05-22/spain-to-recommend-reopening-beaches-at-reduced-capacity.htmlFri, 22 May 2020 14:36:17 +0000The Spanish government will recommend that beaches in the country be reopened in summer with measures in place to reduce the risk of coronavirus contagion. These include putting limits on capacity, separating sun loungers, and delineating the space allowed for each beachgoer.

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]]><![CDATA[Spain’s deescalation measures – what we know so far]]>https://english.elpais.com/society/2020-04-29/spains-deescalation-measures-what-we-know-so-far.htmlhttps://english.elpais.com/society/2020-04-29/spains-deescalation-measures-what-we-know-so-far.htmlWed, 29 Apr 2020 13:50:05 +0000The much-awaited deescalation of Spain’s coronavirus confinement measures will allow for citizens to recover their freedom of movement, but bit by bit. No travel will be permitted to other provinces, without justification (such as to work), at least until the end of June. Until then, traveling to another part of Spain to visit relatives or for leisure will not be allowed.

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]]>© Luis Sevillano/El Pais<![CDATA[Spain to test 30,000 families for the coronavirus]]>https://english.elpais.com/society/2020-04-08/spain-to-test-30000-families-for-the-coronavirus.htmlhttps://english.elpais.com/society/2020-04-08/spain-to-test-30000-families-for-the-coronavirus.htmlWed, 08 Apr 2020 07:46:38 +0000At least 15 of every 16 people infected with the coronavirus in Spain – more than 90% – have not been officially registered, according to estimates from the Spanish Health Ministry. The majority of experts agree that the number of people who have had the SARS-CoV-2 virus is much higher than the official number of 140,510, the latest figure released on Tuesday by the Spanish government, and some studies even suggest that the real amount could stretch into the millions.

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]]>RAFA ALBARRAN<![CDATA[Why does Spain have the world’s highest coronavirus mortality rate?]]>https://english.elpais.com/society/2020-04-07/why-does-spain-have-the-worlds-highest-coronavirus-mortality-rate.htmlhttps://english.elpais.com/society/2020-04-07/why-does-spain-have-the-worlds-highest-coronavirus-mortality-rate.htmlTue, 07 Apr 2020 09:07:38 +0000Spain entered its fourth week of confinement on Monday as the country with the highest number of coronavirus deaths relative to its population.

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]]>KIKE PARA<![CDATA[Madrid Central scheme sees city pollution fall to 10-year low]]>https://english.elpais.com/elpais/2020/01/14/inenglish/1579002974_078719.htmlhttps://english.elpais.com/elpais/2020/01/14/inenglish/1579002974_078719.htmlWed, 15 Jan 2020 08:05:13 +0000The low-emissions zone Madrid Central produced a significant drop in nitrogen dioxide pollution at 22 of the 24 air-quality monitoring stations in Madrid against the average of the previous nine years, according to a report presented last week by the environmental group Ecologists in Action.

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]]>Julián Rojas<![CDATA[Greta Thunberg: “People are suffering and dying from the climate emergency today”]]>https://english.elpais.com/elpais/2019/12/09/inenglish/1575879601_964866.htmlhttps://english.elpais.com/elpais/2019/12/09/inenglish/1575879601_964866.htmlMon, 09 Dec 2019 16:39:34 +0000Greta Thunberg, the teenage environmental activist who started a global movement for change, on Monday used her celebrity status to draw attention to other young campaigners at the United Nations climate summit taking place in Madrid.

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]]><![CDATA[Madrid Central reduces pollution by 20% in its first year]]>https://english.elpais.com/elpais/2019/11/29/inenglish/1575050927_871123.htmlhttps://english.elpais.com/elpais/2019/11/29/inenglish/1575050927_871123.htmlTue, 03 Dec 2019 07:54:29 +0000Central London restricted access to private vehicles in 2003; Berlin followed suit in 2008 and Germany now has 50 cities with similar programs. It has been exactly one year since Madrid Central, the first low-emissions zone in Spain, was introduced in the capital. In that time it has shown itself to be effective, as well as paving the way for a parallel initiative in Barcelona next year.

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]]>J. V.<![CDATA[Madrid backpedals on bike lanes]]>https://english.elpais.com/elpais/2019/11/07/inenglish/1573129988_864902.htmlhttps://english.elpais.com/elpais/2019/11/07/inenglish/1573129988_864902.htmlFri, 08 Nov 2019 07:33:28 +0000There is a consensus among urban planners and mobility experts that cities should forfeit some of the space used by private motor vehicles to accommodate pedestrians and cyclists, thereby reducing pollution levels.

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]]>KIKE PARA<![CDATA[Video: Activists expose shocking animal abuse at Madrid slaughterhouse]]>https://english.elpais.com/elpais/2019/09/20/inenglish/1568990305_767224.htmlhttps://english.elpais.com/elpais/2019/09/20/inenglish/1568990305_767224.htmlMon, 23 Sep 2019 07:49:09 +0000The images are compelling: lambs being thrown around, kicked and beaten, and a worker repeatedly jumping on top of them. Some of the animals are unable to stand, yet pass through to the production chain, ready for consumption.

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]]><![CDATA[Air pollution in Madrid’s low-emission zone rises back to pre-fine levels]]>https://english.elpais.com/elpais/2019/09/13/inenglish/1568376569_945651.htmlhttps://english.elpais.com/elpais/2019/09/13/inenglish/1568376569_945651.htmlMon, 16 Sep 2019 06:51:11 +0000Nitrogen dioxide levels in the low-emissions zone Madrid Central rose over July and August, according to a new report by environmental group Ecologists in Action that is based on local data.

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]]><![CDATA[Madrid Central considered one of the most effective anti-pollution plans in the EU]]>https://english.elpais.com/elpais/2019/09/11/inenglish/1568214176_656688.htmlhttps://english.elpais.com/elpais/2019/09/11/inenglish/1568214176_656688.htmlThu, 12 Sep 2019 10:14:42 +0000The Madrid Central low-emissions zone has been described as one of the most effective plans in the European Union for the reduction of nitrogen dioxide. That’s according to a new report from the European federation of environmental associations, Transport & Environment (T&E). According to the study, emissions of the greenhouse gas have fallen 32% thanks to the initiative, which made 4.7 square kilometers of the city center off-limits to traffic, except for local residents and public transportation. This figure, however, is taken from the only measuring station within the low-emissions zone.

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]]><![CDATA[On judge’s orders, Madrid Central low-emissions scheme back in action]]>https://english.elpais.com/elpais/2019/07/08/inenglish/1562569693_221178.htmlhttps://english.elpais.com/elpais/2019/07/08/inenglish/1562569693_221178.htmlMon, 08 Jul 2019 07:42:44 +0000Fines for entering the Madrid Central low-emissions zone were reactivated at midnight on Sunday, after a judge overturned a decision by the new city council to suspend the scheme.

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]]><![CDATA[Madrid traffic levels rise as City Hall suspends fines for entering low-emission zone]]>https://english.elpais.com/elpais/2019/07/02/inenglish/1562056915_254952.htmlhttps://english.elpais.com/elpais/2019/07/02/inenglish/1562056915_254952.htmlTue, 02 Jul 2019 10:15:16 +0000Traffic in Madrid typically goes down on July 1, when a lot of the city’s inhabitants go off on their summer vacations. But this year, the opposite has happened.

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]]><![CDATA[Will a right-wing mayor axe the Madrid Central anti-pollution plan?]]>https://english.elpais.com/elpais/2019/05/28/inenglish/1559039652_586222.htmlhttps://english.elpais.com/elpais/2019/05/28/inenglish/1559039652_586222.htmlTue, 28 May 2019 12:32:40 +0000José Luis Martínez-Almeida, who looks set to become the new mayor of Madrid following municipal elections held on Sunday, says that his first measure will be to “address Madrid Central,” alluding to a low-emissions area recently put into place in the city center.

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]]>Uly Martín<![CDATA[Will Sunday’s elections in Spain trigger a new era of coalitions?]]>https://english.elpais.com/elpais/2019/05/24/inenglish/1558708576_117836.htmlhttps://english.elpais.com/elpais/2019/05/24/inenglish/1558708576_117836.htmlFri, 24 May 2019 15:44:52 +0000Spain on Friday entered the last day of its campaign race for the municipal, regional and European elections of May 26.

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]]>David Fernandez<![CDATA[Emissions fall in Madrid city center thanks to new traffic restrictions]]>https://english.elpais.com/elpais/2019/03/14/inenglish/1552556189_425975.htmlhttps://english.elpais.com/elpais/2019/03/14/inenglish/1552556189_425975.htmlThu, 14 Mar 2019 14:35:32 +0000Greenhouse gas emissions have fallen in the center of Madrid after City Hall launched a pioneering program on November 30, 2018 to curb air pollution and increase the space given to pedestrians.

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]]><![CDATA[Why has traffic in Madrid improved with the taxi strike?]]>https://english.elpais.com/elpais/2019/01/31/inenglish/1548938901_327448.htmlhttps://english.elpais.com/elpais/2019/01/31/inenglish/1548938901_327448.htmlFri, 01 Feb 2019 08:02:34 +0000People who drive regularly in the city of Madrid have a sensation these past weeks that the taxi strike that began on January 21 is actually having a positive effect on traffic.

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]]>KIKE PARA<![CDATA[Barcelona taxi drivers end strike; Madrid stoppage enters day four]]>https://english.elpais.com/elpais/2019/01/24/inenglish/1548318098_699193.htmlhttps://english.elpais.com/elpais/2019/01/24/inenglish/1548318098_699193.htmlThu, 24 Jan 2019 09:34:50 +0000Barcelona taxi drivers have decided to end the strike they began last Friday to protest against what they view as unfair competition from online ride-sharing services such as Uber and Cabify.

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]]><![CDATA[Madrid takes historic step to becoming a car-free city center]]>https://english.elpais.com/elpais/2018/11/30/inenglish/1543565577_207058.htmlhttps://english.elpais.com/elpais/2018/11/30/inenglish/1543565577_207058.htmlFri, 30 Nov 2018 10:09:33 +0000Madrid on Friday joined a global list of pioneering cities fighting air pollution through local initiatives. In a historic move, the Spanish capital has introduced Madrid Central, a raft of measures aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions in the city center. The project is part of a larger move to improve the quality and safety of a space that is shared by cars, motorcycles, pedestrians, bicycles and a growing number of personal mobility devices.

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]]>ULY MARTIN<![CDATA[Madrid’s landmark Gran Vía shows off new facelift after nine months of roadworks]]>https://english.elpais.com/elpais/2018/11/23/inenglish/1542979016_579051.htmlhttps://english.elpais.com/elpais/2018/11/23/inenglish/1542979016_579051.htmlFri, 23 Nov 2018 13:46:06 +0000The project to remodel the landmark Gran Vía avenue in Spain’s capital Madrid has been completed after nine months of roadworks. The new Gran Vía now features more space for pedestrians, new traffic lights, wooden and stone benches and two fewer traffic lanes. Work on the capital’s most famous street began in March and cost €6.5 million. It is the first time the street has been overhauled in its 100-year history.

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]]>Álvaro García<![CDATA[Could Madrid be about to get a new airport for low-cost carriers?]]>https://english.elpais.com/elpais/2018/10/18/inenglish/1539857678_866697.htmlhttps://english.elpais.com/elpais/2018/10/18/inenglish/1539857678_866697.htmlThu, 18 Oct 2018 11:27:28 +0000A new commercial airport aimed at hosting low-cost airlines could open in Madrid by 2023. The business conglomerate behind the initiative, Air City Madrid Sur, wants to transform an airfield in Casarrubios del Monte, 30 kilometers southeast from the capital, into Madrid’s second airport and is waiting to get the green light from Madrid and Castilla-La Mancha regional authorities.

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]]><![CDATA[Madrid announces new rules of the road in bid to banish traffic from center]]>https://english.elpais.com/elpais/2018/10/05/inenglish/1538733317_890210.htmlhttps://english.elpais.com/elpais/2018/10/05/inenglish/1538733317_890210.htmlFri, 05 Oct 2018 11:30:20 +0000Madrid City Council is set to approve a new Sustainable Mobility Ordinance that will change the way residents move around public spaces.

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]]><![CDATA[Renovations at Madrid’s Gran Vía station uncover 1919 lift shaft]]>https://english.elpais.com/elpais/2018/08/22/inenglish/1534931385_029884.htmlhttps://english.elpais.com/elpais/2018/08/22/inenglish/1534931385_029884.htmlThu, 23 Aug 2018 10:44:48 +0000Renovations at the Gran Vía Metro station in Madrid have uncovered a lift shaft designed by legendary Spanish architect Antonio Palacios in 1917 and built in 1919. The region’s Directorate for Cultural Heritage stopped all further work on the site this week in order to study the find, and determine whether the scheduled renovations should continue.

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]]>MADRID, CIUDADANÍA Y PATRIMONIO<![CDATA[Hate crimes against homeless people in Spain on the rise]]>https://english.elpais.com/elpais/2018/08/08/inenglish/1533726375_662755.htmlhttps://english.elpais.com/elpais/2018/08/08/inenglish/1533726375_662755.htmlThu, 09 Aug 2018 06:48:18 +0000“Recently, three young men came into the ATM on Gran Vía where I sleep and robbed my bag containing my belongings,” says Raúl, a 53-year-old homeless Argentine. “Another time, some drunks came in to take out money and laughed as they kicked me. Other times, it’s insults like, ‘Look at you! You dirty piece of shit!’”

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]]>VÍCTOR SAINZ<![CDATA[Remembering Madrid’s golden age of trams]]>https://english.elpais.com/elpais/2018/03/21/inenglish/1521635250_710261.htmlhttps://english.elpais.com/elpais/2018/03/21/inenglish/1521635250_710261.htmlTue, 27 Mar 2018 06:40:58 +0000Roadworks in the Atocha neighborhood of Madrid have uncovered steel tracks – remnants of a time when the capital was ruled by trams. “There are actually lots of tracks under the streets because what they did when they got rid of this form of transportation was to simply throw concrete on top,” explains Álvaro Bonet, from the Madrid Cultural Heritage and Citizens Association. In the Ciudad Universitaria neighborhood, outside the Faro de Moncloa observation deck, a small section of the tram lines can still be seen. These are the only visible ones in the city. Yet for over a century, between 1871 and 1972, trams bustled through the Spanish capital. This is their story.

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]]>Historical Metropolitan Society of Madrid<![CDATA[Madrid’s forgotten trams]]>https://english.elpais.com/elpais/2018/03/21/album/1521638452_058194.htmlhttps://english.elpais.com/elpais/2018/03/21/album/1521638452_058194.htmlTue, 27 Mar 2018 06:40:58 +0000<![CDATA[Death of African street vendor sparks clashes with police in Madrid]]>https://english.elpais.com/elpais/2018/03/16/inenglish/1521188435_513178.htmlhttps://english.elpais.com/elpais/2018/03/16/inenglish/1521188435_513178.htmlFri, 16 Mar 2018 13:33:02 +0000The death of a Senegalese hawker on Thursday in the Madrid district of Lavapiés sparked a wave of street protests, with demonstrators setting fire to trash bins and parked vehicles. The police responded with charges and rubber bullets.

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]]>Víctor Sainz<![CDATA[Army called in to rescue drivers trapped by snow on Spanish freeway]]>https://english.elpais.com/elpais/2018/01/07/inenglish/1515344293_576727.htmlhttps://english.elpais.com/elpais/2018/01/07/inenglish/1515344293_576727.htmlSun, 07 Jan 2018 17:46:09 +0000Over 240 soldiers with Spain’s military emergency unit (UME) worked non-stop on Sunday to rescue thousands of vehicles trapped by snow on a stretch of the country’s AP-6 freeway at the end of Spain’s Christmas holiday period.

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]]><![CDATA[I hate the bicycle lane!]]>https://english.elpais.com/elpais/2017/07/31/inenglish/1501512034_717344.htmlhttps://english.elpais.com/elpais/2017/07/31/inenglish/1501512034_717344.htmlMon, 31 Jul 2017 15:21:53 +0000What should have been a technical debate, in theory at least, has morphed into a semi-philosophical confrontation between “bike-laners” and “road-sharers.” The recent accident involving a biker who was hit by a car on Madrid’s Alcalá street has supporters and detractors of segregated lanes even angrier. Detractors are already blaming the infrastructure without waiting for the investigation to end. Meanwhile, the new bike lanes recently inaugurated by the city of Madrid have been used by supporters as ammunition for their cause.

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]]>Ciudadanos Ayto. Madrid<![CDATA[The vital spark keeping baby Aarón alive]]>https://english.elpais.com/elpais/2016/11/14/inenglish/1479108957_369985.htmlhttps://english.elpais.com/elpais/2016/11/14/inenglish/1479108957_369985.htmlMon, 14 Nov 2016 10:19:40 +0000David Cobisa and his partner Verónica’s nightmare began on July 3, 2014, when, six months into her pregnancy, Verónica began to suffer sharp pains. The couple decided to go to the Hospital Infanta Leonor in Madrid, where Verónica underwent a series of tests. After more than eight hours, they were given the all-clear and sent home. The next morning, however, they were called back to the hospital, where it was discovered her baby had spent 15 hours without oxygen. Birth was induced.

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]]>Carlos Rosillo<![CDATA[Spain’s 10 weirdest vacation rentals]]>https://english.elpais.com/elpais/2014/11/26/album/1417012654_393883.htmlhttps://english.elpais.com/elpais/2014/11/26/album/1417012654_393883.htmlThu, 27 Nov 2014 08:59:40 +0000<![CDATA[Hospital workers: “Ebola suits unsafe”]]>https://english.elpais.com/elpais/2014/10/07/inenglish/1412673226_056868.htmlhttps://english.elpais.com/elpais/2014/10/07/inenglish/1412673226_056868.htmlTue, 07 Oct 2014 09:49:24 +0000Personnel at the Madrid hospital where two Ebola patients were treated have reported that the protective suits used in their presence did not meet safety requirements.

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]]><![CDATA[Spanish government asks state attorney to crack down on Twitter hate speech]]>https://english.elpais.com/elpais/2014/05/21/inenglish/1400663993_676484.htmlhttps://english.elpais.com/elpais/2014/05/21/inenglish/1400663993_676484.htmlWed, 21 May 2014 10:28:14 +0000Spain’s government has launched a legal attack against hate speech on micro-blogging website Twitter.

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]]>Samuel Sanchez<![CDATA[Spanish pilgrims of Muslim charity]]>https://english.elpais.com/elpais/2014/02/16/inenglish/1392557030_836794.htmlhttps://english.elpais.com/elpais/2014/02/16/inenglish/1392557030_836794.htmlSun, 16 Feb 2014 13:28:45 +0000Three women fulfill their obligations as Muslims, passing seven times around the Kaaba, the most sacred symbol of Islam, inside the Grand Mosque in Mecca. But their names are not Laila or Fatima or Aisha, just as their native tongue is not Arabic.

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]]>kike para<![CDATA[Socialist youth leader claims “right could be behind” 15-M protest movement]]>https://english.elpais.com/elpais/2013/05/08/inenglish/1368032410_995075.htmlhttps://english.elpais.com/elpais/2013/05/08/inenglish/1368032410_995075.htmlWed, 08 May 2013 16:56:59 +0000The secretary general of the International Union of Socialist Youth (IUSY), Beatriz Talegón, appears determined to forge her political career by making headlines. She shot into the limelight three months ago by launching an attack on senior Socialist leaders for holding meetings in "five-star hotels" and traveling in "luxury vehicles." Talegón also admonished the hierarchy for wanting young members to "applaud and fill spaces with pretty faces."

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]]>Fernando Alvarado<![CDATA[Over 1,000 migrants lined up along border ready to jump into Melilla]]>https://english.elpais.com/elpais/2012/10/17/inenglish/1350489064_368373.htmlhttps://english.elpais.com/elpais/2012/10/17/inenglish/1350489064_368373.htmlWed, 17 Oct 2012 15:57:10 +0000Around 1,000 people were queued along Spain’s border with Morocco on Wednesday, readying a fresh attempt to jump the fence into the Spanish exclave of Melilla, government sources reported.

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]]>Jesus Blasco de Avellaneda<![CDATA[Madrid's Aguirre avoids getting in a flap over joke Twitter feed]]>https://english.elpais.com/elpais/2012/01/22/inenglish/1327213247_850210.htmlhttps://english.elpais.com/elpais/2012/01/22/inenglish/1327213247_850210.htmlSun, 22 Jan 2012 16:55:00 +0000The premier of the Madrid region, Esperanza Aguirre, has one of the strongest presences in online social networks among Spanish politicians. On Twitter, only Spain's prime minister, Mariano Rajoy, the Basque premier Patxi López and Socialist big hitter Alfredo Pérez Rubalcaba have more followers than "Espe," whose tweets are read by nearly 74,000 people.

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