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11 December 2025

An opponent gestures near the entrance of the Court and near a false Environment Code before the beginning of the hearings. A final hearing on the legality of the environmental authorizations for the planned highway A69 between Toulouse and Castres takes place in the Administrative Court of Appeal of Toulouse. Plaintiffs against the A69 ask the court to nullify all environmental authorizations given for the A69 project. Opponents gather in front of the Administrative Court of Appeal during the hearings. They argue that this highway is not legally sound, that NGE/Atosca (builders) do not respect even their own documents about ecological compensations, violence against opponents, non-compliance with regulations, etc. NGE/Atosca and the Minister of Ecology plead that this highway is 'necessary by nature' and that the first decision of the Administrative Court to scrap the authorizations is an 'anomaly'. The verdict will be given on December 30, 2025. The main association 'La Voie est Libre' (i.e., 'The Way is Free') wants the building of the highway to be stopped until all the justice decisions on the content are given. Opponents of this project say that the reprofiling of the N126 will be sufficient for the 6,000 vehicles planned per day and would cost far less money. The A69 highway will cost EUR512 million (in 2018 euros without inflation) for 54 kilometers. This takes place in Toulouse, France, on December 11, 2025.

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#13085505

11 December 2025

Juli Rover, one of the main lawyers for the A69 opponents, speaks to them after the hearings. A final hearing on the legality of the environmental authorizations for the planned highway A69 between Toulouse and Castres takes place in the Administrative Court of Appeal of Toulouse. Plaintiffs against the A69 ask the court to nullify all environmental authorizations given for the A69 project. Opponents gather in front of the Administrative Court of Appeal during the hearings. They argue that this highway is not legally sound, that NGE/Atosca (the builders) do not respect even their own documents regarding ecological compensations, and that there are violations against opponents and non-compliance with regulations. NGE/Atosca and the Minister of Ecology plead that this highway is 'necessary by nature' and that the first decision of the Administrative Court to scrap the authorizations is an 'anomaly'. The verdict will be given on December 30, 2025. The main association, 'La Voie est Libre' (meaning 'The Way is Free'), wants the construction of the highway to be stopped until all judicial decisions on the matter are given. Opponents of this project say that the reprofiling of the N126 will be sufficient for the 6,000 vehicles planned per day and would cost far less money. The A69 highway will cost EUR512 million (in 2018 euros without inflation) for 54 kilometers. In Toulouse, France, on December 11, 2025.

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#13085506

11 December 2025

MP Anne Stambach-Terrenoir gestures during a discourse in front of the Administrative Court of Appeal during the hearings. A final hearing on the legality of the environmental authorizations for the planned highway A69 between Toulouse and Castres takes place in the Administrative Court of Appeal of Toulouse. Plaintiffs against the A69 ask the court to nullify all environmental authorizations given for the A69 project. Opponents gather in front of the Administrative Court of Appeal during the hearings. They argue that this highway is not legally sound and that NGE/Atosca (builders) do not respect their own documents regarding ecological compensations, violence against opponents, and non-compliance with regulations. NGE/Atosca and the Minister of Ecology plead that this highway is 'necessary by nature' and that the first decision of the Administrative Court to scrap the authorizations is an 'anomaly'. The verdict will be given on December 30, 2025. The main association 'La Voie est Libre' (i.e., 'The Way is Free') wants the building of the highway to be stopped until all judicial decisions on the content are given. Opponents of this project say that the reprofiling of the N126 will be sufficient for the 6,000 vehicles planned per day and would cost far less money. The A69 highway will cost EUR512 million (in 2018 euros without inflation) for 54 kilometers. This takes place in Toulouse, France, on December 11, 2025.

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#13085487

11 December 2025

A 'Ecureuil' (i.e., squirrel) places a banner at the top of a tree near the Administrative Court of Appeal of Toulouse. It quotes an article of constitutional law that reads, 'Everyone must take part in the preservation and improvement of the environment'. A final hearing on the legality of the environmental authorizations for the planned highway A69 between Toulouse and Castres takes place in the Administrative Court of Appeal of Toulouse, France, on December 11, 2025. Plaintiffs against the A69 ask the court to nullify all environmental authorizations given for the A69 project. Opponents gather in front of the Administrative Court of Appeal during the hearings. They argue that this highway is not legally sound, that NGE/Atosca (builders) do not respect even their own documents about ecological compensations, and there are issues of violence against opponents and non-compliance with regulations. NGE/Atosca and the Minister of Ecology plead that this highway is 'necessary by nature' and that the first decision of the Administrative Court to scrap the authorizations is an 'anomaly'. The verdict will be given on December 30, 2025. The main association 'La Voie est Libre' (i.e., 'The Way is Free') wants the building of the highway to be stopped until all judicial decisions on the content are given. Opponents of this project say that the reprofiling of the N126 will be sufficient for the 6,000 vehicles planned per day and would cost far less money. The A69 highway will cost EUR512 million (in 2018 euros without inflation) for 54 kilometers.

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#12824912

3 October 2025

Wind and storm surge occur on Lama Monachile in Polignano a Mare, Italy, on October 3, 2025. Apulia plunges into winter. Just over 10 days ago, there is a late summer atmosphere with temperatures close to 30?C, while now heavy clothes and coats are needed to cope with temperatures typical of early December. This dramatic drop in temperatures, accompanied by heavy rain and thunderstorms, is closely linked to a cold snap from Russia, which takes advantage of a rare weather pattern for this time of year, characterized by a powerful anticyclone over Scandinavia capable of activating currents from the east towards the Mediterranean.

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#12824917

3 October 2025

Wind and storm surge occur on Lama Monachile in Polignano a Mare, Italy, on October 3, 2025. Apulia plunges into winter. Just over 10 days ago, there is a late summer atmosphere with temperatures close to 30?C, while now heavy clothes and coats are needed to cope with temperatures typical of early December. This dramatic drop in temperatures, accompanied by heavy rain and thunderstorms, is closely linked to a cold snap from Russia, which takes advantage of a rare weather pattern for this time of year, characterized by a powerful anticyclone over Scandinavia capable of activating currents from the east towards the Mediterranean.

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#12811116

30 September 2025

Mexico City Secretary of Government Cesar Cravioto Romero looks on during the report on atypical rainfall and flooding in the Tlahuac and Iztapalapa municipalities during a news conference at the Old City Hall in Mexico City, Mexico, on September 29, 2025.

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#12785409

23 September 2025

People wade through a waterlogged street after heavy rain in the Mirpur area, where frequent waterlogging causes regular suffering for residents in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on September 22, 2025. Due to climate change, Bangladesh experiences unseasonal extreme heat and excessive rainfall.

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#12785411

23 September 2025

People wade through a waterlogged street after heavy rain in the Mirpur area, where frequent waterlogging causes regular suffering for residents in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on September 22, 2025. Due to climate change, Bangladesh experiences unseasonal extreme heat and excessive rainfall.

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#12785413

23 September 2025

People wade through a waterlogged street after heavy rain in the Mirpur area, where frequent waterlogging causes regular suffering for residents in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on September 22, 2025. Due to climate change, Bangladesh experiences unseasonal extreme heat and excessive rainfall.

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#12785415

23 September 2025

People wade through a waterlogged street after heavy rain in the Mirpur area, where frequent waterlogging causes regular suffering for residents in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on September 22, 2025. Due to climate change, Bangladesh experiences unseasonal extreme heat and excessive rainfall.

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23 September 2025

Local transport tries to drive and people wade through a waterlogged street after heavy rain in the Mirpur area, where frequent waterlogging causes regular suffering for residents in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on September 22, 2025. Due to climate change, Bangladesh experiences unseasonal extreme heat and excessive rainfall

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#12785414

23 September 2025

Local transport tries to drive and people wade through a waterlogged street after heavy rain in the Mirpur area, where frequent waterlogging causes regular suffering for residents in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on September 22, 2025. Due to climate change, Bangladesh experiences unseasonal extreme heat and excessive rainfall

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#12678939

26 August 2025

The Vistula river is seen in Warsaw, Poland on 26 August, 2025. Poland's longest river has reached a historic low water level since measurements started in 1797. All but two ot Poland's 16 voivodships are now suffering drought.

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#12678934

26 August 2025

The Vistula river is seen in Warsaw, Poland on 26 August, 2025. Poland's longest river has reached a historic low water level since measurements started in 1797. All but two ot Poland's 16 voivodships are now suffering drought.

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#12678895

26 August 2025

The Vistula river is seen in Warsaw, Poland on 26 August, 2025. Poland's longest river has reached a historic low water level since measurements started in 1797. All but two ot Poland's 16 voivodships are now suffering drought.

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