New reservoirs designed to supply French farms with water in increasingly arid growing seasons have attracted opposition from environmentalists.
Tag: France
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Lawmakers Back Bill to Enshrine Abortion Rights in France’s Constitution
The bill, which developed in response to the U.S. Supreme Court’s overturning of Roe v. Wade, may face opposition in France’s Senate and would have to be approved in a referendum.
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Anselm Kiefer Raises History’s Ghosts
On his vast estate in southern France and in two new U.S. exhibitions, the German-born artist conjures a world that hovers in the penumbra between life and death.
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In France, Victims’ Fund Struggles to Heal Terrorism’s Traumas
At the trial over the 2016 terrorist attack in Nice, bereaved family members and survivors vent frustration at a cumbersome process to obtain compensation.
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Half of France’s Nuclear Plants Are Off-Line
France’s state-backed nuclear operator is scrambling to overcome a monthslong crisis to get as many reactors as possible restarted before winter sets in.