LNG terminal in line with State energy policy, court hears
February 1st, 2019
Plans to build a liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal in the protected Shannon Estuary falls in line with the Government’s energy policy...
Secondary school students call for mass climate protest next month
February 1st, 2019
Secondary school students across Ireland have called for a mass protest next month to demand Government action to tackle climate change and...
Shannon LNG: Are dolphins the key issue in this debate?
February 1st 2019
This week’s judicial review case of the planning application to construct a liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal on the southern shore of...
Extension of permission for gas terminal questioned in High Court
January 31st 2019
An Bord Pleanála’s extension of permission to complete a gas terminal on the Shannon estuary does not require a revisiting of environmental...
European Chemical Agency proposes broad microplastic ban
January 31st, 2019
The EU’s chemicals regulator has proposed a wide-ranging ban on microplastics that is expected to reduce 400,000 tonnes of microplastic pollution within...
Environmental assessment for LNG terminal ‘out of date’
January 30th, 2019
The findings of an environmental assessment carried out 10 years ago to measure the potential impact of a proposed gas terminal in...
State urged to remove barriers to community energy schemes
January 30th, 2019
Environmental and community energy groups have urged the State to remove barriers for citizen participation in policy-making processes related to battling climate...
Government to examine controversial Leitrim forestry model
January 30th, 2019
The Department of Agriculture has commissioned an independent study of forestry policy in Co Leitrim amid growing pressure from locals, farmers and...
Climate Act must be factored into gas terminal decision, court hears
January 29th, 2019
The planning authority’s extension of permission for a gas terminal in Co Kerry failed to account for the extension of protected nature...
Large rally held over State’s plantation-dominated forestry policy
January 29th, 2019
Protesters from across Ireland converged on Leinster House this morning to highlight concerns over the impact of the State’s conifer plantation forestry...
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