High Court sets February 2019 date for judicial review over Cork incinerator
August 1st, 2018
The High Court has set 12 February 2019 as the start date for a judicial review of An Bard Pleanála’s decision to...
Media reluctant to link heatwave to climate change, US report finds
August 1st, 2018
A new report suggests that the US media is reluctant to link the current global heatwave to climate change.
The report from Public Citizen, a US non-profit,...
European Commission opens infringement case against Ireland over water contamination
August 1st, 2018
The European Commission has opened an infringement case against Ireland for failure to ensure drinking water for over 500,000 citizens is safe...
Mixed reaction to rooftop solar grant over exclusion of commercial and farm builds
July 31st, 2018
A new domestic rooftop solar grant scheme launched today to mixed reactions from researchers, NGOs and opposition parties who called for urgent...
Up in Flames: Data reveals extent of wildfires across Ireland this summer
July 26th, 2018
The recent heatwave has had a devastating impact across the globe. Abnormally high temperatures and a lack of rainfall have led to...
Unprecedented: The heatwave causing havoc across the globe
July 30th, 2018
Summer 2018 has brought unprecedented heatwaves to Ireland and the UK, with Northern Ireland and Wales recording their
Things have been heating up at home...
Deadly Californian wildfire widens its reach to almost 100,000 acres
July 30th, 2018
Six people have been killed and over 650 homes destroyed in a wildfire three times the size of San Francisco that continues...
Wind and solar may provide a third of EU energy by 2030, says Irish-led...
July 30th, 2018
Wind and solar could provide over one-third of Europe’s energy by 2030 without major impacts on prices if countries pool their renewable...
TidyTowns turning over a new leaf and ramping up biodiversity efforts
July 30th, 2018
Fionnuala Fallon, The Irish Times gardening correspondent, asked last year if the TidyTowns competition was “out-of-step” with our increasingly “environmentally-minded approach” to...
Weakening ocean currents system may have disastrous climate consequences over coming decades
July 29th, 2018
Irish climate scientists have warned that the expected weakening of the ocean current circulation system that gives Ireland its mild climate may...
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