Retailers face higher costs without HFC phase-out
The Environmental Investigation Agency issued a warning today – 15th June – that retailers in the EU face severe financial repercussions if they have...
The EU is lagging behind in the fight to stop illegal ivory trade, new...
June 15th, 2017
EU laws to prohibit the importation of ivory do not go far enough to crack down on the illegal ivory trade, a...
Can we turn the tide on the marine plastic pollution?
June 14th, 2017
Last week, World Oceans Day correctly directed our attention to the 5 trillion pieces of plastic floating in the world’s oceans.
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Reducing meat intake has environmental and health benefits
June 12th, 2017
Today – Monday 12th June – marks World Meat Free Day. This is an initiative that pushes for everyone to adopt a...
Sewage systems need upgrade says Green Party after bathing prohibitions in Dollymount and Sandymount
The Government must show greater urgency in tackling the problem of water quality, the Green party has warned after bathing prohibitions were put in...
Active transport expert slams Minister’s ‘Stop & Stroll’ campaign as ‘waste of a hashtag’
June 9th, 2017
A new initiative from the Department of Climate Action encouraging children to walk the final leg of their journey to school is...
EPA open investigation into at incident at Poolbeg Incinerator that left 11 in hospital
June 8th, 2017
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has opened an investigating into an incident at the Poolbeg Incinerator in Dublin last night that left...
Groundbreaking EPA report reveals scale of microplastic pollution in Irish freshwaters
June 8th, 2017
A groundbreaking new Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) report published today reveals for the first time evidence on the sources and scale of...
Towards a Plastic Pollution Revolution in Ireland
June 8th, 2017
Today marks World Ocean Day 2017, a global day of celebration honouring the world’s oceans and an opportunity to appreciate, conserve and...
€616m paid out in potentially environmentally damaging subsidies in 2015, CSO data reveals
June 8th, 2017
Despite a marked increase in environmental subsidies for renewable energy in 2015, over €616m was also dished out for potentially environmentally damaging...
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