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The third and final Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) working group report landed yesterday late afternoon – and we took some...
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For this installment of our culture column, we’ve changed the format ever so slightly.
Our editor Kayle Crosson and our regular contributor Chloé...
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30 March 2022
The Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Environment and Climate Action has been holding hearings recently all around energy challenges we currently face.
Yesterday,...
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Pictured above: Dr. Elaine McGoff and her two children following a climate protest.
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When Theresa O’Donohoe was pregnant with her first child, she...
A closer look: a landmark study in environmental justice in Ireland
24 March 2022
A new study of environmental justice in Ireland was published today – and there’s a lot in it.
Researchers from Dublin City University...
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22 March 2022
Over the past quiet months for the natural world, Simon Berrow’s been in the throes of what he calls “shark fever”.
“I dream...
Biodiversity spotlight: golden eagles
11 March 2022
If you ever find yourself amidst snowy mountains, keep your eyes on the white as much as you can. If you’re lucky,...
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As devastating images and stories continue to emerge from the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the European Commission has begun to rethink its...
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