Timmermans put in charge of Green New Deal plan
The new European Commission has tasked Frans Timmermans to oversee the development of a European Green Deal as the bloc bids to become the...
Turf cutter relocation plan blocked by planning authority
The planning authority has refused the State’s plan to relocate nine turf cutters from a protected high bog in Co Kildare to a nearby...
Case referred to Europe over public access to environmental documents
September 11th, 2019A challenge from an environmental NGO in relation to the lack of public access to documents for legal cases has been referred...
Increased cryptosporidium detection in drinking water a health concern, EPA
10 September 2019:
The
detection of Cryptosporidium in public drinking water supplies has increased
over the past three years, a new Environmental Protection Agency report has...
Fossil fuel subsidies ‘derailing’ EU climate plans
September 10th, 2019
The continued use of fossil
fuel subsidies are set to “derail” the European Union’s 2030 climate plans, a
new report has found.
An analysis of...
Sewage problems making foul-smelling algae blooms more likely, marine expert
September 5th, 2019
A foul-smelling algae bloom on a beach close to the Ringsend Wastewater Treatment Plant this week was made more likely by sewage...
Poor regulatory oversight key issue for Leitrim forestry
September 3rd, 2019
Weak implementation of afforestation guidelines and regulations was identified as a key concern for respondents to a UCD-led study on forestry policy...
Urgent and radical overhaul of forestry policy needed
September 2nd, 2019
The Irish Wildlife Trust (IWT) has called for a radical overhaul of our forestry sector toward a focus on native species rich...
€4 billion fossil fuel subsidies should be reinvested in Just Transition
September 3rd, 2019
Ireland
will fail to achieve a Just Transition if the State continues to provide
billions in environmentally harmful tax subsidies, a new report from...
Dairy expansion putting pressure on marine life
September
2nd, 2019
The expansion of the Irish dairy herd is placing significant pressure
on aquatic biodiversity, a conference on marine protected areas (MPA) heard
today.
Speaking at the...
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