Newly announced household waste collection charges faces criticism from Greens and Sinn Fein
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A new government scheme for household waste collection charges has been met with criticism from Sinn Féin and the Green Party.
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Europol operation leads to seizure of 4,000 kg of critically endangered species
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A pan-European operation led by Europol into illegal fishing activities has netted 48 suspects and 4,000 kg of a critically endangered species...
Even Boeing-747 tanker jets can’t win our total war on fires
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Historic Bill to ban onshore fracking a boost for the global climate movement, says...
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Can the fund-management industry deliver a better deal for investors?
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Climate scientists just debunked deniers' favorite argument
Posted on 28 June 2017 by dana1981
Whenever they hold one of their frequent hearings to reject and deny established climate science, congressional Republicans invariably trot out...
Violence spreads ahead of election in drought-hit Kenya
A racially-charged conflict between private landowners and nomadic herders in the drought-stricken county of Laikipia, Kenya, has spread to affect indigenous forest-dwellers.Water shortage is driving Maasai pastoralists...
Calling China’s carbon market ‘ambitious’ shows how low the bar has fallen
Much hype surrounds China’s national carbon market. Expected to begin later this year, the cap and trade system has been ballyhooed as an “ambitious” climate...
Plastic polluting Scotland’s remotest islands and beaches
Marine scientists aboard Greenpeace’s vessel the Beluga II have documented extensive plastic pollution in some of the most remote parts of the UK.
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EPA Official Pressured Scientist on Congressional Testimony, Emails Show
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