Can your split ends help to clean oil spills?
July 17th, 2018
On March 24, 1989, the world became aware of an environmental calamity in Alaska as an Exxon Valdez oil tanker spewed millions...
Court case over controversial Cork incinerator postponed until March 2019
October 24th, 2018
The High Court judicial review of An Bord Pleanála’s (ABP) decision to grant planning permission for a controversial incinerator in Ringaskiddy has...
September date set for provisional application of controversial CETA trade deal
The controversial Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) will be provisionally applied from 21 September after Canada and the European Union reached an agreement...
Plastic trash greatly increasing risk of disease in coral reefs, study finds
February 1st, 2018
The presence of plastic trash in our oceans is greatly increasing the chances of disease in coral reefs, a new study reveals.
The...
Nature-based farming key to address climate and biodiversity emergency
October 23rd, 2019
Agricultural fields with greater
biodiversity are better protected from harmful insects, promote natural pollination
and produce higher yields, a new international study has found....
Legal case brought against Project Ireland 2040 over climate change concern
May 16th, 2018
The High Court has granted leave to a Cork-based environmental group to challenge the Irish Government’s adoption of Project Ireland 2040 on...
Gov’t failing to prevent abuses linked to ESB coal imports, charity warns
February 20th, 2020
Christian Aid Ireland has accused the ESB of complicity in human rights abuses in Colombia by importing coal from the controversial Cerrejón...
International Day of Forests: Benefits for sustainable cities
March 21st, 2018
Today marks the International Day of Forests to celebrate and raise awareness of the importance of all types of forests.
This year’s theme...
Plans to relocate Kildare peat cutters ‘environmentally damaging, costly, and unsustainable’
November 5th, 2018
Plans to relocate nine peat cutters in Kildare will be environmentally damaging, costly, and unsustainable, says environmental group in a submission to local...
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