Ireland’s worst environmental offenders named and shamed by EPA
July 12th, 2017
The EPA has publicly announced the worst offenders for breaching environmental laws in this country, in an approach aimed at encouraging greater...
The Importance of Healthy Soil for Long-Term Food Security
Globally, conventional agriculture is still following the same model of working with the land that led to the great dust bowls of America in...
Four government actions that are helping reduce plastic waste around the world
July 12th, 2017
The Waste Reduction Bill was heard in the Dáil last night. The bill would see a deposit refund scheme implemented on plastic...
Dáil votes in favour of Deposit Refund Scheme for bottles
Green Party welcome passage of Waste Reduction Bill 2017
The Green Party have welcomed the passage of the Waste Reduction Bill 2017 through second stage...
Substantial step up in sustainable investments needed across Europe, new EU report finds
July 11th, 2017
A substantial step up in the redirection of financial flows to sustainable investments is needed in order to successfully shift to a...
Report part-funded by industry finds pesticides major risk to European bees
July 11th, 2017
A new study, part-funded by pesticide manufacturers Bayer and Syngenta, has found that pesticides pose a major risk to European honeybees and wild bees.
The...
South Dublin County Council to prioritise wood in construction
SDCC pass ‘Wood First’ Policy for new Council funded buildings
South Dublin County Council has adopted a ‘Wood First’ Policy, requiring the use of wood...
Five groups in Ireland to help you reduce your plastic waste
July 11th 2017
To celebrate Plastic Free July we have put together a list of five groups in Ireland that can help you cut plastic...
PRESS RELEASE: New Seanad Report on Brexit’s threat to the environment welcomed by environmental...
Immediate Release
Ireland’s leading environmental coalition welcomes the Seanad’s calls for concrete action to ensure environmental regulation remains rigorous across the island of Ireland in a...
Three years and six goals to curb climate change
July 10th, 2017
A group of climate change experts have published six goals to achieve by 2020 in order to meet the targets set out...
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