November 29th, 2018 The EU’s new strategy to achieve a climate neutral Europe by 2050 is a welcome move but …
Intensive agriculture ‘affecting’ EU drinking water quality
November 21st, 2018 Europe’s intensive agriculture strategy is affecting the EU’s drinking water quality, one of Europe’s leading conservation NGO …
EU court judgement may have implications for planned Kilkenny ring road
November 12th, 2018 A new judgement from the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) may have major implications …
Irish team comes second in EU award for projects to tackle urban air pollution
November 1st, 2018 This week, the European Commission announced the winner of a €3 million award for the EU Horizon …
Ireland shows lack of appetite for increasing EU climate targets
October 11th, 2018 The Irish government did not support a push for increasing the EU’s climate target to limit global …
Leaked EU strategy at odds with IPCC climate report, says European NGO
October 8th, 2018 A leaked draft of the EU’s proposed long-term climate strategy shows that the bloc’s targets do not line up with …
Numerous environmental challenges arising from Brexit, warns European expert
October 5th, 2018 Brexit is set to cause a major environmental headache on the island of Ireland without a clear …
Irish Water to write to 140,000 premises over drinking water concerns
October 3rd, 2018 Irish Water is set to write to 140,000 homes and businesses over concerns about drinking water quality …
Leaked memo shows business lobby desire for weak EU climate targets
September 27th, 2018 A leaked internal memo from one of Europe’s largest lobby groups has revealed that it plans to …
Proposed LNG terminal in Kerry ‘flies in face’ of climate commitments
September 26th, 2018 The proposed development of a liquefied natural gas terminal in the Shannon Estuary flies in the face …