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 …
Explosion at Indaver waste facility in Belgium leaves one dead
September 14th, 2018 A major explosion at Indaver’s flagship industrial waste treatment facility yesterday near Antwerp, Belgium left one dead …
Irish waters can no longer be criminal playground, says MEP
September 7th, 2018 It is time for the Government to take a zero-tolerance approach towards illegal fishing by foreign vessels …
Taxing plastic not enough to solve plastic crisis, study shows
September 6th, 2018 Taxing non-recyclable plastics will only work if both consumer and producer behaviour towards plastic consumption change, a …
Ireland urged to avoid energy credits from Estonian biomass co-fired with oil shale
August 29th, 2018 Environmental organisations in 13 countries have urged the Irish state to refuse to buy renewable energy credits …
One third of fruits and vegetables ‘too ugly’ to be sold in supermarkets
August 23rd, 2018 One-third of farmed fruits and vegetables never reach supermarket shelves due to the high cosmetic standards set …