August 23rd, 2017 The European Commission has launched an investigation into Bayer’s proposed acquisition of Monsanto over concerns for competition in pesticide, seed, and crop markets. The proposed $66 billion (€56bn) merger of the two agricultural giants would create the largest integrated pesticides and seeds company in the world. The Read more…
August 18th, 2017 Kilkenny County Council has confirmed that the discharge of surface water from street sweepers directly into the River Nore has stopped following an internal investigation. Earlier this month, the Environmental protection Agency (EPA) ordered the Council to investigate the potential contamination of the River Nore by discharge Read more…
August 18th, 2017 The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has invited over 200 experts from countries on each continent to prepare two separate special reports on how climate change will impact critical aspects of the Earth. The reports will document existing scientific knowledge and the linkages between climate change Read more…
August 16th, 2017 The Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment (DCCAE) paid out almost €250,000 for scholarships linked to the oil and gas industry over the past decade, new data reveals. Figures released to The Green News under Freedom of Information legislation shows that funding for 25 scholarships was Read more…
August 15th, 2017 A common neonicotinoid pesticide threatens bumblebees with an increased risk of extinction, a new study has shown. The study found that thiamethoxam, a neonicotinoid pesticide widely used on agricultural crops across the world, decreased the ability of bumblebee queens to start new colonies by more than a Read more…
August 15th, 2017 The Citizens’ Assembly has received over 1,200 submissions from the public, as well as environmental and civil society coalitions, farming groups and politicians ahead of its session on tackling climate change. Submission for the topic – ‘How the State can make Ireland a leader in tackling climate change’ Read more…
August 14th, 2017 The Irish Citizens Assembly will be putting deliberative democracy to the test very soon in relation to Ireland’s implementation of environmental policy. The Assembly closed submissions for ‘How the State can make Ireland a leader in tackling climate change’ last Friday. The Environmental Pillar made a detailed Read more…
August 11th, 2017 A leaked federal climate science report reveals how serious the impacts of climate change have already been in the US and will give Trump and his administration a new headache. The 673-page report was prepared by 50 leading scientists from 13 federal agencies – including the National Read more…
August 11th, 2017 The Citizens’ Assembly can help turn Ireland from climate laggard to leader by calling for a referendum to give a constitutional right to environmental protection, says the country’s leading environmental coalition. The Environmental Pillar – a coalition of 26 national environmental organisations – outlined its view in Read more…
August 11th, 2017 Zero Waste Festival Ireland will hold a week-long festival in September, following the success of its first festival earlier this summer. The festival – Zero Waste Week – will take place in Dublin from September 4th-10th, and will offer a wide range of events and activities. Events Read more…
