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Agriculture regulations are “clearly not functioning” to protect water quality

11 August 2020  Recent swimming bans in County Clare indicate that the agriculture regulations to prevent water pollution are “clearly not functioning,” according to An Taisce.  The ban in waters in north and west Clare due to increased bacterial levels is the second of its kind implemented in a fortnight Read more…

By admin, 2 yearsAugust 11, 2020 ago
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Sustainable Transport

Sustainable transport has been “a major public policy failure”

17 July 2020 The failure to achieve sustainable transport targets by the State over the past decade represents, “a major public policy failure”, An Tasice told the OECD this week.  In its submission to the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) on Ireland’s environmental performance review, An Taisce highlighted Read more…

By Kayle Crosson, 3 yearsJuly 17, 2020 ago
Climate Change

Calls for revision of An Taisce climate document ‘flabbergasting’

April 10th, 2019 Civil society groups and climate experts are “flabbergasted” by Young Fine Gael’s call for An Taisce to revise its recently published climate action teaching resource. The downloadable resource recently launched by the Green Schools programme contains a range of lesson plans, presentations, surveys and data on climate Read more…

By Kayle Crosson, 4 yearsApril 10, 2019 ago
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Climate Change

An Taisce calls for art competition boycott over fossil fuel funding

February 14th, 2019 An Environmental charity has called on the public to boycott the upcoming Children’s Art Competition over concerns with its sponsorship by the oil company Texaco. An Taisce has questioned the continued involvement of the company in the competition, urging the Minister for Education Joe McHugh TD to Read more…

By Shamim Malekmian, 4 yearsFebruary 14, 2019 ago
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Climate Change

High Court quashes oil exploration license off Cork coast

January 30th, 2019 A license granted for oil and gas exploration off the Cork coast was today quashed in a High Court settlement following a challenge from An Taisce. The environmental charity initiated judicial review proceedings last November over the Department for Climate Action’s (DCCAE) granting of a license for sonar Read more…

By Niall Sargent, 4 yearsJanuary 30, 2019 ago
News

Motion on one-off housing wastewater treatment poses health risk, An Taisce warns

November 20th, 2018 A Sinn Fein motion to allow Local Authorities to grant wastewater treatment licences to one-off houses in areas that have failed a percolation test poses a danger to human health, An Taisce has warned. The motion, set to be tabled this evening, comes in response to concerns Read more…

By Niall Sargent, 4 yearsNovember 20, 2018 ago
President of the United States Donald Trump speaking at the 2017 Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in National Harbor, Maryland.
Opinion

Opinion: The Disaster (Environmental) Artist – Donald J. Trump

February 15th, 2018 It goes without saying that Donald Trump is notorious for his controversial statements. This is also true for his record on environmental issues. For example, he recently claimed – of course, contrary to all scientific evidence – that sea ice is at a record high. Climate change Read more…

By Michael Hauschild, 5 yearsFebruary 15, 2018 ago
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News

An Taisce slams State’s plan to limit window to bring Judicial Review cases

February 9th, 2018 The State’s plan to halve the period to initiate a Judicial Review for critical infrastructure projects from eight to four weeks goes against citizens’ rights to justice, An Taisce has warned. Currently, there is an eight-week window to make an application to the court for leave to Read more…

By Niall Sargent, 5 yearsFebruary 9, 2018 ago
News

An Taisce and EPA launch new citizen science project

September 28th, 2017 A new international citizen science programme for schools has been launched by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and An Taisce. Laura Burke, Director General of the EPA, announced the new programme – Global Learning and Observations to Benefit the Environment (GLOBE) – at the annual Environment Ireland Read more…

By Lia Flattery, 5 yearsSeptember 28, 2017 ago
Climate Change

New Climate Ambassador Programme launched by An Taisce

September 21st, 2017 A new scheme to find a new generation of climate ambassadors from across schools, campuses and the wider community in Ireland has been launched. The new Climate Ambassador Programme, run by An Taisce’s Environmental Education Unit, was launched on Monday, 18 September. This exciting new programme focuses on identifying individuals Read more…

By Niall Sargent, 5 yearsSeptember 21, 2017 ago

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