3 March 2021 Maybe you missed it, but late last month the Department of the Environment launched a public consultation on solid fuels. As it stands, burning smoky coal is banned in cities and towns with populations of over 10,000 across the country, and the Programme for Government committed to Read more…
27 July 2020 The Minister for Climate Action has signed regulations extending the smoky coal ban and its burning, sale and advertisement will be prohibited from 1 September 2020. The ban will be extended to all towns with populations over 10,000 people, causing the use of smoky coal to be Read more…
November 26th, 2019 The Green Party has criticised the State for the continued delay in the introduction of a nationwide smoky coal ban owing to pressure from lobby groups. The criticism comes on the heels of the release of preliminary findings in a joint EPA-HSE study that outlines the health Read more…
