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Thursday June 30th, 2016
Leaving EU will make it harder for UK to tackle climate change, says minister
Guardian
30 Jun 2016Freight trains almost half a kilometre long set to enter service in Ireland
Irish Independent
30 Jun 2016Millions exposed to dangerous lead levels in US drinking water, report finds
Guardian
30 Jun 2016Monday June 27th, 2016
‘I spend €600 a week on bottled water… they’re passing the buck’ – Irish hotelier
Irish Independent
27 Jun 2016Anti-fracking activist refuses to pay £55,000 legal bill in Cuadrilla dispute
Guardian
27 Jun 2016Thursday June 23rd, 2016
Dutch prototype clean-up boom brings Pacific plastics solution a step closer
Guardian
23 Jun 2016Road signs could warn Londoners of air pollution episodes, says Sadiq Khan
Guardian
23 Jun 2016China punishes officials over sewage in first environmental case of its kind
Guardian
23 Jun 2016California’s last nuclear plant to close amid longstanding earthquake concerns
Guardian
23 Jun 2016China’s plan to cut meat consumption by 50% cheered by climate campaigners
Guardian
23 Jun 2016Monday June 20th, 2016
European commission warned of car emissions test cheating, five years before VW scandal
Guardian
20 Jun 2016Thursday June 16th, 2016
Climate change has claimed its first mammal species. Is the hedgehog next?
Guardian
16 Jun 2016Planning submissions reveal two sides to Trump’s Co Clare seawall row
Irish Independent
16 Jun 2016Caterpillar ‘faces heavy sanctions’ for diesel spill close to wildlife hotspots
Belfast Telegraph
16 Jun 2016Boost renewable energy target in Australia to 50% and get 28,000 extra jobs, says report
Guardian
16 Jun 2016Monday June 13th, 2016
Paris floods made almost twice as likely by climate change, say scientists
Guardian
13 Jun 2016Biggest US coal company funded dozens of groups questioning climate change
Guardian
13 Jun 2016Milky Way no longer visible to one third of humanity, light pollution atlas shows
Guardian
13 Jun 2016Thursday June 9th, 2016
How the Great Barrier Reef got polluted – from farms and fossil fuels to filthy...
Guardian
9 Jun 2016Recall of Monsanto’s Roundup likely as EU refuses limited use of glyphosate
Guardian
9 Jun 2016Younger Australian voters put social issues and environment before economy, survey shows
Guardian
9 Jun 2016Communities at risk of flooding ‘deserve certainty from government’, say MPs
Belfast Telegraph
9 Jun 2016Monday June 6th, 2016
Airlines back carbon emissions deal despite costs, says trade group
Irish Independent
6 Jun 2016Eamonn Ryan: Poolbeg site is a chance to finally get housing right in Ireland
Irish Times
6 Jun 2016Thursday June 2nd, 2016
Angela Merkel strikes deal with German states to put brakes on green energy
Guardian
2 Jun 2016Make building standards top priority for tackling climate change, says IEA chief
Guardian
2 Jun 2016A switch to ecological farming will benefit health and environment – report
Guardian
2 Jun 2016