Current news from regional, national, international sources. Updated Monday and Thursday
NEWS Archives
NEWS ARCHIVES
Monday May 29th, 2017
Waste-free living: from gadgets that list themselves on eBay to lidless bottles
Guardian
29 May 2017Thursday May 25th, 2017
Property tax take too low, says EU in warning over ‘volatile revenue’
Irish Independent
25 May 2017US sues Fiat Chrysler for ‘using software to beat emissions tests’
Irish Independent
25 May 2017White House proposes slashing funds to clean up toxic sites despite EPA’s pleas
Guardian
25 May 2017More people heading to court to spur action on climate change, study finds
Guardian
25 May 2017Monday May 22nd, 2017
‘Spiteful and petty’: Maine governor bans signs to Obama-designated monument
Guardian
22 May 2017Study: inspiring action on climate change is more complex than you might think
Guardian
22 May 2017New coalmines will worsen poverty and escalate climate change, report finds
Guardian
22 May 2017Trump’s Fox News deputy national security adviser fooled him with climate fake news
Guardian
22 May 2017Thursday May 18th, 2017
Singapore ruling could complicate task of securing post-Brexit EU trade deal
Belfast Telegraph
18 May 2017Six Irish beaches, including three in Dublin, fail water quality check
Irish Independent
18 May 2017Less than 1% of surplus food from farms and manufacturers used to feed hungry
Guardian
18 May 2017Monday May 15th, 2017
We wouldn’t need price caps if the Tories hadn’t cut energy-saving schemes
Guardian
15 May 2017Race is on to rid UK waters of PCBs after toxic pollutants found in killer...
Guardian
15 May 201738,000 people a year die early because of diesel emissions testing failures
Guardian
15 May 201738 million pieces of plastic waste found on uninhabited South Pacific island
Guardian
15 May 2017Thursday May 11th, 2017
EasyJet cuts emissions to lowest rate in response to pressure on airlines
Belfast Telegraph
11 May 2017Preparatory work on North-South interconnector can go ahead despite landowner opposition
Irish Independent
11 May 2017More errors identified in contrarian climate scientists’ temperature estimates
Guardian
11 May 2017Republicans fail to repeal methane regulations for drilling on public lands
Guardian
11 May 2017Tuesday May 9th, 2017
EPA removes half of scientific board, seeking industry-aligned replacements
Guardian
9 May 2017Thursday May 4th, 2017
Carbon nanoparticles from vehicle exhausts can enter the bloodstream and sow seeds of disease, research...
Belfast Telegraph
4 May 201797pc of respondents to CAP reform debate ‘not involved in farming’
Irish Independent
4 May 2017County council take dog poo campaign to new level with controversial posters
Irish Independent
4 May 2017Global warming ‘hiatus’ doesn’t change long term climate predictions – study
Guardian
4 May 2017Monday May 1st, 2017
Green light for Connswater Greenway in Belfast as its final section opens to fanfare
Belfast Telegraph
1 May 2017Most global investors recognise financial risk of climate change, report finds
Guardian
1 May 2017Farmer says politicians will ‘devastate’ the west of Ireland by covering it with forests
Irish Independent
1 May 2017