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Thursday August 31st, 2017
Farmers may use ‘strong-arm’ tactics to block pylons in €380m cross-border electricity connector
Irish Independent
31 Aug 2017Who’ll stop the rain if we don’t face up to gathering storm on climate change...
Irish Independent
31 Aug 2017Australian States powering ahead on climate targets despite federal inaction, report shows
Guardian
31 Aug 2017In an era of dire climate records the US and South Asia floods won’t be...
Guardian
31 Aug 2017Monday August 28th, 2017
£200m cross-border electricity plan could face disruption from border opponents
Belfast Telegraph
28 Aug 2017Sewage threat will leave at least 40 families homeless after floods
Irish Independent
28 Aug 2017Kenya enforces plastic bag ban with fines up to 38,000 US dollars or jail time
Irish Independent
28 Aug 2017Friday August 25th, 2017
Ireland faces ‘real challenges’ in meeting its climate objectives – Naughten
Irish Independent
25 Aug 2017Harvard scientists took Exxon’s challenge; found it using the tobacco playbook
Guardian
25 Aug 2017Monday August 21st, 2017
Cut in air passenger tax would ‘mainly benefit the wealthy’
Transport & Environment
21 Aug 2017New rules to force Irish firms to report on environmental and social impacts
Irish Times
21 Aug 2017Burger King animal feed sourced from deforested lands in Brazil and Bolivia
Guardian
21 Aug 2017Britain’s seabird colonies face catastrophe as warming waters disrupt their food supply
The Guardian
21 Aug 2017Thursday August 17th, 2017
MEPs express doubts over global aviation CO2 scheme while reforming ETS
Transport&Environment
17 Aug 2017Environmental survey on A6 £160m expansion not fit for purpose, court hears
Belfast Telegraph
17 Aug 2017Why a €1,200-a-year road tax bill could be introduced in the near future
Irish Independent
17 Aug 2017Britons to throw away £428m worth of barbecue food in August, study reveals
Guardian
17 Aug 2017Monday August 14th, 2017
Friday August 11th, 2017
Irish advice on reacting to nuclear incident out of date by more than decade
Irish Independent
11 Aug 2017Paris climate deal: US tells diplomats to dodge foreign officials’ questions
Guardian
11 Aug 2017Monsanto sold banned chemicals for years despite known health risks, archives reveal
Guardian
11 Aug 2017Australia faces potentially disastrous consequences of climate change, inquiry told
Guardian
11 Aug 2017Norway’s push for Arctic oil and gas threatens Paris climate goals – study
Guardian
11 Aug 2017Monday August 7th, 2017
Translink ‘to work with community’ to address transport hub concerns
Belfast Telegraph
7 Aug 2017Industrial meat production is killing our seas. It’s time to change our diets
Guardian
7 Aug 2017Friday August 4th, 2017
RSPB NI fears for post-Brexit wildlife laws as impasse means we’re voiceless at talks
Belfast Telegraph
4 Aug 2017Industrial meat production is killing our seas. It’s time to change our diets
Guardian
4 Aug 2017Public support for fracking in the UK at record low, official survey reveals
Guardian
4 Aug 2017UK needs bottle deposit scheme to cut plastic litter in oceans, says thinktank
Guardian
4 Aug 2017