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Monday April 30th, 2018
Meeting air pollution targets ‘could cut nitrogen dioxide by up to 60%’
Belfast Telegraph
30 Apr 2018The hills are alive with the signs of plastic: even Swiss mountains are polluted
Guardian
30 Apr 2018Al Gore warns worst of climate change will be felt by black and poor people
Guardian
30 Apr 2018Thursday April 26th, 2018
Firms pledge to eliminate ‘unnecessary’ single-use plastics by 2025
Belfast Telegraph
26 Apr 2018€22m in EU funding for research project looking at turning dairy by-products into high-value products
Irish Independent
26 Apr 2018Democratic senators scrutinize Koch brothers’ ‘infiltration’ of Trump team
Guardian
26 Apr 2018Trump plan to tackle lead in drinking water criticized as ’empty exercise’
Guardian
26 Apr 2018Monday April 23rd, 2018
‘Rangers and gardaí chased us off the bog’ – turf cutters on tenterhooks ahead of...
Irish Independent
23 Apr 2018Advice: Planners and farmers look set for showdown on Vacant Site levy
Irish Independent
23 Apr 2018Northern Territory lifts fracking ban, opening up 700,000 sq km to gas exploration
Guardian
23 Apr 2018Pruitt promised polluters EPA will value their profits over American lives
Guardian
23 Apr 2018One in eight bird species is threatened with extinction, global study finds
Guardian
23 Apr 2018Northern Ireland should follow lead of England in banning plastic straws: MLA
Belfast Telegraph
23 Apr 2018Thursday April 19th, 2018
Germany moving ahead with plans to restrict weed-killer glyphosate
Irish Independent
19 Apr 2018UK drives into e-vehicle fast lane with 11% sales rise and 2% share of new...
Guardian
19 Apr 2018Americans waste 150,000 tons of food each day – equal to a pound per person
Guardian
19 Apr 2018Independent British festivals commit to banning plastic bottles and straws by 2021
Guardian
19 Apr 2018Monday April 16th, 2018
Springwatch’s Chris Packham attacks ’embarrassing’ politicians on plastic waste
Belfast Telegraph
16 Apr 2018Construction industry fears EPA waste proposals will drive up building costs
Irish Independent
16 Apr 2018Acorn urns, burials under trees, and colourful coffins – Irish funeral trends are changing
Irish Independent
16 Apr 2018UK government criticised for ‘shocking’ inaction on insulating draughty homes
Guardian
16 Apr 2018Thursday April 12th, 2018
Investigation reveals millions of throwaway cups in English hospitals
Belfast Telegraph
12 Apr 2018‘Day zero’ water crises: Spain, Morocco, India and Iraq at risk as reservoirs shrink
Guardian
12 Apr 2018Green-haired turtle that breathes through its genitals added to endangered list
Guardian
12 Apr 2018Controversial EU rules ‘risk giving Russia monopoly over Europe’s fertiliser market’
Irish Independent
12 Apr 2018Monday April 9th, 2018
Devolution settlements must be overhauled to cope with Brexit, experts warn
Belfast Telegraph
9 Apr 2018GMB demands information on police role in blacklisting building workers and environmentalists
Belfast Telegraph
9 Apr 2018He has wrapped the Reichstag – now the artist Christo is heading to the UK...
Guardian
9 Apr 2018BBC Radio 4 broke impartiality rules in Nigel Lawson climate change interview
Guardian
9 Apr 2018Thursday April 5th, 2018
Australian coal-fired power stations caused surge in airborne mercury pollution, study finds
Guardian
5 Apr 2018Drop in plastic bags littering British seas linked to introduction of 5p charge
Guardian
5 Apr 2018Air pollution: UK government’s failed legal battles cost taxpayers £500,000
Guardian
5 Apr 2018Irish Water fined for delaying works to reduce presence of cancer-linked pollutant
Irish Independent
5 Apr 2018Monday April 2nd, 2018
It’s only natural: the push to give rivers, mountains and forests legal rights
Guardian
2 Apr 2018Rugby legend Paul O’Connell and billionaire J.P. McManus help launch environmental protection campaign
Irish Independent
2 Apr 2018‘Farmers in Kerry are essentially being used as guinea pigs’: Row over Greenway rumbles on
Irish Independent
2 Apr 2018