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Monday February 27th, 2017
Bumblebees found to have ‘impressive’ brain power to teach and copy each other
Belfast Telegraph
27 Feb 2017Windfarms aren’t the real reason energy bills are rising. Blame the free market
Guardian
27 Feb 2017Scott Pruitt vows to slash climate and water pollution regulations at CPAC
Guardian
27 Feb 2017Bumblebees found to have ‘impressive’ brain power to teach and copy each other
Belfast Telegraph
27 Feb 2017Time is right for cleantech firms to meet demand for carbon-reducing technologies
Irish Independent
27 Feb 2017Thursday February 23rd, 2017
North-South electricity interconnector to face legal challenge by landowners
Irish Independent
23 Feb 2017Analysis: Unstated reasons for CAP reform may be the most important
Irish Independent
23 Feb 2017Australian consortium launches world-first digital energy marketplace for rooftop solar
Guardian
23 Feb 2017New EPA head Scott Pruitt’s emails reveal close ties with fossil fuel interests
Guardian
23 Feb 2017Climate scientists face harassment, threats and fears of ‘McCarthyist attacks’
Guardian
23 Feb 2017Green campaigners welcome Coca-Cola U-turn on bottle and can recycling scheme
Guardian
23 Feb 2017Monday February 20th, 2017
‘The wild west of wind’: Republicans push Texas as unlikely green energy leader
Guardian
20 Feb 2017Ireland’s slurry reserves could be the next frontier in energy generation
Irish Independent
20 Feb 2017Images of new bleaching on Great Barrier Reef heighten fears of coral death
Guardian
20 Feb 2017Australia’s new normal … as city temperatures hit 47C people shelter from the deadly heat
Guardian
20 Feb 2017Thursday February 16th, 2017
EU raises Irish water quality concerns as nitrates derogation hangs in the balance
Irish Independent
16 Feb 2017European Commission prosecuting Ireland for ‘failing to stop raw sewage entering waters’
Irish Independent
16 Feb 2017European commission issues ‘final warning’ to UK over air pollution breaches
Guardian
16 Feb 2017Millions of premature births could be linked to air pollution, study finds
Guardian
16 Feb 2017Judge rejects Standing Rock request to block Dakota Access pipeline drilling
Guardian
16 Feb 2017Monday February 13th, 2017
European smog could be 27 times more toxic than air pollution in China
Irish Independent
13 Feb 2017EU must shut all coal plants by 2030 to meet Paris climate pledges, study says
Guardian
13 Feb 2017Environmentalists warn of bumblebee’s extinction after Trump halts regulations
Guardian
13 Feb 2017Thursday February 9th, 2017
Ireland faces ‘significant challenge’ in meeting climate change targets
Irish Independent
9 Feb 2017Legal challenge launched against North-South electricity interconnector
Irish Independent
9 Feb 2017Republican elders call for new national carbon tax to replace federal regulations
Guardian
9 Feb 2017Five pieces of litter for every step on Northern Ireland’s dirty beaches
Belfast Telegraph
9 Feb 2017Last stand: ‘water protectors’ return to Standing Rock as drilling set to begin
Guardian
9 Feb 2017Patagonia pulls out of Utah trade show in protest of state’s public land grab
Guardian
9 Feb 2017Monday February 6th, 2017
Blow to UK nuclear strategy as Toshiba considers pulling out of Cumbria plant
Guardian
6 Feb 2017Mail on Sunday launches the first salvo in the latest war against climate scientists
Guardian
6 Feb 2017Hedgehogs now a rare garden sight as British populations continue to decline
Guardian
6 Feb 2017Streets and parks fail to make grade on litter despite £43m cleaning bill
Belfast Telegraph
6 Feb 2017Farmers call for EU solidarity as Brexit set to leave black hole in CAP budget
Irish Independent
6 Feb 2017Thursday February 2nd, 2017
Republicans target environmental rules protecting parks and limiting methane
Guardian
2 Feb 2017‘Farmers must be paid on all land set aside under the Afforestation Scheme’
Irish Independent
2 Feb 2017Campaigners lose bid to challenge Heathrow third runway plans at High Court
Belfast Telegraph
2 Feb 2017