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Thursday March 28th, 2019
Environmental group given leave to review decision to refuse funding for cases against State
Irish Times
28 Mar 2019Most profitable Irish farms are most efficient in minimising greenhouse gas emissions – report
Irish Times
28 Mar 2019Researchers link high levels of ‘green tides’ in Cork and Dublin Bays to dairy expansion
Irish Independent
28 Mar 2019UK’s Gove suggests all Irish goods are checked in Europe as ‘way around’ hard border
Irish Independent
28 Mar 2019George Monbiot: The destruction of the Earth is a crime. It should be prosecuted
Guardian
28 Mar 2019Tuesday March 26th, 2019
Thirty years after Exxon Valdez, the response to oil spills is still all wrong
Guardian
26 Mar 2019‘Coal is on the way out’: US study finds fossil fuel now pricier than solar...
Guardian
26 Mar 2019Thursday March 21st, 2019
US judge halts hundreds of drilling projects in groundbreaking climate change ruling
Guardian
21 Mar 2019Safety of Roundup weedkiller defended after US jury ruled that it causes cancer
Irish Independent
21 Mar 2019Monday March 18th, 2019
Thousands of students leave lessons for climate protests on global day of action
Belfast Telegraph
18 Mar 2019Farmers dismayed as future of Mayo power plant in question after poor energy rating
Irish Independent
18 Mar 2019‘Holy grail’: how textile recycling can help slash emissions, pollution and landfill
Guardian
18 Mar 2019Energy analysts forecast ‘the end of coal’ in Asia as Japanese investors back renewables
Guardian
18 Mar 2019Ending climate change requires the end of capitalism. Have we got the stomach for it?
Guardian
18 Mar 2019Dead whale washed up in Philippines had 40kg of plastic bags in its stomach
Guardian
18 Mar 2019Thursday March 14th, 2019
Youngsters to hold second strike in global day of action on climate change
Belfast Telegraph
14 Mar 2019Earth becoming increasingly unhealthy place for people, UN report warns
Irish Independent
14 Mar 2019No protection, reduced standards and no guarantee of cheaper food, says Ulster farmers over no-deal...
Irish Independent
14 Mar 2019Radical plan to artificially cool Earth’s climate could be safe, study finds
Guardian
14 Mar 2019‘Almost certain extinction’: 1,200 species under severe threat across world
Guardian
14 Mar 2019‘Social disaster’: South Korea brings in emergency laws to tackle dust pollution
Guardian
14 Mar 2019Tuesday March 12th, 2019
Irish business leaders view sustainability as ‘nice-to-have’ rather than critical to success
Irish Independent
12 Mar 2019Heathrow expansion would have ‘severe’ consequences for Londoners
Belfast Telegraph
12 Mar 2019UK government insists high standard in food quality will remain as concerns grow over US...
Irish Independent
12 Mar 2019‘A lot at stake’: indigenous and minorities sidelined on climate change fight
Guardian
12 Mar 2019Nineteen United Nations staff on way to environmental conference among dead
Irish Independent
12 Mar 2019Thursday March 7th, 2019
Councils urged to follow Newry’s lead in divesting pensions from fossil fuels
Belfast Telegraph
7 Mar 2019Farmers warned they face penalties for illegally removing of hedgerows
Irish Independent
7 Mar 2019‘We want to live with them’: wolves airdropped into US to tackle moose problem
Guardian
7 Mar 2019Monday March 4th, 2019
Plans underway for new nutrient management tool for farmers to comply with EU rules
Irish Independent
4 Mar 2019Most US coal plants are contaminating groundwater with toxins, analysis finds
Guardian
4 Mar 2019