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Monday August 28th, 2023
Ella McSweeney: The Barrow begins life with enormous potential but by the time it flows...
Irish Times
28 Aug 2023Firelighters pose massive risk to climate and health, Irish scientists discover
Irish Independent
28 Aug 2023Weed-choked pavements anger residents as ‘rewilding’ divides UK towns and cities
Guardian
28 Aug 2023It’s a beast’: landmark US climate law is too complex, environmental groups say
Guardian
28 Aug 2023Asian Americans have much higher ‘forever chemicals’ levels than other groups, study finds
Guardian
28 Aug 2023Republican activist says party ‘deserves to lose’ if it fails to address climate crisis
Guardian
28 Aug 2023Monday August 21st, 2023
Common crane back on peatlands after going extinct in Ireland 300 years ago
Irish Times
21 Aug 2023Tropical storms killing more Americans as climate crisis deepens, study finds
Guardian
21 Aug 2023Zero-degree line at record height above Switzerland as heat and fire hit Europe
Guardian
21 Aug 2023Fossil fuel firms move to dismiss climate lawsuit in Hawaii as Maui faces wildfire
Guardian
21 Aug 2023Monday August 14th, 2023
‘An utter disgrace’: 90% of England’s most precious river habitats blighted by raw sewage and...
Guardian
14 Aug 2023‘Only AI made it possible’: scientists hail breakthrough in tracking British wildlife
Guardian
14 Aug 2023‘Citizen scientists make a vital difference’: the locals who proved the River Wye was polluted
Guardian
14 Aug 2023Climate activists raise questions about who benefits from Leitrim wind farms
Irish Times
14 Aug 2023Endangered lapwing makes return to Co Down bog thanks to conservation efforts
Irish Times
14 Aug 2023New €10 levy on unrecycled waste from businesses and homes arriving in September
Irish Independent
14 Aug 2023‘Huge’ coral bleaching unfolding across the Americas prompts fears of global tragedy
Guardian
14 Aug 2023Global heating likely to hit world food supply before 1.5C, says UN expert
Guardian
14 Aug 2023Yemen: UN removes 1m barrels of oil from ageing tanker to avert environmental catastrophe
Guardian
14 Aug 2023A renewable energy battery plant will rise in US where a steel mill once stood
Guardian
14 Aug 2023Monday August 7th, 2023
Farming and politics on collision course over impact of our changing climate
Irish Times
7 Aug 2023Smoky coal ban has reduced chronic lung diseases among older population, new study finds
Irish Times
7 Aug 2023Ireland at risk of severe storms over coming months as oceans hit record temperatures
Irish Times
7 Aug 2023Almost half a million people are getting their drinking water from supplies described as ‘at...
Irish Independent
7 Aug 2023What is driving the record-breaking global heatwaves across three continents?
Irish Independent
7 Aug 2023Why carbon capture and storage will not solve the climate crisis any time soon
Guardian
7 Aug 2023First turbines being installed at world’s biggest offshore windfarm in North Sea
Guardian
7 Aug 2023Antarctica’s heatwaves are a warning to humanity – and we have only a narrow window...
Guardian
7 Aug 2023Wildlife lovers fear for nature reserve threatened by Cambridge university building
Guardian
7 Aug 2023Paris cancels test event for Olympic swimming on Seine due to water quality
Guardian
7 Aug 2023Ocean surface hits highest ever recorded temperature and set to rise further
Guardian
7 Aug 2023