Environment
EPA seeks less solid fuel use in home heating to cut air pollution
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is calling for less solid fuel use in home heating as a means to reduce...
air quality
Environment
EPA: Coal and turf among worst pollutants in Ireland
The burning of solid fuel such as coal, turf and wood to heat homes is one of the most significant...
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Environment
Use of wastewater sludge in fertiliser production proposed
EU member states could see the introduction of rules that would require them to re-use wastewater sludge in fertiliser and...
Environment
Over a third believe air quality in Ireland has worsened - study
A poll by the European Union’s Eurobarometer agency has found that 36% of Irish people believe that the country’s air...
Environment
Irish Wildlife Trust wants turf kept in the ground 'where it belongs'
The Irish Wildlife Trust (IWT) has called on the government to act to keep all turf in the ground where...
Dairy News
Cut in ammonia emissions needed on farms to protect Irish air quality
Appropriate measures to lower ammonia (NH3) emissions at farm level need to be implemented as the expansion of the dairy...
Environment
Public consultation on the draft Clean Air Strategy now open
The Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications, Eamon Ryan has today (Tuesday, March 8) launched a public consultation on...
Environment
New air quality alert system launched for NI
Northern Ireland Environment Minister Edwin Poots has announced changes to his department’s High Air Pollution Alert Protocol to improve public...
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Environment
Report: Decrease in air pollution across Europe
The European Environment Agency’s (EEA) ‘Air quality in Europe – 2020 report’ published today (Monday November 23) shows that better...