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Supreme Court limits US agency’s ability to regulate power plant emissions

In a blow to the fight against climate change, the US Supreme Court has limited how the nation’s main anti-air pollution law can be used to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from power plants. By a 6-3 vote, with conservatives in the majority, the ...

30 Jun 2022 at 17:17

Ireland

Ireland’s 2021 greenhouse gas emissions were 4.7% higher than 2020

Ireland’s greenhouse gas emissions were 4.7% higher last year when compared with 2020, new research shows. Figures released by the Central Statistics Office (CSO) shows that Ireland’s greenhouse gas emissions were 61.5 million tonnes of carbon ...

05 Aug 2022 at 13:37

National News

'It's now or never' - EPA says Ireland must urgently implement all climate plans

Urgent implementation of all climate plans and polices, plus further new measures, are needed for Ireland to meet a 51% emissions reduction target by 2030, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has said. In a new report, the EPA projected ...

01 Jun 2022 at 20:33

Local News

Glenties-Ardara Water Treatment Plant work has commenced

Work as part of the long-awaited €15.5 million upgrade of Glenties-Ardara Water Treatment Plant has commenced. According to Uisce Éireann the upgrade will ensure the continued delivery of a clean, safe drinking water supply for approximately ...

10 Jul 2023 at 11:33

Ireland

‘Urgent implementation’ of climate plans needed to meet emissions targets

01 Jun 2022 at 13:59

Home

Recycling survey reveals alarming e-waste disposal trends in Leitrim

One in eight people in Leitrim continues to dump small electrical items in household bins, new research shows. And this figure almost doubles among younger age groups, which are perceived as more environmentally conscious. ...

01 May 2024 at 10:33

Ireland

Utility company acknowledges discharges of raw sewage ‘completely unacceptable’

The body in charge of wastewater, Uisce Eireann, has acknowledged it is “completely unacceptable” that raw sewage is spilling into more than 20 areas across Ireland. An Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) report ...

26 Oct 2023 at 13:07

Home

BREAKING: Court fines Irish Water for failure to upgrade a Tipperary treatment plant

Dublin Metropolitan District Court has fined Uisce Éireann (Irish Water) €1,000 for issues at Mullinahone Wastewater Treatment Plant. The judge imposed the fine at a hearing on February 9 in a case taken by the ...

10 Feb 2023 at 11:33

Local News

Plans to open areas in Donegal for wind farms are strongly opposed

Proposals to scrap parts of the wind section of the Donegal Development Plan to allow for wind farm developments in sensitive areas around the county have generated shock and anger from the public and ...

15 Sept 2022 at 00:33

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Plans to open areas in Donegal for wind farms are strongly opposed

14 Sept 2022 at 21:33

National News

'It's now or never' - EPA says Ireland must urgently implement all climate plans

Urgent implementation of all climate plans and polices, plus further new measures, are needed for Ireland to meet a 51% emissions reduction target by 2030, the Environmental Protection Agency ...

04 Jun 2022 at 00:33

National News

Sixteen Irish towns and villages' sewage not connected to treatment plants

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) have accused Uisce Éireann of not taking swifter action on the high volumes of sewage emitted into seas and rivers every day in Ireland. In a report ...

11 Oct 2024 at 08:22

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