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Extend the deadline for spreading chemical nitrogen – Cahill

Cathaoirleach of the Oireachtas Agriculture Committee, and Fianna Fáil TD for Tipperary, Jackie Cahill has called on the Minister for Agriculture to extend the deadline for the spreading of chemical nitrogen this year. Deputy Cahill made these calls ...

26 Aug 2022 at 12:33

‘Government off track on curbing pollution and informing public on air quality’

The Government is not on track to cut air pollution and is not effectively informing the public about the issue, the spending watchdog has warned. The National Audit Office (NAO) warned that existing policy measures will not be enough to meet most ...

17 Jun 2022 at 01:01

Scotland

Watchdog highlights ‘continued failure’ of air quality limits in Scotland

Scottish ministers have been told to improve compliance with air quality limit values after a report revealed “continued failure” from the Government. An investigation by Environment Standards Scotland (ESS), which ensures public authorities are ...

29 Sept 2022 at 11:00

Air pollution damaging at all stages of life, research shows

Air pollution causes harm to people at all stages of life, including reducing sperm count and damaging foetal growth, new research has shown. A review of key evidence on the effects of air pollution, drawing from more than 35,000 studies in the ...

17 Apr 2023 at 06:00

Ireland

Dublin’s air quality found to be generally ‘good’

A detailed look at air quality in Dublin has concluded it is good but varies in different areas of the capital. Google’s Project Air View initiative measured the air quality on Dublin’s streets over a period of 16 months and gathered more than ...

14 Feb 2023 at 16:48

Tackling air pollution ‘could ease pressure on mental health services’

The number of people with vascular dementia using community mental health services could be reduced if levels of air pollution are cut, researchers have suggested. A team from King’s College London looked at community mental health service ...

07 Aug 2023 at 23:30

World

Alabama man shook violently during first nitrogen gas execution

A man put to death using nitrogen gas shook and convulsed for minutes on the gurney as Alabama carried out a first-of-its-kind execution. Breathing through a nitrogen-filled face mask that deprived him of oxygen, 58-year-old convicted ...

27 Jan 2024 at 09:55

World

Ohio could begin nitrogen gas executions under Bill backed by attorney general

Ohio’s Republican attorney general put his weight behind a legislative effort on Tuesday that would bring nitrogen gas executions to the state, ending a yearslong unofficial death penalty moratorium. Attorney general Dave Yost made ...

30 Jan 2024 at 16:38

Government may have ‘unlawfully encouraged breaches of the law by farmers’

Government guidance to farmers on following water pollution regulations may be unlawful, the environment watchdog has said. In response to a complaint by WWF and ClientEarth, the Office for Environmental Protection (OEP) said it ...

24 Jan 2024 at 00:01

Farmers told to slash nitrogen pollution flowing into Poole Harbour

Farmers have been told they must more than halve the amount of harmful nitrates pouring into one of Dorset’s most picturesque harbours, in a bid to reverse decades of environmental damage. Poole Harbour is a site of huge ...

17 Feb 2022 at 18:25

Charity calls for targets to cut use of fossil fuel-based artificial fertilisers

The Government needs to set a target for reducing the use of fossil fuel-based artificial fertilisers on farms or risk missing its net-zero climate goal, campaigners have said. The Soil Association said it was ...

01 Sept 2023 at 00:01

Watchdog accused of failing to hold Environment Agency to account

The Environment Agency should be investigated for failing to seek out and punish farmers who were unlawfully causing nitrogen pollution but the watchdog was yet to act, two green groups have said. WWF and ...

20 Dec 2023 at 15:23

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