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"Sewage overflows gave rise to the release of waste containing wipes and sanitary towels, which were deposited on the beach near the Claddagh in Galway". Photo: Robert Linsdell https://www.flickr.com/photos/boblinsdell/

How wet wipes and sanitary products are causing marine pollution

Brainstorm / 23 Jun

Kenyan ecofeminist, human rights campaigner and Green Belt Movement founder Wangari Maathai who was awarded the 2004 Nobel Peace Prize. Photo: Micheline Pelletier/Corbis via Getty Images

All you ever wanted to know about ecofeminism

Climate Change / 24 Feb

Pharmaceuticals we are releasing into the environment affect the way microorganisms, plants and animals interact with each other in our waterways.

The drugs which end up in our sewers, drains and rivers

Environment / 10 Feb

"Creating public spaces that are lively, engaging, interesting and accessible requires vision and planning"

How do we restore life to our public spaces?

Brainstorm / 24 Sep 19

"Women's journeys are much more complex"

More Irish women drive to work than men. Here's why

Climate Change / 11 Nov 19

"In the past there was a strong bias against forestry in Ireland"

Can we plant 22 million trees a year?

Climate Change / 19 Sep 19

"There are lots of people who think they are recycling properly and who are not"

What really happens to our recycling?

Recycling / 14 Nov 19

"Air doesn't abide Brexit": Ireland performs poorly on emissions compared to other EU countries

How do Ireland's green credentials measure up?

Environment / 10 Sep 19

Scientists have found microplastics in snow samples from the Arctic: "the microscopically small threads can end up in our lungs"

Why fibre is not always good for your health

Environment / 03 Sep 19

"Glyphosate may be replaced with multiple chemicals to perform the same task, which could result in a 'cocktail' of chemical exposures"

What a pesticide like glyphosate is doing to your health

Environment / 05 Sep 19

How many of these tents will be left behind by revellers in Stradbally next Monday morning?

The environmental cost of dumping your tent at Electric Picnic

Environment / 26 Aug 19

"Giving someone the information and telling them what to do won't necessarily result in behaviour change"

Why do we find it so hard to stop using plastic bottles?

Climate Change / 18 Feb

Elisabeth Moss as Offred/ Ofjoseph in the TV adaptation of Margaret Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale

The tales behind The Handmaid's Tale

Margaret Atwood / 28 Jun 19

The Climate Change Advisory Council has said that 'Ireland is completely off course in terms of achieving its 2020 and 2030 emissions reduction targets'.

Why it's necessary to create new climate change institutions

Climate Change / 17 Jun 19

Plant pots, cups and digestive biscuits are just some of the things that can be made from food waste.

How food waste can be given a new lease of life

Environment / 14 Jun 19

"Climate change cuts across boundaries, both disciplinary and national"

How do we respond to the wicked problem of climate change?

Climate Change / 14 Dec 18

Smile for the camera: tourists in Southern Lapland. Photo: Giles Clarke/Getty Images

Is the North Pole set to become a tourism hotspot?

Environment / 21 Sep 18

If a tree falls in the forest and there's no-one around, what does it sound like?

How sound helps us to visualise our environment

Environment / 04 Jul 18

Wind farms are often met with resistance by communities

It's time to involve communities in energy decision-making

Energy / 25 Jun 18

One-third of Ireland's emissions come from agriculture, with a large portion of that coming from cattle alone.

Should we have an environmental levy on meat and milk in Ireland?

Environment / 25 Jun 18

Wine bottles upcycling as flower pots. Photo: iStock

Is upcycling the answer to our waste problem?

Upcycling / 16 May 18

"It is a concern that we are knowingly discharging pollution into our environment, be that into seawater or freshwater"

Choppy waters ahead: dealing with Ireland's wastewater systems

Environment / 08 Nov 17

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