Ireland to be referred to EU court over water directive The European Commission will refer Ireland to the European Court of Justice for failing to correctly transpose the Water Framework Directive into Irish law - … Ireland • 26 Jan
EU proposes moves to reverse decline in bee populations The European Union has announced proposals to try to reverse an "alarming decline" in the number of bees - and other insects that pollinate the … World • 24 Jan
Star visibility eroding as night sky brightens - study Light pollution is growing rapidly and in some places the number of stars visible to the naked eye in the night sky is being reduced … World • 20 Jan
ExxonMobil dismissed own global warming forecast: study ExxonMobil publicly downplayed climate change even though scientists for the oil giant had accurately predicted global warming from fossil fuels as far back as the … World • 13 Jan
Tobacco firms to partly pay for clean-up of butts New government legislation which comes into force on Thursday means tobacco companies will now have to pay for part of the clean-up costs resulting from … Ireland • 02 Jan
Canadian polar bear population declining fast - study Polar bears are disappearing fast from the Western part of Hudson Bay, on the southern tip of the Canadian Arctic, according to a new government … World • 24 Dec 22
Updated climate plan 'charts way forward' - Taoiseach Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has said Ireland can become energy independent within a generation or less and that this generation should be the one that turns … Climate Change • 21 Dec 22
Developing countries walkout at UN biodiversity talks Delegates from developing countries at high-stakes UN talks on biodiversity staged a late-night walkout after talks broke down with wealthy nations over the contentious issue … World • 14 Dec 22
UK govt grants planning for new coal mine The British government has provoked anger from environmental campaigners by approving a controversial new coal mine in Cumbria. UK • 08 Dec 22
Ireland in danger of missing EU waste targets - EPA Ireland is in danger of missing future EU municipal waste and plastic recycling targets, according to the Environmental Protection Agency. Environment • 07 Dec 22
Air pollution converted into fuel, plastic and dresses At LanzaTech's lab in the Chicago suburbs, a beige liquid bubbles away in dozens of glass vats. News Lens • 02 Dec 22
Vanuatu relocating villages due to rising sea threat Vanuatu's government has identified "dozens" of villages in "at-risk areas" to be relocated "within the next 24 months" while other settlements have also been earmarked … Environment • 01 Dec 22
Ryanair concerned about 'even more levies' on aviation The CEO of Ryanair has told an Oireachtas committee that environmental aviation charges are damaging the connectivity of peripheral states, including Ireland. Politics • 30 Nov 22
UN says all regions experienced water extremes in 2021 All regions of the world saw water extremes last year - both floods and droughts - and billions of people had insufficient freshwater, the United … World • 29 Nov 22
More to be done over private water standards - EPA The Environmental Protection Agency has said more needs to be done to ensure drinking water from private supplies is up to standard. Ireland • 25 Nov 22
EU proposal the game-changer at COP27 The agreement by the 194 countries at COP27 to agree to setting up a new Loss and Damage Fund to channel money from the wealthier … Analysis and Comment • 21 Nov 22
Countries considering draft COP27 climate deal The European Union has warned that it was prepared to walk away from climate negotiations if a satisfactory outcome could not be reached, but said … World • 19 Nov 22
COP27 climate talks extended into the weekend Minister for the Environment Eamon Ryan, who is the EU Ministerial Representative on crucial loss and damage talks at the COP27 summit, said it is … COP27 • 18 Nov 22
Many issues unresolved in draft COP27 climate deal The first draft of a deal being hashed out at the COP27 climate summit in Egypt would keep a target of limiting global warming to … Climate Change • 17 Nov 22
Native rainforests may flourish again under new plan Co Clare-based charity Hometree is planning to restore uplands from Donegal to Kerry as native rainforests. Environment • 17 Nov 22
COP27: Ryan represents EU, Lula calls for compensation Brazilian president-elect Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has joined calls at COP27 for the creation of a fund to compensate developing countries, while Eamon Ryan … Environment • 16 Nov 22
World population passes 8bn causing climate concern The world population surged past 8 billion people today, the United Nations said, warning that more hardship is in store for regions already facing resource … World • 15 Nov 22
EPA says more focus on air and noise pollution needed Almost 81,000 complaints were received by the Environmental Protection Agency last year, with 90% of environmental complaints being about waste or litter. Ireland • 15 Nov 22
Irish students urged to submit entries for Earth Prize Pupils from schools across Ireland are being encouraged to take part in a €200,000 sustainability competition. Ireland • 14 Nov 22
