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The artificial ski slope is on top of the Copenhill facility in Copenhagen

Copenhagen puts ski slope on roof of waste plant

News Lens / 16 Feb

The growing popularity of the mountain has led to mounting levels of rubbish

China bans tourists from Mount Everest base camp

News Lens / 15 Feb

'People are scared, they are afraid to leave their homes', one official said (Courtesy: Irina Eliseeva)

Polar bears invade Russian island towns

News Lens / 13 Feb

Microbeads are tiny plastic balls, found in soaps, shower gels and facial scrub

Cosmetics industry on track to phase out microbeads

Environment / 13 Feb

The report warns that politicians and policymakers have failed to recognise that human impacts on nature have reached a critical stage

World is facing 'environmental breakdown', study warns

News Lens / 12 Feb

Insects ranging from butterflies and bees to dung beetles were among the most affected

Insect decline could cause 'collapse' of nature - study

About 30% of the silver and bronze in medals came from recycled materials for the Rio games

All Tokyo 2020 Olympic medals to be made from e-waste

News Lens / 08 Feb

Green Party bill looks to tackle 'silent killer' radon

Politics / 07 Feb

Taken together, the past four years were the four warmest on record

Last year was fourth hottest on record - WMO

Environment / 06 Feb

Philip Lane says the transition to a low-carbon economy will require investment

Bank Governor issues warning over climate change impact

The footage showed someone kayaking in Porpoise Bay, New Zealand

Sea lion video found on USB in frozen leopard seal poo

News Lens / 05 Feb

People will be allowed to use waste collection services, bring their waste to centres or share bins, but they must have proof

Inspections to monitor waste disposal being introduced

Ireland / 04 Feb

South Australia experienced the hottest temperatures during the month with the mercury hitting 49.5 degrees

January was Australia's hottest month on record

Image: Danish Ministry of Environment and Food

Denmark building anti-boar barrier on German border

News Lens / 28 Jan

South Korea's president has advised his officials to handle the issue as a 'natural disaster'

Polluted South Korea's attempt at artificial rain fails

News Lens / 28 Jan

In 2016 alone, 435,000 tonnes of phones were discarded, despite containing billions of dollars' worth of materials

Close to 50m tonnes of e-waste produced each year

News Lens / 25 Jan

Police said the 35,000-strong gathering was the biggest turnout of recent times

35,000 children protest in Brussels over climate change

News Lens / 24 Jan

It is claimed the Government's climate change plan is flawed and is a breach of human rights law

Court challenge to Government's climate change plan

Environment / 22 Jan

Images: @JUANSHARKS /oneoceandiving.com/@OceanRamsey

Swimming with sharks: Divers film great white in Hawaii

News Lens / 21 Jan

Pupils as young as 12 turned out for the 'climate strike'

'There is no planet B': Swiss students stage strikes

News Lens / 18 Jan

At least 60% of coffee species are threatened with extinction

Sustainability of global coffee production 'at risk'

The recommendations would imply a 90% reduction in red meat consumption in Ireland

Human diet causing 'catastrophic' damage - Lancet

Health / 17 Jan

Evelyn Cusack said she had contacted a number of agencies who are issuing warnings (Pic: RTÉ Stills Library)

Met Éireann concern over 'spurious' weather warnings

Politics / 17 Jan

The Taoiseach has told the Dáil that he has 'not become a vegan'

Taoiseach defends red meat comments

Politics / 15 Jan

From 1979 to 1990 Antarctica shed an average of 40 billion tonnes of ice mass annually

Antarctic ice melting faster than ever before - study

Environment / 14 Jan

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