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Irish emissions will be down by 2% to 4% this year - not the 20% pledged back in 2005, the EPA warned today

EPA outlines how Ireland can meet 2030 emissions target

Irish Water has lifted the national hosepipe ban originally imposed on 9 June (file pic)

Hosepipe ban lifted early after heavy rain

Environment / 08 Jul

The hunting techniques include using dogs to track bears, and shooting swimming caribou from motor boats

Controversial Alaska hunting techniques to return

The EPA is becoming 'increasingly frustrated' with Irish Water over delays in addressing water supply problems

Water supply to 1m people 'vulnerable to failure' - EPA

Environment / 07 Jul

Coastal erosion at Pollan Strand in Ballyliffin

Donegal amenities under threat from coastal erosion

Environment / 02 Jul

Russia's northern territories have faced a heat wave in recent weeks (File pic)

Climate change blamed for 'abnormal' fires in Arctic

Weather / 30 Jun

The mudslides were triggered by heavy rain

Leitrim farmlands deluged after massive mudslide

Weather / 30 Jun

The South Pole is warming at a rate of around 0.6C a decade, compared with around 0.2C for the rest of the planet

South Pole warming 3 times faster than rest of Earth

Environment / 29 Jun

The suspected record temperature was measured in the Russian town of Verkoyansk during a heatwave

United Nations seeking to verify Arctic heat record

Environment / 23 Jun

Dr Liam Morrison from NUIG at a study testing site in Grattan Beach, Galway

Wipes, sanitary products polluting water - NUIG study

Environment / 23 Jun

The aim of the fund is to help kickstart climate-related projects that can reduce Ireland's greenhouse gas emissions

Legislation over €500m fund to kickstart climate action

Environment / 22 Jun

The calls were contained in a new manual for church leaders and workers

Vatican urges Catholics to disinvest in fossil fuels

Diego weighs about 80kg, is nearly 90cm long and 1.5m tall

Diego the tortoise retires at 100 after fathering 800

News Lens / 16 Jun

Prof John Sweeney said backloading the 7% commitment to the second half of this decade is not good

Concerns over 7% emissions target in programme for govt

Environment / 16 Jun

Almost 100 bags of rubbish were collected during two clean-ups of the River Dodder in Dublin at the weekend

Community clean-ups resume to tackle lockdown littering

Environment / 16 Jun

Image: Queensland Department of Environment and Science/Great Barrier Reef Foundation

Drones help scientists monitor turtles off barrier reef

News Lens / 11 Jun

Recent dry conditions and an increase in domestic water usage have led to the ban being put in place

Nationwide hosepipe ban set to start tomorrow

Ireland / 08 Jun

Cork City Council has now leased a new fleet of electric vehicles

Cork driving down emissions with new electric vehicles

Marine iguanas, endemic to the Galapagos, on a beach on the island of Santa Cruz

Galapagos will 'change and adapt' due to Covid-19

Environment / 05 Jun

A wildfire burns in Yakutia, Russia earlier this month

EU climate network confirms warmest May on record

Environment / 05 Jun

The 2019 numbers of the Painted Lady were almost 600% up on the 2008 figure (Image: Liam Lysaght)

2019: The year of the Painted Lady

Ireland / 04 Jun

A large red spillage in the Ambarnaya river

Putin slams mining company over Siberian diesel leak

The 38,000 square kilometres destroyed in 2019 made it the third most devastating year for primary forests since the scientists began tracking their decline

Rainforest area the size of Switzerland destroyed

News Lens / 02 Jun

Disease emerged in Europe last year (stock image)

Salmon stocks struck by rare disease

Environment / 02 Jun

Just under 30% of sustainable travel consisted of bus usage

2019 saw more Dubliners commuting by bike and on foot

Dublin / 28 May

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