Ireland’s emissions fell by 2.2% in 2025, acceleration needed
Ireland reported a 2.2% decline in greenhouse gas emissions in 2025, with an ‘accelerated delivery’ of emissions reductions needed to…
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Ireland continuing to ‘fall short’ in protecting its waterways, says group
Ireland‘s Sustainable Water Network (SWAN) has said that the latest Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) water quality report indicates the level…
Ireland likely to struggle to meet 2030 recycling targets without further policy intervention
Ireland’s ability to meet its 2030 municipal and packaging waste recycling targets is likely to prove ‘challenging’ without further policy…
Climate scientist calls out ‘demonstrably incorrect’ US environmental claims
Professor Benjamin Santer, honorary professor at the University of East Anglia (UEA), and one of the first scientists to identify…
Ireland’s EPA announces funding for 24 new research projects
Ireland‘s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced €6.5 million in funding for 24 new projects addressing climate and environmental policy…
Local government actions ‘can keep US on track’ for Paris Agreement goals
Despite the Trump administration’s efforts to roll back the sustainability agenda in the United States, states and local governments can…
Many wastewater plants in Ireland still ‘poorly managed’, says EPA
Ireland’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has said that while the volume of raw sewage discharged daily in Ireland from wastewater…
More effort needed to protect clean air in towns and cities across Ireland
More effort will be needed to ensure that Ireland meets the stricter air quality standards set for 2030 under the…
Evidence of climate pollution on human health ‘beyond scientific dispute’
The US-based National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine has published a report that states that the impact of climate…
Environmental groups seek to block Trump administration’s ‘unlawfully created’ science report
The Environmental Defense Fund and the Union of Concerned Scientists have gone to court to seek to block the Trump…