Bathing water quality improving but issues still to be addressed – EPA
Latest evaluation finds 78% of swimming areas have excellent water quality
Latest evaluation finds 78% of swimming areas have excellent water quality
Agency’s bathing water quality report finds ‘excellent’ standards at 75% of 148 sites tested
Figures indicate State is ‘going in wrong direction across a number of indicators, such as falling recycling levels’
EPA calls for greater efforts amid continuing decrease in rate of recycling
On-farm measures are key to reducing emissions - environmental watchdog
Figures show State is set to exceed emissions target by up to 6 per cent for 2018
‘Storms will track this direction more often, and we need to start planning now. Our coastal areas are at substantial risk’
Agency warns pollutants have implications for air and water quality and human health
Trinity College research assesses viability of global trend of growing, cooking and sharing food
Black bins in commercial businesses contain more than a third food waste, study finds
EPA warns Ireland set to miss emission reduction targets as agriculture rises by 2.9 per cent
Strong economic growth and increasing fossil fuel consumption cited for increase
New web resource on National Waste Statistics launched
Expert warns of fines of up to €455m in 2020 as EU targets likely to be missed
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