Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Builders and engineers must prepare for temperatures higher than 33 degrees recorded last year

Evaluation by EPA concluded current polices won’t deliver the Holy Grail of carbon neutrality by 2050.

Emissions still exceed pre-pandemic levels and aviation emissions nearly doubled last year, reflecting sector's post-Covid-19 rebound

Government has said the use of green public procurement criteria in all public tenders will become compulsory

Included in the requirements is a commitment to supply information to the public on water quality

UN secretary general calls on wealthy countries to mobilise resources to keep global temperature down

Noise intrusion is likely to increase in line with population density, and yet Ireland lacks a formal national policy on noise

Tyres, road surfaces and speed being considered in noise reduction plans

The joy of discovering the homebred woodpeckers: ‘I heard a curious sound coming from a mature alder tree’

Two of the most common issues found during inspections were poor operation of wastewater treatment and waste storage plants

Project Air View allows Dubliners to see air quality outside homes and throughout city

Council meeting told residents are losing faith in its determination to enforce planning conditions

Michelle Hayes incurred substantial costs in ‘David v Goliath’ battle

Ennis, Tralee, Ringsend, Edenderry, Longford, Macroom and Letterkenny had days with high levels of dust, soot and smoke in atmosphere

I’m far from alone: 84% of Irish people say access to nature is important for their mental health

‘People talk about destruction of the Amazon forest, but we have done exactly the same in Ireland,’ says UCD expert

Final episode revisits issue of declining water quality in rivers, lakes and estuaries

Ireland should not use other countries’ poor climate record as cover for our own

Edenderry power plant is sourcing peat from bogs 80km away along with wood materials from Brazil over a distance of almost 7,500km

Natural or mechanical ventilation is crucial, particularly in airtight spaces

Health scientists warn recent cold snap saw air quality levels across the country worsen dramatically

Efforts to enforce ban on single-use plastics will intensify in bid to stop pollution

Harte Peat is appealing against a High Court ruling which found some of its activities were unauthorised

Campaigner says limits must be put on dairy cattle numbers as Irish Rural Association protests outside event

Irish Water audits found 33 cases where lead levels in water above safe limits

One in 20 private water supplies in State failed to meet E. coli standards last year, says report

Some local councils performing poorly on environmental inspection record

Dr Philip Crowley presents overview of system’s first climate action strategy set to be ready by end of year

Upgrading creaking water infrastructure involves challenges that are outside of utility’s control

Irish Water does not having clear plans to deal with many priority areas, report finds

Works up to €5,000 will be fully funded under improved scheme, minister says

Escalating pollution ‘has not happened by accident’ - Sustainable Water Network

‘Urgent and targeted action is required to reduce nitrogen emissions from agriculture’, says report

Environmental regulator criticises falling water quality standards

Irish Water criticised in report over failures in the water supply system

Number using water supplies flagged by environmental watchdog increased to 560,000 people this year

Second Minister raises shortcomings in communication with islanders off the west coast and in the Spiddal area of Connemara

Price and not public health set to drive behaviour despite tighter regulations, say experts

Pollutants arising from solid fuel burning and traffic are exceeding WHO guidelines in Ireland

Body calls for ‘fiscal and regulatory measures without delay’ to improve plastic recycling