Day: 24 January 2008

E.coli in Irish drinking water ‘unacceptable’

More than a third of private drinking water supplies and 8% of public water supplies in Ireland were contaminated with E.coli during 2006-07.

Antarctic ice loss speeds up

NASA has charted a worrying trend in Antarctic ice levels, showing it is disappearing at an ever increasing rate that now rivals the loss of the Greenland ice sheet.

Midwest farming changing Mississippi chemistry

Researchers investigating agricultural pollution in the American Midwest have said that the volume of chemicals in the Mississippi is equivalent to another large river.

Overseas allowances ‘could be crucial’ for Irish emissions targets

The Irish Business and Employers Confederation (IBEC) has warned that Ireland faces a massive challenge in trying to achieve EU climate change targets, and that the ability to purchase overseas allowances could be crucial.

EU announces plans for 20% emissions reduction

The European Commission has announced a package of measures to reduce greenhouse gases by at least 20% and increase renewable energy use by 20% by 2020.

County Donegal wastewater treatment plan approved

Two towns in County Donegal could soon have state-of-the-art art wastewater treatment plants, after local council chiefs approved preliminary plans for the projects.

Comhar: Informed debate required on nuclear issue

Calls for a debate about nuclear power in Ireland have been supported by the country's Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources, Eamon Ryan.

Pollution levels in Ireland fall

The latest figures show that levels of harmful toxins in the Irish environment dropped off in 2006.

Free papers pay for city recycling

Westminster City Council and the publishers of two of London's free newspapers are to share the costs of recycling the waste produced from their distribution.

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