Environment
The Environment Agency has said its annual report on the environmental performance of England's...
N.Ireland
New Zealand’s Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) has approved a feed additive to reduce...
Arable
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced that it "continues to find that there...
'Species such as the Corncrake and the Curlew may become no more than a memory if the degradation of habitats in Ireland continues.'
The number of public water supplies affected by pesticides that was noted in 2014 continued to increase last year, according to an EPA report
Greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture decreased last year, according to latest research from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
It is estimated that 30% of private wells in Ireland are contaminated by E. coli arising from animal or human waste, according to a new report by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
A significant effort will be needed for Ireland to meet its EU greenhouse gas emissions reduction targets and to become a low carbon economy, figures from the EPA show.
Last year 48% of household septic tanks inspected by local authorities failed, with more than half failing due to lack of de-sludging.
Dairy
Emissions from agriculture increased by 0.48 million tonnes (2.6%) in 2013 according to the EPA.
Ireland faces considerable challenges in moving to a low-carbon economy, according to figures released today by the Environmental Protection Agency.
The key changes in the 3rd Nitrate Action Programme were outlined this week by Jack Nolan of the Dept of Agriculture.
Ammonia emissions have stayed reasonably constant since 1990, noted Dr Eimear Cotter, Senior Manager, EPA.
Agri-Business
Kepak is investigating a minor leak of ammonia at its largest meat processing plants in the country.
The EPA research projects on climate change, published this week, examine the impacts of climate change and its effects.
Protecting the environmental resources we already have, including our water resources, will be a priority for the Environmental Protection Agency.
Ireland has experienced seven heatwaves in the past 30 years and latest research from the EPA and says this has resulted in increased mortality rates.
