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Local authorities must prioritise environmental protection to improve air and water quality and increase waste recycling

Posted by on November 14, 2023 · Leave a Comment 

Local Authorities play a vital role in protecting our environment and carried out over 197,000 environmental inspections in 2022. Local authorities need to prioritise enforcement of the roll-out and use of 3-bin systems to improve segregation of household and commercial waste. More local authority farm inspections and follow-up enforcement is needed to reduce the impact […]

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EPA awards €10.7 million for research to support environmental protection in Ireland

Posted by on January 30, 2023 · Leave a Comment 

 The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced €10.7 million of research funding for 42 research projects addressing climate change and other emerging, complex environmental problems. This funding will contribute to the delivery of high-quality research, evidence-based policy development and further build Irish environmental research capacity. The funding is an important element of the EPA 2030 Research Strategy which delivers […]

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