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Pollution

    Bad smells and water pollution dominate compliance failures in environmental inspections
    Uisce Éireann convicted over chemical spill that killed fish along 8km stretch of river in Cork
    Opinion: Fast fashion conglomerates are having a profoundly negative impact on Irish businesses
    Elaine Maguire O'Connor
    Plastic pollution treaty talks begin in South Korea
    The dirty business behind clean beauty: 'Don't fall for the marketing messages'
    Elaine Maguire O'Connor
    Inland Fisheries Ireland continuing investigation into 5,000 fish killed by pollution in Cork
    Choking on fresh air: How Ireland's air quality is leading to premature deaths
    Dr Lisa McNamee
    Cabinet approves plan to give local authorities power to introduce traffic congestion charges
    Poll: Should SUV owners be charged more for parking in Dublin?
    Auditor suggests council dock Deputy Mayor's expenses to help recoup €700k landfill bill
    Uisce Éireann pleads guilty to two water pollution charges over north Clare ‘fish kill'
    EU member states reach preliminary agreement on reducing industrial emissions
    New York state sues PepsiCo over plastic pollution in rivers that supply drinking water
    Schools shut across India's capital as toxic smog engulfs the city
    Uisce Éireann fined over €7,000 for fish kill in Cavan
    'This is a matter of basic health': Will Dublin City get congestion charges any time soon?
    South Dublin County Council investigating pollution in River Poddle which coloured water white
    Ireland's air quality last year was below WHO standards for human health
    Michelle O'Neill calls for public ownership of Lough Neagh amid outcry over toxic algal blooms
    Lung conditions will be made worse by climate change, say respiratory experts
    Air pollution is the greatest global threat to human health, study finds
    Uisce Éireann fined €5,000 for pollution that killed fish in the River Liffey
    'Unacceptable' commitment by public bodies when faced with environmental information requests
    UN talks on agreement to protect the high seas continue into the early morning
    Two thirds of reef sharks and rays risk extinction due to climate change and overfishing
    Air pollution killed 238,000 Europeans prematurely in 2020, EU watchdog says
    Local councils hiring inspectors to target farms over pollution concerns
    Concerns over data submitted by Wexford power plant to EPA
    Noxious gases from erupting Icelandic volcano threaten nearby village
    Oil spill pollutes nature reserve in Ecuador's Amazon
    Elephants dying from eating plastic waste in Sri Lankan dump, conservationists warn
    Climate activists deflate tyres of ‘luxury’ cars in Glasgow protest
    Over half of septic tanks failed their 2020 inspection, says EPA
    Microplastics in Irish waters 'pass up the food chain' into systems of humans and larger animals
    Brown Thomas and Arnotts remove 470 cosmetic glitter products from sale
    Pollution causes around 725 deaths in Dublin each year, with 144 linked to diesel emissions, study finds
    Plume of Sahara dust causes spike in European air pollution
    Swimming was banned at bathing spots across Ireland for over 350 days this year
    Major leisure and biodiversity centre in Booterstown refused planning permission over pollution concerns
    Study finds link between air pollution and neurological disorders
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