# environmental-protection-agency - Yesterday’s News
# EPA
# EPA
The gas is linked to around 350 new cases of lung cancer in Ireland every year.
# environmental-protection-agency - Friday 13 May, 2022
# Water Quality
# Water Quality
Just two beaches received a ‘poor’ quality rating.
# environmental-protection-agency - Thursday 7 April, 2022
# Peat Sake
- Historic problems in enforcement of large-scale peat extraction in Ireland has led to the loss of precious bog, writes Niall Sargent
- Noteworthy investigates the case of Harte Peat found to be operating in breach of EU law
- 12 other peat extractors are now also subject to ongoing EPA enforcement action
# environmental-protection-agency - Monday 21 March, 2022
# Peat Extraction
# Peat Extraction
Environmental Protection Agency brought injunction proceedings against Harte Peat Ltd.
# environmental-protection-agency - Tuesday 22 February, 2022
# EPA
- The agency said 20 of the 380 private group schemes, which serve more than 2,900 people, failed to meet the standard relating to E. coli bacteria.
- Twenty-two private group schemes also failed to meet the standard for Trihalomethanes (THM).
- Over a quarter of small private supplies, serving food businesses, nursing homes, crèches and B&Bs, were not monitored at all in 2020.
# environmental-protection-agency - Wednesday 15 December, 2021
# Pipe Dreams
# Pipe Dreams
A report by the Environmental Protection Agency has said it has “serious concerns” about the time it takes to implement improvements.
# environmental-protection-agency - Wednesday 3 November, 2021
# EPA
# EPA
Half of Ireland’s urban wastewater is still not treated to the basic EU standards, according to a new report.
# environmental-protection-agency - Friday 10 September, 2021
# Recycling
# Recycling
Our recycling rate has continued to decline.
# environmental-protection-agency - Friday 23 July, 2021
# Sewage
# Sewage
The prosecution was delayed as a result of the Covid-19 crisis.
# environmental-protection-agency - Wednesday 14 July, 2021
# Environmental Protection Agency
# Environmental Protection Agency
Many rivers and estuaries in the south and east are under pressure from excess nitrogen from agricultural activities, the EPA said.
# environmental-protection-agency - Monday 1 March, 2021
# EPA
# EPA
The EPA study based its findings on an analysis of the level of particulate matter (PM2.5) found in the capital.
# environmental-protection-agency - Friday 29 January, 2021
# CLIMATE CRISIS
# CLIMATE CRISIS
The country’s emissions fell by almost 6% last year.
# environmental-protection-agency - Friday 11 December, 2020
# Hazardous Waste
# Hazardous Waste
581,000 tonnes of hazardous waste were produced in Ireland in 2019.
# environmental-protection-agency - Wednesday 25 November, 2020
# 2020 Environment
# 2020 Environment
The Environmental Protection Agency today launched its State of the Environment report.
# environmental-protection-agency - Friday 20 November, 2020
# EPA
# EPA
But the figures also indicate that Ireland is highly unlikely to meet its overall EU targets by the end of this year.
# environmental-protection-agency - Thursday 12 November, 2020
# EPA
# EPA
The Environmental Protection Agency is sharply critical of Irish Water in its latest report.
# environmental-protection-agency - Friday 25 September, 2020
# Clean Air
# Clean Air
The EPA’s report for 2019 says action must be taken.
# environmental-protection-agency - Wednesday 16 September, 2020
# Rubbish
# Rubbish
Recycling of packaging waste has declined from 70% in 2013 to 64% in 2018.
# environmental-protection-agency - Wednesday 22 July, 2020
# EPA
# EPA
The EPA’s annual report shows that half of all septic tanks (1,160) failed inspection last year.
# environmental-protection-agency - Thursday 28 November, 2019
# Study
# Study
Research found that climate science was generally not contested in Irish reporting.
# environmental-protection-agency - Wednesday 13 November, 2019
# Irish Water
# Irish Water
Ireland needs “substantial” investment in waste water treatment, the EPA report said.
# environmental-protection-agency - Tuesday 12 November, 2019
# Emissions
# Emissions
SF6 is a greenhouse gas with a global warming potential 23,000 times that of carbon dioxide.
# environmental-protection-agency - Thursday 31 October, 2019
# Leixlip
# Leixlip
The agency confirmed that a blockage was the main reason for last week’s notice.
# environmental-protection-agency - Wednesday 23 October, 2019
# Leixlip Water Treatment Plant
# Leixlip Water Treatment Plant
The notice impacts approximately 600,000 people and is expected to stay in place for a number of days.
# environmental-protection-agency - Thursday 19 September, 2019
# Limerick
# Limerick
Limerick Against Pollution said “4,400 objections” were lodged against the plans.
# environmental-protection-agency - Friday 12 July, 2019
# Irish Water
# Irish Water
New figures show the extent of overflows at the plant in recent years.
# environmental-protection-agency - Wednesday 3 July, 2019
# Dublin Bay
# Dublin Bay
It follows an apparent leak at the plant this week.
# environmental-protection-agency - Tuesday 2 July, 2019
# Irish Water
# Irish Water
It is the third apparent spillage to occur at the facility this year.
# environmental-protection-agency - Wednesday 5 June, 2019
# Rté Investigates
# Rté Investigates
An RTÉ Investigates programme will look into the pollution.
# environmental-protection-agency - Tuesday 23 October, 2018
# Unacceptable
# Unacceptable
The EPA’s Dr Tom Ryan said our health is being put at risk due to the impact on our rivers, lakes and coastal waters.
# environmental-protection-agency - Wednesday 16 May, 2018
# Water Quality
# Water Quality
Seven coastal bathing waters have failed to meet the minimum standard.
# environmental-protection-agency - Saturday 30 December, 2017
# Smelly
# Smelly
Many of the complaints related to the burning of rubbish by their neighbours.
# environmental-protection-agency - Friday 1 December, 2017
# Up And Running
# Up And Running
The Dublin Waste to Energy project is a public private partnership between Dublin City Council and recycling and energy company Covanta.
# environmental-protection-agency - Tuesday 29 August, 2017
# Irish Cement
# Irish Cement
Irish Cement wants to burn tyres and other industrial waste at its factory in Mungret.
# environmental-protection-agency - Thursday 8 June, 2017
# Microbeads
# Microbeads
A new report from the Environmental Protection Agency delves into the source of microplastics in our waters.
# environmental-protection-agency - Thursday 8 December, 2016
# Radiation
# Radiation
A recent BBC panorama investigation suggested there were serious safety concerns at the plant.
# Donald Trump
# Donald Trump
Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt has spent much of his political career battling the EPA.
# environmental-protection-agency - Wednesday 30 November, 2016
# Watering Wicklow
# Watering Wicklow
Not everyone is in favour with the first major upgrade in 150 years of the Vartry scheme.
# environmental-protection-agency - Monday 28 November, 2016
# Radiation
# Radiation
That’s the radiation equivalent of getting 17 chest X-rays every day.
# environmental-protection-agency - Friday 11 November, 2016
# Gas Crowd
# Gas Crowd
Ireland is on course to miss its emissions targets for this year and the next according to the Environmental Protection Agency.
