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Peat’s Sake: Leading company under EPA spotlight for potential unlicensed extraction
- The Irish branch of peat giant Klasmann-Deilmann is being investigated by the EPA in relation to peat extraction in the Midlands, writes Noteworthy’s Niall Sargent
- In June 2021, the EPA warned Klasmann it was of the view that the company was committing a serious and ongoing breach of EU environmental law
- Almost a dozen other large-scale peat extractors are also under investigation by the environmental watchdog