Blog

Climate change has a major impact on soil, and changes in land use and soil can either accelerate or slow...

Exhaust fumes are not the only dangerous chemical produced from road transport that can cause health problems, a UCC expert...

Large combustion plants are responsible for a significant proportion of anthropogenic pollutant emissions.  Since 2004, emissions from large combustion plants in...

Earlier this month the European Environment Agency published its ‘European environment — state and outlook 2020 (SOER 2020)’ report. It...

The Government has outlined the key aspects of its proposed new climate Bill that it says aims to drastically reduce...

On 4 December 2019, the Commission published the Best Available Technique (BAT) conclusions, for the food, drink and milk (FDM) industry....

The EEA assessment ‘Nutrient enrichment and eutrophication in Europe’s seas’ explores whether Europe has been able to reverse eutrophication trends...

The European Commission today presented The European Green Deal - a roadmap for making the EU's economy sustainable by turning climate and environmental challenges...

A fitness check of the Water Framework Directive, its associated Directives, and the Floods Directive concludes that they are overall fit...

In its recently published “EPA Approach to Environmental Liabilities and Financial Provision”, the EPA will apply a risk-based approach to...

European Environment Agency’s state of environment report outlines the scale and urgency of environmental challenges facing Europe The European Environment...

There are more than 150 unauthorised quarries across Ireland, it was revealed on Wednesday.  Permission for quarries is given or...

On the eve of a year in which nations are due to strengthen their Paris climate pledges, a new UN...

An Bord Pleanala has rejected plans for a Japanese knotweed facility near Ballyhaunis. A company called Pollution & Construction Solutions Ltd...

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has warned that repeated delays in the elimination of raw sewage are unacceptable and that...

A local authority failed to carry out any environmental impact assessment before destroying a biodiverse wetland and killing thousands of...

Environmental protection As discussed above, over the years, the European Union has developed a complex regime of environmental protection legislation...

German soil scientist Ingrid Kögel-Knabner and eco-entrepreneur Reinhard Schneider picked up the 2019 German Environment Prize at a ceremony in...

Is Brexit merely a cover-up for widespread deregulation in the UK, including  measures designed to reduce pollution, punish environmental offenders...

Google, in conjunction with Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate and Energy, has expanded Environmental Insights Explorer (EIE), its digital...

European Union Member States face a dilemma on how to deal with the millions of tonnes of waste generated in...

We believe change is born out of Responsibility - taking responsibility for your past actions, being responsible in how you...

The Tellus Programme, managed by Geological Survey Ireland, has released six new datasets from the latest phases of the ground...

The UK government last week formally tabled its long-awaited Environment Bill in Parliament, promising that the "landmark" legislation will reshape environmental...

The Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) up to date list of licenced facilities which represent environmental blackspots sees the debut of...

More investment is needed to make urban waste water treatment plants fit to meet the difficult challenges posed by the...

An Bord Pleanála have published their annual report and accounts for 2018. Headline figures show: a 6% increase in cases...

Four environmental advocacy organizations called on Stichting Pensioenfonds ABP, Heerlen, Netherlands, on Monday to halt all new investments in fossil...

A 330-home development won’t go ahead in Newington due to air quality concerns, according to CPRE Kent.  Gladman Developments had...

North Cork Creameries Co-operative Ltd received the benefit of the Probation of Offenders Act following a guilty plea on two...

Minister for Climate Action and Environment Richard Bruton has he would like to introduce a nationwide ban on single use...

Climate Action and Sustainability will be a key focus for the Government at the National Ploughing Championships this year, with Minister...

The expansion of the Irish dairy herd is placing significant pressure on aquatic biodiversity, a conference on marine protected areas...

Ireland and other parts of northwestern Europe will bear the brunt of increasingly severe flooding caused by climate change, according...

The CEO of Scandinavian Airlines operator SAS Group expects governments to put in place tougher regulations on airlines unless the...

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has published environmental data on Ireland’s national pollutant and transfer register. This is a public...

A survey conducted by Irish Business Against Litter (IBAL) shows that only 16% of coastal areas and waterways are clean,...

Living in an area with high air pollution increases the chance of suffering from a major mental illness or depression,...

The UK government has announced that it will give £600m in funding to help deliver infrastructure projects that will unlock...

Repurposing disused buildings, a revamped town square and a new cultural corridor are just three of the six projects part...

Even in the Arctic, microscopic particles of plastic are falling out of the sky with snow, a study has found.  The...

Trends in bird and butterfly populations can be excellent indicators for the health of the environment.  Alarmingly, both of them...

The word “climate” makes most of us look up to the sky – however, the IPCC’s new special report on climate...

Efforts are under way in Westmeath to locate the source of an oil spill in the River Shannon over the...

A mix of horse manure and conventional fertilizer shows promise in remediating soil contaminated by engine oil, according to researchers...

While some parts of the world are ‘flush’ with freshwater, others face serious drought. What’s more, only a fraction of...

Internet retail and web services giant Amazon has announced it is to invest in a second wind energy project in Ireland. The company...

The Government has published the National Risk Assessment 2019, setting out the most significant risks facing the country in 2019....

The High Court has granted a campaign group in Meath permission to challenge a planning decision for a large housing...

The European Commission has set out a new framework of actions to protect and restore the world's forests, which host...

Renewables have once again generated more power than fossil fuels in the first and second quarter of this year, energy...

Farmers and gardeners have been warned that accidentally planting or recklessly allowing Japanese Knotweed to spread to another property could...

Verde Environmental Consultants provide expert advisory, monitoring and assessment services from our offices in Wicklow, Cork, Mayo and Galway in soil, air, water, waste, energy, noise and ecology disciplines Our...

Ireland’s Climate Action Plan proposes a comprehensive and wide-ranging set of measures for agriculture, forestry and land use. In this...

Boxy leather jackets and breezy cotton dresses are mainstays in many of our wardrobes but do we really know just how much our...

You won’t find many neater lawns than those at Wimbledon.  But while immaculately mown and weed-free grass might be perfect...

Given the urgent need to address “the climate emergency” and the role forestry could play in reducing carbon emissions, a...

A no-deal Brexit would see any meaningful conversation around environmental policy completely abandoned, a British expert has said.  Speaking recently at...

Noise pollution is making it difficult for birds to communicate with each other and it could lead to a severe...

About 600,000 Irish people live in damp or rotting homes while almost two million houses will need to be refitted...

The eagerly awaited "Climate Action Plan 2019" (the Plan) was published by the Government on 17 June 2019. The aim is to make...

Ambitious targets for cleaning up Northern Ireland's rivers will be very difficult to meet, according to a former government scientist....

A new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine examines the effects and efficacy of using dispersants...

The National Park & Wildlife Service (NPWS) has confirmed that a population of a non-indigenous crayfish species (NICS) has been...

By reducing your organisation’s carbon emissions, you are playing your part in delivering not only a positive impact on the...

Government departments will be forced to pay out of their own pockets if they fail to hit specific multi-year environmental...

Wastewater aeration is the process of adding air into wastewater to allow aerobic bio-degradation of the pollutant components. It is...

Ireland stands with small island states in acknowledging their vulnerability in a world that is in crisis – “ethically, ecologically, with...

While the real estate industry has become much better at integrating sustainability into new development projects, owners and developers have...

Up to 70,000 households could face water charges of up to €500 from next year if Irish Water gets the...

The following is a list of the rivers where outbreaks of Crayfish Plague have been confirmed by diagnostic tests. The map...

Up to one million litres of oil has been leaked from ESB underground cables over the past 20 years, according...

Excess levels of the herbicide glyphosate have been traced in the public water supply of Newport in Co Mayo.  Glyphosate is...

The man who topped the poll in the recent European Election in Dublin claims the recent increase in air-pollution in...

The 2018 EPA Bathing Water report sets out bathing water quality during the long hot summer of 2018. Overall, 94 per cent...

Malaysia has become the latest Asian country to reject rubbish from rich countries.  It is to send as much as 3,000...

Some 18% of the world’s population resides in India and they survive on just 4% of the world’s freshwater. Rapid...

With 900 people from 38 countries coming to Cork next month for a major international wind energy science conference, it...

Shane Ross, TD Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport has welcomed the enactment of the Aircraft Noise (Dublin Airport) Regulation...

Air pollution may be damaging every organ and virtually every cell in the human body, according to a comprehensive new global...

The European Council has adopted a directive which introduces new restrictions on certain single-use plastic products, which includes a ban...

A report from 2017 has revealed that Cork County Council was warned that pollution on Haulbowline had “the potential to...

Dr. Gary Canny BSc PhD, Technical Manager and Clare Whitely BA BEng, Project Manager, of Verde Environmental Group will present...

Verde Training Seminars The requirements imposed by environmental regulations on businesses are expanding and there is a need for managers...

It is not unusual for homeowners to suffer damage to their property from a neighbouring property that has had a...

A new report from BCC Research, “Bioremediation: Global Markets and Technologies to 2023" names Verde Environmental Group as a top leader in the...

An environmental group has brought a High Court challenge against the State over new regulations that allow for industrial extraction of...

The pollution of our oceans of oceans by marine litter and microplastics could be having an even worse affect on...

Verde’s Principal Environmental Consultant Malcolm Dowling, has been invited to speak at the Brownfield & Contaminated Land Conference in Belfast on May 1st on...

Ireland’s leading renewable energy organisation, the Irish Wind Energy Association, has welcomed the publication of the International Energy Agency’s 2019...

The European Parliament has made a major step towards a more ethical financial sector, by unanimously voting for new rules...

If the soil of a plot of land in Brussels is polluted, four times out of ten the cause is fuel oil....

The European Union’s economy lost £54.7bn last year due to member states’ failures to implement environmental laws, according to a...

Brownfield & Contaminated Land Conference Malcolm has been invited to speak at the Brownfield & Contaminated Land Conference in Belfast on...

Unleashing the full potential of the Good Friday/Belfast Agreement could address some of the main risks posed by Brexit to...

From diversity to the impact of real estate on people and the environment, the 26,000 delegates at MIPIM in Cannes...

The Birds Directive, one of the first pieces of environmental legislation in Europe, celebrates today its 40th anniversary. Protecting over 500...

A survey from the Campaign for the Protection of Rural England claims to have discovered that there is enough brownfield...

Maintaining natural capital is vital for the function of our societies and people’s well-being. A new briefing from the European...

Sprawling beds of bright green seaweed caused by human waste products around the Irish coastline are thought to be on...

Agriculture can generate positive or negative environmental impacts depending on the specific activities undertaken on the farm. Agriculture is the principal...

Europe covers less than 5 % of the planet’s land mass. Yet, despite its small size, it has a stunning diversity...

Amnesty International has accused the electric vehicle industry of selling itself as environmentally friendly, despite producing many of its batteries...

Provisional Northern Ireland Planning Statistics for the third quarter of 2018/19 are now available. These data provide an overall view...

Wastewater is an asset – it contains nutrients, energy and precious metals, and scientists are learning how to recover them.  Their...

The deeper the pit, the more difficult the dewatering process: When conventional pumps reach their limits, often only a multi-level...

Irish Water have urged residents in Wicklow to ‘Think Before You Flush’, after a massive sewage blockage was cleared from...

Activities which require an environmental permit and how they are classified for such purposes The European Union’s Industrial Emissions Directive...

The United Nations chief environment scientist, Jian Liu has called on nations and individuals to make the environment their number...

UN Environment, Google and the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre have unveiled a groundbreaking web-based platform that fuses big data and environmental...

The EU has boldly led global action on energy efficiency in buildings over the past decades. Across the region, a giant industry...

From the innovations and ethical dilemmas of synthetic biology to the options for appropriate international adaptation to climate change: Frontiers...

The BBC has assembled its largest ever panel of natural history TV presenters to put the environment firmly at the...

An overwhelming majority of adults (86%) recognise the value of the environment to the people of Ireland, recent research conducted...

An estimated 385,000 people worldwide died prematurely in 2015 from air pollution caused by vehicle exhaust emissions, a US study...

A failure at one of the large processing tanks at Ringsend wastewater treatment plant occurred at the weekend, and caused a discharge...

Toxic green and black snow has covered several polluted Russian towns forcing panicked residents to wear masks.  Mass protests have erupted...