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EPA publishes its annual air quality report ‘Air Quality in Ireland 2021′

EPA publishes its annual air quality report ‘Air Quality in Ireland 2021' The EPA has published its annual air quality report ‘Air Quality in Ireland 2021’, which shows that, while air quality in Ireland is generally good and compares favourably with many of our European neighbours, there are concerning localised issues that are impacting negatively on the air we breathe. Ireland met all of its E...
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Emissions from road traffic and domestic heating behind breaches of EU air quality standards across Europe

Emissions from road traffic and domestic heating behind breaches of EU air quality standards across Europe Breaches of EU air quality limits for nitrogen dioxide across Europe were predominantly due to road traffic, while domestic heating lay behind the majority of exceedances for particulate matter, according to a European Environment Agency (EEA) assessment on air quality plans. Over the perio...
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More action is needed by Local Authorities to protect Air and Water Quality warns EPA

More action is needed by Local Authorities to protect Air and Water Quality warns EPA The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has released its report on local authority environmental enforcement activities for 2019. The EPA has seen an increase in both the numbers of inspections and enforcement actions taken by local authorities since 2018 with the bulk of these relating to waste and litter. ...
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EPA publishes Air Quality in Ireland 2019 report

EPA publishes Air Quality in Ireland 2019 report Two main pollutants were focused on: Particulate matter – PM2.5 and PM10 ‐ very small particles which can be solid or liquid. Particulate matter is usually just called PM with a number after it to show how small the PM is (These are PM10 and PM2.5). The EPA monitors these two types of PM. PM2.5 is more important than PM10 from a health perspect...
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2nd EU Environmental Implementation Review published

Environmental Implementation Review: an initiative to improve the application of EU policies and rules on the circular economy, nature and biodiversity, air quality, and water quality and management. The European Commission has published the second Environmental Implementation Review (EIR), part of its initiative launched in 2016 to improve the implementation of European environmental p...
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EU Environment and Climate Change Law Review

The current EU environment and climate change policy objectives are set out in the Seventh Environmental Action Programme, which guides EU environment policy until 2020. The objectives are to protect, conserve and enhance the European Union’s natural capital; turn the European Union into a resource-efficient, green and competitive low-carbon economy; and safeguard the European Union’s citizens fr...
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UN Environment interview with Ireland’s Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment

What do you think is the most pressing environmental issue today and why? Ireland recognizes that climate change, which interacts with so many other aspects of the environment, such as biodiversity loss, is the great global threat for this century. However, we must not ignore all the other aspects of environmental protection, such as air quality and waste management. What do you think are so...
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Air Quality in Ireland 2017: Key Indicators of Ambient Air Quality – EPA Report

The Environmental Protection Agency Air Quality in Ireland 2017 – Key Indicators of Ambient Air Quality report, released today, shows that while Ireland’s air quality did not exceed legal limit values in 2017, Ireland’s air quality is impacting negatively on people’s health. Levels of particulate matter – dust - in our air is of growing concern. Levels are particularly high during the winter m...
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Most EU states failing to meet air quality standards

Most European Union countries are failing to meet the bloc’s air quality standards, a new report has revealed. The report released this week by the European Court of Auditors (ECA), the bloc’s financial watchdog, shows that exposure to high levels of particulate matter, nitrogen dioxide and ground-level ozone contributes to 400,000 premature deaths annually. Urban dwellers in the EU are also m...
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Ensure development projects aren’t derailed by air quality concerns

Developers proposing projects that would have adverse impacts on air quality should anticipate refusal on air quality grounds. Here are some steps developers can take to make sure projects aren’t derailed by air quality concerns: Involve outside experts as soon as possible – ideally prior to site acquisition – so they can review design proposals and identify potential air quality issues an...
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