# Pollution
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clearing the air
Dramatic fall in Ireland's transport pollution as we undertake 'natural experiment'
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May 19th 2020, 3:36 PM
Troubled Waters
Water quality in almost half of Ireland's lakes and rivers deemed unsatisfactory
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Dec 10th 2019, 6:00 AM
Pollution
Levels of dangerous air pollutant NO2 possibly exceeding limits on M50 and on Dublin streets
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Jul 9th 2019, 6:00 AM
climate action
Ireland is 'buying' its way out of meeting its emission targets by spending €86.8m worth of carbon credits
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Jun 13th 2019, 5:01 PM
rté investigates
Internal documents show up to one million litres of oil leaked from ESB underground cables
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Jun 5th 2019, 12:07 PM
Breathing
Traffic pollution causing 1,700 new cases of asthma in Ireland every year
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Apr 11th 2019, 6:00 AM
clean oceans
New plan to use Irish fishing trawlers to remove plastic from oceans
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Jan 11th 2019, 4:33 PM
microbeads
The government is declaring war in 2019 (on single-use plastics)
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Dec 31st 2018, 9:47 AM
No Cars Go
Madrid takes drastic action to curb emissions by closing city centre to car traffic
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Nov 30th 2018, 9:16 PM
downstream
Water quality in Irish rivers and lakes is more often getting worse, not better
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Nov 30th 2018, 8:31 AM
What a Load of Rubbish
Litter survey finds majority of Irish rivers, beaches and harbours are polluted: here are the biggest blackspots
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Aug 13th 2018, 9:34 AM
surprise discovery
Scientists have accidentally created a mutant enzyme that eats plastic
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Apr 17th 2018, 7:53 AM
boracay island
'A cesspool': Philippines to close its most popular tourist island for six months
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Apr 5th 2018, 7:30 AM
not suckin' diesel
It begins - German court rules that cities can ban diesel cars to combat air pollution
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Feb 27th 2018, 10:56 PM
India
India's capital is polluted with smog... but these Delhi offices have air as fresh as the Swiss Alps
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Jan 14th 2018, 3:30 PM
The Lancet
Pollution linked to nine million deaths around the world in 2015 (and close to 1,800 of those were in Ireland)
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Oct 20th 2017, 6:25 AM
Pollution
Diesel emissions may be responsible for 5,000 deaths in Europe every year
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Sep 18th 2017, 10:49 AM
get outa the water
Swimming ban at Sandymount Strand due to possible pollution
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Aug 15th 2017, 11:03 AM
Sewage
'An absolute disaster': Hundreds of fish killed in River Tolka after someone put car tyre into sewer
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Jul 20th 2017, 9:42 AM
microbeads
Public health could be 'at risk' from exposure to microplastics in drinking water
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Jun 8th 2017, 3:13 PM
bike to work
Cycling to work is only healthy if the government makes it safe, new study says
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Jun 7th 2017, 12:00 PM
Pollution
Over 1,000 people protest against Limerick incinerator plans
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Mar 11th 2017, 5:44 PM
environmental risks
Pollution kills 1.7 million children under five worldwide each year
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Mar 6th 2017, 3:13 PM
irreparable damage
Not even the deepest, darkest parts of the planet have escaped human pollution
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Feb 13th 2017, 10:31 PM
Smog
Spending a day in Delhi is the equivalent to smoking 40 cigarettes. We went to see for ourselves
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Dec 4th 2016, 6:00 PM
Smog
UN agency says 681 people died in Ireland from air pollution in one year
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Sep 27th 2016, 4:18 PM
Irish Water
Swimming bans in place at three popular Dublin beaches due to 'extreme rainfall'
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Aug 19th 2016, 7:37 PM
rapid decline
Sharks in South Africa that regularly maul people are now facing extinction
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Jul 24th 2016, 12:30 PM
Pollution
Fingal County Council issues warning about another three beaches
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Jun 7th 2016, 6:14 PM
Bangladesh
These heartbreaking images show what it's like to live and work in one of the most polluted cities on earth
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Oct 17th 2015, 11:00 AM
Das Pollution
Volkswagen is going to pay out billions over dirty diesel vehicles
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Sep 22nd 2015, 1:38 PM
Not happening
European cities are banning cars for a day ... but Ireland's not getting involved
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Aug 3rd 2015, 12:03 PM
Good Morning
The 8 at 8
Here’s what you need to know as you kick off your bank holiday Monday.
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Aug 3rd 2015, 8:52 AM
The Good Life
The quality of life all over the world in one neat map
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Jun 21st 2015, 6:00 PM
ewwwww
Here are the top 15 items Irish people flush down the loo (that they shouldn't)
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Jun 8th 2015, 12:01 AM