Ireland’s recycling rate has not improved in a decade: it is time to move away from a wasteful linear economy - Dec 16 2024, 10:30 AM
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has today published the Circular Economy and Waste Statistics Highlights Report 2022. This report identifies that Ireland generated 15.7 million tonnes of waste in 2022, which although a decrease on 2021 figures, still shows a growth of over 20 per cent in the last decade.

Local authorities must effectively prioritise enforcement resources to protect and improve the environment - Dec 2 2024, 10:00 PM
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has today published its report on the environmental enforcement performance of local authorities in 2023.

Seven Sites identified as National Priorities for enforcement by the EPA in Q3 2024 - Nov 12 2024, 11:00 AM
Today, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) publishes its National Priority Sites list for quarter three 2024.

Public support for climate action remains high across Ireland - Nov 5 2024, 10:21 AM
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has today released that show national, regional, and county-level data about people’s climate change beliefs, attitudes, policy preferences and behaviours. This is the third output from Wave 2 of the study, undertaken in 2023 by the EPA and the Yale University Program on Climate Change Communication in support of the National Dialogue on Climate Action.

EPA launches new Quarterly Greenhouse Gas Emissions for Ireland which show greenhouse gas emissions decreased by 2.2 per cent in Quarter 1 2024 - Oct 21 2024, 10:00 PM
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has today published quarterly greenhouse gas emissions for Ireland for Quarter 1 2024. This is a new series of quarterly greenhouse gas emission indicators which will support early and more frequent monitoring of progress on climate action.

Two decades is too long to wait to fix Ireland’s deficient wastewater treatment plants, says EPA. - Oct 10 2024, 10:00 PM
The EPA’s Urban Wastewater Treatment in 2023 report, released today, highlights progress in wastewater treatment, including a 45 per cent reduction in the number of towns and villages discharging raw sewage, since the start of 2023. Nevertheless, wastewater treatment at many areas is not good enough to prevent wastewater discharges from impacting the quality of rivers, estuaries, lakes and coastal waters.

Progress, economic prosperity, and health all threatened unless Ireland increases the scale, pace, and ambition of environmental action - Oct 2 2024, 10:00 PM
Today the EPA published its flagship 2024 State of the Environment Report. The report illustrates that Ireland continues to play catch-up. Our reliance on landfills has reduced dramatically, but we are generating and exporting too much waste. We have made progress in improving air quality in our cities, but we have increasing evidence that even low levels of air pollution impacts our health. While we have addressed serious pollution in many rivers and lakes, we are not making progress on the more widespread water pollution from too much nutrient.

Dul chun cinn, rathúnas geilleagrach agus sláinte i mbaol mura méadaíonn Éire scála, luas agus uaillmhian na gníomhaíochta comhshaoil - Oct 2 2024, 10:00 PM
D’fhoilsigh an GCC a Thuarascáil shuaitheanta do 2024 ar Staid an Chomhshaoil inniu. Léirítear sa tuarascáil go bhfuil Éire ag leanúint ar aghaidh ag iarraidh an bhearna a dhúnadh. Laghdaíodh ár spleáchas ar láithreáin líonta talún go mór ach táimid ag giniúint agus ag easpórtáil an iomarca dramhaíola. Rinneamar dul chun cinn maidir le feabhas a chur ar cháilíocht an aeir inár gcathracha, ach tá fianaise mhéadaitheach againn go bhfuil tionchar ag leibhéil ísle truaillithe aeir ar ár sláinte. Cé go bhfuil aghaidh tugtha againn ar thruailliú tromchúiseach i go leor aibhneacha agus lochanna, nílimid ag déanamh dul chun cinn ar an truailliú uisce níos forleithne ón iomarca cothaithigh.

Ireland needs to tackle solid fuel burning and transport emissions to meet Clear Air Strategy ambition and protect public health - Sep 22 2024, 10:00 PM
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has today published its annual air quality report Air Quality in Ireland 2023. The report is based on the extensive monitoring network in Ireland, which consists of 115 monitoring stations, reporting hourly, and is a leader across Europe in providing a 3-day air quality forecast.

EPA National Criteria to Help Reduce Construction Waste - Aug 28 2024, 11:00 PM
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has today published National By-Product Criteria for Greenfield Soil and Stone.

Become an EPA Citizen Scientist and measure air quality in Limerick City this October! - Aug 21 2024, 2:30 PM
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Limerick City & County Council, today launched Clean Air Together Limerick City, a citizen science project to measure air quality in Limerick.

EPA Publishes Annual Report and Accounts for 2023 - Aug 8 2024, 1:57 PM
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today published its Annual Report and Accounts 2023. It coincides with the thirtieth anniversary of the EPA’s establishment, and outlines EPA activity in 2023.

Foilsíonn GCC a Thuarascáil Bhliantúil agus a Chuntais Bhliantúla le haghaidh 2023 - Aug 8 2024, 1:56 PM
D’fhoilsigh an Ghníomhaireacht um Chaomhnú Comhshaoil (GCC) a Tuarascáil Bhliantúil agus a Cuntais Bhliantúla le haghaidh 2023 inniu. Tá siad i gcomhthráth leis an gcomóradh tríocha bliain ar bhunú GCC, agus leagtar amach iontu gníomhaíocht GCC in 2023.

One third of Irish people are alarmed about climate change. EPA publishes ‘Climate Change’s Four Irelands’ Audience Segmentation Analysis - Jul 30 2024, 9:00 AM
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has today published Climate Change’s Four Irelands’ an audience segmentation analysis of the Irish population. The report identifies four audiences within the Irish public who share similar sets of beliefs, attitudes, and behaviours relating to climate change.

Unmonitored private drinking water supplies are a potential risk to public health, says EPA. - Jul 25 2024, 10:00 PM
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today released the Drinking Water Quality in Private Group Schemes and Small Private Supplies 2023 report.

Ireland’s greenhouse gas emissions in 2023 lowest in three decades - Jul 8 2024, 10:00 PM
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has today published its provisional greenhouse gas emissions for Ireland for 2023.

While water quality is very high, the resilience of drinking water supplies must improve and will require sustained investment into the future, says EPA. - Jul 2 2024, 10:00 PM
The EPA Drinking Water Quality in Public Supplies Report 2023 released today, shows that over 99.7 per cent of public water supplies comply with bacterial and chemical limits, which means our public water is safe to drink.

Ireland is wasting over one million meals a day - Jun 27 2024, 7:30 AM
New figures released by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today show that over 750,000 tonnes of food waste was generated in Ireland in 2022.

Radon is still the main source of radiation exposure for the Irish public, say EPA and HIQA. - Jun 24 2024, 10:00 PM
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA) today published a new assessment of the average radiation doses received by the Irish population.

There are no signs yet of an improvement in water quality and more action is needed, says EPA - Jun 11 2024, 10:00 PM
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has today published Water Quality in 2023: An Indicators Report. The report provides an update of the key indicators of the quality of Ireland’s rivers, lakes, estuaries, coastal and groundwaters using monitoring data collected in 2023.

Ireland is projected to exceed its National and EU climate targets - May 27 2024, 10:00 PM
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has today published its greenhouse gas emissions projections for the period 2023-2050.

Bathing water quality remains high overall, but heavy summer rainfall is putting pressure on our beaches - May 15 2024, 10:00 PM
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has today published the Bathing Water Quality in Ireland report for 2023 which shows that water quality at the majority of Ireland’s bathing waters was of a high standard.

Ammonia emissions down one per cent in 2022, however further reductions needed to protect health and the environment - May 10 2024, 10:00 AM
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today published its 2022 assessment of five key air pollutants which impact air quality, health and the environment.

Failure to fix faulty septic tanks is a risk to human health and the environment, and can’t continue, says EPA. - May 8 2024, 10:00 PM
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today released the report on Domestic Waste Water Treatment System Inspections 2023 which details the findings of septic tank inspections completed by local authorities in 2023.

EPA report shows low uptake of Green Public Procurement in government department contracts. - Apr 25 2024, 10:00 AM
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has today published its third report on Green Public Procurement (GPP) activity in government departments.

EPA Climate change lecture: climate change and health- moving from paralysis to pragmatism - Apr 22 2024, 10:03 AM
The next lecture in the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Climate Change lecture series will be delivered by Professor Lea Berrang Ford, Deputy Director at the UK Health Security Agency.

Ireland’s power generation and industrial emissions decreased by seventeen per cent in 2023 - Apr 5 2024, 5:00 PM
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), today released its preliminary analysis of greenhouse gas emissions in 2023 from the Emissions Trading System (ETS) sector.

EPA announces funding of €14.5m for new environmental and climate research - Apr 4 2024, 10:47 AM
Today the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced research funding of up to €14.5 million for new environmental research. The EPA is inviting proposals from the research community for innovative projects to support the development and implementation of environmental policies in Ireland.

Odour and Noise Complaints accounted for 90 per cent of all complaints to the EPA in 2023 - Mar 26 2024, 10:00 PM
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has today published its Industrial and Waste Licence Enforcement Summary 2023. The report gives details of enforcement activities across the 889 licensed facilities in 2023.

People in Ireland continue to be positive about benefits of climate action - Feb 27 2024, 10:00 PM
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has today published initial results from the second wave of its ‘Climate Change in the Irish Mind’ project (CCIM). This work was undertaken by the EPA and the Yale University Program on Climate Change Communication in support of the National Dialogue on Climate Action.

Galway’s citizen scientists find low levels of air pollution from traffic in 7 out of 10 locations studied. Clean Air Together Galway City – The Results! - Feb 22 2024, 3:54 PM
In October and November 2023, more than 300 citizen scientists measured levels of the harmful air pollutant, Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2), in Galway city as part of the Clean Air Together Galway City project.

Aimsíonn eolaithe saoránaigh leibhéil ísle aerthruaillithe a thagann ón trácht in 7 as 10 suíomh a rinneadh sampláil orthu. Aer Glan Le Chéile Chathair na Gaillimhe – Na Torthaí! - Feb 22 2024, 3:45 PM
I mí Dheireadh Fómhair agus i mí na Samhna 2023, thomhais os cionn 300 eolaí saoránaigh leibhéil an truailleáin aeir dhíobhálaigh, Dé-ocsaíd Nítrigine (NO2), i gCathair na Gaillimhe mar chuid den tionscadal Aer Glan Le Chéile Chathair na Gaillimhe.

EPA announces funding of €14.3m for new research to address climate and environmental challenges - Feb 14 2024, 11:00 AM
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced new funding for Environmental and climate research in Ireland, with funding of €14.3 million awarded for 33 new research projects.

EPA’s Review of 2023 showcases work to address environmental challenges - Jan 31 2024, 1:00 PM
In its 2023 Highlights the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) showcases its work in addressing environmental challenges across Ireland.

The evidence is clear: Climate change is happening. Immediate and sustained actions are likely to have widespread benefits. - Jan 25 2024, 11:30 AM
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has today published Ireland’s first Climate Change Assessment Report (ICCA). This major scientific assessment serves to complement and localise the global assessments undertaken by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Its findings build upon these assessments and add important local and national context.