Environment
Concentrations of nitrates decreased in 39% of river sites over the period 2019 to 2024, but nitrate levels are "too high" in 44% of sites.
59% of Ireland's urban water treatment plants failed to consistently meet standards set out in in their licences for water discharge.
Agri-Business
The EPA has said that "no causal link" has been found between milk processing activity and a major fish kill in the River Blackwater.
An Taisce has welcomed an EPA report showing there was a 10% national reduction in river nitrate concentrations during 2024.
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has cautioned that "nitrate concentrations remain too high in many parts of the country".
497,000 people were served by 45 "at-risk" public drinking water supplies in 2024, according to the...
A new study has shown that a number of Irish lakes face a high potential threat of experiencing harmful algal bloom
As Ireland focuses on putting case forward to retain the derogation post-2025 there is an "unprecedented" effort to improve water quality.
An Taisce has welcomed an EPA report showing that nitrogen pollution has decreased across some of the country's main rivers in 2024.
Dairy
A new report from the EPA has been welcomed by an Irish MEP, who said it shows that efforts of farmers are "starting to pay off".
Machinery
Despite the apparent victory of campaigners working to preserve the right to repair in America,...
An Taisce has claimed that the government's new National Biomethane Strategy could be the subject of a complaint to the United Nations (UN).
The last six months have been one of the most seismic periods in recent Irish agriculture, as the nitrates derogation saga unfolded.
The EPA has launched the second phase of its online portal which allows for public access to its enforcement activities.
Rural Life
A report by the EPA that found serious issues in the treatment of waste water represents "jaw-dropping hypocrisy", according to the ICMSA.
The EPA said a multi-billion euro investment, and at least two decades, is needed to bring all waste water treatment systems up to standard.
An independent TD is calling on the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to "start listening" to farmers and give up "preachy tweets".
The IFA is due to outline its concerns over a tweet about red meat posted by the EPA at a meeting next week.
The EPA has blamed a "growth in agricultural activity" for an increase in ammonia emissions in Ireland in 2021.
New EPA study looks at how the circular bioeconomy could address major challenges such as climate change and sustainable food production.
The EPA said that six of the 13 sites listed as "National Priority Sites" last year were from the food and drink sector.
Co-ops recognise the "responsibility" to reduce emissions and the "considerable transformation ahead for the agriculture sector in Ireland.
Clonakilty, Kinsale and Ballymote are among 32 towns and villages that discharge raw sewage into seas and rivers every day EPA warns
