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Microplastics found in a third of fish caught in the English Channel

Microplastics found in a third of fish caught in the English Channel
Microplastics found in a third of fish caught in the English Channel. The next time you're enjoying a trip to the seaside, turn your mind away from the ice-cream vans and sand dunes for a moment and spend a few minutes looking beneath your feet. If you're on a touristy beach such as Bournemouth, swept…
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Families challenge to wind farm in Ballingeary

Families challenge to wind farm in Ballingeary
A fresh High Court by families in the Ballingeary area of Co. Cork mount challenge to wind farm that has been brought against the planning authority’s decision to grant planning permission for a wind farm development in Co Cork. In proceedings in the challenge to the wind farm  is against An Bord Pleanála. A group…
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New initiative wants to add environmental issue to city’s vision

New initiative wants to add environmental issue to city’s vision
A new initiative aiming to accelerate the transition to a low carbon sustainable future has been launched in Galway. The Post Carbon Galway (PCG) initiative aims to work in partnership with all sectors to ensure that environmental issues are to the fore in the coming years. And the team believe that – with Galway’s recent…
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4,200 gallons of crude oil discharged mouth of Mississippi River

4,200 gallons of crude oil discharged mouth of Mississippi River
As much as 4,200 gallons of crude oil discharged from a well into the mouth of the Mississippi River, the U.S. Coast Guard reports. The Coast Guard and other agencies were responding Tuesday (Aug. 2) to the spill in the Main Pass. The well is owned by Texas Petroleum Investment Co., according to a news release from the…
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