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EPA Awards €10.7m for Research to Support Environmental Protection in Ireland

By Ryan Harmon
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced €10.7 million of research funding for 42 research projects addressing environmental protection and other emerging, complex environmental problems. This funding will contribute to the delivery of high-quality research, evidence-based policy development and further build Irish environmental research capacity.  The
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Nature-based solutions should play an increased role in tackling climate change

By Jack Mullen
Image courtesy of www.iucn.org Working with nature and enhancing the role of ecosystems can help reduce the impacts of climate change and increase climate change resilience. Such an approach can deliver multiple benefits, including lowering pressures on biodiversity, improving human health and well-being, reducing greenhouse gas emissions and building a sustainable
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EPA continued to provide essential environmental enforcement activities during the Covid-19 pandemic using innovative approaches

By Jack Mullen
The EPA employed a range of tools to assess compliance at licensed sites during 2020 and throughout the Covid-19 pandemic, including the innovative use of Remote Compliance Assessments. Odour complaints about licensed facilities rose dramatically in 2020, peaking in April.  Overall, there was a 92% increase in complaints received by the EPA. The EPA continued […]