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Street-Level Air Quality Data Measurements Released By Dublin City Council and Google

By Ryan Harmon
Dublin City Council has launched the results of Google’s Project Air View initiative, which measured the air quality of Dublin City’s streets over a period of 16 months and gathered over 50 million pieces of data.  The project was delivered in partnership with the City Council’s Smart Dublin programme, with data captured by Google’s first […]
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EPA survey shows 84 percent of people say access to nature was important for mental health in 2020

By Jack Mullen
Image courtesy of environmentalpillar.ie The EPA today published its EPA 2020 Year in Review report which highlights key activities throughout the year. This was accompanied by results of an EPA/Red C poll to measure attitudes toward the environment. This survey found that 89 per cent of adults agree that the environment is a valuable asset for the […]
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Transport Emissions Result in an Exceedance of an EU Limit for Air Pollution in Dublin

By Jack Mullen
The EPA’s Air Quality Annual report shows that while Ireland’s air quality was generally good during 2019, there are concerning localised issues. There was an exceedance of the annual average nitrogen dioxide (NO2) EU limit value at one traffic monitoring location in Dublin city centre. Air pollutants were above the WHO’s guideline values for health […]