EPA and DOEHLG joint educational resources launch - Nov 01 2010, 12:00 PM Ciarán Cuffe, T.D., Minister of State at the Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government and Dr. Mary Kelly, Director General of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), today launched environmental resources tailor-made for primary and second-level teachers in the Science Gallery, Trinity College Dublin. The resources have been developed by the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government and the EPA to support teachers who are exploring the key environmental issues facing Ireland today.
Air quality in Ireland is generally good - Nov 10 2010, 9:54 AM The EPA air quality report, released today, shows that air quality in Ireland was generally good throughout the country.
EPA Seminar presents research findings as part of Science Week 2010 - Nov 11 2010, 11:23 AM As part of Science Week 2010, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today held its eighth annual Post-graduate Research Seminar at the Convention Centre, Dublin. Some 150 delegates attended the seminar, which included over 20 presentations by EPA funded postgraduate researchers across a broad spectrum of environmental topics including air quality; climate change; environment and health; waste and resource management; biodiversity; water quality; soils and land-use.
EPA welcomes the Second European Week for Waste Reduction - Nov 19 2010, 9:39 AM The second European Week for Waste Reduction runs from 20th to 28th November 2010. The idea of the European Week for Waste Reduction is to raise awareness about the waste reduction strategies of EU and Member States, and to encourage behaviour changes to promote more sustainable consumption and production.
EPA Climate Change lecture series continues - Nov 23 2010, 12:38 PM The Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) climate change lecture series continues today, Tuesday 23rd November, at 6.30pm in The Mansion House with the lecture Reshaping the Debate on Climate Change by Mrs. Mary Robinson, President, Mary Robinson Foundation – Climate Justice.
EPA Stop Food Waste Movement launch - Nov 23 2010, 11:00 AM The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today (Tuesday 23rd November 2010) launched the Stop Food Waste Movement leveraging support from 3 of the country’s top chefs, Rachel Allen, Kevin Thornton and Donal Skehan. The three well-known chefs took time out to get behind the movement and encourage others to do so to, as they demonstrated how to prepare reduced waste meals whilst providing tips on how to shop for and prepare food in the most cost effective and sustainable way possible. The event took place at Fallon & Byrne in Dublin.
The European Environment State and Outlook Report 2010 - Nov 30 2010, 12:00 AM The European Environment Agency (EEA) today launched its fourth Environment State and Outlook report - SOER 2010. This report provides an overview of the state of Europe’s environment, how and why it is changing, and what we are doing about it.
