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WATCH: Two dead as farmer perishes in failed rescue effort in Spain’s deadly forest fire season

TWO people have died in devastating wildfires that swept through Catalonia yesterday, forcing 20,000 residents into emergency lockdown. The victims were found dead near their

2 Jul, 2025 @ 15:00

Catalunya·Environment·Lead

Robot dog called in to sniff out radioactivity at Spanish nuclear power plant

SPANISH boffins will have a new best friend as they decommission a nuclear power station – a robotic dog called Spot. Developed by Boston Dynamics,

23 Jun, 2025 @ 15:46

Business & Finance·Environment·Lead·Other News

Tarifa and Malaga among 10 Andalucian beaches slapped with Black Flags in this year’s report

TARIFA and Malaga have been named and shamed among ten Andalucian beaches and coastal zones awarded a ‘Black Flag’ in this year’s damning report by

20 Jun, 2025 @ 11:49

Andalucia·Cadiz·Environment·Lead·Malaga

‘Sperm whales, loggerheads and coral forests’: Spain to expand its protected sea reserves

SPAIN has taken another important step forward to protect its oceans by expanding marine reserves yet the road ahead is long, a marine scientist says.

18 Jun, 2025 @ 16:58

Balearic Islands·Canary Islands·Environment·Lead

‘It’s not just self-righteous expats!’: Bullfighting protest challenges Spanish tradition outside Marbella bullring

PROTESTORS gathered to advocate for animal welfare and to call on local and national authorities to ban bullfighting permanently, arguing that bullfighting violates the basic

18 Jun, 2025 @ 12:59

Environment·Lead·Marbella·Nature

Spain’s ‘Black Flag’ awards for beach pollution includes one for flood disaster waste in Valencia

THE Ecologistas en Accion group have handed out their ‘Black Flags’ for 2025 to coastal areas of Spain which they say have environmental problems. They

17 Jun, 2025 @ 16:53

Environment·Lead·Valencia

Costa del Sol residents lead Andalucia in producing nearly 750kg of waste each per year

THOSE calling the Costa del Sol home are some of the biggest producers of waste in all of Andalucia. Alongside residents of Gibraltar, Costa del

16 Jun, 2025 @ 14:55

Andalucia·Costa del Sol·Environment·Lead·Malaga

Expansion of Spain’s Barcelona Airport to be completed by 2033 in move blasted as ‘climate denialism’

THE Catalan government’s decision to approve a long-awaited expansion to Barcelona’s El-Prat Airport has provoked fury among local activists. On Tuesday, Catalan president Salvador Illa

16 Jun, 2025 @ 11:24

Barcelona·Catalunya·Environment·Lead·Politics

Valencia beaches get ‘all clear’ after mystery pellets are confirmed as non-toxic

SEVEN beaches in the El Safor region of Valencia province have been reopened to bathers. White pellets appeared in the sand forcing precautionary closures from

11 Jun, 2025 @ 11:06

Environment·Lead·Valencia

Seven beaches remain closed for a second day due to pollution fears in Valencia

SEVEN Valencia beaches remained closed on Tuesday after a mysterious substance was washed ashore over the weekend. 16 kilometres of beaches have been affected in

10 Jun, 2025 @ 14:45

Environment·Lead·Valencia

Red flag alert as mysterious substance washes up on several beaches in Spain’s Valencia

SEVEN beaches in Valencia province have banned people from going into water after a mysterious substance appeared in the sand. The Guardia Civil’s environment unit,

9 Jun, 2025 @ 15:15

Environment·Lead·Valencia

As World Bee Day passes, Dilip Kuner takes a look at these tiny – but essential – insect superheroes

SPRING brings with it a sensory overload: blooming jacaranda, clinking glasses of cava, and – if you listen closely – a soft buzz in the

7 Jun, 2025 @ 09:35

Environment·Food & Drink·For Foodies·Lead·Olive Press Travel·Other News

Electric ferry skims across the sea from Spain to Africa for just €8

A SWEDISH-built ‘flying’ electric boat has zipped across the Strait of Gibraltar from Spain to Africa – and back – in a single day, marking

1 Jun, 2025 @ 12:30

Andalucia·Environment·Lead

Spain’s blackout coverup: Event was ‘controlled experiment in green agenda gone wrong’

LAST month’s mega-blackout that wiped out electricity across the Iberian peninsula came just one week after the Spanish government launched an experiment to test how

31 May, 2025 @ 12:50

Environment·Lead·Politics

What is behind dire predictions that Spain will suffer an extreme water crisis by 2050?

SPAIN has been lumped in with desert countries in Africa and the Middle East facing a future water crisis by 2050. The World Resources Institute

31 May, 2025 @ 10:00

Environment·Lead·Other News

Spain to ban flushing wet wipes – and force manufacturers to clean up ‘fatbergs’ clogging sewers

THE Spanish government is set to wage a war on wet wipes with a law that would ban them from being flushed down the toilet.

28 May, 2025 @ 17:09

Environment·Lead

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Spaniards call for fairer quotas as industrial trawlers trash seas and kill jobs

A NEW YouGov poll reveals that 87% of Spaniards want more fishing rights handed to small-scale fishers, amid growing fury over industrial trawlers wrecking marine

27 May, 2025 @ 12:53

Environment·Lead·Other News

2024 was another top scorcher with hot summer predicted yet again for Spain

2024 was the third-hottest year in Spain since current records began in 1961 according to the State Meteorological Agency(Aemet), which is also predicting another hot

23 May, 2025 @ 18:00

Environment·Lead·Weather

WATCH: Black smoke from petrol plant angers neighbours in Spain’s ‘toxic town’ by Gibraltar

RESIDENTS across the Campo de Gibraltar have been left furious after a petrochemical plant belched towering flames and thick black smoke into the sky this

22 May, 2025 @ 10:38

Environment·Gibraltar·Lead·Video

Barcelona temperature ‘will rise 3.7C by 2100’ unless carbon emissions ‘substantially reduced’, study warns

THE average temperature in Barcelona could rise by up to 3.7 degrees Celsius by the end of the century unless greenhouse gas emissions are ‘substantially

18 May, 2025 @ 09:00

Barcelona·Environment·Lead·Weather

‘Extinct’ plant species rediscovered in Spain’s Andalucia after 40 years

A RARE plant species thought to be extinct for over four decades has been rediscovered in Andalucia. The discovery was made at Sierra Morena natural

17 May, 2025 @ 14:30

Andalucia·Environment·Lead

These Costa del Sol towns will not have beach showers this summer to ‘raise drought awareness’

SEVERAL popular Costa del Sol towns will keep beach showers switched off this summer in a move local leaders say is aimed at raising awareness

17 May, 2025 @ 12:46

Costa del Sol·Environment·Lead

WATCH: Shocking moment warehouse explodes in Spain sending workers running and plume of black smoke into space

THIS is the moment a massive explosion at a chemical warehouse in southern Spain sent workers fleeing for their lives on Wednesday. Shocking scenes shared

15 May, 2025 @ 11:41

Environment·Lead·Sevilla·Video

Spain probes cyber weaknesses of small generators amid investigation into nationwide blackout

SENIOR officials in the Spanish government have expressed ‘concerns’ about the cyber defence capabilities of small electricity generators as investigators continue to search for the

13 May, 2025 @ 18:54

Crime & Law·Environment·Lead