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Thousands join protest against ‘senseless’ solar power plant being built on Spain’s Costa Blanca

AN ESTIMATED 3,000 people hit the streets of San Miguel de Salinas on Sunday to oppose controversial plans for a massive solar farm. The San...

More water restrictions to come after February rains barely refilled the Costa del Sol’s Conception reservoir

THE recent heavy rains have supplied just 13% of what was required to stave off swingeing water restrictions on the Costa del Sol. The Concepción...

Drought latest in Spain: Malaga reservoir levels remain critical with NO rain forecast for the next week

RESERVOIR levels across Andalucia remain precariously low despite recent rainfall, new figures have revealed. It comes as the southernmost region of Spain suffers its worst...

Dozens of youngsters damage a protected beach in Spain after ‘influencers’ buried €1,000 ‘treasure’ as part of an online...

THE iconic dunes of Maspalomas were left battered and bruised on Saturday after dozens ransacked the area in search for €1,000 cash left by...

How much are solar panels in Spain and are they worth it? All you need to know as figures...

THE number of homeowners installing solar panels on their properties in Spain fell by almost 50% last year as enthusiasm for solar energy begins...

Sewage ‘is being dumped in the sea off Benidorm’: Ecologists in Spain demand action

COMPLAINTS about untreated wastewater being pumped into the sea off Benidorm have prompted two councils to demand urgent action. The El Xoriguer environmentalist group says...

Homes may run out of water on Spain’s Costa del Sol next week: Acosol to reduce pressure on supply...

WATER pressure will be reduced in homes on the Costa del Sol next week and many could see their taps run dry, it has...

Drought latest in Spain: Reservoir levels remain precariously low in Andalucia – these are the most at risk provinces

ANDALUCIA reservoirs remain in a precarious position despite recent bouts of rain, figures published today reveal. It comes as the southernmost region continues to...

Water cuts latest: These are the towns in Spain’s Malaga that have introduced restrictions due to the ongoing drought

LATEST measures to combat water shortages caused by the drought in Malaga province are including overnight cuts and pressure restrictions. Authorities have set a maximum...

Drought is NOT over in Spain: Warning of toughest water restrictions in decades after rain from Storm Karlotta does...

THE heavy rain at the weekend has done little to recuperate reservoir levels in Malaga province, new figures show. Despite the heavens opening above...

Spain’s Catalonia to split cost of bringing in water by boat with central government, in desperate bid to combat...

THE Catalan regional government agreed the terms of a deal on Monday with the central administration in Madrid that will see water brought to...

Madrid’s conservative premier blames drought in Spain’s Barcelona on bizarre reason: the closure of their bullring

SINCE the coronavirus pandemic, when she forged a reputation for opposing the pandemic policies of the central government, the regional premier of Madrid, Isabel...

Water emergency: Here are the new rules in Spain’s Catalunya region as drought crisis deepens

THE Catalan regional government is expected today to declare an emergency due to extreme drought, imposing water restrictions that will affect six million people...

Warning for dog owners: Killer caterpillars are on the move in these areas along Spain’s Costa Blanca

PROCESSIONARY caterpillars- lethal to dogs if they come into contact with them- have been spotted in parts of Alicante province. Sightings have been reported in...

Air pollution spikes on Spain’s Costa Blanca due to warmest January on record

A RECORD warm January has worsened air quality rates in Alicante province due to the ever-present anticyclone over Spain resulting in fewer winds. The...

EXCLUSIVE: Families are unable to flush the toilet or wash for DAYS on Spain’s Costa del Sol as community...

ANDALUCIA’S drought crisis might finally be coming home to roost as dozens of families in a small community on the Costa del Sol have...

Green revolution: Spain’s Correos mail service crushes its CO2 emissions in Andalucia by over 200 tonnes annually with a...

THE Spanish postal service has managed to cut down its CO2 emissions in Andalucia by 215 tonnes annually with a new fleet of electric...

WATCH: Incredibly rare white albino deer is spotted in Spain’s Andalucia as government praises the area’s natural wildlife

NATURE lovers were stunned when they managed to capture on film one of the rarest sights in the natural world: an albino deer in...

Meet ‘Madrid cat’: The newly discovered species of feline with exceptionally powerful jaws that stalked the plains of Spain...

A NEWLY discovered species of feline that roamed central Spain around 15.5 million years ago has been dubbed ‘Madrid cat.’ Officially known by its Latin...

Drought latest: Region in Spain declares emergency as it brings ban on public showers, filling swimming pools and more

SPAIN'S Catalunya region is to ramp up water restrictions from February 1 due to the ongoing drought with up to 202 municipalities being forced...

Spanish shoppers are fuming after seeing Spain-packaged olive oil selling for MUCH cheaper in the UK – but is...

SPANISH shoppers contending with olive oil setting them back as much as €10 a litre have been raging at their staple food product being...

Gibraltar on high-alert for plastic pellets washing up on its beaches after sightings were reported in nearby Tarifa

THE recent environmental crisis on the shores of northern Spain, marked by the spill of plastic pellets into the ocean, has prompted immediate action...

Outrage as three beaches lose 70% of their sand on Spain’s east coast following the expansion of a nearby port

SATELLITE images have been analysed to show that three beaches in the port area of Valencia lost 70% of their sand over three decades. The...

Plastic plague: An ecological disaster is unfolding on the shores of northern Spain – but could the pellets reach...

THE millions of plastic pellets that have washed up on the shores of northern Spain and sparked an ecological disaster have now reached France...

More water cuts coming to Spain’s Costa del Sol in MARCH if there is no significant rainfall, government warns

COSTA del Sol residents could find themselves facing water cuts as early as MARCH as the drought continues to affect Spain’s Andalucia. Western Costa del...

Olive oil crisis laid bare: These are the devastating factors behind a shock 50% fall in production of Spain’s...

IT is known as liquid gold among Spaniards. But the country’s olive oil industry has suffered a series of environmental calamities which have cut...

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