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Improvements to drinking water to cost €120,000 in popular expat area on Spain’s Costa Blanca

THE OLD drinking water network in the popular La Zenia neighbourhood of Orihuela Costa is to be renovated. Orihuela City Council received a grant from the area’s Provincial Council to improve the

13 Apr, 2021 @ 15:00

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead

Controversial port expansion project approved for Spain’s Valencia

THE Spanish government has given the green light to a highly controversial development project for Valencia port. Plans to extend the northern part of the installations were approved yesterday (Monday April 12)

13 Apr, 2021 @ 14:15

Environment·Travel News·Valencia·Valencian Community

Pelagia Noctiluca Purple Striped Jellyfish

Thousands of dangerous jellyfish swarm beaches of Spain’s Costa Blanca

COSTA BLANCA SOUTH has seen thousands of jellyfish washed up on its shores this weekend. Most were the harmless Velella (or Sea Raft) but hundreds were found to be the extremely dangerous

12 Apr, 2021 @ 12:00

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead

Animal welfare groups call for nationwide ban on all animals in circuses in Spain

THE Parliamentary Association for the defence of animal rights (APPDA) has called on the Government to pass a state law banning circuses with animals throughout Spain. The Compromis (a coalition of Valencian

10 Apr, 2021 @ 10:30

Environment·National News·Other News

GOING GREEN as Spain’s politicians give thumbs up to radical climate bill

SPAIN’S new climate bill should become law next month once it is ratified by the country’s Senate. Congress in Madrid yesterday(April 8) backed the measure would see the country become carbon neutral

9 Apr, 2021 @ 18:30

Environment·National News

Spain makes fresh plea for EU to do more to fight rising energy prices

Leading energy company in Spain is facing court action over electrocuted birds in Barcelona area

ENERGY company Endesa is being prosecuted in Barcelona over hundreds of birds dying after making contact with the firm’s high voltage power lines and pylons. The legal action has been led by

8 Apr, 2021 @ 11:32

Barcelona·Environment·Lead

Two endangered camel calves born in Spain

TWO endangered camels, of the double-humped Bactrian species, have been born at Oasis Wildlife Fuerteventura in Las Palmas. The largest theme park in the Canary Islands has seen the birth of two

7 Apr, 2021 @ 10:30

Environment·Lead·Other News

GREEN BEACH BARS: Gandia announces plans for first eco-friendly chiringuitos in Spain

The move has been announced for summer 2024, when the current bar licences expire.

6 Apr, 2021 @ 11:15

Environment·Food & Drink·Valencia·Valencian Community

Wolf seen in Spain’s Aigüestortes National Park for first time in 100 years

FOR the first time in over 100 years, a wolf has been spotted in the Vall de Boí (Lleida). A hidden camera set up by Rural Agents in Llida has captured, for

5 Apr, 2021 @ 09:15

Environment·Lead·Other News

Flamenco breeding, Fuente de Piedra in Spain’s Malaga

Flamingos of the Laguna de Fuente de Piedra in Spain’s Malaga begin their breeding season

MORE than 7,500 birds have flocked to the Laguna de Fuente de Piedra to prepare for the mating season. According to the Junta, the wetland, located in the municipality of Fuente de

4 Apr, 2021 @ 12:00

Environment·Malaga·Other News

Popular and spectacular spot for Costa Blanca visitors is set to get ‘Natural Monument’ status in Spain

ONE of the largest and most significant geological areas in the Valencia region is set to be officially classified as a ‘Natural Monument’. La Falla del Moraig(Moraig Fault) will get added protection

3 Apr, 2021 @ 10:30

Costa Blanca·Environment·La Cultura

Boeing 747 412, Iberia (air Atlanta Icelandic) An0878067

Iberia airlines does not pay for 83% of its CO2 emissions in the EU due to regulation loophole

SPAIN’s principal airline did not pay a single cent for 83% of its CO2 emissions within the EU in 2019, according to data released on Monday. The study, conducted by environmental organisations

1 Apr, 2021 @ 15:00

Environment·Lead

WHAT A LOAD OF RUBBISH: Protected nature park in Spain’s Peñiscola becomes a rubbish dump

A PROTECTED nature park in Peñiscola (Castellon) has turned into a rubbish dump. Residents and the local council are complaining that the Serra d’Irta is now full of plastic bottles, cans, glass,

31 Mar, 2021 @ 15:00

Environment·Valencian Community

Dangerous exotic turtle found in Spain’s Huelva

THE Andalucian Environmental Agency (AMA) is investigating the discovery in Huelva of an unusual and potentially dangerous exotic reptile–snapping turtle. These turtles (Chelydra serpentina), an exotic species originating from America, are large

30 Mar, 2021 @ 10:00

Environment·Huelva·Lead·Other News

City buildings plunge into darkness on Spain’s Costa Blanca to raise awareness of global warming

ORIHUELA City Council is supporting the Hour of the Planet again this weekend, and raising awareness of global warming. Between 8:30pm and 9:30pm on Saturday, March 27, the lighting on the façades

26 Mar, 2021 @ 17:00

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead

VINAROS GOES SOLAR: Castellon town council launches solar power project for residents and businesses

In addition to the environmental benefits, going solar is also geared towards helping families save money on their electric bill.

25 Mar, 2021 @ 14:15

Environment·Technology·Valencian Community

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Project under fire: Benahavis residents protest against plans to erect ugly power lines that will mar local countryside

EXPATS and locals have joined forces to fight plans to prevent an idyllic green valley from being blighted by electricity pylons. Up to 100 people took to the streets of Benahavis to

24 Mar, 2021 @ 14:00

Environment·Lead

EU to help fund €1.2 billion conservation project saving agriculture in Spain’s Valencia Region

SAFEGUARDING economic sustainability and water supplies in the Valencian region is to cost 1.2 BILLION euros, with the help of the EU. A new Valencian Irrigation Strategy was revealed yesterday, March 22,

23 Mar, 2021 @ 12:45

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead·Valencian Community

SMOKE SIGNALS: Gandia bans smoking on Nord beach due to public health and environmental reasons

Each discarded butt is said to potentially pollute thousands of litres of seawater, leading to severe damage to marine life.

23 Mar, 2021 @ 10:30

Environment·Health·Lead·Travel News·Valencia·Valencian Community

Air Nostrum to connect Spain’s Malaga with Nice airport this summer

PLUG AND FLY: Spanish airline applies for EU COVID funding to electrify fleet

VALENCIAN airline Air Nostrum is in line to receive €42 million of European Union COVID recovery funds to convert its fleet to electric. With car companies gradually making the switch from petrol

18 Mar, 2021 @ 17:45

Environment·Travel News·Valencian Community

Revolutionary flood prevention system offers residents free water on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A STORM tank has been installed in Bigastro that can collect 200,000 litres of rainwater and provide the town free water for irrigation or washing. The raft system only cost 120,000 euros,

18 Mar, 2021 @ 12:45

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead

SEAT and Iberdrola ‘to build Spain’s first EV battery plant’

VOLKSWAGEN Group’s SEAT subsidiary plans to team up with power company Iberdrola to build Spain’s first battery factory for electric vehicles. Reyes Maroto, Spain’s Minister of Industry, Trade and Tourism, revealed the

18 Mar, 2021 @ 08:30

Business & Finance·Environment·Lead·Other News

‘Z cars’: Spain’s National Police expand fleet of greener hybrid patrol cars

SPAIN’S National Police have added 300 environmentally-friendly ‘Z cars’ to its fleet of vehicles. The plug-in hybrids will be rolled out along with the installation of another 200 charging points at police

17 Mar, 2021 @ 20:30

Environment·Lead·National News

A recent presentation of the Reciclos scheme

REWARDING RECYCLING: Valencia unveils new yellow bin scheme that earns points for deposits

Reciclos is expected to be launched throughout Spain this year.

17 Mar, 2021 @ 11:15

Environment·Valencia·Valencian Community

VIDEO: Drones capture incredible beauty of whales feeding off Barcelona coast in Spain

DRONE cameras have captured the beauty of fin whales feasting on krill off the coast of Barcelona, a ritual that occurs in the same waters every spring. The extraordinary images filmed just

15 Mar, 2021 @ 12:45

Environment·Nature·Other News

WELCOME TO TREE CITY: Valencia’s Gandia earns international award for its trees and gardens

GANDIA has been officially named ‘Tree City of the World’ by the United Nations (UN). The capital of La Safor district (Valencia Province) currently has 27 square metres of gardens per inhabitant

11 Mar, 2021 @ 12:00

Environment·Lead·Nature·Valencia·Valencian Community

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