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Large number of dead fish appear in marina area on Spain's Costa Blanca

Large number of dead fish appear in popular marina area on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A LARGE number of dead fish appeared in Javea’s Canal de la Fontana marina on Wednesday morning close to the city’s Arenal beach. Some reports suggested ‘thousands’ had died with fish floating

19 Jul, 2023 @ 18:45

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead·Valencian Community

48 black flags handed to environmentally ‘destroyed’ beaches and coastal areas across Spain

ECOLOGISTS in Action has handed their unwanted black flags to 48 beaches across the Spanish coast. The environmental group, which exposes a number of beaches in the country suffering from pollution and

27 Jun, 2023 @ 19:30

Alicante·Almeria·Andalucia·Balearic Islands·Cadiz·Castellon·Environment·Granada·Huelva·Lead·Malaga·Mallorca·Valencia·Valencian Community

Popular bathing area at Costa Blanca beach in Spain cleared due to pollution scare

A COSTA BLANCA beach has been closed to bathers for the second time in less than a year after tests showed the water had been contaminated by bacteria of fecal origin. Samples

27 Jun, 2023 @ 13:30

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead·Premium·Valencian Community

REVEALED: 10 Black Flag beaches in Spain’s Andalucia

THE Andalucian coastline has 10 beaches that have received Black Flags for not meeting the right health, cleanliness and environmental standards. In general Spain, with its 7,500 kilometres long coastline and more

18 Jun, 2023 @ 15:00

Andalucia·Environment·Lead

Six Black Flags Handed Out To Beaches In Spain's Costa Blanca And Valencia Areas

Six black flags handed out to ‘problem’ beaches in Spain’s Costa Blanca and Valencia areas

ENVIRONMENTAL group Ecologists in Action have announced their annual ‘black flag’ awards to beaches they say have suffered from pollution and poor management in Spain. Six of their unwanted honours go to

16 Jun, 2023 @ 12:45

Castellon·Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead·Premium·Valencia·Valencian Community

Adult Iberian lynx run over and killed in Spain’s Doñana

AN endangered Iberian lynx has been killed in a car accident near Doñana National Park in southern Spain. The tragic incident took place this Monday, February 27, on the road linking the

1 Mar, 2023 @ 10:15

Environment·Lead·Sevilla

Popular Costa Blanca Beach In Spain Closed To Swimmers For Two Days Due To Fecal Matter In The Water

Popular Costa Blanca beach in Spain reopens after being closed to swimmers

JAVEA’S busiest beach- the Arenal- reopened to bathers on Thursday after being closed for two days after test samples revealed fecal matter in the water. One person told the Olive Press that

28 Jul, 2022 @ 12:59

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead·Premium

Two Costa Blanca Beaches In Spain Get 'black Flag' Awards Over Sewage Discharges

Two Costa Blanca beaches in Spain shamed with ‘black flag’ awards due to sewage dumped into sea

TWO Alicante Province beaches have been awarded Black Flags for 2022 by environmental group, Ecologists in Action. Cala Lanuza(pictured) and Cala Baeza between El Campello and Villajoyosa get the unwanted awards for

14 Jun, 2022 @ 15:47

Alicante·Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead·Premium

Iberian lynx killed in road accident in Spain’s Sevilla prompting calls for more protection

AN Iberian lynx has been killed in a fatal ‘hit-and-run’ near Doñana—prompting calls for more protection for the endangered species. The tragic incident took place this Monday, October 31, on the Pinares

3 Nov, 2021 @ 09:00

Environment·Lead·Other News·Sevilla

Judge says there's evidence of 'environmental crime' in his Mar Menor lagoon pollution investigation in Spain

Campaigners send Mar Menor lagoon pollution complaint to EU which pins blame on Spain’s politicians

ENVIRONMENTALISTS have sent a formal complaint to the EU over the pollution problems at the Mar Menor lagoon in Murcia. The joint submission sent by Ecologists in Action and ClientEarth blames Spanish

6 Oct, 2021 @ 16:43

Environment·European Union·Lead·Mar Menor·Murcia

Ecologists call for hunting ban in area razed by the Sierra Bermeja fire in Spain’s Malaga

ECOLOGISTS in Action-Sierra Bermeja have called on the Junta to control hunting in Sierra Bermeja. Following the Sierra Bermeja fire, which has destroyed nearly 10,000 hectares of land and claimed the life

23 Sep, 2021 @ 15:45

Lead·Malaga

Environmentalists award 'black' flags to two 'threatened' parts of the Costa Blanca in Spain

Two black flags awarded over pollution and building plans which ‘threaten’ the Costa Blanca environment in Spain

ENVIRONMENTAL campaigners, Ecologists in Action, have awarded two black flags to the Costa Blanca region. Their annual black flag list features areas of pollution and uncontrolled urban development that threatens the Mediterranean

2 Jul, 2021 @ 15:45

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead

Junta rules to protect Donana National Park from gas project

Plans to extract gas from Doñana nature reserve win a provisional stay of execution

20 May, 2015 @ 17:11

Environment·Lead

Supreme Court scraps Andalucia’s most controversial golf macroproject Los Merinos near Ronda

Ronda’s Los Merinos golf macroproject has been scrapped by the Supreme Court after almost a decade of legal warfare

19 Mar, 2015 @ 14:12

Environment·Lead·Malaga

Debate rages over Aznalcollar mine reopening

Should a mine that caused one of Spain’s worst environmental mishaps almost two decades ago reopen for 450 jobs?

26 Feb, 2015 @ 11:58

Environment·Lead

Ecologists lodge official complaint against Ronda town hall for Casa Rua project

The group feels the initiative is ‘useless’ and a that a copy of Villa Padierna doesn’t fit in with Ronda’s tourism policies

21 Feb, 2015 @ 11:00

Lead·Malaga

Madrid sixth most-polluted European big city

Green group Ecologists in Actions claims air pollution causes 2,000 deaths a year in the capital

12 Feb, 2015 @ 13:00

Environment·National News

Junta President announces possible legislative changes affecting illegal properties in Andalucia

Susana Díaz announces plans to propose legislative change that would legalise thousands of homes

19 Sep, 2014 @ 16:13

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