WATCH: Fire breaks out at Acerinox steel plant in Spain’s ‘toxic town’ across from Gibraltar

A FIRE ripped through part of the Acerinox stainless steel plant across the bay from Gibraltar early on Thursday morning. The blaze began at around

25 Sep, 2025 @ 12:24

Andalucia·Environment·Gibraltar·Lead

Costa del Sol zoo transfers nine captive dolphins to China – but why does Spain still permit circus-style shows?

NINE bottlenose dolphins from Selwo Marina in Benalmadena have been shipped to China, raising fears they will continue to be used in circus-style shows. The

24 Sep, 2025 @ 11:04

Costa del Sol·Environment·Lead

Claims octopuses are leaving Spanish waters for UK shores are a ‘snowball of misinformation’

RECENT reports have suggested that octopuses are leaving the Spanish coast of Galicia because they cannot cope with rain and changes in water salinity. However,

18 Sep, 2025 @ 16:08

Environment·Galicia·Lead·Other News

Fears bird flu outbreak is spreading into central Spain after dead birds turned up in popular tourist towns in Andalucia

NEW cases of bird flu have been spreading through central Spain after first being detected in popular city parks in Malaga and Sevilla. Fears of

18 Sep, 2025 @ 14:33

Andalucia·Environment·Lead·Malaga·Other News·Sevilla

How to understand the home energy system when settling in Spain

IT is often said that life in Spain isn’t just lived – it is enjoyed. Sunshine, shared meals, and a rhythm that feels a little

15 Sep, 2025 @ 15:02

Environment·Sponsored·Technology

Fumigating is underway in southern Spain to combat mosquitos carrying West Nile Virus

AUTHORITIES in southern Spain have stepped up fumigation campaigns after mosquitoes carrying West Nile Virus were detected in Cadiz province. They were found in Benalup-Casas

15 Sep, 2025 @ 14:43

Andalucia·Cadiz·Environment·Health·Lead·Other News

WATCH: Beachgoers stunned by dead shark washed up on Mallorca beach – with a depressing cause of death

BEACHGOERS sunning themselves on a popular Mallorca beach were left stunned when the corpse of a huge shark washed up on shore. Video footage posted

8 Sep, 2025 @ 13:35

Environment·Lead·Mallorca

Spain’s Tenerife to carry out largest-ever volcano eruption drill – days after ‘unusually shallow’ earthquakes recorded near Mount Teide surface

OVER 1,000 residents will be evacuated from their homes later this month when authorities in Tenerife carry out the island’s largest-ever volcano eruption drill. The

8 Sep, 2025 @ 12:32

Canary Islands·Environment·Lead·Tenerife

Marbella goes green: Four new air monitors set up in Low Emission Zone

MARBELLA is taking a big step towards cleaner air. The town hall has installed four state-of-the-art environmental monitors in the historic Old Town to track

7 Sep, 2025 @ 13:15

Andalucia·Environment·Lead·Malaga·Marbella·Other News

Mallorca first: Black vulture nest outside the Spanish island’s mountains spotted

THEY’RE massive, they’re rare – and now they’ve gone off-piste. For the first time on Mallorca ever, a pair of black vultures have been caught

7 Sep, 2025 @ 09:00

Balearic Islands·Environment·Lead·Mallorca·Other News

Luxury hotel that hosts a fleet of private yachts ‘steals public water during punishing drought’ on Spanish holiday island

AUTHORITIES in Menorca have shut down an illegal well supplying a luxury hotel where suites cost up to $3,000 a night, even as the island

6 Sep, 2025 @ 15:00

Balearic Islands·Environment·Lead·Menorca·Other News

Spain cracks down on ‘power-hungry’ data centres with tough new eco rules

SPAIN is set to slap strict new green rules on data centres – the vast server farms that burn up electricity to keep the internet

4 Sep, 2025 @ 12:30

Business & Finance·Environment·Lead

Sanchez tell sceptics ‘climate change kills’ as he announces plan to tackle rising wildfires and flooding in Spain

THE Prime Minister of Spain, Pedro Sanchez, has announced a new plan to ready the country for future climate emergencies. Sanchez emphasized the severity of

2 Sep, 2025 @ 18:00

Environment·Lead·National News

Spanish climate activists linked to notorious UK eco-protest group Just Stop Oil stain Barcelona’s iconic Sagrada Familia with red powder

TWO climate activists linked to the notorious environmental protest group Just Stop Oil were arrested by Catalan police on Sunday after staining Barcelona’s iconic Sagrada

2 Sep, 2025 @ 15:22

Barcelona·Environment·Lead

Killer whales ram TWO boats in minutes off coast of Spain

BOATERS off the coast of Spain have been left shaken after two vessels were rammed by killer whales in a double attack just minutes apart.

2 Sep, 2025 @ 13:15

Environment·Lead·National News·Other News

Spain’s Mallorca cracks down on yachts as new marine mega-zone takes shape

MALLORCA’S millionaire yachts and thrill-seeking jet-skiers are being reined in as the Balearic government launches the Illes del Ponent Marine Reserve – a vast new

2 Sep, 2025 @ 12:18

Balearic Islands·Environment·Lead·Mallorca·Other News

Estepona set to expand beach cove much loved by tourists and expats with new ‘green leisure space and more parking’

THE council of Estepona has begun the process of reclaiming land next to the popular El Cristo beach, with the goal of turning it into

29 Aug, 2025 @ 12:11

Andalucia·Costa del Sol·Environment·Estepona·Lead·Malaga·Other News

Keel laid for floating solar energy platform for Valencia port in Spain

SPAIN’s renewable energy game has just leveled up as the keel for the first of two floating solar platforms for the ambitious BlueNewables project has

19 Aug, 2025 @ 14:30

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead·Other News

How Spain’s reintroduced bison are helping regrow the land amid the country’s wildfire crisis

AS SPAIN struggles in a deadly spate of wildfires, a remarkable success story in Andalucia is giving hope for the country’s scorched countryside – and

18 Aug, 2025 @ 17:30

Andalucia·Animals·Environment·Lead·Other News

BREAKING: Wildfire breaks out in Spain’s Mijas, prompting helicopter emergency response

A WILDFIRE has been declared in Mijas, on the Costa del Sol, shortly before 16:00 on Thursday 14th August. The blaze is affecting the La

14 Aug, 2025 @ 16:43

Andalucia·Costa del Sol·Environment·Lead·Malaga·Other News

New study blames August's wildfires in Spain on climate change - despite huge number of arson arrests

European allies fly in to help Spain battle deadly forest fires engulfing the country

SPAIN has received two firefighting planes from France under the European Union’s Civil Protection Mechanism, as authorities battle dozens of wildfires across the country. Interior

14 Aug, 2025 @ 15:27

Environment·Galicia·Lead·Other News

Record-breaking Mediterranean heatwaves risk marine ecosystem collapse in Spain

THIS year’s ocean heatwaves in the Mediterranean Sea have been the hottest to date, sparking concern among scientists about the potentially devastating consequences on marine

12 Aug, 2025 @ 14:48

Environment·Lead·National News·Other News

Loggerhead turtles hatch on Benidorm beach in party-going area of resort

DOZENS of loggerhead turtles hatched on Thursday just after midnight on Benidorm’s Levante beach. Several passers-by on Avenida de Madrid contacted emergency services and the

7 Aug, 2025 @ 17:30

Benidorm·Environment·Lead

No filter for fines: Tenerife in Spain declares war on eco-wrecking social media influencers

THEY fly in for the likes – but could be leaving with five-figure fines. Tenerife in the Canaries has officially declared war on a new

5 Aug, 2025 @ 11:40

Canary Islands·Environment·Lead·Other News

Electric and hybrid car sales have already smashed 2024 total in Spain

ELECTRIC and hybrid car sales over the first seven months of 2025 are already higher than the whole of last year helped by subsidies via

3 Aug, 2025 @ 09:00