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

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

Fishing Boat Ecoembes Article Credit Jalopezisandb0 Pixabay

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

Marblanc Solar: The Marbella installer behind a 3,200% surge in solar proposals

IN just six months, Marblanc Solar has gone from five or six proposals a month to more than 200 last April alone. The Marbella-based solar

26 May, 2025 @ 14:33

Environment·Sponsored·Sponsored Interview

Record number of heat-related deaths in Spain during August

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

Alert in Catalunya as toxic cloud confines thousands in their homes

MORE than 160,000 residents in Catalunya were told to stay indoors over the weekend after a fire at an industrial warehouse released a toxic cloud

12 May, 2025 @ 13:17

Barcelona·Catalunya·Environment·Lead

Tourists to be hit by ‘green tax’ when visiting in Spain’s tallest mountain

TOURISTS visiting Spain’s tallest mountain are set to be hit by a new ‘green tax’ from 2026. Visitors to Teide National Park in Tenerife will

8 May, 2025 @ 17:43

Canary Islands·Environment·Lead·Olive Press Travel·Tenerife·Travel News

Spain’s Canary Islands hit by major power cut just days after nationwide blackout

THE Canary Islands have been hit by another major power cut, just days after a nationwide blackout brought Spain to a standstill. Tens of thousands

8 May, 2025 @ 14:08

Canary Islands·Environment

Costa Blanca is Spain’s hotspot for the 2025 Blue Flag beach awards

THE Costa Blanca topped the 2025 Blue Flag awards for the best beaches in Spain, with 89 flags given to Alicante province- three of them

8 May, 2025 @ 11:45

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead

Spain leads the world for top beaches in 2025 Blue Flag winners list

Spain once again leads the world for top beaches in 2025 Blue Flag winners list

SPAIN continues to be the world leader for Blue Flag beaches after the 2025 awards were announced on Wednesday in Madrid. 642 coveted flags were

7 May, 2025 @ 18:00

Environment·Lead·National News

SPAIN’S blackout is over – but are you ready for the NEXT one? Maybe it is time to stock up on some essentials…

THE price of some so-called ‘survival’ products has increased by almost 40%. The blackout is a reminder of the EU’s recommended survival kit: the basics

1 May, 2025 @ 16:55

Environment·Lead

HYDROGEN BOMBSHELL: Spain to build its first-ever offshore green fuel plant in Canary Islands

SPAIN is making waves as it gears up to build its first offshore green hydrogen plant off the coast of Gran Canaria, in a move

1 May, 2025 @ 16:34

Canary Islands·Environment·Lead·Other News

Preparing for the high temperatures to come: tips for expats from Energy Nordic

IT won’t be long before the thermometer starts to rise and the days get longer. As the sun shines brighter the expat community should get

30 Apr, 2025 @ 10:36

Costa del Sol·Environment·Sponsored

Simple home energy tips to help you save this spring

As the days get longer and the temperatures rise, now’s a great time to take advantage of the milder spring weather to make your home

30 Apr, 2025 @ 09:30

Environment

FURRY SUCCESS: Another litter of vulnerable Iberian Lynx cubs born in Spain’s Doñana National Park

CONSERVATIONISTS at the El Acebuche Iberian lynx captive breeding centre in Almonte, part of Doñana National Park, are celebrating the arrival of two new Iberian

28 Apr, 2025 @ 12:30

Andalucia·Environment·Lead·Other News

GreenPeace and WWF team up to block reopening of ‘toxic water mine’ responsible for Andalucia’s worst environmental catastrophe

ENVIRONMENTALISTS are up in arms over plans to reopen a mine which ‘will dump billions of litres of toxic water’ into two of Spain’s UNESCO

24 Apr, 2025 @ 14:00

Andalucia·Cadiz·Environment·Lead·Sevilla

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