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WATCH: Mystery after dozens of birds found dead on ground near site of huge petrochemical explosion in Spain

Nuvol toxic a tarragona esta morin la fauna..estornells morts a la carretera. Els estornells són l'evidència del que respirem. Si no ni ens haguéssim enterat…?

17 Feb, 2020 @ 19:38

Environment·Lead

France follows Spain in clampdown on outdoor heating in bars and restaurants

The French town of Rennes has been the first in France to ban terrace heaters in the fight against climate change

17 Feb, 2020 @ 14:44

Environment·Lead

Demonstrations against opening of new quarry in Spain’s Andalucia

RESIDENTS in Coin have been protesting against the opening of a new quarry.

17 Feb, 2020 @ 12:35

Environment·Lead

Hundreds of families STILL getting help from Spanish Red Cross five months after Costa Blanca flooding

DESPITE devastating the region FIVE MONTHS ago, Spain’s Red Cross are still helping out families that were affected by the gota fria and floods that

16 Feb, 2020 @ 11:59

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead

Public AND private sector preventing pollution in Spain’s Costa Calida during 2020

MAJOR steps in preventing air pollution are being taken this year by both public and private entities in the Murcia region. A solar farm producing

13 Feb, 2020 @ 06:36

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead

How one Costa Blanca industry is going nuts for global warming

THE WARMER climate is favouring at least one industry on the Costa Blanca. Almond growers have seen cultivation for their premium type of nut boom

12 Feb, 2020 @ 10:45

Costa Blanca·Environment·Food & Drink·Lead

Plastic contaminates every blade of seagrass

PLASTIC contaminates every blade of seagrass a study of ocean habitats has found. The study carried out in the Orkney seagrass beds found that every

12 Feb, 2020 @ 10:31

Environment·Lead

WATCH: Dozens of expats lead the way after Costa Blanca council sends out urgent plea for help in beach clean-up

BRITISH and Irish expats, along with this newspaper, lead the way yesterday morning after Orihuela Costa council called out for volunteers to help clean up

12 Feb, 2020 @ 06:34

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead

Costa Blanca council seeks volunteers to help huge coastal clean-up of 15,000 plastic bottles

ORIHUELA COSTA is launching a huge clean-up campaign tomorrow to collect and recycle thousands of plastic bottles from their Playa Flamenca beaches. Following from last

10 Feb, 2020 @ 16:16

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead

A yellow weather alert is on the horizon for several provinces across Spain.

Climatologist says Spain must prepare itself for regular deadly storms such as Gloria, which killed 13 people

Meanwhile, Storm Gloria - which claimed at least 13 lives - was declared the worst winter storm since 1983

9 Feb, 2020 @ 10:17

Environment·Lead

Costa Blanca cycle race seen as a ‘tribute’ to those that suffered in September floods

THIS week saw the third stage of the 71st Cycling Tour of the Valencian Community pass through the Costa Blanca South. The General Director of the

8 Feb, 2020 @ 15:37

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead·Sport

Benidorm hotel trials ‘biodegradable’ toiletries as rampant consumption sees 17.5 million bottles dumped every year

A GREEN-THINKING hotel in Benidorm is trialling a range of biodegradable toiletries in a bid to cut down on the nauseating consumption of 17.5 million

4 Feb, 2020 @ 16:39

Environment·Lead

Authorities sanction hunt for lone wolf terrorising livestock in Spain’s Basque Country

A TOWN hall in the Basque Country has authorised the hunting of an Iberian wolf, which they believe is responsible for attacks on livestock in

4 Feb, 2020 @ 16:33

Environment·Lead

Public officials under investigation for allowing sewage to flow into rivers in Spain’s Andalucia

EIGHT public officials have been under investigation for illegal sewage disposal in Alhaurin el Grande.

4 Feb, 2020 @ 15:07

Environment·Lead

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Storks choose to winter in Spain instead of Africa due to warmer weather and more food

STORKS have stopped migrating to Africa for winter but instead have been spending the cold months in Spain.

3 Feb, 2020 @ 13:47

Environment·Lead

“We’ve never seen anything like it” – Beaches in Eastern Spain lose average of 11m of sand following storm Gloria

BEACHES in Eastern Spain have lost an average of 11.1m of sand following storm Gloria, which hit the coast on 19 January. The worst-hit shoreline

3 Feb, 2020 @ 13:18

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead

Real Example Of Swimming Pool Construction Javea Costa Blanca

Convert your Swimming Pool in Spain into a Health Spa, with Salt Water Chlorination!

Based in Javea, Costa Blanca, Aiguanet are experts in the construction of swimming pools, and spas in Spain. They also carry out integral maintenance of

3 Feb, 2020 @ 10:43

Environment·Health·Property

Travel to Campanillas on the Costa del Sol for free in February

With this free movement it is hoped that all Malaga residents will be encouraged to go to Campanillas to make purchases and consume in the

3 Feb, 2020 @ 10:36

Environment·Lead·Malaga·Travel News

Costa Blanca mayor declares city is ‘planting the future’ as Day Of The Tree is celebrated

GUARDAMAR DEL SEGURA kicked off a week of activities yesterday with trees and shrubs planted by 500 local school-children. The mayor, José Luis Sáez, says

2 Feb, 2020 @ 13:49

Costa Blanca·Environment

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Hundreds muck in to clear tyres and plastic trash from Javea’s coastline in efforts to teach children ‘the importance of recycling’

OVER a hundred volunteers cleared out worn tires, shoes and plastic bags from Javea’s coastline last Sunday following the deadly onslaught of storm Gloria. Young

29 Jan, 2020 @ 13:39

Costa Blanca·Environment

Costa Calida mayor slams €80m flood defence budget as being less than a third of what’s needed in Spanish Mar Menor town

A COSTA CALIDA mayor has pointed out that although the regional government of Murcia is supporting an €80m plan to prevent flood damage in Los

28 Jan, 2020 @ 13:11

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead

Costa del Sol reservoirs gain four months of water after ‘Gloria’ passes through

This rise is the approximate equivalent of four months water consumption for the province

28 Jan, 2020 @ 10:43

Environment·Lead·Malaga

Dramatic image captures ‘the power of nature’ with ‘The Leaning Tower of Guardamar’ in Spain’s Costa Blanca

OLIVE PRESS reader, Gary Cummings, of Formentera del Segura, sent us this dramatic picture of what he describes as ‘The Leaning Tower of Guardamar’. Cummings

25 Jan, 2020 @ 07:32

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead

WATCH: Video of plastic-filled fish goes viral in Spain

The man can be heard saying ‘plastico, puro plastico’

23 Jan, 2020 @ 14:02

Environment·Lead·National News

Costa Calida mayor blasts president of Spain’s Murcia region over flood solutions, as residents brick up their own doorways

THE mayor of Los Alcazares has publicly lambasted the president of the autonomous region of Murcia, Fernando López Miras. Mario Pérez Cervera took to social

22 Jan, 2020 @ 14:48

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead

Spain declares state of ‘climate emergency’ as Pedro Sanchez aims to make country’s electricity 95% renewable by 2040

SPAIN’S new government declared a national ‘climate emergency’ on Tuesday as part of a push toward enforcing ambitious measures to fight climate change. Pedro Sanchez’s

22 Jan, 2020 @ 11:05

Environment·Lead

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