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Warning as armed hunters with dog packs to cull wild boar population near Malaga this weekend: These are the areas to avoid

RESIDENTS and visitors have been urged to avoid rural areas of Alhaurin de la Torre on Saturday, January 17, as an authorised wild boar hunt

16 Jan, 2026 @ 16:40

Green·Lead·Málaga

Red Alert for extreme weather kicks in for Costa Blanca and Murcia regions

Spain’s environment minister warns of ‘alarming increase’ in hate speech towards the country’s weather forecasters

CLIMATE experts in Spain are facing an ‘alarming increase’ in online hate speech, the environment minister has warned, amid concerns the trend could fuel mistrust

16 Jan, 2026 @ 12:26

Green·Lead·National News·Weather

Coming up in 2026: Spain will enjoy its first total solar eclipse in over 100 years – all you need to know to catch the best view

ONLOOKERS gazed upwards as the sunlight dimmed, a rim of gold lining the pitch-black blot in the sky. It was the middle of the day,

7 Jan, 2026 @ 17:20

Environment·Green·Lead·Olive Press Travel

Shock as bird flu rips through Spain’s beloved stork population

POPULATIONS of the the iconic stork – the much-loved wild bird native to north and central Spain – are being devastated by a rapidly-mutating bird

15 Dec, 2025 @ 11:30

Green·Health·Other News

How much does each Costa del Sol town hall spend cleaning invasive Asian seaweed – and can profit be made from it?

AN invasive species of seaweed that seaside towns near Malaga are spending millions to remove could instead be repurposed for profit – but local governments

11 Dec, 2025 @ 16:59

Environment·Green·Lead·Malaga

Key regions of Spain are hurtling towards an ecological catastrophe – including the Balearic Islands

THE Balearic Islands and Murcia on the mainland are hurtling towards an ecological catastrophe, with a staggering 85% of the archipelago and an incredible 99.8%

5 Dec, 2025 @ 12:15

Balearic Islands·Environment·Green·Lead·Mallorca

Help the recovery: WWF launches new model to restore Spain’s rural areas and cut wildfire risk

A NEW model aimed at rejuvenating forests and preventing fires through better care of local landscapes has launched in Spain. WWF España’s Rural Labscape initiative

3 Dec, 2025 @ 14:27

Environment·Green·Lead·National News·Nature·Other News

Valencia City could lose €150m of European money after failing to agree on a Low Emission Zone

VALENCIA could lose €150 million of European funding for not introducing a Low Emission Zone (LEZ) banning polluting vehicles from the city centre as of

2 Dec, 2025 @ 08:00

Environment·Green·Lead·Politics·Valencia

THIS WEEK IN SPAIN: The Prestige oil tanker disaster

On November 19, 2002, a ship went down off the Spanish coast, causing an ecological catastrophe. MICHAEL COY reminds us what happened. SPAIN is especially

22 Nov, 2025 @ 09:00

Environment·Green·Lead

British motorists could be taxed for driving in Spain under UK ‘pay-per-mile’ budget plan

BRITISH motorists could be taxed for driving in Spain under the terms of a new ‘pay-per-mile’ scheme set to be unveiled at this autumn’s UK

13 Nov, 2025 @ 13:27

Environment·Green·Lead·Politics

Spain’s Pedro Sanchez unveils plan to tax private jets to combat climate change

SPAIN’S prime minister Pedro Sanchez has outlined plans to tax private jets in a move backed by environmental activists. Speaking at the United Nations COP30

7 Nov, 2025 @ 16:55

Environment·Green·Lead·Politics·Travel News

Asian ‘murder hornets’ kill three in just two weeks in Galicia as Spain faces defeat in its battle against invasive species

THREE men have lost their lives to ‘murder hornets’ in Galicia in under two weeks – prompting fears that Spain is losing its long-running battle

29 Oct, 2025 @ 11:00

Galicia·Green·Lead

10,000 key buildings including schools, nursing homes and hospitals are in danger from severe floods in Spain

SPAIN has 10,197 infrastructures that could be affected by severe floods with a recurrence period of 500 years. That’s the conclusion of a report published

27 Oct, 2025 @ 14:00

Environment·Green·Lead

Spain backs EU ban on diesel and petrol cars by 2035 – but Italy dubs it ‘madness ideology’

SPAIN has called on its European allies to remain committed to a planned EU ban on the sale of petrol and diesel cars by 2035

24 Oct, 2025 @ 13:00

Green·International Affairs·Lead

The northern lights are coming back to Spain for a second year – here’s how to catch them

ONE night in May last year, the sky over Zaragoza shimmered with ribbons of green and violet light — a spectacle that left onlookers spellbound.

24 Oct, 2025 @ 09:36

Environment·Green·Lead·National News

Spain’s power companies request extension to life of the country’s largest nuclear power plant amid fears of a new blackout

THREE of Spain’s leading energy companies are considering requesting a three-year extension to the operational life of the country’s largest nuclear power plant, according to

23 Oct, 2025 @ 12:33

Environment·Green·Lead

€4 billion electric car battery factory to be built in Spain- promising to cut costs for vehicle owners

Electric car owners can recharge their vehicles for FREE in Marbella at these locations – here’s where and how

ELECTRIC car owners in Marbella can recharge their vehicles for free this week at three public charging points across the city. The scheme, launched by

22 Oct, 2025 @ 11:30

Green·Lead·Marbella

‘Ditch your car for free electric bikes’: Town in northern Spain is pioneering new green transport revolution

A SPANISH town is encouraging residents to ditch their cars and get around on electric bikes – which they can use for free. The plan,

19 Oct, 2025 @ 12:00

Catalunya·Environment·Green·Lead

WATCH: Benidorm theme park opens its own solar power plant to supply clean energy

WATCH: Benidorm theme park opens its own solar farm to supply clean energy

BENIDORM’S Terra Natura park has opened a solar power plant capable of generating over 1,000 kW clean energy. The park says it is a major

16 Oct, 2025 @ 15:35

Benidorm·Green·Lead

Hard-hitting report says climate change has created 141 related risks to Spain- 51 of which are described as ‘key’

SPAIN is confronting 141 climate-related risks that threaten public health, economy, and biodiversity, according to a government report published on Tuesday. The Assessment of Risks

14 Oct, 2025 @ 18:45

Environment·Green·Lead

Fuel breakthrough as Spain’s Repsol unveils 100% renewable petrol that could help save our planet

SPANISH energy giant Repsol has just announced the industrial-scale production of the world’s first 100% renewable gasoline. The fuel, dubbed Nexa 95, is now available

14 Oct, 2025 @ 16:30

Environment·Green·Lead·Other News

Illegal Costa Blanca mobile home park closed down after sewage pollutes farming eco-system

Illegal Costa Blanca mobile home park ordered to close down after sewage pollutes farming eco-system

AN ANONYMOUS pollution complaint led to the Guardia Civil uncovering an illegal mobile home park site. Guardamar del Segura council has ordered the facility to

13 Oct, 2025 @ 12:46

Costa Blanca·Green·Lead

EXCLUSIVE: ‘We can’t just walk into their home and sit at their table’: Calls for more education after friends film themselves swimming with whales in the Strait of Gibraltar

MORE education is needed to stop people disturbing whales, conservationists have warned, after a video of three friends diving from a boat to swim with

9 Oct, 2025 @ 14:30

Andalucia·Cadiz·Gibraltar·Green·Lead

Spain and Portugal's late April electricity blackout caused by excessive voltage

Spain has just ‘five days’ to rescue wobbling power grid – or face risk of fresh nationwide blackout, regulator warns

SPAIN’S energy regulator has sounded the alarm over the state of the country’s energy grid – almost six months after the country was plunged into

9 Oct, 2025 @ 09:30

Green·Lead·National News

Outcry over plans to rip up ancient olive groves near Granada’s Alhambra to build a giant solar panel plant

ANCIENT olive groves are to be ripped up to make way for a solar panel plant near one of Spain’s leading World Heritage sites. Granada

8 Oct, 2025 @ 18:15

Granada·Green·La Cultura·Lead

WATCH: Last tour company still selling tickets to orca shows named and shamed during Mallorca travel conference

ANIMAL rights activists stormed the stage at a major travel industry convention in Mallorca to denounce Europe’s last big tour operator still selling tickets to

8 Oct, 2025 @ 15:30

Green·Lead·Mallorca

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Warning as armed hunters with dog packs to cull wild boar population near Malaga this weekend: These are the areas to avoid

Spain’s environment minister warns of ‘alarming increase’ in hate speech towards the country’s weather forecasters

Coming up in 2026: Spain will enjoy its first total solar eclipse in over 100 years – all you need to know to catch the best view

Shock as bird flu rips through Spain’s beloved stork population

How much does each Costa del Sol town hall spend cleaning invasive Asian seaweed – and can profit be made from it?

Key regions of Spain are hurtling towards an ecological catastrophe – including the Balearic Islands

Help the recovery: WWF launches new model to restore Spain’s rural areas and cut wildfire risk

Valencia City could lose €150m of European money after failing to agree on a Low Emission Zone

THIS WEEK IN SPAIN: The Prestige oil tanker disaster

British motorists could be taxed for driving in Spain under UK ‘pay-per-mile’ budget plan

Spain’s Pedro Sanchez unveils plan to tax private jets to combat climate change

Asian ‘murder hornets’ kill three in just two weeks in Galicia as Spain faces defeat in its battle against invasive species

10,000 key buildings including schools, nursing homes and hospitals are in danger from severe floods in Spain

Spain backs EU ban on diesel and petrol cars by 2035 – but Italy dubs it ‘madness ideology’

The northern lights are coming back to Spain for a second year – here’s how to catch them

Spain’s power companies request extension to life of the country’s largest nuclear power plant amid fears of a new blackout

Electric car owners can recharge their vehicles for FREE in Marbella at these locations – here’s where and how

‘Ditch your car for free electric bikes’: Town in northern Spain is pioneering new green transport revolution

WATCH: Benidorm theme park opens its own solar farm to supply clean energy

Hard-hitting report says climate change has created 141 related risks to Spain- 51 of which are described as ‘key’

Fuel breakthrough as Spain’s Repsol unveils 100% renewable petrol that could help save our planet

Illegal Costa Blanca mobile home park ordered to close down after sewage pollutes farming eco-system

EXCLUSIVE: ‘We can’t just walk into their home and sit at their table’: Calls for more education after friends film themselves swimming with whales in the Strait of Gibraltar

Spain has just ‘five days’ to rescue wobbling power grid – or face risk of fresh nationwide blackout, regulator warns

Outcry over plans to rip up ancient olive groves near Granada’s Alhambra to build a giant solar panel plant

WATCH: Last tour company still selling tickets to orca shows named and shamed during Mallorca travel conference

BREAKING: At least five dead after two high-speed trains derail in southern Spain

Spain watches on closely as neighbouring Portugal heads to the polls for crunch presidential election

ON THIS DAY: Pep’s birthday, Julio Iglesias’ randy dad, a Spanish playwright was born and a Nobel laureate died

It’s already the home of sherry – but Jerez de la Frontera now begins its reign as Spain’s culinary capital for 2026

Good news for Brits heading to Spain: Brussel’s new ETIAS permit pushed back once again