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Sinkholes pose a growing risk to life in Spain: First global map of phenomenon shows Andalucia and Valencia are...

THE world's first map to show countries most prone to soil subsidence has Spain as one of those most affected in Europe. Sinkholes are becoming...

Companies which dumped brine into Spain’s Mar Menor lagoon are fined €2.3million

SIX companies and farmers have been stung with €2.3 million of fines for polluting the Mar Menor lagoon in the Murcia region. The Ministry of...

Thousands join protest against ‘senseless’ solar power plant being built on Spain’s Costa Blanca

AN ESTIMATED 3,000 people hit the streets of San Miguel de Salinas on Sunday to oppose controversial plans for a massive solar farm. The San...

Major crackdown on illegal property renovations in Spain: At least 50 people are being investigated across Malaga province

AUTHORITIES say that at least 50 people have been investigated in the last year in Malaga province over illegal properties and land use transgressions...

Sewage ‘is being dumped in the sea off Benidorm’: Ecologists in Spain demand action

COMPLAINTS about untreated wastewater being pumped into the sea off Benidorm have prompted two councils to demand urgent action. The El Xoriguer environmentalist group says...

Warning for dog owners: Killer caterpillars are on the move in these areas along Spain’s Costa Blanca

PROCESSIONARY caterpillars- lethal to dogs if they come into contact with them- have been spotted in parts of Alicante province. Sightings have been reported in...

Air pollution spikes on Spain’s Costa Blanca due to warmest January on record

A RECORD warm January has worsened air quality rates in Alicante province due to the ever-present anticyclone over Spain resulting in fewer winds. The...

Outrage as three beaches lose 70% of their sand on Spain’s east coast following the expansion of a nearby port

SATELLITE images have been analysed to show that three beaches in the port area of Valencia lost 70% of their sand over three decades. The...

Climate activists who ‘caused €500k worth of damage’ are arrested in Spain: ‘Futuro Vegetal’ members have stormed museums and...

THE POLICIA NACIONAL have arrested 22 members of the 'Futuro Vegetal' environmental group for 'forming a criminal structure' and causing over €500,000 damage to...

Coastal walkway is extended in Spain’s Estepona as a bridge is added over the Dos Hermanas stream

WORK on a new section of the Estepona coastal path between Benamara and Playa de Baños is expected to be completed in February at...

Drought latest: Water will be cut off for 7 hours per day in this town on Spain’s Costa del...

FUENGIROLA has become the first municipality on the Costa del Sol to cut domestic drinking water supplies due to the severe drought that is...

Spain could RUN OUT of olive oil for the first time in its history as drought continues to ravage...

THE ongoing drought and poor harvests have led to a stark warning that Spain could run out of olive oil for the first time...

Is bottled water safe? Study reveals the average litre could contain 240,000 ‘nanoplastics’ that can be carried to the...

A TEAM of scientists is claiming that a litre of bottled water contains on average around 240,000 detectable plastic fragments- between 10 and 100...

Resident in Spain faces HUGE fine for feeding pigeons in the street

A WOMAN has been penalised in Santa Cruz de Tenerife for repeatedly feeding pigeons in the street and could be fined up to €1,500. She...

Level 2 emergency is declared over millions of pellets of PLASTIC washing up on beaches in Spain

THE GALICIA region has followed its neighbour Asturias on Tuesday by activating a level 2 emergency alert following the washing up of millions of...

Plastic crisis in Spain: Millions of pellets of potentially toxic microplastics are washing up on beaches and ‘accumulating in...

BEACHES in northern Spain have become inundated with millions of plastic pellets from a container lost by a merchant ship on December 8 in...

Why this city in eastern Spain will begin its reign as the Green Capital of Europe this week

VALENCIA CITY officially launches its year as the European Green Capital 2024 this Thursday with two days of 'opening' events at the Palau de...

PLANET AID: Time to slow down on the meat after your festive indulgence

HAVE you heard of Veganuary?  An amalgam of two words Vegan and January, it's an initiative of supermarkets and influencers to convince people to eat...

New projects aim to stop farm pollutants ending up in Spain’s Mar Menor lagoon

ELEVEN projects to improve farming techniques aimed at cutting pollution in the Mar Menor lagoon have been awarded grants totalling €16.2 million. The money comes...

Spain’s ongoing drought is among the 10 ‘most expensive natural disasters’ of 2023 after costing the country BILLIONS of euros,...

SPAIN'S drought - especially last April - has made it onto the list of the most expensive global climate disasters of the year as...

National park in Spain’s Andalucia loses its ‘green’ status

THE International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has removed Andalucia's Doñana National Park from its green list due to 'mismanagement'. It makes Doñana the...

Major breakthrough to help ‘natural treasure’ of drought-hit Doñana National Park in Spain’s Andalucia

THE NATIONAL government and the Andalucia region signed a deal on Monday to stop illegal irrigation in the drought-hit Doñana wetlands. It brings the end...

Benidorm prepares to test its Low Emissions Zone: These will be the affected areas

TESTS of a new phone app to manage Benidorm's new Low Emissions Zone(ZBE) will start in the New Year. The city- in keeping with other...

Don’t spend too much on energy in Spain!

ARE you spending too much on gas in the winter for heating and hot water?You may have heard of Air Source Heat pumps (ASHP)...

Sunscreen chemicals that could kill aquatic organisms found in Murcia’s Mar Menor lagoon

MATERIALS found in sunscreens are said to be threatening aquatic life in Murcia's Mar Menor lagoon according to a study conducted by the Spanish...

Drought-loving beetles that kill pine trees are being monitored on Spain’s Costa Blanca

DROUGHT conditions have fuelled concerns over the unwanted return of a beetle that can destroy masses of trees in the green spaces of the...

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