Tag: pollution
Dozens arrested in toxic shame of 30 Spanish waste disposal companies
GUARDIA Civil and Europol have arrested 68 people at 30 companies involved in illegal gas emissions polluting the air we breathe with...
Minister demands ‘honesty’ from local government after Mar Menor ‘environmental emergency’
SPAIN’S Minister for Ecological Transition has demanded answers from the Government of Murcia over the ‘environmental emergency’ at the region’s Mar Menor.
Spanish government announces 21 measures to cut pollution in Murcia’s Mar Menor to ‘zero’
SPAIN’S Ministry for Ecological Transition has announced 21 measures to reduce pollution and runoff into the Mar Menor to ‘zero’.
Spain’s Malaga to build 21 NEW wind turbines costing €79 million
Each turbine has 4.2 Megawatts (MW) of power, with 88.2 MW for the total plant
TOXIC: Cruise ships make Spain’s Palma one of the most polluted ports in Europe
The Mallorca capital joins Barcelona, Venice, Civitavecchia and Southampton in being crowned the most polluting ports on the continent
‘Widespread’ increase in ocean plastic on Costa del Sol with ‘strikingly’ high microplastic levels in Malaga
POLLUTED: Single-use plastics are poisoning the world's oceans THE Costa del Sol has seen a ‘widespread’ increase of...
Spain’s environmentalists issue doomsday warning as groundbreaking study reveals alarming levels of micro-plastic in the Pyrenees
One of the main problems is the lack of ready, cheap alternatives to the imperishable material that is now part of the air we breathe and the water we drink
Jet2 removes Costa del Sol beaches from its website after Olive Press probe into raw sewage pumped into sea
Other package holiday firms TUI and Thomas Cook, are still promoting the affected beaches on their websites
WATCH: Vile video shows SEWAGE flowing onto popular beach in southern Spain
Locals commented on the video branding it a 'disgrace' and 'embarrassing'
Madrid bans old cars from city centre in CRACKDOWN on pollution
BAN: Older cars are exiled from Madrid city centre in a bid to tackle pollution MADRID is banning...
Specsavers and Plastic Free Seas charity join forces on Costa del Sol for mammoth beach clean up
POLLUTED: Plastics are poisoning the world's oceans A COSTA del Sol beach clean up is set to take place this...
Blowing in the wind: Does pollution on Gibraltar’s border with Spain cause increased cancer rates?
Black clouds of pollution billow daily from the industrial chimneys of the Campo de Gibraltar. Is it all merely hot air or a smoking gun for cancer? The Olive Press investigates
All you need to know about the UK and Spain’s new draft Brexit withdrawal agreement over Gibraltar
The new protocol tackles long-standing issues such as tax evasion, environmental concerns, smuggling and the rights of cross-border workers
KILLER AIR: Andalucia Junta denounced for ‘failing’ to battle toxic air as Cadiz and Campo de Gibraltar revealed to...
ENVIRONMENTAL groups are taking legal action against the Junta for ‘failing to tackle toxic air’ in the Campo de Gibraltar. Ecologistas en Accion has...
THE LAST STRAW: EU clamps down on single-use plastics poisoning world’s oceans
EU acts to stem the plastic tide plaguing the world's oceans
Temperatures in Spain’s Andalucia hit climate change limit
In Malaga, Cordoba and Granada the average yearly temperature in the 21st century was at least 1.5°C higher than in the 20th century
WATCH: Brits help save sea turtle wrapped in plastic off coast of Spain’s Marbella
https://www.facebook.com/jorge.duranperez.121/videos/2228043530809256/ THIS is the moment a sea turtle was rescued off the coast of Marbella. The clip shows Brits and Spaniards pull the clearly distressed creature...
Volunteers remove more than 22,000 cigarette butts from Costa del Sol beach in Spain
DEDICATED volunteers have picked up an amazing 22,500 cigarettes from a Costa del Sol beach. The amazing haul was removed from La Linea's shoreline during...
TOXIC: Spain third-worst in Europe for ‘cancer-causing’ oil refineries – and Andalucia suffers most
SPAIN has been revealed to be one of Europe’s main contributors to the ‘toxic’ crude oil refining industry. According to a new study by GlobalData,...
FINAL STRAW: Spain consumes most plastic straws in Europe as Greenpeace calls for BAN
SPAIN consumes more plastic straws than any other country in Europe. The holiday favourite throws away 4.745 BILLION plastic straws every year - around 13...
WATCH: Thick black smoke billows from ship just metres away from kids on Gibraltar beach
It comes after it was revealed last week that more than 80% of Spain is exposed to air pollution levels deemed ‘unacceptable’ by the WHO
TOXIC: 97% of Spain exposed to ‘unacceptable’ levels of air pollution
ONLY 3% of the entire Spanish nation enjoy air quality that meets World Health Organisation standards. And according to the WHO’s latest shocking report, the...
Gibraltar officially the fourth most polluted part of the UK, but government blames African dust
The Gibraltar Government pointed to what it said were contributing factors that could not be controlled
‘Worrying’ levels of plastic particles found in almost 75% of fish
New research finds microplastics could pose a serious threat to human health
Diesel car pollution is half than previously thought, according to new study
The study revealed that levels of nitrogen dioxide in Europe are two times smaller than previously thought and the amount of hot air coming out of diesel cars is half than that used in policy predictions for the European Commission.
Spain facing fines from the EU after failing to control pollution in urban areas
The European Commision have sent a 'final warning' to Spain for failing to comply with EU air pollution levels.
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