Tag: pollution
Barcelona in Spain to become a ‘beachless, smog-enshrouded hell hole’ by 2100 under new AI-powered worst-case climate predictions
Barcelona, the glittering jewel of the western Mediterranean, could be enshrouded in clouds of thick toxic smog, see its green spaces wither away and...
Personal action: Spain’s Mar Menor lagoon given ‘personhood’ status in bid to protect it from even greater environmental disaster
THE Mar Menor lagoon has been given ‘personhood’ status in an effort to provide better protection for the threatened ecosystem.
A total of 1,600 square...
Cycle lanes in Spain’s Valencia City get 21% boost in users so far in 2022
THE average daily use of Valencia City's bicycle lanes has gone up by 21% over the first seven months of the year compared to...
Temperature hits record high in polluted Mar Menor lagoon in Spain
THE current heatwave has seen a record temperature high for the waters of the Mar Menor lagoon in Murcia.
The Mar Menor Scientific Committee said...
Popular Costa Blanca beach in Spain reopens after being closed to swimmers
JAVEA'S busiest beach- the Arenal- reopened to bathers on Thursday after being closed for two days after test samples revealed fecal matter in the...
Award-winning beaches on Spain’s Costa Blanca closed to bathers due to sewage discharge
THREE award-winning 'Blue Flag' beaches on the Costa Blanca have banned swimming after sewage discharges were found in the water.
Red flags were raised on...
City centre restrictions to cut high polluting cars start next year in Spain
HIGH polluting older cars will be banned from centres of large cities in Spain next year with the creation of low emission zones.
The new...
Two Costa Blanca beaches in Spain shamed with ‘black flag’ awards due to sewage dumped into sea
TWO Alicante Province beaches have been awarded Black Flags for 2022 by environmental group, Ecologists in Action.
Cala Lanuza(pictured) and Cala Baeza between El Campello...
Greenpeace protest at Spain’s top meat producer over pollution caused by mass livestock farming
GREENPEACE protestors dressed in red jumpsuits staged a protest at the headquarters of the Murcia-based meat production company El Pozo on Tuesday.
Around 20 environmentalists...
New pollution ‘catastrophe’ warning for Mar Menor lagoon in Spain’s Murcia region
MURCIA'S Mar Menor lagoon is facing a new 'environmental catastrophe' according to a local council.
Recent heavy rainfall and rising temperatures has led to increased...
Costa Blanca start-ups grow algae that doesn’t pollute water with nitrates as in case of Spain’s Mar Menor lagoon
TWO new Alicante companies have joined forces to cultivate algae that stops nitrate pollution in water, as infamously seen over recent years at Murcia's...
Madrid is the only Mediterranean capital with poorer air quality in recent years, despite lockdown
SPAIN’S number one city is the only Mediterranean capital to increase levels of air pollution in recent years, according to a survey.
USwitch.com studied air...
European MPs end fact-finding visit to polluted Mar Menor lagoon in Spain ahead of drafting crucial report
A three-day fact-finding trip to the Mar Menor area by European MPs has ended with one of the delegation stating that the pollution problems...
Spain’s government launches web portal dedicated to Murcia’s polluted Mar Menor lagoon
A Spanish government website has launched a section dedicated to Murcia's Mar Menor lagoon and the pollution issues surrounding it.
Ecological Transition Minister, Teresa Ribera,...
Fury after minister claims meat from mega farms is causing the ‘end of Spain’ – but is he right?
SUSTAINABLE meat production is dominating headlines after Spain's minister for consumer affairs claimed livestock mega farms are causing the ‘end’ of the very country.
Alberto...
EU takes Spain to European Court for not stopping pollution of areas like the Mar Menor
SPAIN will have to answer to the European Court of Justice in Luxembourg over not doing enough to combat nitrate pollution in areas like...
Judge reveals evidence of ‘environmental crime’ in Mar Menor pollution investigation in Spain
A Murcia judge says there is evidence of an 'environmental crime' in his probe of 38 agricultural businesses accused of illegally dumping 5.9 billion...
Chef Jose Andres tells rival politicians to join forces to stop pollution in the Mar Menor in Spain
INTERNATIONAL chef and philanthropist, Jose Andres, has told rival Spanish political leaders to come together to stop pollution in the Mar Menor.
Asturias-born Andres won...
Big government plan to fight pollution in the Mar Menor lagoon is announced in Spain’s Murcia region
A plan to combat pollution in the Mar Menor lagoon has been unveiled in Murcia this Thursday by Spain's Ecological Transition minister, Teresa Ribera.
The...
Campaigners send Mar Menor lagoon pollution complaint to EU which pins blame on Spain’s politicians
ENVIRONMENTALISTS have sent a formal complaint to the EU over the pollution problems at the Mar Menor lagoon in Murcia.
The joint submission sent by...
Green ‘buffer zone’ could be created to fight Mar Menor lagoon pollution in Spain
A green 'buffer zone' of 390 hectares has been suggested in a bid to reduce pollution in the Mar Menor lagoon in Murcia.
The proposed...
Massive human chain formed around the Mar Menor lagoon in Spain to protest against environmental disaster
THOUSANDS of people formed a human chain around the Mar Menor on Saturday(August 28) in protest over tons of dead fish washing ashore.
Residents and...
Spain’s government refuses ’emergency’ status for Mar Menor lagoon despite dead fish washing ashore for over a week
SPAIN'S government will not declare the Mar Menor an 'emergency' area as it continues its war of words with its regional counterpart.
Madrid's refusal follows...
Thousands of dead fish and marine life wash onto beaches of the polluted Mar Menor lagoon in Spain
PROSECUTORS will investigate a new incident of dead fish washing onto Mar Menor beaches yesterday(August 16).
In October 2019, swathes of oxygen-starved fish washed onto...
Why the Mar Menor in Spain has become Europe’s saddest example of environmental vandalism
THE Mar Menor in Murcia is Europe's largest saltwater lagoon but also one of the continent's saddest stories over the ravages of pollution.
It's an...
Two black flags awarded over pollution and building plans which ‘threaten’ the Costa Blanca environment in Spain
ENVIRONMENTAL campaigners, Ecologists in Action, have awarded two black flags to the Costa Blanca region.
Their annual black flag list features areas of pollution and...
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