Four in five people in Spain ‘breathe polluted air’ with road traffic blamed as ‘biggest culprit’
GREENPEACE identified other sources of pollution in Spain including 'ports and certain types of industry, as well as airports'.
Mountaineers find over a tonne of rubbish dumped in a cave in Spain’s protected Picos de Europa National Park
MOUNTAIN rescuers and volunteers have hauled around a tonne of decades-old rubbish from a remote chasm in Spain’s spectacular Picos de Europa. The extraordinary clean-up
Cleaner air may be adding fuel to Spain’s scorching summer heatwaves, researchers claim – but are they correct?
A NEW study has suggested that cleaner air over Europe could be making Spain’s notorious summer heatwaves more intense – although scientists stress it is
Marbella and Nerja among Spain’s ‘Black Flag’ coastal pollution hotspots, activists say
DOZENS of Spanish beaches, including two in Malaga province, are blighted by pollution and environmental degradation, campaigners have warned. In its annual ‘Black Flags’ report,
Spain and Gibraltar in fresh row after raw sewage discharge closes Spanish beach for over a week – with ‘burst pipe’ in La Linea to blame
A FRESH row has erupted between Spain and Gibraltar over raw sewage contamination in the Strait – with both sides pointing the finger across the
Oil slick stretching for two kilometres pollutes three popular tourist beaches on Spain’s Valencia coast
THREE beaches south of Valencia City were closed to bathers on Tuesday after a two kilometre oil slick appeared with some of the spillage landing
Waters in southern Spain are found to contain sewage and potentially toxic bacteria
THE latest report from Andalucia’s regional government has found that the waters off the Zahara de los Atunes beach in Barbate, Cadiz province, contain potentially
Six ‘black flags’ handed out to beaches and coastal areas suffering from pollution and ‘mismanagement’ in eastern Spain
THE Ecologists in Action group has dished out six flags to the Valencian Community in its annual ‘Black Flag’ awards to beaches suffering pollution caused
Spain has the highest child poverty rate in the European Union, says latest Unicef report
SPAIN has the highest child poverty rate in the European Union, with more than two million children – 28% of the total number of youngsters
Is bottled water safe? Study reveals the average litre could contain 240,000 ‘nanoplastics’ that can be carried to the heart and brain
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 times
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
Can I eat oranges from trees that are planted in streets and towns across Spain?
YOU CAN’T miss seeing oranges on trees next to urban streets across large parts of Spain and though its tempting to grab a free bite,
Report: 456 tonnes of nitrates ended up in the Mar Menor in 2022
A TOTAL of 456 tonnes of nitrates entered the Mar Menor lagoon in southeastern Spain during 2022, as well as 18.5 tonnes of phosphates. That’s
48 black flags handed to environmentally ‘destroyed’ beaches and coastal areas across SpainÂ
ECOLOGISTS in Action has handed their unwanted black flags to 48 beaches across the Spanish coast. The environmental group, which exposes a number of beaches
Popular bathing area at Costa Blanca beach in Spain cleared due to pollution scare
A COSTA BLANCA beach has been closed to bathers for the second time in less than a year after tests showed the water had been
Six black flags handed out to ‘problem’ beaches in Spain’s Costa Blanca and Valencia areas
ENVIRONMENTAL group Ecologists in Action have announced their annual ‘black flag’ awards to beaches they say have suffered from pollution and poor management in Spain.
Costa Blanca slammed for the continuous destruction and pollution of its coastsÂ
THE Costa Blanca has been singled out as a key black spot for the ‘chronic cancer’ of environmental destruction. Ecologistas en Accion has slammed the
Over €8 million to be spent in six months removing biomass from shores of Mar Menor lagoon in Spain
THE Murcia government will spend nearly €8.5 million between April and September to remove biomass and ova from the Mar Menor lagoon. Visiting Playa Honda
€4.7 million to be spent in 2023 removing biomass from polluted Mar Menor in Murcia
THE Murcia regional government has authorised €4.7 million to be allocated next year to continue the process of removing biomass from the Mar Menor lagoon.
Explainer: What will change in Madrid from 2023 for owners of older cars?
OWNERS OF older vehicles will not be able to drive into the centre of Madrid from January 1, 2023, as the local council tightens the
European court slams Spain for not cutting vehicle pollution in Barcelona and Madrid areas
THE European Court of Justice(CJEU) says that Spain has breached air quality standards in the Barcelona and Madrid areas. A court ruling published on Thursday
The faithful frog is dying out in Spain and blame is put at the door of human activity
That faithful pondlife inhabitant, the frog, is going extinct in Spain due to the ravages of climate warning and a pandemic of deadly amphibian-killing viruses.
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 all
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 the
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