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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

20 Apr, 2022 @ 18:24

Environment·Lead·Mar Menor·Murcia·Nature

Costa Blanca Start Ups Grows Non Polluting Algae That Doesn't Harbour Nitrates Like In Spain's Mar Menor Lagoon

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 Mar

29 Mar, 2022 @ 19:15

Alicante·Business & Finance·Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead·Mar Menor

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

27 Feb, 2022 @ 12:00

Environment·Lead·Madrid

European Mps End Three Day Visit To Spain's Mar Menor Lagoon To Review Pollution Problems

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 have

26 Feb, 2022 @ 08:30

Environment·Lead·Mar Menor·Murcia

New move to stop dangerous farmland pollution that's been devastating Spain's Mar Menor lagoon

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,

18 Feb, 2022 @ 18:17

Environment·Lead·Mar Menor·Murcia

Alberto Garzon Pollution Mega Farms Pig Spain Pork

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

7 Jan, 2022 @ 18:45

Environment·Lead·Must Read·Other News·Politics·Valencia

British nationals lose long-shot appeal over loss of EU rights following Brexit

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 the

2 Dec, 2021 @ 20:00

Balearic Islands·Environment·Lead·Mar Menor·Murcia·Valencian Community

Judge says there's evidence of 'environmental crime' in his Mar Menor lagoon pollution investigation in Spain

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 litres

1 Dec, 2021 @ 16:42

Crime & Law·Environment·Lead·Mar Menor·Murcia

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

9 Nov, 2021 @ 18:17

Environment·Lead·Mar Menor·Murcia

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

4 Nov, 2021 @ 12:58

Environment·Lead·Mar Menor·Murcia

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

6 Oct, 2021 @ 16:43

Environment·Lead·Mar Menor·Murcia

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

31 Aug, 2021 @ 12:36

Environment·Lead·Mar Menor·Murcia

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

30 Aug, 2021 @ 12:15

Environment·Lead·Mar Menor·Murcia

Spain's Cabinet Refuses 'emergency' Status For Mar Menor Despite Over A Week Of Dead Marine Life Washing Onto Beaches

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

24 Aug, 2021 @ 16:15

Environment·Lead·Mar Menor·Murcia

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

17 Aug, 2021 @ 20:55

Environment·Lead·Mar Menor·Murcia·Nature

Big boost in state aid to fight Mar Menor lagoon pollution

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

7 Aug, 2021 @ 09:15

Environment·Lead·Mar Menor·Murcia·Nature

Environmentalists award 'black' flags to two 'threatened' parts of the Costa Blanca in Spain

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

2 Jul, 2021 @ 15:45

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead

Recycling from citizens in popular expat area increases five-fold over 10 years on Spain’s Costa Blanca

ORIHUELA Municipality is making huge advances in recycling with a 500% increase in little over 10 years. The area covers popular expat areas such as

16 Jun, 2021 @ 15:45

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead

Irrigation halted due to pollution in Vega Baja region of Spain’s Costa Blanca

POLLUTION in waters around the Vega Baja towns of Rojales and Guardamar del Segura halted irrigation last week. The Water Courts of Rojales and Guardamar

31 May, 2021 @ 15:15

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead

Prosecutors to force Murcia’s government to investigate companies polluting the Mar Menor in Spain

THE Murcia government will be taken to court to force it to investigate ten companies who are accused of polluting the Mar Menor, one of

4 May, 2021 @ 15:45

Environment·Lead·Mar Menor·Murcia

Spain’s Malaga Airport goes green with four vertical gardens

MALAGA airport to boast living walls with more than 10,000 live plants. The world’s number one airport operator AENA (Spain’s Airports and Air Navigation) has

12 Apr, 2021 @ 10:00

Lead·Malaga·Other News

United Nations to investigate whether Spain is at fault for major pollution incidents in Mar Menor lagoon

A four-year campaign to get the United Nations to investigate whether Spain has breached environmental rules in the Mar Menor lagoon has succeeded. The Ecologistas

9 Mar, 2021 @ 13:40

Environment·Lead·Mar Menor·Murcia

Beauty belies Spain’s toxic cover-up

AT FIRST GLANCE, you might think a sci-fi writer had dreamed up this polar scenery of ice-like foam sheets atop a dazzling green sea. Small

7 Feb, 2021 @ 11:21

Environment·Lead·Other News

Spain records 48 black flags for most polluted beaches in 2020

THE list of Spain’s most polluted black flag beaches has been released.

30 Jun, 2020 @ 15:18

Environment·Lead·National News

Town in northern Spain named as least polluted in Europe

A TOWN in Castilla y Leon has been named as the least polluted town not only in Spain, but in Europe too.

17 Jun, 2020 @ 15:42

Environment·Lead·Nature

Green Spain Landscape Mountains Asturias Lake

Spain ranks 14th on list of greenest countries worldwide, while the UK is fourth

SPAIN has ranked 14th on the list of greenest countries in the world, while the UK came in at an impressive fourth.

15 Jun, 2020 @ 13:11

Environment·Lead

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New pollution ‘catastrophe’ warning for Mar Menor lagoon in Spain’s Murcia region

Costa Blanca start-ups grow algae that doesn’t pollute water with nitrates as in case of Spain’s Mar Menor lagoon

Madrid is the only Mediterranean capital with poorer air quality in recent years, despite lockdown

European MPs end fact-finding visit to polluted Mar Menor lagoon in Spain ahead of drafting crucial report

Spain’s government launches web portal dedicated to Murcia’s polluted Mar Menor lagoon

Fury after minister claims meat from mega farms is causing the ‘end of Spain’ – but is he right?

EU takes Spain to European Court for not stopping pollution of areas like the Mar Menor

Judge reveals evidence of ‘environmental crime’ in Mar Menor pollution investigation in Spain

Big government plan to fight pollution in the Mar Menor lagoon is announced in Spain’s Murcia region

Campaigners send Mar Menor lagoon pollution complaint to EU which pins blame on Spain’s politicians

Green ‘buffer zone’ could be created to fight Mar Menor lagoon pollution in Spain

Massive human chain formed around the Mar Menor lagoon in Spain to protest against environmental disaster

Spain’s government refuses ’emergency’ status for Mar Menor lagoon despite dead fish washing ashore for over a week

Thousands of dead fish and marine life wash onto beaches of the polluted Mar Menor lagoon in Spain

Why the Mar Menor in Spain has become Europe’s saddest example of environmental vandalism

Two black flags awarded over pollution and building plans which ‘threaten’ the Costa Blanca environment in Spain

Recycling from citizens in popular expat area increases five-fold over 10 years on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Irrigation halted due to pollution in Vega Baja region of Spain’s Costa Blanca

Prosecutors to force Murcia’s government to investigate companies polluting the Mar Menor in Spain

Spain’s Malaga Airport goes green with four vertical gardens

United Nations to investigate whether Spain is at fault for major pollution incidents in Mar Menor lagoon

Beauty belies Spain’s toxic cover-up

Spain records 48 black flags for most polluted beaches in 2020

Town in northern Spain named as least polluted in Europe

Spain ranks 14th on list of greenest countries worldwide, while the UK is fourth

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How to avoid a fine under Barcelona’s new civic rules – from street boozing and public urination to dog pee and going shirtless

Eye-catching chalet tucked away in remote Spanish forest is confirmed as the work of Antoni Gaudi 100 years on from his death

Catalunya to become first region in Spain to ban ‘property speculation’ in urgent bid to curb housing crisis

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