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High-security lab NOT to blame for Spain’s African swine fever outbreak as infected wild boar numbers climb

INVESTIGATORS probing the cause of Spain’s African swine fever outbreak say the variant detected in wild boars in Catalunya is different to that used at

5 Jan, 2026 @ 17:47

Catalunya·Environment·Lead

Spain to ban flushing wet wipes – and force manufacturers to clean up ‘fatbergs’ clogging sewers

THE Spanish government is set to wage a war on wet wipes with a law that would ban them from being flushed down the toilet.

28 May, 2025 @ 17:09

Environment·Lead

‘Extinct’ plant species rediscovered in Spain’s Andalucia after 40 years

A RARE plant species thought to be extinct for over four decades has been rediscovered in Andalucia. The discovery was made at Sierra Morena natural

17 May, 2025 @ 14:30

Andalucia·Environment·Lead

Half of people in Spain say they would not pay to get their vehicle into a Low Emissions Zone

Madrid’s low emission zone is ANNULLED after court rules it is unfair to force low-income residents to buy greener vehicles

A MADRID low emission zone designed to improve air quality in the centre of Spain’s capital has been annulled after a leading court stated that

21 Sep, 2024 @ 12:59

Environment·Lead·Madrid

New offshore wind turbine off Spain’s Basque coast could power about 2,000 homes

A FLOATING wind turbine capable of powering about 2,000 homes has been set up off the Basque coast to make it Spain’s first offshore wind

30 Sep, 2023 @ 09:24

Basque Country·Environment

Ferries in Spain’s Andalucia use biofuels to cut carbon emissions by 90% across Straits of Gibraltar

FERRIES that cut down carbon dioxide emissions by 90% using locally made biofuels will soon sail out of the Algeciras port in Spain’s Andalucia. A

10 Aug, 2023 @ 09:14

Andalucia·Cadiz·Environment

Spain’s Costa del Sol hotels will soon get their own electric car chargers thanks to EU cash

HOTELS along the Costa del Sol will soon be able to recharge electric vehicles as part of a central government initiative. The Malaga-based company Activicar

10 Nov, 2022 @ 09:00

Getting Around·Gibraltar·Lead·Olive Press Travel

‘SHE DOESN’T UNDERSTAND’: Campaigner hosting kids’ climate change event in Spain’s Marbella slams teen activist Greta Thunberg

Nihlson has previously said that ‘children are 25% of the world’s population, and 100% of our future.’

19 Oct, 2019 @ 10:00

Environment·Lead

High-security lab NOT to blame for Spain’s African swine fever outbreak as infected wild boar numbers climb

Spain to ban flushing wet wipes – and force manufacturers to clean up ‘fatbergs’ clogging sewers

‘Extinct’ plant species rediscovered in Spain’s Andalucia after 40 years

Madrid’s low emission zone is ANNULLED after court rules it is unfair to force low-income residents to buy greener vehicles

New offshore wind turbine off Spain’s Basque coast could power about 2,000 homes

Ferries in Spain’s Andalucia use biofuels to cut carbon emissions by 90% across Straits of Gibraltar

Spain’s Costa del Sol hotels will soon get their own electric car chargers thanks to EU cash

‘SHE DOESN’T UNDERSTAND’: Campaigner hosting kids’ climate change event in Spain’s Marbella slams teen activist Greta Thunberg

WATCH: Junta president heckled at Three Kings parade in Sevilla as crowd jeer and chant for better public healthcare

Red weather alert for central Spain as Storm Francis triggers ‘danger to life’ warnings – with temperatures plunging to -14C and snow and wind alerts in force

Andalucia commuters spared fare hikes as Junta extends transport subsidies into new year

‘A very serious racist act’: Outrage after Junta president appears in blackface for Sevilla’s Three Kings parade

REYES: The connections to Spain’s top composer and a now extinct rare mountain goat