ERA gives go-ahead for four villas on quarry site near Dingli cliffs
Rehabilitation of eye sore quarry in protected site between Siggiewi and Dingli cliffs could see the erection of four brand new residences setting a precedent for other quarries...
Valley Road tree-pruning is ‘pure butchery’ Graffitti says
Moviment Graffitti describes pruning of trees lining Valley Road by up to 6m ‘exercise in pure and condemnable butchery’
New road to Smart City ‘a stupid proposal’ say Friends of the Earth

Proposed road will take up massive 80,000sq.m area of land from Notre Dame Gate in Zabbar, along the Cottonera Lines, passing by the Capuchin Convent in...

Proposed road will take up massive 80,000sq.m area of...

Carbon-neutrality targets placing stress on Maltese businesses, says lobby

Malta Business Bureau says 2040 target for 90% reduction in emissions placing excessive reporting requirements on small businesses

Malta Business Bureau says 2040 target for 90% reduction in...

Record unseasonal November warmth and drought as mercury hits 29.1°C high

Mercury hit 29.1°C on the first day of November, setting a new record for the highest temperature for the month’s unseasonal temperatures

Mercury hit 29.1°C on the first day of November,...

3,000 plants for Rabat’s green roof to provide data to make buildings sustainable

EU-funded experimental green roof with 3,000 plants to gather scientific data for future projects in showcase of climate innovation

EU-funded experimental green roof with 3,000 plants to...

Tuna lobby summer clean-up collected over 500kgs of waste every day

Aquaculture producers deployed two teams to monitor Maltese coasts and to...

Aquaculture producers deployed two teams to monitor Maltese...

Planning Authority seals off Marsaskala field turned illegal dump

PA says contravener must remove illegal dumping, or authority...

PA says contravener must remove illegal...

European parties set to push for clean-tech ‘valleys’ inside Natura 2000 sites

WWF calls out proposed legislation for EU’s net-zero industries, after MEPs included nuclear technologies and ‘industry valleys’ within...

WWF calls out proposed legislation for EU’s...

Scooters remain essential for Malta’s dense urban areas, says mobility expert

Malta ban on shared e-scooters is latest death knell for shared mobility companies that offered alternatives to inefficient private transport

Malta ban on shared e-scooters is latest death knell for...

Illegal Xewkija scrapyard with €50,000 in fines cleared by Planning Authority

Illegal scrapyard on agricultural land spanned over 25,000 square metres

Illegal scrapyard on agricultural land spanned over 25,000...

Tal-Wej gets green light as special area of conservation after tribunal decision

Covering an area of 203,484 square metres within the limits of Mosta and Naxxar, Tal-Wej was designated a Natura 2000 protected site...

Covering an area of 203,484 square metres within the limits...

Authorities warn of high levels of E.Coli in St George's Bay water

The Environmental Health Directorate has warned against swimming at St...

The Environmental Health Directorate has warned against...

[WATCH] Dalli steers clear of ‘organic freeze’ questions: ‘Separation key to reduce landfills’

Energy and environment minister avoids questions over Wasteserv boss’s suggestion to freeze organic waste to lock out odours

Energy and environment minister avoids questions over...

Comino besieged by garbage as island now falls to negative tourism ratings

NGOs say Comino management plan demands tourism limits study but yet no action has been taken by administration

NGOs say Comino management plan demands tourism limits...

[WATCH] Labour mayor on Ħondoq: now State must expropriate land for national park

Qala mayor Paul Buttigieg says that the Labour administration must walk the talk on its commitment to green areas and expropriate Ħondoq ir-Rummien so that it...

Qala mayor Paul Buttigieg says that the Labour...

Centre-right MEPs vote down Nature Restoration Law

EPP lawmakers round up coalition against nature restoration law to turn...

EPP lawmakers round up coalition against nature restoration...

'You promised us open spaces' - Żurrieq residents angry at proposed rezoning of Nigret area

Proposed rezoning of an area in Żurrieq's Nigret hamlet would pave way for the development of 11,500sq.m of agricultural land

Proposed rezoning of an area in Żurrieq's Nigret...

Malta observatory records exploding star, 21 million light years away

Supernova event – when a massive star, several times greater than Sun,...

Supernova event – when a massive star, several times...

29 million light years from Gozo: astronomers capture Sunflower Galaxy

First light for Malta’s national astronomical observatory in Nadur, which captures images of crescent moon, and the Whirlpool, Bode’s, and...

First light for Malta’s national astronomical...