Tuna lobby summer clean-up collected over 500kgs of waste every day
Aquaculture producers deployed two teams to monitor Maltese coasts and to receive reports from public hotlines
Planning Authority seals off Marsaskala field turned illegal dump
PA says contravener must remove illegal dumping, or authority will remove the material and reinstate the land, at the full expense of the contravener
Hunters have no title to Miżieb and l-Aħrax tal-Mellieha, Lands Authority says

Lands Authority confirms that the FKNK has no title to Miżieb and l-Aħrax tal-Mellieha, independent candidate Arnold Cassola says 

Lands Authority confirms that the FKNK has no title...

NGOs launch coalition in defence of open spaces and to oppose Miżieb takeover

Launch of Coalition in Defence of Open Spaces: Spazji Miftuħa aims to preserve access to public open spaces

Launch of Coalition in Defence of Open Spaces: Spazji...

Quarry extension foreseen in mysterious Wied Incita quarry application

A 2018 planning application to extend the Wied Incita quarry between Zebbug and Attard by 12,500 square metres remains shrouded in secrecy, being listed as an...

A 2018 planning application to extend the Wied Incita...

MDA calls for harsher penalties and ‘zero tolerance’ on illegal dumping

The Malta Developers Association has called for the authorities to take a ‘zero tolerance’ approach to illegal dumping  

The Malta Developers Association has called for the...

Malta’s underwater Maghtab has 5 million tonnes of construction waste

Waste dumped at sea decreased drastically in last years, but impact still being studied according to a report submitted to Brussels in March

Waste dumped at sea decreased drastically in last years,...

Wied Inċita quarry has history of illegalities, but minister shoots down ‘favouritism’ claim

Minister hits back at Arnold Cassola’s claim he ‘gifted’ millions to Wied Inċita quarry operators

Minister hits back at Arnold Cassola’s claim he...

NGOs write to Abela over Miżieb and l-Aħrax woodlands’ ‘privatisation’

Coalition of environmental and social NGOs say closing off woodlands to hunters will be damaging to society at large

Coalition of environmental and social NGOs say closing off...

Malta struggles with landfill space for construction waste after Qrendi quarry closure

Illegal dumping in Hal Far reported after quarry closures reduce landfill space for construction waste

Illegal dumping in Hal Far reported after quarry closures...

Farrugia puts Malta’s name backing European Green Deal for post-corona recovery

Malta joins EU countries backing call to put climate emergency at top of the agenda for post-coronavirus recovery

Malta joins EU countries backing call to put climate...

Greening the island: Environment ministry announces tree planting initiative

Environment Minister Aaron Farrugia says he is committed to starting a green revolution in Malta

Environment Minister Aaron Farrugia says he is committed to...

Alternattiva Demokratika demands ‘new normal’ to improve air quality

“Air is cleaner, but it’s no thanks to government” 

“Air is cleaner, but it’s no thanks to...

Metered groundwater abstraction increases by 52% in just one year

While abstraction from 244 commercial boreholes has increased by 58%,...

While abstraction from 244 commercial boreholes has...

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NGOs condemn PA’s ‘COVID-19 crisis’ extension of development permits for construction industry

10 environmental NGOs condemned the decision to extend development permits valid until 2022 for another three years

10 environmental NGOs condemned the decision to extend...

Pandemic restriction on movement leading to reduced pollution levels

More people at home, less cars on the road. And the air pollution levels...

More people at home, less cars on the road. And the air...

Public domain: disused Coast Road tract excluded despite environmentalists’ request

The decision to restrict public domain status at Baħar iċ-Ċagħaq has disappointed environmentalists who had proposed the entire stretch of...

The decision to restrict public domain status...

February drought piles more pressure on Maltese farmers

Lack of precipitation will lead to a decrease in the quantity and quality for...

Lack of precipitation will lead to a decrease in the...

Explainer | Ticking waste bomb: Why does Malta need an incinerator, and why are farmers angry?

The unforeseen expansion of the Magħtab landfill is a stop-gap measure in a race against time for Malta’s ticking waste-bomb. But farmers are expected...

The unforeseen expansion of the Magħtab landfill is a...

NGOs condemn Maghtab extension, say sacrifice of arable land is 'obscene'

Fifteen NGOs say that flagship projects should be planned in a way to minimise, not encourage, the take-up of agricultural land and similar resources

Fifteen NGOs say that flagship projects should be planned...