‘Clientelism led to climate emergency’: ADPD blasts government’s lack of good will on environment
The Greens say that laws are futile if they are not followed through by penalties and legal remedies
Rural lands reform: light at the end of the tunnel for Maltese farmers
Farmers hope a new authority to manage agricultural land leased to them by private landowners, will secure the national food supply by protecting them from the market’s...
38-storey Sliema tower approved • Planning Authority chairman votes against

Project which PA chairman Vince Cassar describes as ‘exaggerated’ will unleash 3,500 car trips a day in Sliema • Elderly residents express...

Project which PA chairman Vince Cassar describes as...

Planning Authority approves Mriehel Towers despite legal doubts

Veracity of photomontages questioned by ERA chairman and professional...

Veracity of photomontages questioned by ERA chairman and...

Ombudsman calls for law to allow ramblers access through countryside

Access rights could give ramblers access to private land where landowner agrees...

Access rights could give ramblers access to private land...

The plasticisation of the sea

John Paul Cauchi • With 7.3 billion people on the planet, fast rising to nine billion, we treat the ocean as a garbage dump at our peril

John Paul Cauchi • With 7.3 billion people on the...

Decisions on Sliema’s Townsquare and Mriehel high-rise on Thursday: will PA open floodgates?

The PA is tomorrow set to take two landmark decisions on two high-rise developments. Will the PA open the floodgates of the high-rise revolution or will it...

The PA is tomorrow set to take two landmark decisions on...

[WATCH] Turtle lays eggs at Golden Bay: Nature Trust calls for volunteers

Nature Trust appeals for volunteers to help watch over a turtle's nesting site in Golden Bay

Nature Trust appeals for volunteers to help watch over a...

Malta airport reduces greenhouse gas emissions by 700 tonnes in 2015

MIA distributes over €58 million into the local economy in 2015 in...

MIA distributes over €58 million into the local...

NGOs call on public to petition MPs ahead of Townsquare, Mriehel projects’ decisions

Thursday will see Planning Authority take decisions on tall buildings proposals at Mriehel and the Sliema Townsquare project

Thursday will see Planning Authority take decisions on tall...

Works carried out in Simar Nature Reserve as part of BirdLife Malta youth project

The Dingli Scout Group and Hungarian YMCA came together to work at Simar Nature Reserve as part of Action for Nature project organised by BirdLife Malta

The Dingli Scout Group and Hungarian YMCA came together to...

Average of 36 vehicles being licensed every day

Latest national statistics show that 352,671 vehicles are registered in Malta,...

Latest national statistics show that 352,671 vehicles are...

PA appeals’ tribunal approves billboard in Mgarr rural area

Billboard setup in Mgarr agricultural zone deemed inappropriate by the Planning...

Billboard setup in Mgarr agricultural zone deemed...

Imported aquarium fish wreaking havoc on ecosystems

The absence of regulations could essentially mean that imported and eventually...

The absence of regulations could essentially mean that...

No timeframe yet for approval of Delimara gas plant’s environmental permit

Final permit to be awarded after public meeting and 30-day public consultation, but Environment and Resources Authority has set no date for approval of project

Final permit to be awarded after public meeting and 30-day...

Environment authority hits out at ‘malpractice’ of PA giving blessing to illegal buildings

Environment Resources Authority calls out “malpractice of first carrying out development outside development zones without the required permits and...

Environment Resources Authority calls out...

Front welcomes exclusion of Freeport ODZ expansion

Front Harsien ODZ backs government decision to exclude ODZ extension...

Front Harsien ODZ backs government decision to...

Police seize birds from illegal trapping site in Gozo

Police confiscate sandpipers from illegal trapping site in Gozo, release them...

Police confiscate sandpipers from illegal trapping site in...

Procedural error could lead to revocation of winery permit

The Planning Directorate and the PA’s legal office have called on the...

The Planning Directorate and the PA’s legal office...

Four new dwellings proposed in Kalkara ODZ hamlet

An application has been presented for the construction of four dwellings and...

An application has been presented for the construction of...