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Manoel Island project permit revoked, developers have to redo EIA

Manoel Island projects hits major snag after Environment and Planning Review Tribunal revokes permit and orders developers MIDI to prepare new Environmental Impact Assessment

[WATCH] Tal-Wej, Ħas-Saptan and Wied il-Mielaħ get special environment protection

Three new sites in Malta and Gozo have been added to the Natura 2000 network as part of government’s drive to extend the land area covered by protected status

Stainless-steel water bottles can help reduce Malta’s plastic waste problem

Reusable stainless-steel water bottles are now being distributed at selected events as part of the ‘Water: Be the Change campaign’

Reusable stainless-steel water bottles are now being...

€4 million reconstruction of Rabat’s Għeriexem Road starts

Infrastructure Malta starts reconstruction of Għeriexem Road in Rabat to stop...

Infrastructure Malta starts reconstruction of Għeriexem...

Restaurant by the pumps: fuel station’s piecemeal plan to add two-storey eatery

McQueens petrol station in Burmarrad wants to build a full-blown restaurant on land currently used for parking

McQueens petrol station in Burmarrad wants to build a...

Met office says devastating storm in Sicily won’t affect Malta

Meteorological Office says Malta still expecting good weather despite a storm...

Meteorological Office says Malta still expecting good...

Bolder light pollution rules set to change Maltese nightlife

Clearer and darker: commercial signage, billboards, churches and monuments will...

Clearer and darker: commercial signage, billboards,...

Off with the off-roaders! Għajn Rihana valley to get 128 security cameras

128 security cameras deployed to fight bikers, vandalism and illegal dumping in Għajn Rihana valley in Burmarrad

128 security cameras deployed to fight bikers, vandalism...

3,000 manholes to be sealed to stop illegal dumping inside Malta’s sewers

Illegal waste like cow’s carcasses and pigs’ heads gets dumped inside Malta’s sewers: 3,000 manholes around the island will have to be...

Illegal waste like cow’s carcasses and...

Hunting lobby group says it is breeding turtle doves in their thousands

Meanwhile, BirdLife said that it had received two birds that were illegally shot since the autumn hunting season opened earlier this month

Meanwhile, BirdLife said that it had received two birds...

Environmental NGO appeals PA decision on Manoel Island mega development

The project’s 650 new apartments will generate more people and traffic, exacerbating the situation in an already highly congested area, Flimkien...

The project’s 650 new apartments will generate more...

Fuel pumps, wider roads, underwater tunnels and artificial islands: dissecting the greenwash assault

MaltaToday has a go at the tiresome excuses of Labour ministers over their desultory record on the environment, and how government and big business offer...

MaltaToday has a go at the tiresome excuses of Labour...

Climate change will aggravate water scarcity for Maltese agriculture

Malta’s projected temperature and rainfall is expected to change by the...

Malta’s projected temperature and rainfall is...

NGOs file judicial protest calling for immediate publication of Gozo tunnel studies

‘This game of hide and seek and of withholding of essential information must stop’

‘This game of hide and seek and of withholding of...

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[WATCH] Wied il-Ghasel to undergo €2.2 million rehabilitation

Ambjent Malta, in collaboration with Infrastructure Malta, will be...

Ambjent Malta, in collaboration with Infrastructure Malta,...

Graffitti convinced pressure on PA ‘is working’, leaves campsite outside regulator's driveway

The NGO, which had been occupying the Planning Authority’s driveway with tents, is currently cleaning its campsite, convinced its action has had an effect

The NGO, which had been occupying the Planning...

[WATCH] A Lenten reflection: can you take the fight against climate change to the soul?

Can the Lenten season be an opportunity for Christians to consider the effects of meat production on greenhouse gas emissions and global food waste?

Can the Lenten season be an opportunity for Christians to...

Lights out tonight for Earth Hour, a moment of reflection on the fate of the planet

This year’s Earth Hour takes place at 8:30pm when lights will go out on symbolic sites to highlight the threat of climate change and nature loss

This year’s Earth Hour takes place at 8:30pm when...

Ornis Committee blocks turtle dove spring hunting

FKNK was the only group to vote in favour of lifting the moratorium • The...

FKNK was the only group to vote in favour of lifting the...

Malta will miss 2020 climate protection targets without radical reforms, scientists warn

University of Malta academics and scientists say Malta must restructure its energy, food and mobility sectors to meet its climate protection targets

University of Malta academics and scientists say Malta...