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Farmers in the south of Malta get full access to 'new water'

Third and largest water polishing plant at Ta' Barkat in Xghajra inaugurated

Plans for new Blue Lagoon pier precede Comino masterplan

The new infrastructure will be constructed in the panoramic rocky area between Comino and the Kemmunet islet outside the swimming zone

[WATCH] Updated | Activists forcibly removed by police at peaceful demonstration at Planning Authority

Despite promising a review of the controversial fuel stations policy nine months ago, no changes have yet been announced by the environment ministry

Despite promising a review of the controversial fuel...

Maltese catholics told to reduce, reuse and recycle for ‘Season of Creation’

Church environment commission calls upon citizens to cooperate with waste collection and recycling agencies

Church environment commission calls upon citizens to...

Concerns raised over fish slime effects on health, but no studies yet carried out

Public consultation on proposed expansion of tuna cages carried out, with a Stop the Slime campaign representative disputing fish slime has no environmental...

Public consultation on proposed expansion of tuna cages...

Number of illegal dumpsites on the rise, harsher penalties proving ineffective

A number of localities across Malta report an increase in illegal dumpsites, even in areas that are habitually clean

A number of localities across Malta report an increase in...

[WATCH] Central Link project goes against government's own transport master plan, AD says

Large-scale roads project in central Malta won’t solve traffic problem, Alternattiva Demokratika chairman Carmel Cacopardo emphasised

Large-scale roads project in central Malta won’t...

App sends cleansing division over 120 requests a month to clean up Maltese towns

Upkeep and Clean allows users to take photos with their mobile phone and to send them, complete with a GPS location and message, to the cleansing division

Upkeep and Clean allows users to take photos with their...

'Renewal of glyphosate licence major farming setback,' Friends of the Earth Malta say

Majority of EU member states in favour of five-year weed-killer licence renewal, Malta votes against

Majority of EU member states in favour of five-year...

Global CO2 emissions rise for the first time in four years

'Time is running out on our ability to keep warming below two degrees...

'Time is running out on our ability to keep warming...

New Zealand's winter shorter by 30 days, study finds

Brett Mullan, from the Nationalist Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research...

Brett Mullan, from the Nationalist Institute of Water and...

EU deadlock on controversial Glyphosate weed-killer licence renewal

Malta votes with eight other EU member states to block Commission proposal to...

Malta votes with eight other EU member states to block...

Toxic gas levels in air minimal following Sant’Antnin recycling plant fire

Air quality tests show legal levels of noxious gases, tests on burnt material show small quantity of residual hazardous chemicals

Air quality tests show legal levels of noxious gases, tests...

Ministers refused Majjistral compromise and steamrolled extended hunting hours

Majjistral park chairman Sammy Vella reveals ‘unmitigated folly’ and refusal of compromise solution to extend hunting and trapping hours

Majjistral park chairman Sammy Vella reveals...

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Can social media launch the revolution against our national dependence on cars?

Traffic remains an ongoing source of anxiety for the Maltese. But social media can serve as a potential catalyst for a crucial perspective shift on this...

Traffic remains an ongoing source of anxiety for the...

Illegal ivory seizures hit record high last year, according to report

According to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species,...

According to the Convention on International Trade in...

World’s deepest lake undergoing crisis due to pollution and poaching

Lake Baikal's biodiversity includes over 3,600 plant and animal species, most of which are endemic to the lake

Lake Baikal's biodiversity includes over 3,600 plant...

New beach cleaning operations procedures issued by the ERA

New procedures were issued by the Environment and Resources Authority, to...

New procedures were issued by the Environment and Resources...

Take cover! Malta’s sustainability guardian is championing ‘marvellous building boom’

Malta’s ‘Guardian of the Future Generations’ should be railing against the construction boom. Instead, he lauds it...

Malta’s ‘Guardian of the Future...

Benna’s new milk carton screw cap has fired up the online debate on plastics

Whose side are you on? Convenience meets conscientiousness as a milk carton cap pits anti-littering group against the rebrand of Malta’s dairy staple

Whose side are you on? Convenience meets conscientiousness...