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Ornis Committee blocks turtle dove spring hunting

FKNK was the only group to vote in favour of lifting the moratorium • The committee also voted to engage in discussions with the European Commission on reopening the season

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

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...

[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...

Dirt race-track dropped from Cottonera regional park

Government nips controversy in the bud as objections mount to Ghajn Dwieli race...

Government nips controversy in the bud as objections mount...

ERA stops construction at Balluta Bay until developer installs preventive measures

The Environment and Resources Authority said that all activities were stopped after reports about the release of construction material into the sea at Balluta...

The Environment and Resources Authority said that all...

Water Services dismisses claims of absence of national water plan

The management plan led by the Energy and Water Agency outlines the roadmap to...

The management plan led by the Energy and Water Agency...

Drones: a game-changer in keeping beaches clean

Off-the-shelf drones are beinf used to monitor beached litter along...

Off-the-shelf drones are beinf used to monitor beached...

Over a decade from the ‘plastic invasion’, a recycling breakthrough

Today, four of every five drink containers used in Malta are thrown away and not recycled, despite the high environmental cost of producing plastic and a...

Today, four of every five drink containers used in Malta...

Incinerator will not free Malta of need to landfill waste, researcher warns

While significantly reducing the amount of municipal solid waste dumped into Malta's landfills, the planned waste-to-energy plant will...

While significantly reducing the amount of...

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‘Full-up’ landfill at Ghallis gets one-year extension

Malta is generating an average of 600kg of waste for each inhabitant as the...

Malta is generating an average of 600kg of waste for each...

Marsaskala laments environment ministry's lapsed pledge to restore Il-Magħluq

The Marsascala local council said that the the cleaning process promised to take place at the end of summer 2017 never happened, leaving Il-Magħluq in an...

The Marsascala local council said that the the cleaning...

Mauve stingers appear at several spots along island's east coast

Mauve stingers appear at several spots along island's...

Ras il-Hobz submarine sewage outfall to be replaced

Last part of existing submarine outfall was blocked over the years, needs to be...

Last part of existing submarine outfall was blocked over...

Water tunnel to increase national reliance on desalination

The proposed water tunnel aims at reducing the amount of groundwater abstracted...

The proposed water tunnel aims at reducing the amount of...

[ANALYSIS] First come, first served at the petrol pump. But will the ERA push reform further?

LONG READ • 1,500 words | Changing goalposts may seem like the Labour government is listening. Or have the fuel service rules simply appeased the...

LONG READ • 1,500 words | Changing goalposts may seem...