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# EPA

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Irish performance on climate change 'very poor', says major EPA report
Ireland’s greenhouse gas emissions decreased by 4.5% in 2019 - the largest reduction since 2011
Raw sewage from 35 towns and villages flows into our environment every day
Bread is Ireland’s most wasted food with 41% of people admitting they throw it out
EPA warns 'single-use and throwaway culture' leading to significant waste levels and decline in recycling
Over a quarter of waste water systems inspected last year 'posed risk to human health'
EPA says Ireland greenhouse gas emissions to fall by 3% per year until 2030 (once government targets are met)
Quality of Irish drinking water remains extremely high but one million people 'vulnerable' to systems failures
Here are the five bathing areas classified as 'poor' in Ireland
ESB failed to report 48 cases of underground cables leaking 'hazardous' oil
Here's how to reduce food waste this Christmas week
Quiz: Can you name these Irish rivers from above?
Water quality in almost half of Ireland's lakes and rivers deemed unsatisfactory
Irish newspaper coverage of climate change low by European standards and 'predominantly political'
Thousands of kilos of potent greenhouse gas leaked from an ESB station. The EPA wasn't told
'Small black particles' at Irish Water plant led to boil water notice for 600,000 people last week
Boil water notice: Series of events at Leixlip plant in March led to 'significant risk to safety of supply'
Dublin boil water notice to remain in place for at least another day
Irish Water apologises to 600,000 customers affected by boil water notice
'A toxic decision': Protest planned after EPA gives green light for Irish Cement Ltd to burn waste
Rise in presence of faecal parasite in Irish water supplies in 2018
Bad smells at waste sites led to hundreds of complaints to the EPA last year
Levels of dangerous air pollutant NO2 possibly exceeding limits on M50 and on Dublin streets
Warning of 'odour' near Ringsend as EPA says plumes to continue until waste water plant upgrade
Ireland set to miss greenhouse emissions targets unless action taken, EPA warns
Internal documents show up to one million litres of oil leaked from ESB underground cables
Here are the five bathing areas classified as 'poor' in Ireland
Over 7,000 litter fines were issued around the country last year
Water quality in Irish rivers and lakes is more often getting worse, not better
Raw sewage from 38 towns and villages flowing into our environment, report says
Irish Water to write to 140,000 homes and businesses with 'at risk' supplies
Decision to grant Irish Cement licence to burn alternative fuels delayed after 3,500 objections
Trump's environment chief quits amid investigations into first-class flights and $50-a-night apartment lease
Ireland's drinking water due to comply with EU standards by 2020, 16 years after deadline
The EPA says the air quality in Dublin is fine - despite warnings that it was 'hazardous'
Here are the best and worst beaches in Ireland to go swimming
Irish Water fined €6,000 for delaying works needed to reduce cancer-linked pollution levels
County breakdown: Here's how much is being spent tackling illegal dumping
'I've had enough': Hundreds of complaints about foul odours across the country
Despite setbacks, the Poolbeg incinerator is now fully up and running