The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has recommended that a revised emissions licence be awarded to Shell EP Ireland for the Corrib gas terminal.

Biochar is charcoal type created by the pyrolysis of biomass.

The industrial chemical Bisphenol A, which has been linked to developmental and reproductive problems and mimics estrogen, is present in roughly 91 percent of the Canadian population, particularly in teens aged 12 to 19.

The ESB has been given a week to draft a schedule of measures aimed at rectifying problems with ash-storage arrangements at its power station at Moneypoint, in Co Clare.

US environmental regulators have finalised rules aimed at cutting mercury emissions and other pollution from Portland cement manufacturing, the third-largest source of mercury air emissions in the country.

The best way to slow the rapid decline in Arctic sea ice is to reduce soot emissions from burning fossil fuels, wood and dung.

Recent research suggests that cyclists inhale more air pollutants than motorists in traffic, mainly due to faster, deeper breathin - this suggests that town planners should carefully consider cycle routes.

As much as 920,000sqm of Dublin offices may suffer further falls in values if their air conditioning systems are not upgraded within the next five years.