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A clean air advocacy group says the Government has repeatedly failed to consult its members over draft legislation that aims to improve air quality standards in Bermuda.
The Bermuda Clean Air Coalition is made up of residents, businesses, schools an...
DATE: Nov 03, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A businessman said his life was threatened at a stormy public meeting held in St David’s over a medical waste facility planned for Southside.
Donte Hunt, chief executive of MediWaste, said he had declined to take action but reported the matter to pol...
DATE: Nov 03, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Developers at Tucker’s Point have been warned that further planning breaches will be dealt with “severely” after a swath of nature reserve was cleared to create an ocean view.
According to planning documents, RWTP Golf Ltd sought approval for a conse...
DATE: Nov 02, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A packed meeting of St David’s islanders vowed to fight the construction of an incinerator plant planned at Southside to dispose of the island‘s medical waste.
A forum of more than 100 residents last night heard their area had been treated as a “dum...
DATE: Nov 02, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The developers of a home in Shark Hole bypassed conditions that had been set out to reduce environmental impact and instead opted to clear the site by mass excavation.
The Ministry of Home Affairs said the developers contravened various sections of t...
DATE: Nov 02, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Belco has defended exceeding the UK Air Quality Objective for emissions and said the company had adhered to local laws.
Last year, the energy firm reported 63 exceedances of the sulphur dioxide 15-minute period - the UK and EU objectives permit ...
DATE: Nov 02, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Levels of sulphur dioxide in an area close to Belco far exceeded annual limits set in Britain and the EU last year.
The area on Ocean Lane, which has not been monitored for air quality since June, is vulnerable to down drafting of the chemical compou...
DATE: Nov 01, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Five award-winning climate activists from around the world will address Bermuda’s young people during a climate conference this month.
The Bermuda Underwater Exploration Institute is hosting its second Youth Climate Summit, beginning on November 21....
DATE: Nov 01, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Stefano Ausenda
A town hall meeting is to be held in St David’s next week on the proposed installation of a medical waste incinerator, the Government has said.
The gathering on Tuesday, November 1, will be hosted by the Department of Environment and Natural Resourc...
DATE: Oct 29, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Shaun Connolly
The Devil’s Hole Aquarium in Smith’s, once an iconic attraction, may have fallen off the map – but the fish and turtles are still happily swimming at the sea-fed cave.
Although it is shuttered as a business, the tidal pool is home to many creatures, ...
DATE: Oct 29, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell