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Bermuda’s struggling seagrass will be in the spotlight at a presentation this week by an international expert at the Bermuda Underwater Exploration Institute. James Fourqurean, a seagrass ecologist and professor at the Florida International Universit...

Jermaine DeSilva cannot fathom leaving the house that has been in his family for generations yet, at the same time, he cannot bear the thought of his young family continuing to endure the pollution from the Belco power plant. Both of his children, a...

The City of Hamilton intends to expand its sewage treatment facility as part of a project to cut back on the release of solid waste into the island’s waters. According to a planning application, the corporation hopes to build a new wastewater treatme...

An environmental charity has called on the public to keep watch for a high-tech device that broke off drifting fishing equipment that washed ashore at the West End. Part of a floating “fish aggregation device” or FAD, used to catch tuna and other ope...

Switching Bermuda to green energy will cost hundreds of millions, the Belco president has warned – but he pledged that consumers will not be hit by higher rates. Wayne Caines also promised health and safety officers would deal with the impact of soot...

Backers of renewable energy hope the cost savings from wind-generated electricity will attract support for bringing an offshore wind farm to the island. The environmental charity Greenrock highlighted potential savings of $17 million a year at a foru...

The Government has pushed back at allegations that it is rubber-stamping the development of environmentally sensitive land, insisting that safeguards are in place to ensure the public is consulted on any development before the bulldozers move in. In ...

A team of Girl Scouts from the US is on the island to take part in an international clean-up operation. The group, consisting of around 100 members, teamed up with Bermuda’s Girl Guides to clear debris from a beach and neighbouring nature reserves. T...

Pembroke residents have urged the Government to stick by its guns after it put pressure on Belco to reduce emissions from its North Power Station. The Opposition said that the Government must legislate comprehensive remediation programmes for affect...

Balancing commercial interests with environmental sustainability is the topic of a virtual talk taking place today. Lanya Fanovich is a senior ecologist at the Environmental Research Institute Charlotteville in Trinidad and Tobago. The institute work...