Environmental
Passes in exchange for old cars, proposes environmental association Zero to reduce road emissions
A ten-year free pass for those who hand in an old car for scrapping is one of five solutions proposed today by the environmental...
Environmental association Zero calls for “ambitious European agreement” on fluorinated gases
The environmental association Zero today called for an "ambitious European agreement" on fluorinated gases (F-gases), powerful greenhouse gases that are used in refrigeration and...
Azores expect to finish cleaning Sete Cidades lagoon in three weeks’ time
Cleaning work on the Sete Cidades lagoon, on the island of São Miguel, should be completed in no more than three weeks, the regional...
Recovery of biodiversity in European rivers stalled more than a decade ago
An international study published in the journal Nature and involving Portuguese researchers has concluded that despite the positive trends of the 1990s, the recovery...
Water volume fell in all river basins in August
The volume of stored water fell in all of Portugal's monitored river basins, according to data from the National Water Resources Information System (SNIRH)...
Manteigas criticizes injustice and demands support for the damage caused by the 2022 floods
The mayor of Manteigas, Flávio Massano, on Monday called it "an injustice" that the municipality was not included in the allocation of support to...
