A number of large peat extraction operations around the country are being investigated for possible illegal activities by the ...

Large-scale peat extraction continued on Bord na Móna lands after the company formally declared it had permanently ceased ...

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has opened scores of investigations into suspected illegal peat extraction at bogs ...

The EPA has requested that each local authority prepares site-specific enforcement plans to investigate all illegal peat ...

The area was badly damaged in the Victoria era through peat cutting and then the installation of drains and tree planting. Reserve manager Suzanne McIntyre said the recovery of the bog had been ...

An estimated 80% of the UK's peatlands are in a damaged and deteriorating condition because of present and past land management activities including drainage, peat cutting, and fire, according to ...

Environmental activists sprayed red paint on Finland's parliament building on Wednesday to protest against the peat industry, sparking strong criticism from politicians. Activists from Extinction ...

The European Commission has warned that it may take Ireland to the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) if it does not act to stop the cutting of peat in Special Areas of Conservation (SACs).