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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 ...

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...

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....

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...

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, ...

New staff facilities could be installed at the Botanical Gardens, according to a recent planning application. The application, made on behalf of the Department of Public Lands and Buildings, proposes internal renovations to a building next to the...

A community solar scheme could be developed by a programme designed to back marine sustainability projects, a Waitt Institute representative has revealed. Another project that may receive future support from this initiative is a coral garden restor...

A plan to build three houses and three apartments on the site of a former dairy farm has been given planning approval. A planning application by the Yellowbird Trust proposed the erection of three new buildings on an empty lot on Watlington Lane,...

Farmers could take legal action to block government plans to set up a vertical-farming industry on the island. The Bermuda Farmers Association is “addressing the legal path towards presenting an injunction” against the proposal. In an interview with ...

The public consultation period for the draft Bermuda Ocean Prosperity Programme has been extended from November 12 until December 31, the Ministry of Home Affairs announced today. The BOPP initiative aims to advance Bermuda’s economy while also cons...