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The owners of a controversial dairy farm accused of causing a stink could face legal action from neighbours if they fail to meet a June 30 deadline to clean up their act. Almost 400 people have complained about Green Land Dairy Farm in Smith’s and pr...

Debris has languished for months at a West End dock with the Government failing to tackle illegal dumping, a Southampton resident has complained. Jessica Riederer said that debris at Ely’s Harbour Dock in Sandys had yet to be removed, despite her fla...

I was interested to read recent exchanges between Bermudian supporters of renewable energy who identified the availability of wind data from various sources. I share a real concern at the talk of the Regulatory Authority of Bermuda finalising the int...

A two-month fishing ban is today to be enforced over an area of water off St George’s to protect a breeding ground for blue-striped grunts. A notice in the Official Gazette said that the minister responsible for the environment was satisfied that the...

A water-quality testing programme has started at the island’s most popular beaches. Environmental health officers started the annual check programme last month. A Department of Health spokeswoman said: “Testing started on April 1 and monthly updates ...

A mural designed to highlight the dangers of plastic pollution in the seas has gone on display at the new visitor services centre in Hamilton. The artwork, created by photographer Meredith Andrews from plastic waste collected from the island’s shorel...

Sealed containers of liquid that wash ashore should not be handled or opened, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources has warned. The reminder was prompted by debris recently found on the coastline. The department cautioned that the objec...

Researchers are checking if a rare variant of sargassum seaweed that has invaded Caribbean coastlines could make its way to Bermuda. Robbie Smith, the curator of the Natural History Museum at the Bermuda Aquarium, Museum and Zoo, is working on a stud...

Monday was Earth Day, an annual event celebrated globally since 1970. Dedicated to demonstrating support for environmental protection, Earth Day 2019 was expected to include events in more than 193 countries, co-ordinated by the Earth Day Network. Fo...

The use of wind power to generate electricity is off the table until a feasibility study is done, the head of Bermuda’s energy watchdog has said. But Denton Williams, the chief executive of the Regulatory Authority of Bermuda, said that soon-to-be re...

The first five bluebird eggs of the nesting season have been sighted. The Happy Bird Company said the eggs were laid about ten days ago and will begin hatching over the next few days. Christian Chin-Gurret, the designer of the easy-to-build Bluebird ...

Trash collection in the East End will be delayed because of the Good Friday holiday. The Ministry of Public Works said that garbage usually collected tomorrow would be collected on Saturday this week, but recycling collection will not be affected. Th...