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On April 17, writing in this newspaper, ERA’s CEO, Michelle Piccinino, regaled us with a plethora of legal actions devised to afford protection to trees,

The short film In-Nani f’Art il-Ġganti is an exceedingly poignant look into the present moment. It invites viewers into a conversation in which two friends “negotiate a space full of webs of power” with the COVID-19 pandemic as a backdrop. The film’s writer and director, Noah Fabri, speaks to Lara Zammit about the ideas percolating throughout the production.  In-Nani f’Art il-Ġganti is a slow-paced short film revolving around a conversation between two friends who take a walk through the countryside during the fallout of COVID-19. What prompted you to create this short film? W...

A group of environmental and civic action NGOs have written to environment minister Aaron Farrugia, calling for the removal of Prof. Victor Axiak from his post as head of the Environment and Resources Authority.  The NGOs accused Axiak  of “repeatedly and unashamedly during the last few years, acted and voted against the environmental wellbeing of this country.”  “Instead of acting as a guardian for our limited environmental resources, and duly guiding ERA to behave as an authority and regulator, Axiak has consistently chosen to ally himself with developers and roadbuilders, thu...

Nearly 200 objections presented against 10m-high bridge proposed by IM

Infrastructure Malta has built more than roads but also a reputation for having a dubious relationship with the rules. Jessica Arena looks at the evidence. When Infrastructure Malta swooped down recently on a quiet residential road in Żebbuġ and started to widen it, the action raised the ire of residents, as well as environmentalists, who held that  the works breached all road policies.  This reaction was hardly a first for the government agency that oversees construction projects.  Since its founding in the summer of 2018, IM has prided itself on getting things done. But the way it ste...