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Septic tank inspections to begin in Leitrim this month Reporter:  '); Leitrim County Council is reminding those with septic tank waste water treatment systems that inspections will begin shortly. DID YOU KNOW? ·       Contaminated water from septic tanks can carry pathogens (bacteria/germs/bugs) and harmful chemicals that can cause serious illness to humans and damage to the environment. Poorly designed or improperly operated septic tanks are in danger of contaminating our water sources. Private well water supplies are at particular risk, as they depend on good quality water co...

Dog owners do the right thing in Laois Anti dog fouling campaign launched in Portlaoise this week Reporter: news@leinsterexpress.ie Gerry Browne, Portlaoise Tidy Towns; Wes Wilkinson, Area Engineer, LCC; John Ging, John Rogers, Emily Doyle, Litter Wardens Environment Section LCC Ann Carroll, Administrative Officer with Lola ');  '); Laois County Council, in partnership with local Tidy Towns groups, has launched an Anti Dog Fouling campaign for County Laois in Pairc an Phobail.   The campaign, which was launched on Tuesday, April 2027, aims to promote responsible dog ownership and encoura...

Reply April 29, 2021 Attorney General William Tong today joined a coalition of 21 attorneys general and the cities of Denver and Chicago in urging Congress to use the Congressional Review Act (CRA) to invalidate a Trump Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulation that eliminates key limits on pollutants from oil and gas facilities that contribute to climate change and smog. The regulation – known as the methane "Rescission Rule" – replaced a prior regulation that ensured new oil and natural gas facilities would apply common sense, cost-effective measures to control emissions of meth...

'Disgusting' sewage problem in Offaly housing estate Reporter:  '); The problem of a 'disgusting' sewage problem in an Offaly housing estate was raised during last week's meeting of Birr Municipal District. Cllr Clare Claffey told the zoom meeting that there's a 'serious problem' with sewage discharge in Portavolla housing estate in Banagher. The councillor said this is an old problem and it's 'disgusting'. She said the responsibility for dealing with the issue is kicked between Irish Water and the County Council with neither organisation taking it on board. “When we complain to Irish Wat...

Kilmacow litter-busters smashed all records with spring clean! Reporter: news@kilkennypeople.ie The annual Kilmacow Spring Clean broke records for the number of volunteers, areas covered and the amount of rubbish collected '); The annual Kilmacow Spring Clean broke all records at the weekend. In terms of number of volunteers, areas covered and the amount of rubbish collected it was the biggest since the Spring Clean was restarted in 2006. The number of volunteers certainly went close to, and may have exceeded, 200 people of all ages. An estimated 220 bags of rubbish and loose material, inclu...