Opinion: The cleanup and the cover up
In October, there was a massive diesel spill at
Kevin Cassar
November 13, 2024 16:48
Rogue ODZ developer in Mgarr ix-Xini plays the sheep farm card
A Gozitan who developed his Outside Development Zone land
The Shift Team
April 8, 2024 17:52
Environment Authority’s backyard garden works breach its own plans
The Environment and Resources Authority has failed to adhere
Sean Montebello
February 24, 2024 18:03
‘The timing is suspicious’ – NGOs question Armier ‘cleanup’
Works carried out using heavy machinery at Armier Beach
Sean Montebello
February 21, 2024 18:26
700 open, unenforced illegal development cases pile up at Planning Authority
The Planning Authority has yet to complete enforcement action
Sean Montebello
October 19, 2023 09:46
Government ‘shamefully silent’ on Comino overcommercialisation  – NGOs
Eight environmental NGOs have reiterated calls for the de-commercialisation
Sean Montebello
September 15, 2023 14:22
ERA objects to work done on private property during Nadur road project
The Environment and Resources Authority (ERA) has told the
The Shift Team
August 8, 2023 18:07
BirdLife objects to third apartment block next to Simar nature reserve
An application for a third apartment block adjacent to
Sean Montebello
July 7, 2023 12:06
Planning Authority approves Xwejni horse in the face of multiple objections
The Planning Authority today approved the Gozo Ministry’s application
The Shift Team
July 4, 2023 12:22
NGOs file judicial protest against Legal Notice ‘rewarding ODZ illegalities’
Seven environmental organisations today filed a judicial protest against
The Shift Team
June 2, 2023 14:46
Hondoq illegally cleaned with machinery ahead of minister’s environment lecture
A heavy-duty, tracked mechanical shovel normally used for construction
The Shift Team
May 30, 2023 17:44
Authorities object as sham Bidnija sheep farm owners seek further development
The developers behind the enormous sheep farm in a
The Shift Team
May 10, 2023 09:18
ERA approves uprooting of indigenous trees at Prime Minister’s ODZ villa
Tista’ taqra dan l-artiklu bil-Malti The Prime Minister has
The Shift Team
May 3, 2023 08:24
New plans for 18th century protected Zebbug palazzo raise eyebrows further
The Superintendence of Cultural Heritage, the Environment and Resources
The Shift Team
April 12, 2023 18:12
Electric cars: Miriam Dalli and her environment agency in different lanes
If there were ever a need to show how
The Shift Team
January 17, 2023 12:36
Mayor confident ERA will address ‘aroma’ from Hal Far fish plant
Birzebbuga Mayor Scott Camilleri is confident that the Environment
October 12, 2022 17:13
The ERA’s pricey RHIB: ‘They might have ordered expensive extras, but to triple the price is quite a feat’
A number of local marine service providers have expressed
The Shift Team
September 9, 2022 17:22
Deferred: Planning Authority postpones hearing on Joseph Portelli’s ODZ swimming pool in Xaghra
The Planning Authority has deferred a board hearing which
Julian Delia
April 26, 2022 15:00
Malta Chamber of Geologists: ‘people are not protected by the current regulations’
The president of the recently formed Chamber of Geologists
Julian Delia
April 20, 2022 10:00
Gozo architect Alex Bigeni on livestock farm development spree
Architect Alex Bigeni, whose name is regularly associated with
Julian Delia
February 14, 2022 17:34
Environment, cultural heritage watchdogs object to Wied Ghasri ‘poultry farm’
Both the Environment and Resources Authority (ERA) and the
Julian Delia
February 1, 2022 08:05
New road at the centre of a 3 week protest in Dingli opens door for development application
A plot of agricultural land near a hotly-contested area
The Shift Team
January 20, 2022 19:00
Application for tourism complex on site of former explosives factory in Dingli withdrawn
The controversial planning application aiming to convert an abandoned
The Shift Team
January 10, 2022 12:22
Indian business tycoon who bought 30,000sqm of Dwejra coastline becomes Maltese citizen
Vijay Kumar Berlia, an Indian business tycoon who had
The Shift Team
December 29, 2021 15:21
Objections mount against Joseph Portelli’s ODZ swimming pool in Gozo development project
Xagħra’s local council and six eNGOs have filed objections
Julian Delia
December 8, 2021 16:16
Hotel complex on ex-Pulvich factory land in protected area recommended for approval
The controversial application aiming to convert an abandoned explosives
Julian Delia
September 28, 2021 16:53
Bahrija gate blocking public access to coast still there; sanctioning process suspended at applicant’s request
An illegal gate that has been blocking public access
Julian Delia
August 30, 2021 15:19
Marsascala marina protest draws hundreds as speakers demand bay is defended from attacks from rich people
“This whole issue has served one, good purpose: many
Julian Delia
August 27, 2021 21:21
Minister of Concrete on the Isle of Cement
“The tree which moves some to tears of joy
Blanche Gatt
May 29, 2021 01:48
Planning Authority flooded with objections over Dingli Cliffs development
The Planning Authority will have a difficult task recommending
April 26, 2021 18:02

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