National Legislation and Guidance

Environmental Protection Agency Act 1992 The EPA Act identifies noise as a form of environmental pollution and contains provisions for dealing with noise “which is a nuisance, or would endanger human health or damage property or harm the environment.” The sections of the Act relevant to noise pollution are: Section 106 – Regulations for Control [...]

By |2020-01-20T14:58:15+00:00January 20th, 2020|News|Comments Off on National Legislation and Guidance

Shell fined over noise pollution from gas flare at Corrib

Company admits ‘flaring’ tests on New Year’s Eve breached EPA Protection Act Source: Irish Times 6th Sept 2016 Shell Ireland has been fined €1,000 and ordered to pay €15,000 in legal costs for causing light and noise pollution from a gas flare during start-up testing at the Corrib gas terminal in Co Mayo. The prosecution [...]

By |2018-10-30T14:17:29+00:00September 6th, 2016|News|Comments Off on Shell fined over noise pollution from gas flare at Corrib
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