Illegal peat operations worth €40 million annually exposed across seven Irish counties

Illegal peat operations worth €40 million annually exposed across seven Irish counties

Large-scale illegal peat extraction operations have been uncovered across 38 sites in seven Irish counties, contributing to an unauthorized export trade worth almost €40 million annually, according to a damning new report from the Environmental Protection Agency. The EPA investigation revealed that commercial peat harvesting operations are being conducted without proper authorization from local authorities … Read more