Stormont Stalemate Delays Northern Ireland’s Pivotal Environmental Plan

The ongoing political impasse at Stormont has now impacted Northern Ireland’s environmental trajectory, resulting in the postponement of the region’s first Environmental Improvement Plan (EIP). The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (Daera) has cited the deadlock as the principal reason behind this deferral in its communication to the UK’s environmental watchdog, the Office for Environmental Protection (OEP). Anticipated […]