June 2020 Archive
Dem climate plan would end greenhouse gas emissions by 2050
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Democrats on Tuesday unveiled a plan to address climate change that would set a goal of net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, while pushing renewable energy
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Dem climate plan would end greenhouse gas emissions by 2050
WASHINGTON — House Democrats on Tuesday unveiled a plan to address climate change that would set a goal of net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, while pushing renewable energy such
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Dem climate plan would end greenhouse gas emissions by 2050
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Democrats on Tuesday unveiled a plan to address climate change that would set a goal of net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, while pushing renewable energy
Source: greenwichtime.com
For injured turtles, a return to the sea
ASSATEAGUE STATE PARK, Md. - Seven months after washing up on the shores of Cape Cod, Mass., No
Source: thetelegraph.comDem climate plan would end greenhouse gas emissions by 2050
WASHINGTON — House Democrats have unveiled a plan to address climate change that would set a goal of net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, while pushing renewable energy such as
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Dem climate plan would end greenhouse gas emissions by 2050
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Democrats have unveiled a plan to address climate change that would set a goal of net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, while pushing renewable energy such
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Democrats unveil climate plan that aims to end greenhouse gas emissions by 2050
Washington — House Democrats on Tuesday unveiled a plan to address climate change that would set a goal of net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, while pushing renewable energy such
Source: oregonlive.com
House Democrats unveil ambitious climate package, steering toward a net-zero economy by 2050
The nation's automakers would manufacture only electric cars. Utilities would have to stop producing pollution linked to climate change
Source: philly.comSyngenta aims to retreat from toxic chemicals
New York/London — Pushed by consumers and governments opposed to pesticides, and pulled by farmers needing drought- and flood-resistant crops, Syngenta wants to retreat from conventional chemicals into products
Source: businesslive.co.za
House Democrats to unveil climate plan calling for emissions cuts and New Deal-style jobs program
The United States should cut carbon dioxide emissions to net zero by 2050, reform its flood mapping program and restart the Depression-era Civilian Conservation Corps to prepare for climate
Source: tampabay.comSouth pole warming three times faster than rest of the world, our research shows
Climate scientists long thought Antarctica’s interior may not be very sensitive to warming, but our research, published this week, shows a dramatic change
Source: theguardian.com
House Dems turn to 'environmental justice' with massive climate change blueprint
House Democrats on Tuesday released a 547-page blueprint on how to combat climate change, in which they called for “environmental justice” to be put at the heart of environmental
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Mea culpa: Another leading environmentalist admits he got it wrong over climate change, but MSM tries to CENSOR him
Michael Shellenberger’s green and left-wing credentials are solid
Source: rt.com
Green Party's Hazel Chu elected Lord Mayor of Dublin
Green Party councillor Hazel Chu was elected Lord Mayor of Dublin, at a vote of Dublin City Council in the Mansion House on Monday evening
Source: irishtimes.comPoll examines how abortion, climate policies affect support for Conservatives
A failure to clearly articulate positions on social conservative issues and a weak climate change plan are often cited as reasons the federal Conservatives failed to woo enough voters to
Source: nationalobserver.com
As French Greens notch gains, Macron renews his green agenda
PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron, who once declared “Make The Planet Great Again” but whose climate agenda got knocked off course by persistent street protests, is under new pressure
Source: lebanon-express.com
Stakes are high for the Greens as they take on wide portfolio
The Greens will oversee elements of transport, supports for children, agriculture as well as the arts and media as part of their wide role in the new coalition
Source: irishexaminer.com
DEP given six-week extension to explore participation in Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative
Harrisburg, Pa
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Norma Foley becomes Minister for Education and Helen McEntee Minister for Justice
Fine Gael’s Helen McEntee has been promoted to the position of Minister for Justice as Taoiseach Micheál Martin, Tánaiste Leo Varadkar and Green Party leader Eamon Ryan appoint a
Source: irishtimes.com
Sweeping changes in Cabinet as new Fianna Fáil-Fine Gael-Green Government unveiled
Sweeping changes to Ministerial roles have been introduced as Taoiseach Micheál Martin, Tánaiste Leo Varadkar and Green Party leader Eamon Ryan appointed a new Cabinet
Source: irishtimes.com
Poll suggests how abortion, climate policies affect support for Conservatives
A failure to clearly articulate positions on social conservative issues and a weak climate change plan are often cited as reasons the federal Conservatives failed to woo enough voters to
Source: burnslakelakesdistrictnews.com
Elcho cultivating a path to greater biodiversity
A Perthshire estate is reversing the effects of half a century of intensive farming with a wide-ranging programme of environmental work
Source: pressandjournal.co.uk
Poll suggests how abortion, climate policies affect support for Conservatives
OTTAWA — A failure to clearly articulate positions on social conservative issues and a weak climate change plan are often cited as reasons the federal Conservatives failed to woo enough voters
Source: timescolonist.com
3 Parties to Run New Irish Government: Fianna Fail, Fine Gael, Green Party
By Sean FarrellIn January we had – finally – Brexit, with the finale to come at year’s end. February saw that General Election with the inconclusive result, of which more below
Source: irishamericannews.com
Climate change: Ireland on the verge of its 'greenest government ever'
Ireland stands on the brink of putting climate change at the heart of its government if Green Party members vote in favour of a new coalition
Source: bbc.comLeading climate scientist criticises UK over its record
Kevin Anderson, one of the world’s leading climate scientists, had a familiar reaction to the latest report from the government’s climate advisors, which was published this week
Source: theguardian.com
Harnessing sunlight, wind, and water: can climate data boost the green energy sector?
2019 was particularly bright for Europeans; the continent hadn’t seen so many hours of sunshine since at least the early ’80s
Source: euronews.com
Trump administration seeks to drill on more than two-thirds of nation's largest swath of public land
WASHINGTON - The Trump administration proposed on Thursday to open more than two-thirds of the nation's largest piece of public land to oil and gas drilling, removing wildlife protections
Source: thetelegraph.com
Ford government plans would strip endangered species protections in the Golden Horseshoe, critics say
Ontario’s Progressive Conservative government is proposing to strip endangered species protections in the province’s Golden Horseshoe, making it easier to build quarries in protected habitats
Source: nationalobserver.com
Shelby, Johnson county areas benefit from environmental settlement
Under the terms of the grant from American Electric Power, the funds will be used to purchase additional land at CILTI’s Meltzer Woods Nature Preserve and Hills of Gold
Source: shelbycountypost.com
France wants to make hurting the planet illegal, but what is ecocide?
Damaging the environment could become a crime in France after a citizens' assembly voted to include criminalising 'ecocide' in its recommendations for the government
Source: euronews.comCan renewables jobs make up for Scottish oil industry decline?
RECENT developments have underlined the seriousness of the challenge facing the key North Sea oil and gas industry but may also have fuelled hopes that the shift to a cleaner
Source: heraldscotland.com
Primary industries under threat thanks to 'inaction' against climate change - report
A new report has issued a stark warning for the impact climate change could have on the country's primary industries
Source: newshub.co.nz
Pandemic's Cleaner Air Could Reshape What We Know About the Atmosphere
WASHINGTON — In the crystalline air of the pandemic economy, climate change researchers have been flying a small plane over Route I-95, from Boston to Washington, measuring carbon dioxide levels
Source: nytimes.com
New report suggests Alberta is overspending public dollars on fossil fuel research and technology development
As Alberta launches its 10-year plan for "transformational change" in post-secondary education, a new study suggests the province's universities and the government agencies that fund them are
Source: rabble.ca
Eco-socialists, converted Liberals and a man in a top hat: Highlights from the Green party leadership debate
This is what the end of the Elizabeth May era looks like for the Green Party of Canada — and what, depending on who succeeds her, its future might hold
Source: thestar.comKen Manning, architect of groundwater cleanup in San Gabriel Valley, Chino Basin, retires
His career was a lot like the water he made cleaner for almost three decades, flowing across county lines, churning from one project to the next, working behind the scenes,
Source: dailybulletin.com
Paul Hosford: Will the Greens boldly go into government?
By now, the vast majority of Green Party members' votes are on their way to Dublin faster than a Marvel superhero
Source: irishexaminer.com
Indonesia's $300m geothermal play risks being undercut by cheap coal
JAKARTA — A newly secured loan of $300 million for Indonesia to boost its geothermal energy generation will be wasted amid a glut of cheap coal power, and also could contribute
Source: southafricatoday.net
Nevada Defies Trump On Californian Car Pollution Rules
Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak, announced Monday that the state is planning to adopt the tough vehicle emission standards of its neighbor, California
Source: theepochtimes.com
38 endangered Brazilian tree species legally traded, poorly tracked: Study
A total of 38 tree species on Brazil’s official list of Flora Species Threatened with Extinction were legally traded between 2012 and 2016, according to a recently published study
Source: southafricatoday.net
Nevada will adopt stricter air pollution standards for cars
CARSON CITY — Gov
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Gov. Wolf pushes back deadline for DEP to 'develop a strong plan' for RGGI participation
Gov
Source: pennlive.comNevada to adopt California's stricter car pollution standards
Nevada’s governor on Monday announced that his state plans to adopt California’s car pollution rules, joining more than a dozen other states and pushing back against the Trump
Source: latimes.com
Supreme Court hearing appeal over claim State's climate plan is flawed
Unless the Government acts “urgently and significantly” to reduce rising greenhouse gas emissions, there will be “catastrophic” consequences for life, health and the environment, a seven judge Supreme Court has
Source: irishtimes.com
Assessment into wind farm ordered over endangered animals
AN ENDANGERED species of snail almost halted the development of the Dulacca Wind Farm project for its significant and residual impacts
Source: thechronicle.com.au
B.C. politicians return for 'unique' sitting of legislature during pandemic
VICTORIA—In a building where face-to-face debates between political opponents are normal activities, the British Columbia legislature will be a much different place when it returns Monday for
Source: thespec.com
Greens' leader in North says draft programme not the change people voted for
Supporters and opponents of the proposed coalition deal in the Green Party engaged in intensive campaigning over the weekend, with both sides expecting the contest to be decided by a
Source: irishtimes.com
Green's North leader says draft programme not the change people voted for
The leader of the Green Party in Northern Ireland has said the electorate in the Republic had “voted for change and I don’t think that this change is being
Source: irishtimes.com
B.C. politicians return for 'unique' sitting of legislature during pandemic
VICTORIA — In a building where face-to-face debates between political opponents are normal activities, the British Columbia legislature will be a much different place when it returns Monday for
Source: nsnews.comAustria minister proposes eco-friendly transport plan
Vienna - Life in the green heart of a nation with one of Europe’s most ambitious climate targets is about to get even greener, according to the woman responsible for
Source: businesslive.co.za
Momentum grows in Greens to support coalition with FG and FF
There is growing momentum in the Green Party behind those supporting a coalition with Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil, following an eight-hour convention on Thursday during which deputy leader
Source: irishtimes.com
Doug Ford promises transparency on environmental changes made during COVID-19
Premier Doug Ford committed Thursday to releasing a full list of environment-related changes made by his government during a period where Ontario's duty to notify and consult the
Source: nationalobserver.com
Votes of Northern Greens could impact on whether party enters coalition
The votes of Northern Greens could be important in determining whether or not a government will be formed in the Republic, in the event of a close contest, as the
Source: irishtimes.comClimate crisis poses serious risks for pregnancy, investigation finds
More than a decade of overwhelming evidence links air pollution and heat exposure with negative pregnancy outcomes in the US, according to a new review of dozens of studies
Source: theguardian.comMoreno Valley council reaffirms its approval of World Logistics Center
Five years after the project was first approved, a majority of the Moreno Valley City Council has again given its consent on what has been called the world’s largest
Source: pe.com
Greens wary over lack of detail in 'vague' programme for government
Julie O’Donoghue has spent much of the week reading and rereading the programme for government document negotiated by some of her Green Party colleagues
Source: irishtimes.comOcean County Receives State's Largest Clean Communities Grant
Ocean County will receive a Clean Communities Grant of nearly $200,000 from the N.J
Source: thesandpaper.net
The coronavirus has given us a new kind of plastic waste. Where does it go?
Amid the mishmash — or maybe in the bushes at the park down the road — is a type of garbage that was unfamiliar to most Americans four months ago
Source: tampabay.com
LAUSD lawsuit says metal recycler is polluting Jordan High
The Los Angeles Unified School District filed suit against a metal recycling facility adjacent to Jordan High School in Watts, alleging it has endangered students and teachers by releasing sharp
Source: latimes.comPandemics result from destruction of nature, say UN and WHO
Pandemics such as coronavirus are the result of humanity’s destruction of nature, according to leaders at the UN, WHO and WWF International, and the world has been ignoring this
Source: theguardian.com
Emissions trading reform 'a slap in the face' for sheep and beef farmers
New rules designed to strengthen the emissions trading scheme are a "slap in the face" for farmers, Beef and Lamb New Zealand says
Source: stuff.co.nz
Amazon rainforest faces fire threat—again
But vegetation is cut down, put in the sun to dry and then burned to clear the area
Source: sfltimes.com
Advocates push for Pa. to take action on climate change in a virtual rally
More than 100 Pennsylvanians participated in a virtual climate rally on Tuesday, joined by five members of the General Assembly to set forth goals for anti-climate change legislation
Source: pennlive.com
Government Formation: Sun obliges but cynics spot storm clouds ahead
It’s rare that the weather holds up for big events in Ireland — even the Pope couldn’t escape a torrential summer rainfall — so it was assumed that yesterday would
Source: irishexaminer.comBP slashes valuation of oil and gas assets amid downturn
BP has said it will cut the valuation of its oil and gas assets by up to $17.5 billion (£13
Source: heraldscotland.com
IDEMIA Partners With RHB Bank to Launch the First Recycled Debit Card in Asia Pacific
COURBEVOIE, France — IDEMIA and RHB Bank champion sustainability with a new line of eco-friendly RHB debit card, in partnership with WWF-Malaysia and Visa
Source: business.financialpost.comMartin set to be Ireland's next taoiseach as government coalition deal agreed
Fianna Fail leader Micheal Martin is set to become Ireland’s next premier as a deal was struck to form a new coalition government
Source: leaderlive.co.uk
'Green new deal' ends century of civil war politics as Fine Gael, Fianna Fail and Green Party agree historic coalition
Micheal Martin is set to become Taoiseach after a ‘Green new deal’ for Government ended a century of civil war politics
Source: irishmirror.ieScientists fear push to deregulate environmental approvals will lead to extinction crisis
Scientists have expressed dismay and frustration at Scott Morrison’s latest push to deregulate the environmental approval process for major developments, noting it comes just months after an unprecedented bushfire
Source: theguardian.comMartin set to be Ireland's next taoiseach as government coalition deal agreed
Fianna Fail leader Micheal Martin is set to become Ireland’s next premier as a deal was struck to form a new coalition government
Source: greenocktelegraph.co.ukFine Gael, Fianna Fáil and Greens agree deal to form Irish coalition
The leaders of Fine Gael, Fianna Fáil and the Green party have struck a deal to form a coalition government in Ireland four months after a general election scrambled the
Source: theguardian.comUnilever vows to invest €1bn in green projects
Alan Jope, Unilever’s chief executive, said that while the world was rightly focused on the devastating coronavirus outbreak and serious issues of inequality raised by the Black Lives Matter
Source: theguardian.com
Strongly Green-influenced programme for government drawn up
Extensive climate action measures to reduce Ireland’s greenhouse gas emissions, the end of direct provision and a massive programme of investment in walking and cycling infrastructure are among the
Source: irishtimes.comEffort to keep state's largest power plant open fuels concern about climate, public health
EVERETT — The towering smokestacks of the state’s largest power plant have loomed for decades over the Boston area, spewing pollutants that produce smog, warm the planet, and exacerbate asthma
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Aoife Moore: Talks process exposed fault lines that run through the new coalition
Finalising a programme for government proved tough, but it’s just the first of many hurdles this new three-way (plus independents) coalition will have to clear
Source: irishexaminer.com
New government deal 'not the change that people voted for', says Doherty
The proposed deal between Fine Gael, Fianna Fáil and the Green Party will result in the “largest centre-right government” Ireland has seen in recent times, Sinn Féin has said
Source: irishtimes.com
As Ontario reopens, critics wonder why environmental protections remain suspended
In much of Ontario on Friday, citizens could enjoy patio beers or get long-awaited haircuts as COVID-19 restrictions lifted
Source: nationalobserver.com
COVID-19 pandemic creates tidal wave of plastic waste
When he stepped onto a beach on Hong Kong’s uninhabited Soko Islands, Gary Stokes was surprised to find — amid the discarded water bottles, shopping bags and usual piles of
Source: latimes.com
Lord Henry column: Unruly Greens are squandering election support
Remember Extinction Rebellion? I thought they had a point as climate change does place a threat to the future of mankind
Source: irishmirror.ie
Miltona church adds organic recycling site
Faith Lutheran Church in Miltona has begun a new outreach service to its community, one that church members say will promote care of God's good creation
Source: echopress.com
Fine Gael, Fianna Fáil and Greens on brink of deal to form government
Fine Gael, Fianna Fáil and the Green Party were on Thursday night edging towards agreement on forming a coalition government for the next five years, having overcome significant hurdles in
Source: irishtimes.com
COVID-19 Is a Symptom of the Planet's Ailing Health
The COVID-19 outbreak is a global tragedy. Hundreds of thousands have died, healthcare systems are buckling, and the future is uncertain for millions of people whose livelihoods are collapsing
Source: time.com
USF taps Florida's first chief science officer to lead marine science college
Florida’s chief science officer will become the dean of the University of South Florida’s College of Marine Science starting in August, the school announced Thursday
Source: tampabay.com
Aspen climate office encourages holistic strategy in stimulus spending
Climate crisis is an underlying factor in both the worldwide coronavirus outbreak and America’s racial inequities, according to an updated report from Aspen’s Climate Action Office
Source: aspendailynews.comHack-for-hire group targeted climate activists behind #ExxonKnew campaign
A global hack-for-hire group extensively targeted American activists campaigning against ExxonMobil for withholding information about the climate crisis, according to a new report
Source: theguardian.comOfficials in Siberia have warned fuel spill could take years to clean up
Officials in Siberia have warned that it will take years to clean up a massive fuel spill in the Arctic Circle, as investigators detained three employees of a power plant
Source: theguardian.com
Ryan urges farmers to ignore 'scare stories' about Greens
Green Party leader Eamon Ryan said he “fundamentally disagrees” with claims his party will be bad for farmers as Minister for Agriculture Michael Creed accused him of doing a “disservice”
Source: irishtimes.comRussian mining firm accused of using global heating to avoid blame for oil spill
Environmental groups have accused a Russian mining firm of emphasising the role of global climate change in last week’s historic oil spill in part to avoid punishment for its
Source: theguardian.comWe desperately need to be talking about food security
While people hoarded toilet paper and pantry supplies from grocery stores at the peak of the COVID-19 outbreak, Dawn Morrison kept busy tending to her personal garden in Vancouver,
Source: nationalobserver.com
EU urged to act against pesticides to fight insect decline
BRUSSELS (AP) Environmental groups are urging the European Union to take drastic action to protect insects, saying in a report Tuesday that more than 40% of the worlds insect
Source: pinerivertimes.comEU urged to act against pesticides to fight insect decline
BRUSSELS — Environmental groups are urging the European Union to take drastic action to protect insects, saying in a report Tuesday that more than 40% of the world’s insect species
Source: bcdemocrat.comEU urged to act against pesticides to fight insect decline
BRUSSELS (AP) — Environmental groups are urging the European Union to take drastic action to protect insects, saying in a report Tuesday that more than 40% of the world’s insect
Source: yourconroenews.com'She still lives!' Famed Yellowstone bear emerges from winter
The photographer, Thomas Mangelsen, was referring to a grizzly bear known as “399”, probably the most famous wild bruin in the world
Source: theguardian.com
Coalition talks reach 'do-or-die' stage as parties struggle to make progress
Talks on forming a government were continuing on Monday night with senior figures in all three parties involved admitting privately that the coming days represent a “do-or-die” stage
Source: irishtimes.comOutstanding issues remain as crunch government-formation talks go down to the wire
There is a "long list" of outstanding issues currently standing in the way of a programme for government, according to those involved in the talks
Source: irishexaminer.com
Government formation talks continue but 'central issues unresolved'
Government formation talks this evening are scheduled to address key parts of the next programme for government, but some central issues remain unresolved, sources said on Saturday
Source: irishtimes.com
Green Party's Catherine Martin confirms she will stand against Eamon Ryan
Green Party deputy leader Catherine Martin has confirmed to some party members that she will stand against Eamon Ryan in a leadership contest
Source: irishtimes.com
EVs, Solar, Wind Sidelined as State Budgets Slashed
The future of many climate change and renewable energy projects across the United States is in serious doubt as states slash budgets due to the fallout from the CCP virus
Source: theepochtimes.com
Green Party leadership race passes first deadline
Elizabeth May says “everything has changed” since 2011 when she became the Green Party of Canada’s first elected Member of Parliament
Source: nationalobserver.com
Russia launches major clean-up operation after huge Arctic fuel spill
MOSCOW — A major clean-up operation has been launched in Siberia after more than 15,000 tons of diesel fuel was released into a river above the Arctic circle — threatening
Source: nbcnews.comCarbon tax on agenda amid 11th hour government formation talks
Targeted refunds for carbon taxes for fuel allowances and home retrofitting projects are among compromises being considered in the government formation negotiations
Source: irishexaminer.com
Environmental group to spend $200,000 on Democratic primary ads for Senator Markey
An influential state environmental group plans to spend $200,000 this month on print and digital ads supporting US Senator Edward J
Source: bostonglobe.com
Independents offered Healy-Rae style deal to support coalition
Independent TDs have been offered deals similar to that given to former Kerry Independent Jackie Healy-Rae to support a coalition between Fianna Fáil, Fine Gael and the Green Party
Source: irishtimes.comJuno McEnroe: Green Party and Fine Gael tussle over cows and roads as crunchtime looms in coalition talks
The timeline to agree a coalition deal is slipping and there is a bottleneck of political discord building up in negotiations over the next government
Source: irishexaminer.comScientists alarmed as Trump embraces fringe views and extreme theories amid pandemic
The early months of Donald Trump’s administration saw its approach to science routinely compared to George W Bush’s – both governments were highly sympathetic to large corporations, distrustful of
Source: theguardian.comDisagreements remain in government formation talks
Government formation talks have hit a wall over greenhouse gas emissions and transport spending among issues, with a deadline for a deal now expected to fall back even further
Source: irishexaminer.com
Oregon's Rose Quarter environmental review was 'adequate,' state didn't explain its own work well, report finds
Oregon’s environmental analysis released last year that found a mega-project to expand Interstate 5 through the Rose Quarter would reduce greenhouse gas emissions was technically sound, but the
Source: oregonlive.com
Why going green is the best way to get a cheap mortgage
The prospect of buying a home is exciting
Source: euronews.com
Grassroot Greens weigh risks and potential upside of going into government
A few years ago, Claire Hillery from Galway had her “epiphany moment”
Source: irishtimes.com
'Predictable differences' emerge over agriculture at government formation talks
Fianna Fáil, Fine Gael and the Green Party continued into their fourth week of Government-formation negotiations on Monday with inconclusive discussions on the key sector of agriculture
Source: irishtimes.com
Make Covid-19 recovery green, say business leaders
More than 200 top UK firms and investors are calling on the government to deliver a Covid-19 recovery plan that prioritises the environment
Source: bbc.com
Planting begins in Greater Manchester for huge 50 million tree forest spanning 120 mile corridor
A huge forest stretching from Liverpool to Hull is coming to the North and planting has begun in Greater Manchester
Source: manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Government formation talks hit serious pinchpoints
Fine Gael, Fianna Fáil and the Greens have lowered expectations of agreeing a programme for government within the next seven days because of serious pinchpoints which have emerged in negotiations
Source: irishtimes.com