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Billions down the drain for a city under fire: environmental protection, Sumy-style
Billions down the drain for a city under fire: environmental protection, Sumy-style

In 2027, Sumy plans to renovate its storm sewer system at a cost of nearly 1 billion hryvnia

Logging for power lines in the Carpathians has been suspended following the discovery of rare species
Logging for power lines in the Carpathians has been suspended following the discovery of rare species

From the outset, community environmental experts described the survey carried out prior to the felling as a sham

A working group is being formed in Ukraine to reform government policy on industrial pollution
A working group is being formed in Ukraine to reform government policy on industrial pollution

The Ministry of Economy invites government officials, businesses, and experts

From sewage systems to nature reserves: how the use of the environmental tax has changed in Mykolaiv Oblast
From sewage systems to nature reserves: how the use of the environmental tax has changed in Mykolaiv Oblast

The most expensive initiative in Mykolaiv’s environmental program is the fight against ragweed

Fish caught in nature reserves will be sold through Prozorro auctions—the government has launched a pilot program
Fish caught in nature reserves will be sold through Prozorro auctions—the government has launched a pilot program

This is how they plan to combat illegal fishing and boost government revenues

Eviction from the Ministry of Ecology building: Activists urge authorities not to hand over the premises to VAKS
Eviction from the Ministry of Ecology building: Activists urge authorities not to hand over the premises to VAKS

According to some members of the environmental community, the relocation poses a risk to European integration and could lead to a staffing crisis

The Danube lakes in the Odesa region will be artificially replenished with water – government decision
The Danube lakes in the Odesa region will be artificially replenished with water – government decision

The authorities want to prevent a water crisis for local residents and farmers

Ukraine is preparing to standardize environmental permits for businesses
Ukraine is preparing to standardize environmental permits for businesses

The Ministry of Economy assures that the new system will be more transparent and user-friendly

Wastewater and waste management are the most expensive expenses for Chernihiv Oblast, funded by the environmental tax
Wastewater and waste management are the most expensive expenses for Chernihiv Oblast, funded by the environmental tax

In Semenivka, a town on the border with Russia that is terrorized by enemy FPV drones almost every day, wastewater is being treated using environmental funds

Ihor Zubovych will head the State Enterprise "Forests of Ukraine" until a competition is held for the position of CEO
Ihor Zubovych will head the State Enterprise "Forests of Ukraine" until a competition is held for the position of CEO

The official joined the state-owned enterprise less than three weeks ago

The Ministry of Economy has received the first application for an integrated environmental permit 
The Ministry of Economy has received the first application for an integrated environmental permit 

The industrial pollution reform has entered the implementation phase

Ukraine could earn up to €1.1 billion annually from methane recovery
Ukraine could earn up to €1.1 billion annually from methane recovery

According to experts, reducing emissions of this gas is one of the fastest and most cost-effective climate measures available to our country during the critical period from 2025 to 2045