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The government has changed the criteria for assessing risk from the activities of enterprises and the frequency of their inspections
The government has changed the criteria for assessing risk from the activities of enterprises and the frequency of their inspections

Officials expect that the innovations will help optimally redistribute attention from less risky business entities to more risky ones

CBAM Transition: first challenges and needed solutions
CBAM Transition: first challenges and needed solutions

At the stage of submitting reports on CBAM, the business encountered problems that required the involvement of external expertise

The Ministry of Environment proposes to extend the validity period of waste management declarations
The Ministry of Environment proposes to extend the validity period of waste management declarations

This is a forced step due to the poor implementation of the "garbage" reform

Activists oppose the rebuilding of the Kakhovka HPP without assessing its environmental impact
Activists oppose the rebuilding of the Kakhovka HPP without assessing its environmental impact

They also have questions regarding the location of the National Military Memorial Cemetery on the territory of the Emerald Network

Cutting down trees in the Chernobyl reserve: workers were fined 510 UAH
Cutting down trees in the Chernobyl reserve: workers were fined 510 UAH

Violations in the exclusion zone are systematic in nature and meager fines will not stop them

Ecocommittee of the Verkhovna Rada scheduled a meeting on October 17: agenda
Ecocommittee of the Verkhovna Rada scheduled a meeting on October 17: agenda

People's deputies will work with two documents

Almost 10% of all forests in the Carpathians have been cut down in 20 years – media
Almost 10% of all forests in the Carpathians have been cut down in 20 years – media

This is the area of ​​Kyiv, Kharkiv, Odesa, Lviv, Ivano-Frankivsk and Ternopil combined

Photos and videos will now be taken during inspections of chemical companies
Photos and videos will now be taken during inspections of chemical companies

In this way, the state wants to ensure transparency in interaction with business entities in the field of chemical safety

From 9 October, farmers must obtain a permit to produce compost: what are the risks
From 9 October, farmers must obtain a permit to produce compost: what are the risks

Experts have found yet another contradiction in environmental legislation

Parliament increased responsibility for the destruction and illegal cutting of forests
Parliament increased responsibility for the destruction and illegal cutting of forests

They will also be punished for illegal harvesting of reeds that caused significant damage