Digest — latest ecology news

Fires at a landfill and illegal emissions from a heating plant have polluted the air, causing tens of millions of hryvnia in damage

Among the criminals are MPs, officials, entrepreneurs and simply those who are "not indifferent" to making money from destroying nature

The DSP "Kharkivlisozahist" is also involved in the crime, having carried out a fictitious survey of the sanitary condition of the trees

Sludge flowed out of the plant for hours, poisoning fields and flooding roads

The police are also working at a landfill site and at a number of addresses linked to individuals involved in the criminal case

Officials continue to cover up the destruction of Ukrainian forests

In Odessa region, the head of the forestry department demanded $25,000 for expanding hunting and fishing grounds

Land with environmental protection status continues to be "stolen" through document forgery, bribery, and regulatory loopholes

Residents believe that illegal drilling of wells led to the drop in water levels

The defendants in cases involving illegal logging are often not unknown "black loggers," but rather well-known forestry managers

Among the violations are also attempts to appropriate protected lands

Land in the mountains, forests, and on the coast remains a tempting target for violators