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![Construction of two mini-hydroelectric power plants postponed in Zakarpattia due to local resistance](https://ecopolitic.com.ua/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/shutterstock_1585363855-500x308.jpg)
The profile ministry satisfied the appeal of the community advocate
![Residents of a village in Zakarpattia protest against the construction of a hydroelectric power plant](https://ecopolitic.com.ua/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/shutterstock_1695071278-500x333.jpg)
They were supported by eco-activists
![The Ministry of Environment has approved the construction of a chemical warehouse in Kharkiv near the river](https://ecopolitic.com.ua/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/9471259C-5399-4284-A808-2B4F61632424-500x313.jpeg)
The warehouse will be launched after the end of the war
![EIA procedure in Ukraine does not work, and forestry enterprises spend millions on its implementation, – the State Forestry Agency](https://ecopolitic.com.ua/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/8BD988B1-FC31-4316-BFA7-0E0743ED86CC-500x313.jpeg)
Since 2018, state forest farms have spent 65 million hryvnias on conducting OVD
![The ineffectiveness of the EIA procedure has once again been raised in Ukraine: a discussion has broken out online](https://ecopolitic.com.ua/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/3023D3B5-6535-48D1-BD53-5E5AC1B72817-1536x960-1-500x313.jpeg)
PAEW's position has sparked a lively and fierce debate in the eco-community
![The Ministry of Environment presented a new register on environmental impact assessment](https://ecopolitic.com.ua/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/shutterstock_1035041230-500x270.jpg)
The updated procedure made it possible to shorten the terms of the ATS and change the methods of informing the public
![The Ministry of Environment urged to prevent the industrial extraction of amber from valuable swamps](https://ecopolitic.com.ua/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/shutterstock_1521126845-500x334.jpg)
This could destroy 1,343 species of plants and animals
![Environmentalists called the "national peculiarities" of EIA in Ukraine](https://ecopolitic.com.ua/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/shutterstock_1676350072-500x334.jpg)
The conclusion of the Department of Internal Affairs and Communications in Ukraine is a permit for 115 types of activities
![Eco-activists criticized the massive construction of hydroelectric power stations in Transcarpathia for the "race for subsidies"](https://ecopolitic.com.ua/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/58FE2D37-026E-4416-A4E8-343BBDAF7891-500x313.jpeg)
In Europe, they seek to restore the free flow of 25,000 km of rivers, and in Ukraine – to turn them into a cascade of ponds
![It was not allowed to cut down the forest for sand mining in Kharkiv](https://ecopolitic.com.ua/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/0084D577-5BDA-4253-9D94-CCC0D7B5170E-500x313.jpeg)
This is the second attempt of Geosend to create a quarry
![The Cabinet of Ministers has approved new rules for public hearings on the EIA](https://ecopolitic.com.ua/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/594BF0A4-1DF8-4562-842B-B0C7C11E03B4-500x313.jpeg)
After the victory, public hearings will be held as usual
![Cement plant was allowed to burn waste near residential areas in the Rivne region](https://ecopolitic.com.ua/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/E3C8C595-1E76-48CE-9CD0-80485C29581B-500x313.jpeg)
The Ministry of Environment allowed such activity if the company additionally assesses its impact