Kyiv — latest ecology news
![Fire in Kyiv's Osokorky Ecopark destroys 7% of the floodplain](https://ecopolitic.com.ua/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/00B15D57-0F50-4211-B7A5-D0C402FDD542-500x313.jpeg)
The area of burnt vegetation in four centers of the fire reached 10.4 hectares
![Ecopark Osokorky caught fire in Kyiv. Photos and videos from the place](https://ecopolitic.com.ua/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/EA402E30-C923-4A9A-B347-5FF82D1F1B3A-500x313.jpeg)
Eco-activists suspect that the fire was caused by arson to expand the development
![The content of toxic gases in the air of Kyiv exceeded the permissible norm by 4 times](https://ecopolitic.com.ua/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/shutterstock_2096116342-500x333.jpg)
Specialists of the observatory analyzed 1,464 air samples
![For the first time in Ukraine, Kyiv bans jeep riding on protected lands](https://ecopolitic.com.ua/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/1CCAD1E0-1C4C-43E7-B492-6ADB0EE16317-500x313.jpeg)
Deputies of the Kyiv City Council also approved the creation of 7 new protected areas
![Kyiv will finally start cleaning up the plant this year](https://ecopolitic.com.ua/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/AB8CA0F3-BBF4-4C29-84E8-6074014F8FD7-500x313.jpeg)
There are 10,000 tons of mercury in the open air on the territory of the Radykal plant
![Air quality has deteriorated sharply in Kyiv](https://ecopolitic.com.ua/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/108238-1_large-500x281.jpg)
The worst CAQI air quality index of 83 was recorded in Sviatoshyn district
![Three times higher levels of toxic substances in the air found in Kyiv](https://ecopolitic.com.ua/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/shutterstock_1458566342-500x278.jpg)
Specialists of the observatory analyzed 1403 air samples
![Kyiv authorities ignore landfill in the middle of the city for a year – BCEC](https://ecopolitic.com.ua/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/59A39731-1FA7-481C-837C-D3965279528C-500x313.jpeg)
The leadership of the Podilsky district was accused of indifference
![A huge amount of oil was poured into the lake in Kyiv. Photo.](https://ecopolitic.com.ua/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/93B2577D-A1EA-4635-97B2-0B753307556B-500x313.jpeg)
Utility workers installed protective barriers and covered the leak with sorbent
![Kyiv residents were able to reduce their heating bills by 30-40%: how they did it](https://ecopolitic.com.ua/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/shutterstock_1172542486-500x334.jpg)
Modernization was carried out thanks to city co-financing programs, namely "70/30%" and "Kapremonty"
![Content of toxic substances in the air exceeded the permissible norm by 2.5 times in Kyiv](https://ecopolitic.com.ua/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/2023-12-05-16.38.58-500x250.jpg)
Specialists of the observatory analyzed 1,524 air samples
![Kyivavtodor CEO is accused of contaminating land with toxic waste. Photo.](https://ecopolitic.com.ua/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/1D377476-865C-4CE6-BBC1-4E41D206866D-500x313.jpeg)
Garbage was brought to the site during 2022-2023