Lakes — latest ecology news
![Activists in court defend one of Kyiv's lakes from construction](https://ecopolitic.com.ua/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/shutterstock_704923213-500x334.jpg)
They accused two deputies of the Kyiv City Council and the mayor personally of opposing the bequest of the reservoir
![Oil products were dumped into a lake in Obolon. Photo.](https://ecopolitic.com.ua/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/39612168-993A-4A12-BA24-19D6A138DEBA-500x313.jpeg)
For authenticity, the law enforcement officers sealed and took samples for water analysis
![Pre-trial restraint imposed on Lviv official Oleksandra Sladkova: details of the case](https://ecopolitic.com.ua/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/816EFF61-F1B0-41AF-BE7F-BB2BE0C7F57E-500x313.jpeg)
During 2019-2023, Oleksandra Sladkova headed the Department of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Lviv City Council
![The results of water testing from the lake in Okhtyrka, where the meat processing plant may have dumped sewage](https://ecopolitic.com.ua/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/shutterstock_269865737-500x382.jpg)
The phosphate content in the lake reached 5.1 mg/l against the norm of 3.5 mg/l
![Sadovyi's deputy exposed for money laundering on lake cleanup](https://ecopolitic.com.ua/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/shutterstock_2245025629-500x334.jpg)
Oleksandra Sladkova headed the Department of Ecology and Natural Resources during 2019-2023
![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
![Lake in Lviv is shallowing due to illegal construction: authorities promise to help](https://ecopolitic.com.ua/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/shutterstock_1436382038-500x334.jpg)
Cottages were built on the shore of the lake under the guise of non-residential premises
![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 reveals pollution of lakes in Holosiivskyi National Park](https://ecopolitic.com.ua/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/69AADB00-03DF-4BEE-AB6B-8BB8E4432865-500x313.jpeg)
Eco-inspectors contacted the prosecutor's office and reported a criminal offense
![Residents of Okhtyrka complained about the discharge of waste from a meat processing plant into the lake](https://ecopolitic.com.ua/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/02018428-7A05-4F4B-AEC4-EDD56BDE96D3-500x313.jpeg)
Sometimes 12 trucks with waste come to the lake a day
![Construction waste dump was set up on a protected lake in Kyiv](https://ecopolitic.com.ua/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/3E983319-2D95-40F5-9829-468FFB4FD034-500x313.jpeg)
In 2023, the large area of Lake Tyagle was covered with construction debris and a road was laid across it
![The Blue Lake will be saved from drying up for 35 million UAH in Kyiv](https://ecopolitic.com.ua/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/8D2CE365-E30D-46FB-ACD3-94EE7C654C5A-500x313.jpeg)
If the rescue of the lake is delayed, it may lead to its final loss