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Lawyers find a bill that will allow development of coastal protection zones
Lawyers find a bill that will allow development of coastal protection zones

They insist on withdrawing it from consideration because it does not comply with the Constitution of Ukraine

The Cabinet of Ministers clarified the issue of current emission and discharge permits
The Cabinet of Ministers clarified the issue of current emission and discharge permits

Government officials plan to set a deadline for their validity if they are received from August 8 this year

MPs vote down draft law №12180 on Mining waste
MPs vote down draft law №12180 on Mining waste

198 MPs voted in favor

How the state and communities are losing land: activists cite 7 cases under the scandalous law №12089
How the state and communities are losing land: activists cite 7 cases under the scandalous law №12089

This regulatory act was supported by the Verkhovna Rada and signed by the President despite the opposition of the public, experts and even public authorities

Risks in the implementation of the REACH and CLP European regulations in Ukraine: what businesses should expect
Risks in the implementation of the REACH and CLP European regulations in Ukraine: what businesses should expect

New rules provide for large-scale changes for producers and importers

The Environmental Committee prepared the state program for radioactive waste management for the second reading
The Environmental Committee prepared the state program for radioactive waste management for the second reading

Among other things, it provides for the modernization of storage facilities for this type of waste, as well as the construction of new facilities

Business loses millions due to EIA procedure, – Tsyhanok
Business loses millions due to EIA procedure, – Tsyhanok

Experts called on the authorities to change approaches and unify criteria

More companies in Ukraine will be able to obtain a permit for waste treatment under a simplified procedure
More companies in Ukraine will be able to obtain a permit for waste treatment under a simplified procedure

The capacities of the treatment facilities that currently have permits cannot cope with the amount of waste generated during a full-scale war.

Parliamentary Ecology Committee to meet on May 6: agenda
Parliamentary Ecology Committee to meet on May 6: agenda

The MPs will, in particular, consider the issues of increasing liability for dry vegetation burners and amending the Tax Code of Ukraine in connection with the adoption of the law on industrial pollution