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Verkhovna Rada Environmental Committee to hold a meeting on February 12: agenda
Verkhovna Rada Environmental Committee to hold a meeting on February 12: agenda

People's deputies must submit proposals to draft law No. 10135-d "On the restoration of the Kakhov reservoir"

Verkhovna Rada has taken the first step towards unblocking biomethane exports
Verkhovna Rada has taken the first step towards unblocking biomethane exports

Ukraine will be able to export biogas that has proof of sustainability

Parliamentary Environmental Committee to meet on February 5: agenda
Parliamentary Environmental Committee to meet on February 5: agenda

People's deputies will consider the report on the work of the environmental committee for September 2023 – February 2024

The Cabinet of Ministers was accused of the collapse of the hazardous waste market
The Cabinet of Ministers was accused of the collapse of the hazardous waste market

The lack of licenses creates a risk of monopolization of the hazardous waste market

Parliamentary Environmental Committee to meet on January 26: agenda
Parliamentary Environmental Committee to meet on January 26: agenda

The People's Deputies will not consider profile bills for which the committee is designated as the main one

Animal rights activists file a complaint with the police against a mobile exhibition of turtles in Kamianets-Podilskyi
Animal rights activists file a complaint with the police against a mobile exhibition of turtles in Kamianets-Podilskyi

In the summer of 2023, a police report was also filed for this exhibition in Poltava

The Ecocommittee provided conclusions for a number of draft laws: results of the meeting
The Ecocommittee provided conclusions for a number of draft laws: results of the meeting

The Ecocommittee recommended that the Verkhovna Rada adopt draft law No. 9116 "On forest reproductive resources" as a basis

International standards for mercury management came into force in Ukraine: when to expect real changes
International standards for mercury management came into force in Ukraine: when to expect real changes

It will take 10 years to clean the territory of the former Radykal plant from mercury

EBA calls on the government to urgently restore the hazardous waste market
EBA calls on the government to urgently restore the hazardous waste market

Businesses had only 16 working days to obtain new licenses, instead of at least two months