The Verkhovna Rada — latest ecology news

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

198 MPs voted in favor

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

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

MPs submit a new draft law №13227 on the timber market to replace the failed one
MPs submit a new draft law №13227 on the timber market to replace the failed one

It is very difficult to compare it with the previous one, since a lot of amendments were made to the second reading

MPs vote down draft law №4197-d on timber market
MPs vote down draft law №4197-d on timber market

Only 175 MPs voted in favor

Ukraine implements EU standards for water protection from pollution
Ukraine implements EU standards for water protection from pollution

This is one of the requirements stipulated in the Ukraine Facility Plan

Head of the Environmental Committee declared cryptocurrency worth UAH 279 million
Head of the Environmental Committee declared cryptocurrency worth UAH 279 million

Officials of the National Police of Ukraine are the most active in declaring virtual assets in their declarations