A nitrogen dioxide (NO2) pollution study performed by the Alliance of Lithuanian Consumer Organisations (ALCO) before the lockdown has confirmed concerns – the most polluted locations are close to the capital’s major transportation arteries. The […]
Lithuania is not adequately prepared to handle a large scale ecological or technical accidents. This was displayed once again by the fire just recently put out in Alytus’ used tires recycling plant after it had […]
The system of bottle deposit, which was imposed three years ago gave people something they had waited for a long time – a possibility to sort beverage packaging. The long-term experience of rich countries could […]
After the Lithuanian environment minister initiated restructuring of state forests, analysts say the country’s 42 state forest institutions should be restructured within the coming two years, as otherwise the reform may be left unimplemented. […]
Lithuanian Environment Minister Kęstutis Navickas proposes to establish a single enterprise to manage state forests. […]
The preliminary damage caused by the December sewage spill in central Vilnius stands at 450,000 euros, says Marius Svaikauskas, the head of the Vilnius Regional Environment Protection Department. […]
The damage caused to the River Neris by the leak of sewage system in Vilnius may total 300,000 euros, the Lithuanian Environment Ministry said on Thursday. […]
Prosecutors on Wednesday launched a pre-trial investigation into last week’s sewer pipe accident in Vilnius, the Prosecutor General’s Office said. […]
Vilnius Mayor Remigijus Šimašius expects that the state of emergency that has been declared in the capital due to an environmental disaster will be lifted shortly. […]
Lithuanian Environment Minister Kęstutis Navickas on Tuesday described a recent major sewage spillage into the River Nėris in Vilnius as one of the largest environmental disasters of recent years, adding that the exact damage to the environment will assessed shortly. […]
Lithuania has asked Belarus to suspend construction work of its nuclear power plant in Astravyets until stress tests and other studies by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) can be performed.
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Lithuanian representatives who are holding meetings with Belarusian officials on Astravyets Nuclear Power Plant say they do not get answers to all the questions they have about safety at the facility.
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Lithuania has no information about a reported accident at the nitrogen plant in Grodno, a Belarusian city some 40 kilometres from the Lithuanian border, Environment Minister Kęstutis Trečiokas said on Thursday.
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Lithuania plans to publish an updated edition of the Red Book of extinct and endangered species, which may include fewer protected species than the current edition. […]
Officers of the Environment Ministry’s Alytus Region Environmental Protection Department have collected water samples from the Nemunas river by the border with Belarus after an incident was reported Grodno Azot nitrogen factory in Belarus. For […]
Ukraine is interested in Lithuania‘s experience in efficient use of natural resources, development of waste management system, development of solar energy and would like to work more closely with Lithuania, said Environment Minister Kęstutis Trečiokas […]
An explosion occurred at the Grodno nitrogen factory in Belarus just 40 kilometres from the Lithuanian resort of Druskininkai on Monday, the fallout from which could pose an environmental threat to both Lithuania and Poland. […]
A government commission found over 30 building violations in two regional parks near Vilnius where developers and home owners ignore regulations meant to protect natural and historical sites. […]
Lithuania’s economy is growing without raising greenhouse gas emissions, suggesting that the country’s development is environmentally sustainable, says climatologist Arūnas Bukantis. […]
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