Environment

  • Lithuania

Better not to return to some schools after the lockdown: what the Swiss would say?

A nitrogen dioxide (NO2) pollution study performed by the Alliance of Lithuanian Consumer Organisations (ALCO) before the lockdown has confirmed…

4 years ago
  • Politics

The blame for hell in Alytus falls on the towers of Vilnius

Lithuania is not adequately prepared to handle a large scale ecological or technical accidents. This was displayed once again by…

5 years ago
  • Economy

Lithuania aligns itself with the West or is it the other way round?

The system of bottle deposit, which was imposed three years ago gave people something they had waited for a long…

5 years ago
  • Economy

Analysts: Forestries must be restructured within 1-2 years

After the Lithuanian environment minister initiated restructuring of state forests, analysts say the country's 42 state forest institutions should be…

8 years ago
  • Economy

Minister of Environment proposes to set up single forestry enterprise

Lithuanian Environment Minister Kęstutis Navickas proposes to establish a single enterprise to manage state forests. [...]

8 years ago
  • Society

Preliminary damage of Vilnius sewage spill at EUR 450,000

The preliminary damage caused by the December sewage spill in central Vilnius stands at 450,000 euros, says Marius Svaikauskas, the…

8 years ago
  • Society

Damage of sewage spill to River Neris may total EUR 300,000

The damage caused to the River Neris by the leak of sewage system in Vilnius may total 300,000 euros, the…

8 years ago
  • Politics

Prosecutors launch probe into last week’s sewer pipe accident in Vilnius

Prosecutors on Wednesday launched a pre-trial investigation into last week's sewer pipe accident in Vilnius, the Prosecutor General's Office said.…

8 years ago
  • Society

Vilnius mayor expect state of emergency over sewage spill to be lifted shortly

Vilnius Mayor Remigijus Šimašius expects that the state of emergency that has been declared in the capital due to an…

8 years ago
  • Economy

Minister describes sewage pipe burst in Vilnius as major environmental disaster

Lithuanian Environment Minister Kęstutis Navickas on Tuesday described a recent major sewage spillage into the River Nėris in Vilnius as…

8 years ago
  • Foreign affairs

Lithuania asks Belarus to suspend nuclear plant construction until IAEA tests are in

Lithuania has asked Belarus to suspend construction work of its nuclear power plant in Astravyets until stress tests and other…

8 years ago
  • Energy

‘No clear answers’ at Lithuania-Belarus consultations over Astravyets nuclear plant

Lithuanian representatives who are holding meetings with Belarusian officials on Astravyets Nuclear Power Plant say they do not get answers…

8 years ago
  • Uncategorized

Belarusian media report second accident at Grodno nitrogen plant in 10 days

Lithuania has no information about a reported accident at the nitrogen plant in Grodno, a Belarusian city some 40 kilometres…

8 years ago
  • Society

Lithuania to update its Red Book of endangered species

Lithuania plans to publish an updated edition of the Red Book of extinct and endangered species, which may include fewer…

8 years ago
  • CORPORATE

Lithuania tests Nemunas river water after explosion in Grodno nitrogen plant

Officers of the Environment Ministry's Alytus Region Environmental Protection Department have collected water samples from the Nemunas river by the…

8 years ago
  • CORPORATE

Ukraine invites Lithuania to invest in waste management and solar energy

Ukraine is interested in Lithuania‘s experience in efficient use of natural resources, development of waste management system, development of solar…

8 years ago
  • CORPORATE

Explosion at Belarus nitrogen plant poses threat to Lithuania, Poland

An explosion occurred at the Grodno nitrogen factory in Belarus just 40 kilometres from the Lithuanian resort of Druskininkai on…

8 years ago
  • Economy

Neringa wants to ban amber extraction near Lithuania’s Curonian Spit

As Lithuania's Geological Service prepares to look for contractors to survey an amber deposit near the seaside resort of Juodkrantė,…

8 years ago
  • Society

‘Dozens of construction violations’ found in regional parks near Vilnius

A government commission found over 30 building violations in two regional parks near Vilnius where developers and home owners ignore…

8 years ago
  • Economy

Lithuania’s economic growth ‘green and sustainable’, climatologist says

Lithuania's economy is growing without raising greenhouse gas emissions, suggesting that the country's development is environmentally sustainable, says climatologist Arūnas…

8 years ago