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‘Toxic eggs’ in Switzerland testify to global contamination with poisonous substances
1.5.2019 -
GENEVA
Highest level of world’s most toxic chemicals found in African free-range eggs: European e-waste dumping a contributor
24.4.2019 -
GÖTEBORG
NGOs Urge Immediate Action to Stop Toxic Recycling in the EU
23.4.2019 -
GENEVA
NGOs react to European Commission letter that tries to justify toxic chemicals in children’s toys and other products made of recycled plastics
18.4.2019 -
BRUSSELS
Inhabitants of Armenian town Shnogh demand compensation for expropriated land
17.4.2019 -
SHNOGH
People sang and danced, greedy investors aren't welcome, says environmentalist on canceled HPPs
31.3.2019 -
KRUŠČICA
Response of Armenian Nature Protection Ministry to Resolution Adopted in "Industrial Pollution in Lori Region" Conference
22.3.2019 -
YEREVAN
ECHR supported Armenian farmers, the government ought to pay compensations
14.3.2019 -
STRASBOURG / TEGHOUT
More than 375 thousand Europeans have been involved in the fight against water pollution
13.3.2019 -
PRAGUE
UNSAFE: New EU rules allow toxic chemicals in children’s toys and other products made of recycled plastics
21.2.2019 -
PRAGUE / BRUSSELS
“Worse than people think,” says Ukrainian lawyer about air pollution
14.2.2019 -
KYIV
Minister Ťok keeps pushing the weir on the Elbe and the destruction of the natural environment. The illegal Water Transport Strategy is to be approved
1.2.2019 -
DECIN
Stop poisoning Ukraine! Industrial cities from eastern Ukraine fight together for clean air
30.1.2019 -
KRYVYI RIH / MARIUPOL / ZAPORIZHZHYA
Is the weir on the Elbe at Decin in the public interest? Illegal government involvement in the decision making of the authorities
23.1.2019 -
DECIN
Kruščica celebrates! The cantonal court cancelled permits for two planned hydropower plants
18.12.2018 -
NOVI TRAVNIK
Let's protect the rivers and those who fight for them!
14.3.2019 -
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA
Industrial cities of Ukraine are polluted by heavy metals and dioxins, a new study of the Czech experts discovers
11.12.2018 -
PRAGUE / KYIV
Toxic heavy metals were found near people’s houses in Northern Armenia. The local industry is to blame, Czech scientists say
10.12.2018 -
PRAGUE / YEREVAN / ALAVERDI
Praised Kumasi medical waste incinerator rises many disturbing questions
6.12.2018 -
KUMASI
Closed, yet still menacing – is the former medical waste incinerator toxic today?
5.12.2018 -
ACCRA
Toxic life of scrappers – burning e-waste and bashing car parts at Agbogbloshie
3.12.2018 -
ACCRA
Small hydropower plants cause Bosnia-Herzegovina more than EUR 2 million in losses annually
30.11.2018 -
BANJA LUKA (BOSNIA & HERZEGOVINA)
Air pollution: Governments and cities have to do more, agreed the participants of the international conference
27.11.2018 -
OSTRAVA
Dioxins Found in Plastic Toys – Stricter Limits Are Required to Stop Toxic Chemicals from Reappearing in Consumer Products Made from Recycled Plastic
23.11.2018 -
BERLIN / BRUSSELS
The minister wants to negotiate foreign compensation for the weir at Decin. According to the European Commission, this is not acceptable
22.11.2018 -
DECIN
Pictures from polluted cities of Ukraine won the Czech Press Photo
21.11.2018 -
PRAGUE
Ukrainian ecologist won one million hryvnias for Mariupol. Congrats!
20.11.2018 -
KIEV / OSTRAVA
Human health must not be threatened by polluted air, resonates from the Conference in Ostrava
19.11.2018 -
OSTRAVA
Kruščica residents against ‘illegal HPPs’ gathered for a quiet protest in Travnik
15.11.2018 -
TRAVNIK (BOSNIA & HERZEGOVINA)
Europe's toxic air to be discussed at a unique international conference in the Czech Republic
14.11.2018 -
OSTRAVA
Environmental organizations from Western Balkans against the construction of small hydropower plants on the Balkan rivers
3.12.2018 -
BANJA LUKA (BOSNIA & HERZEGOVINA)
‘River Keepers’ from BiH touring the Czech Republic
1.11.2018 -
PRAGUE
Worst Czech polluter of 2017? Spolana Neratovice chemical plant
30.10.2018 -
PRAGUE
Danube gone dry as the water level hits record low
29.10.2018 -
BUDAPEST
Arnika's photos from Ukraine compete in the Czech Press Photo, you can also decide on the winner
23.10.2018 -
PRAGUE / MARIUPOL
European study exposing toxic e-waste chemicals in children’s products spurs calls for policy to end recycling exemptions for hazardous waste
16.10.2018 -
BRUSSELS
Free-flowing rivers without dams, demand scientists and activists on the premiere summit
15.10.2018 -
SARAJEVO
No more e-waste! Thailand against foreign garbage
5.10.2018 -
BANGKOK
Poisoned Armenia? Czech experts are exploring mining-related pollution
4.10.2018 -
ALAVERDI / PRAGUE
We want to breathe! Citizens of Ukrainian cities demonstrate for lower industrial emissions
2.10.2018 -
KRYVYI RIH
Faulty ‘waste recycling' harms Thai communities, expert presented
27.9.2018 -
KRAKÓW
Czech experts are collecting new data on air pollution in Ukraine
10.9.2018 -
PRAGUE / KIEV
IPEN urged delegates of the Basel Convention meeting to set safe limits for toxic chemicals in waste
4.9.2018 -
GENEVA
Calls for tightening the international legislation heard at a conference on toxic substances
31.8.2018 -
KRAKÓW
International tools to counteract polluters in Armenia
28.8.2018 -
YEREVAN
The weir on the River Elbe will not help water transport. Investment in tourism would support the economy.
27.8.2018 -
DECIN
Industrial pollution needs to be resolved, Armenian minister and Arnika agreed
13.8.2018 -
YEREVAN
Year of the river keepers. People have been guarding for 365 days
2.8.2018 -
KRUŠČICA
EcoLur: Czech specialists studying the mining pollution in Alaverdi, Akhtala, and Shnogh
31.7.2018 -
LORI PROVINCE
We're organizing seminars on air pollution in the industrial cities of Ukraine
16.7.2018 -
ZAPOROZHYE / KRYVYI RIH / DNIPRO
Who will bear responsibility for residents’ health in mining areas?
6.7.2018 -
TEGHUT
Aarhus anniversary: 20 years of environmental democracy
20.6.2018 -
GENEVA
"Tree Avenues 2019" international conference held in the Czech Republic
10.7.2018 -
LIBEREC
Small victory of the Balkan village: the hydro-power plants permit cancelled
19.6.2018 -
KRUŠČICA (BOSNIA & HERZEGOVINA)
Real owners of metal mines in Armenia to be revealed
18.6.2018 -
YEREVAN
United Nations condemns environment related violence
12.6.2018 -
NAIROBI / BELÉM
Bosnia and Herzegovina needs a regulation on minimum river flow
8.6.2018 -
BANJA LUKA
Save the Sana River springs before it’s too late, people plead
5.6.2018 -
DONJA PECKA (BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA)
For healthier living in Thailand. Victims of industrial pollution defend their rights
5.6.2018 -
BANGKOK
Lori region leads in atmospheric emissions in Armenia
25.5.2018 -
LORI PROVINCE
The future government plans to build a weir on the River Elbe in spite of criticism by experts
17.5.2018 -
DECIN
Expert: Sorrowful statistics of cancer morbidity in Armenia are no coincidence
10.5.2018 -
YEREVAN
Death of fish in the Balkans? The dams will threaten 113 endangered species
9.5.2018 -
GRAZ / BANJA LUKA
More money to protect the environment? European organizations appeal to the EU
2.5.2018 -
BRUSSELS / PRAGUE
The Metropolitan Plan will allow developers to build on the majority of parks and green areas in Prague
27.4.2018 -
PRAGUE
We’re helping Armenia again - this time from dangerous mining
26.4.2018 -
PRAGUE / YEREVAN
River keepers: "Water has no alternative - electricity production has!"
22.4.2018 -
BANJA LUKA (BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA)
The River: Extraordinary story of Kruščica
18.12.2018 -
KRUŠČICA (BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA)
New global rules to enhance the voice of the public appear with help of the Czech Republic
16.4.2018 -
GENEVA / PRAGUE
Kruščica – extraordinary women fight for their river and change social norms
6.4.2018 -
KRUŠČICA (BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA)
The weir at Decin could possibly destroy the protected natural environment, people call upon the government to make it stop
22.3.2018 -
DECIN
Have a nice rivers’ day and keep the dams away!
14.3.2018 -
PRAGUE
Every 5th toy on European market contains dangerous phthalates
12.3.2018 -
HELSINKI
„Let's stop the giant waste incinerator,“ people from the Mělník region appeal
1.3.2018 -
MĚLNÍK / HORNÍ POČAPLY
Dioxin disgrace directed by the electricity and heat selling conglomerate ČEZ Group
27.2.2018 -
PRAGUE
Golf lawsuit threatens to ruin Friends of the Earth Croatia
21.2.2018 -
DUBROVNIK
Fight for water: valuable Bosnian rivers are disappearing in concrete
19.2.2018 -
BANJA LUKA
Over 1000 mine workers dismissed from Russian-owned company in Armenia
15.2.2018 -
TEGHUT
Toys made of recycled plastics may contain toxic chemicals that can damage children's nervous system
8.2.2018 -
PRAGUE
Will there finally be mandatory labeling of chemical composition for all products?
2.2.2018 -
PRAGUE
Europe one large step closer to circular economics
28.1.2018 -
BRUSSELS
Brutal beating of an environmental activists in Russia
4.1.2018 -
KRASNODAR
Brominated flame retardants contaminate plastic spatulas, spoons and others kitchen utensils
30.12.2017 -
PRAGUE
German scientist warns against dangerous product for wood and coal boilers
28.12.2017 -
PRAGUE / VIENNA / UMEA
Czech NGO Arnika helped solving tens of environmental problems in Belarus
27.12.2017 -
MINSK
No HazMat for the Holidays: Children’s Toys and Hair Accessories on the EU Market Contain Toxic Chemicals
19.12.2017 -
GOTEBÖRG / PRAGUE
Ten sins of Ukrainian oligarch, the problems are too many
16.12.2017 -
KIEV
Miracle sadly averted, EBRD's support of Ukrainian oligarch approved
13.12.2017 -
ZAOZERNE (UKRAINE)
Horror gifts: will children find toxic toys under the tree and ladies poisonous combs?
12.12.2017 -
PRAGUE
EBRD’s loan to Ukrainian agrooligarch postponed… or not?
8.12.2017 -
ZAOZERNE (UKRAINE)
Two New Studies Revealed POPs Pollution across Thailand
23.11.2017 -
BANGKOK / PRAGUE
Cement plants as a source of toxic substances
15.11.2017 -
PRAGUE / ALICANTE / UMEA
Lead poisoning: Prague buildings filled with toxic heavy metals due to old-time furnishing
3.11.2017 -
PRAGUE
The European Commission is questionably consulting the chemical exceptions
30.10.2017 -
BRUSSELS / PRAGUE
IPEN CEE Regional Meeting Participants Visit Czech Chemical Factory
27.10.2017 -
PRAGUE
North Bohemian power plants and Spolana are the top Czech polluters
16.10.2017 -
PRAGUE
Activists called the EBRD to protect communities from agribusinesses
29.9.2017 -
KIEV
Ukranian state official peaches eco-activists for pointing out at possible corruption
26.9.2017 -
VINNYTSIA
Czech representatives in Geneva discuss the protection against poisonous mercury
26.9.2017 -
GENEVA
Fish samples from hot spots in Thailand contain toxic mercury
19.9.2017 -
BANGKOK / PRAGUE
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FOREVER CHEMICALS ROUND AND ROUND: Contamination of water bodies with perfluorinated substances and brominated flame retardants in the Prague area