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The environmental damage caused by the Russian attack on the Dnipro Hydroelectric Power Plant (HPP) in Zaporizhzhia on 22 March is currently estimated to be around UAH 140 million (approx. US$3.5 million), but this figure is expected to rise in the future.

Russia's attack on the Dnipro Hydroelectric Power Plant on March 22 caused at least $3.5 million in environmental damage, although that figure is expected to rise, Ukraine's Environment and Natural Resources Minister Ruslan Strilets said on March 27.

Gina Miller, the anti-Brexit campaigner, has called for ecocide to be criminalised as she claimed the UK is far behind the European Union in terms of environmental protection.

U.S. defense secretary warns the militant group “will bear the consequences if they do not stop their illegal attacks.”

About 18.2 million occupied rental units in the United States, or more than 41%, are located in areas exposed to severe climate-related threats, according to a new study from Harvard. California has the most rental units at risk from severe climate-related threats, like hurricanes, wildfires, floods, earthquakes and more, followed by Florida. About 4.6 million […]

Emergency workers in Trinidad and Tobago race to clean up a massive oil spill as mystery vessel runs aground, threatening Carnival tourism

Plastic pellet pollution has plagued the EU for years — and there’s little to no legal recourse.

The teaser of the documentary Divia, an observation film about the impact of the full-scale invasion and Russian aggression on the environment of Ukraine, has been presented. The team behind Divia hopes that their film will become another piece of evidence in the fight to hold Russia accountable for the full-scale aggression unleashed in Ukraine and the environmental damage it has caused.

On 11 and 12 January took place, in Lisbon, Portugal, a meeting and a joint inspection of the IMPEL project “Good practices in the impleme

The company seeking permits to mine minerals near the edge of the Okefenokee Swamp and its vast wildlife refuge has agreed to pay a $20,000 fine to Georgia environmental regulators, who say the company violated state laws while collecting soil samples for its permit application.