Study: industrially contaminated sites throughout Serbia threaten human health
The study was issued in 2020 but has only recently become publicly available, thanks to a local NGO in Bor.
Citizens against construction of waste incinerator in Sisak
Zelena akcija and initiative "Siščani nisu smetlišćani!" have asked the Croatian government to stop the project.
EU countries fail to minimize pollution from large combustion plants
EEB warns of a massive financial and health bill as big industrial units that use lignite stretched rules from the Industrial Emissions Directive
IPTO completes Crete-Peloponnese power link – Crete to burn less oil to produce electricity
This first interconnection between Crete and the mainland will cover a third of the island’s energy needs, substituting aged local power plants.
First 100 households in Sarajevo get subsidies to abandon coal in heating
The Sarajevo Canton picked 77 beneficiaries that will install wood pellet furnaces and 27 are setting up heat pumps instead of coal for heating
Noise kills at least 12,000 people in Europe every year
Long-term exposure to environmental noise in Europe contributes to 48.000 new cases of heart disease and 12.000 premature deaths per year
Serbia to spend EUR 1.5 billion in 2021 on energy efficiency, to cut pollution
Serbia will completely alter investment plans, prioritizing energy efficiency and the fight against pollution, Deputy Prime Minister Zorana Mihajlović said
Premature deaths due to air pollution in Europe remain too high despite improved air quality
The number of premature deaths due to air pollution in Europe remains too high, at some 400,000 a year, despite improved air quality over the past decade. The latest report on air quality by the European Environment Agency (EEA) also shows that almost everyone in Europe is still affected by air pollution and that nearly […]
