June 25, 2015 at 13:52 | Small HPPs, Energy | Lori
On the right side of the road running to Martz in Tumanyan Community, ''Martziget SHPP 2'' and Gas Station are operating next to each other. On 20 June
June 12, 2015 at 13:36 | Mining | Lori
“Sagamar” Company doesn’t pay any environmental fees. The company doesn’t have to make environmental fees, as it’s not included in the list of
June 04, 2015 at 14:24 | Mining | Lori
Fioletovo Village residents, Lori Region, have addressed a letter to Nature Protection Minister Aramayis Grigoryan in regard with Fioletovo gold mining project. The letter says
June 03, 2015 at 18:16 | Mining | Lori
Alaverdi Town will stay for 45 days under the intensive impact of chlorofluorocarbons, as 45 days are needed to accomplish planned rehabilitation of the chimney and newly-built smoke pipe of Alaverdi copper smelting plant. In this regard, “Armenian Copper Program” CJSC Director
June 03, 2015 at 17:17 | Mining | Lori
Dense smog has covered Alaverdi Town for several days. The chimney located on the top of Koshaberdsar, Alaverdi Copper Smelting Plant owned
June 02, 2015 at 18:56 | Officials | Lori | Tavush
Estimates show that 48.8% (14519 km2) of Armenia is in desertification process and these areas are located in Lori and Tavush regions. Around 24.3% (7233 km2) of the Armenian
June 01, 2015 at 15:35 | Mining | Lori | Shirak
The research team eventually found that the odds of having a stillbirth was 2.38 times higher, the odds of having an induced abortion due to medical indications 2.67 times higher, and the odds of having early prenatal mortality 2.67 times higher for women living in Alaverdi compared with
May 29, 2015 at 13:02 | Officials | Lori | Syunik | Tavush
Syunik, Lori and Tavush will implement a community optimalization project, as Territorial Administration and Emergency States Minister Armen Yeritsyan said at the press conference held on 26 May. ‘94% of Syunik residents, 64% Lori residents and 74% Tavush residents said
May 21, 2015 at 16:06 | Waste | Lori
The incompliance of at least one criterion to state standards and norms in the expertise of new tailing dump construction project by Akhtala Ore Dressing Combine will be an obstacle for its construction. It’s what Territorial
April 30, 2015 at 13:40 | Officials | Lori
The Nature Protection Ministry has imposed a fine for 5.19 million AMD on Akhtala Ore Dressing Combine. Under the official website of Nature Protection Ministry, the act has
April 20, 2015 at 12:49 | Mining | Lori
“If you substantiate that the harvest is toxic, ban producing any harvest”: this was Mets Ayrum Village Head Sahak Nazaryan's response to expert
April 17, 2015 at 15:10 | Mining | Lori
Hazardous sources of pollution have appeared in Akhtala town and its adjacent areas as a result of uncontrollable industrial dumps of Akhtala ore dressing combine and default of environmental pollution prevention. It’s Akhtala mine
April 17, 2015 at 13:51 | Mining | Lori
The activities of “Teghut” CJSC, one of the many companies of opaque Vallex Group, illegally exploiting Teghut as a copper mine, continue to have a negative impact on Shnogh river. Photos taken on April 13
April 15, 2015 at 15:22 | Officials | Lori
The development of Teghout copper and molybdenum mine was launched in January 2015. In January and February 481,000 tons of ore
April 15, 2015 at 13:20 | Officials | Lori
In 2013 the American University of Armenia conducted studies on revealing lead in the children’s blood in two mining towns – Alaverdi and Akhtala, Lori Region, Armenia. For comparison, studies were held in Erebuni community, Yerevan. In total, 169 children aged
April 13, 2015 at 14:10 | Officials | Lori
Acting Staff Head of Nature Protection Ministry Khazhak Aghabekyan replied to the letter of Mets Ayrum community residents in regard with the construction of a new tailing dump by “Akhtala OCD” CJSC. The Ministry
April 10, 2015 at 17:30 | Officials | Lori
On 9 April the Armenian Government issued a license to import devices containing radioactive substances to “Teghout” CJSC for
April 09, 2015 at 17:11 | Mining | Lori
National Assembly “Armenian National Congress” Faction Head Levon Zurabyan replied to the letter addressed by Mets Ayrum community residents, as wwwilur.am website informs. The reply particularly says, “The Armenian National Congress together with its faction