State Environmental Service

03.11.23

Public actively reports environmental offenses, authority says

November 3, 14:48

01.11.23

Land parcel in Rīga cleared from 6,000 tonnes of trash

November 1, 7:13

08.08.23

Environmental service reports improvement in wastewater treatment

August 8, 12:14

25.07.23

Liepāja's wastewater leak contained

July 25, 8:27

24.07.23

Liepāja wastewater treatment plant wall collapses

Update 08:32

27.02.23

Bauska business caught polluting Lielupe river

February 27, 15:29

01.02.23

Environment service rates year of deposit system as good

February 1, 8:09

26.10.22

Dairy plant faces closure for polluting river

October 26, 2022, 11:44

17.10.22

Many car repair shops mismanage waste, says Environmental Service

October 17, 2022, 11:50

19.07.22

Around 95% of drinks have deposit label in Latvia

July 19, 2022, 13:37

06.07.22

Entrepreneur sentenced for illegal waste storage in Liepāja

July 6, 2022, 13:00

22.03.22

A million bottles deposited in two months in Latvia

March 22, 2022, 11:55

03.12.21

Deposit system implementation hits bumps along the way

December 3, 2021, 9:27

13.09.21

Latvia prepares to launch packaging deposit system

September 13, 2021, 10:29

19.08.21

Many businesses leak wastewater in nature, says Environmental Service

August 19, 2021, 8:44

15.06.21

Tonnes of illegally imported waste returned to sender

June 15, 2021, 11:52

08.04.21

Latvia compensated for oil spill from Lithuanian waters

April 8, 2021, 16:47

29.12.20

Latvia chooses packaging deposit system operator

December 29, 2020, 11:19

09.10.20

Oil leaked onto railway in Valmiera

October 9, 2020, 7:57

24.08.20

Drink producers worried about deposit system competition

August 24, 2020, 8:46

18.08.20

Mountain of car tires might rise in Ķegums

August 18, 2020, 8:56

18.06.20

Illegal waste imports into Latvia stopped

June 18, 2020, 12:00

08.06.20

Riga wastewater legally flows in the Daugava

June 8, 2020, 8:34

30.04.19

New head at Environmental Service

April 30, 2019, 12:52

29.01.19

Environmental Service chief to step down

January 29, 2019, 12:56

22.11.18

Customs stop three illegal waste shipments from Sweden, Norway

November 22, 2018, 12:49

09.08.18

Official charged with failure to declare deals worth over €300,000

August 9, 2018, 11:31

26.02.18

Official charged for false asset declaration

February 26, 2018, 12:50

28.06.17

Environmental service granted €0.7m to clean up toxic blaze

June 28, 2017, 11:58

06.12.16

Big stink still causing trouble in Ventspils

December 6, 2016, 12:25

02.08.16

Finance Minister names potential revenue service head

August 2, 2016, 12:37

07.10.15

Latvia to use drones to fight illegal fishing

October 7, 2015, 12:18

25.09.15

Radioactive gizmo dumped in forest

September 25, 2015, 17:33

07.09.15

Tar pond debacle may cost millions in lost EU funds

September 7, 2015, 11:47

10.07.15

Pollution wipes out fish in the pond of a 15th century manor

Update 10:44

Latvia's VAT on food among highest in EU06:44

Police look for cat shooter near Daugavpils03:33

Siren tests show need for other crisis alerts in Latvia03:19

Siliņa: 'The ruling regime of Belarus does not represent the people of Belarus'

Latvian eating habits examined58:23

Yesterday, 20:47

Family charged with murder of seven-year-old

Yesterday, 18:42

Latvia's R&D spend still small by EU standards

Yesterday, 15:26

Latvia's firefighters remind public about safety during holiday season

Yesterday, 13:59

Latvian National Guard training in Estonia

Yesterday, 13:37

Average wage before tax at EUR 1,549 in Latvia

Yesterday, 12:32

Donations open for Latvia's 'High Five!' charity drive

Yesterday, 9:51

Man gets severe burns at self-proclaimed 'medical' facility

Yesterday, 9:13

Cold will intensify next week in Latvia

November 30, 18:58

Officials' use of private jets at public expense to be tightened up

November 30, 16:59

Latvian delegation heading to Dubai for COP28 forum

Update 15:52

Istanbul convention ratified by Saeima

November 29, 16:51

Former Rēzekne mayor to contest his dismissal

November 29, 15:38

Rīga re-establishes anti-corruption committee

November 29, 13:25

Rēzekne City Council resumes work

November 28, 14:12

Baltics to boycott OSCE meeting over Lavrov invitation

November 28, 9:51

Siliņa: 'The ruling regime of Belarus does not represent the people of Belarus'

Yesterday, 20:47

Family charged with murder of seven-year-old

Yesterday, 18:42

Latvia's R&D spend still small by EU standards

Yesterday, 15:26

Latvia's firefighters remind public about safety during holiday season

Yesterday, 13:59

Latvian National Guard training in Estonia

Yesterday, 12:32

Donations open for Latvia's 'High Five!' charity drive

Yesterday, 9:51

Man gets severe burns at self-proclaimed 'medical' facility

Yesterday, 9:12

Last call for volunteers for next round of national service

November 30, 16:30

Latvia secures IRIS-T air defense system purchase from Germany

Yesterday, 9:08

Disputes over roadsigns in Latgalian and Livonian languages

Yesterday, 8:15

Three for the Weekend: Skiing, Xmas markets, Bits and Bytes

November 30, 11:30

Baltics, Poland, Ukraine submit Gulag birch bark heritage for UNESCO consideration

November 29, 14:23

Art of Latvian letters explained in new book

November 28, 13:55

Winter season imminent at Rothko Museum in Daugavpils

November 28, 12:47

Successful F4 debut for young Latvian racing driver

November 28, 10:54

Liepāja works on cultural cooperation with Japan

November 28, 9:22

Latvian eating habits examined

Yesterday, 13:37

Average wage before tax at EUR 1,549 in Latvia

Yesterday, 7:50

Latvia's VAT on food among highest in EU

Yesterday, 7:34

Locals unhappy with Valmiera-Valka wind park plan

November 30, 14:06

Latvia's GDP down 0.7% in third quarter

November 30, 10:43

Public transport and flights could be delayed Thursday

November 30, 7:21

Especially poor driving conditions Thursday morning in Latvia

November 29, 14:43

Drivers will have free public transport in Rīga Thursday

November 29, 14:05

Retail figures down 2.8% on year

Yesterday, 8:30

The Latvian taking care of fintech interests at the European level

November 28, 12:16

WATCH: Rīga Security Forum discussion 'Turkey vs. Ukraine – Who is more important to the EU?'

November 27, 14:08

Are Latvians REALLY heavily taxed?

November 25, 13:19

Along the Latvia-Estonia border: Valka-Valga Express

November 22, 11:05

Maxima board member: "We still feel moral responsibility"

November 21, 14:51

WATCH: Rīga Security Forum discussion 'Nuclear arsenal and China'

November 18, 14:58

VIDEO: 2023 Latvian Independence Day parade in Rīga

November 15, 11:59

Rail Baltica Industry Day 2023 recording now available

Yesterday, 9:13

Cold will intensify next week in Latvia

November 30, 10:00

Warmer weather could come to Latvia mid-December

November 29, 16:02

Blizzard and poor road conditions expected Wednesday night

November 28, 21:03

Expect more snow in Latvia on Wednesday

November 28, 9:59

Rīgans asked to work remotely due to heavy snowfall

November 25, 8:33

Heavy snow expected in Latvia Saturday

Update 11:54

Snow and ice widespread Thursday across Latvia

November 22, 15:03

Storm alert for Wednesday night in Latvia

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Latvia's R&D spend still small by EU standards

Yesterday, 18:42

Donations open for Latvia's 'High Five!' charity drive

Yesterday, 12:32

Locals unhappy with Valmiera-Valka wind park plan

Yesterday, 7:34

Latvia's VAT on food among highest in EU

Yesterday, 7:50

Last call for volunteers for next round of national service

Yesterday, 9:12

Three for the Weekend: Skiing, Xmas markets, Bits and Bytes

Yesterday, 8:15

Istanbul convention ratified by Saeima

November 30, 14:27

Latvia secures IRIS-T air defense system purchase from Germany

November 30, 16:30