Mining for the purpose of extracting asbestos is prohibited. But the Burgenland quarries were not mining asbestos — they were mining crushed stone.
Environmental regulations in the automotive industry are stricter in Hungary than in Germany, said PM Viktor Orbán in 2023. He was mistaken.
According to local civil society groups, the company's site pollutes a nature reserve and endangers the drinking water of nearby settlements.
While the Ministry of Agriculture says everything is fine with Hungary’s forests, large sections of protected forests are being cut down to fuel biomass power plants.
Drought and budgets spent to relieve effected regions peaked this summer, but it remains unclear how the billions allocated for the "drought protection action plan" were spent.
An international team of journalists including Átlátszó found that the chemical industry shapes the very documents on which regulators rely.
Our investigation shows how poor waste management in Transcarpathia, compounded by Russia’s war, has worsened the river’s pollution.
In a video report, we took a look at how water projects carried out by Mészáros and Mészáros Zrt. are progressing in Göd, Iváncsa and Debrecen, the sites of the largest Hungarian battery factories.
The banker and agricultural baron has managed to secure the lead position ahead of global chemical giants like Bayer, Syngenta, and BASF.
A video report shows a collective coming together to block a drainage canal to help mitigate the drought expected in six months.
Spain, Greece and Germany faced the most devastating floods of 2023 and 2024.
