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Articles with tag "Environment"

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Russia Risks Arctic Environmental Disaster in Pursuit of Profit and Power

As climate change opens up trade routes in Russia's north, governments should avoid enabling Moscow's destructive exploitation.

Krasnodar Court Freezes Bank Accounts of Companies Linked to Black Sea Oil Spill

Rosprirodnadzor is seeking $614 million in damages from the two companies over the December 2024 oil spill off the coast of the Krasnodar region.
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‘Intoxicating Victory’: How Bashkir Activists Led a Historic Protest Movement at Kushtau

This August marks five years since the Kushtau protests in Bashkortostan, one of the few successful grassroots protests in Russia’s modern history. ...
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‘We Only Want to Defend Nature’: Protesters Fight Roadway Construction in National Park Near Moscow

Authorities approved the construction of a highway through Losiny Ostrov National Park to ease congestion and link new apartment complexes. But some locals...
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From Rakhimov to Khabirov: How Bashkortostan Became the Seedbed of Russia’s Indigenous-Led Protests

Five years after the Kushtau protests, The Moscow Times explores the political context that set the stage for the protests and how they unfolded. 
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Russian Billionaire Faces $50M Environmental Lawsuit Over Mining Disaster

Konstantin Strukov is being sued over his gold mining firm's role in a 2024 dam collapse that released toxic waste into surrounding waterways and farmland...
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Oil Spill Cripples Tourism in Russia’s Black Sea Resort of Anapa

According to regional officials, only 24,000 tourists visited Anapa in July compared to 100,000 during the same period last year.
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Caspian Sea Water Levels Drop to Historic Low, Scientists Say

The Caspian Sea has been receding at an alarming pace since 2015, with water levels falling by nearly 80 centimeters over the past five years.
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Black Sea Oil Spill: Russian Authorities Say Tanker Captain Lacked Valid Certification

Transportation officials said the captain’s certification for piloting ships had lapsed “several days” before the Black Sea oil spill in December...
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'Harmful by Nature': Bashkortostan's Controversial New Mining Project Could Have Global Impacts

Activists warn the planned mine at Kyrktytau could harm ecosystems as far away as Kazakhstan — and its copper could be shipped as far as the EU.
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Oil Spill in Siberia’s Yenisei River Causes $15M in Damages, Officials Say

Authorities said recent water samples showed pollution levels in the river had returned to within permissible limits following the 80-ton spill last month...
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Environmental Experts and Russia’s Human Rights Chief Urge Lawmakers to Reject Baikal Logging Bill

Critics warn that the proposal to ease logging restrictions risks devastating Baikal’s fragile ecosystem, potentially enabling widespread clear-cutting...
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Black Sea Oil Spill Reaches Abkhazia’s Shores

A local climatologist said the breakaway region lacks the funding and equipment to assess the full extent of the oil deeper in the sea.
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Security Forces Raid Russia's Third-Largest Gold Producer Over Environmental, Safety Violations

FSB agents also reportedly searched the office of Konstantin Strukov, the company’s billionaire owner and president.
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State of Emergency Declared in Izhevsk One Month After Oil Spill

The cause of the May 29 fuel leak has not yet been determined.
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Ship Runs Aground in Siberia’s Yenisei River, Spilling 30 Tons of Diesel Into Water

Investigators said the ship struck an underwater obstacle, causing two barges it was pulling to detach and pierce the hull of the vessel.
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Police Raids, Arrests Reported in Bashkortostan as Tensions Rise Over State-Backed Mining Project

Authorities are cracking down on locals and activists who say the copper-mining project would inflict irreparable ecological damage to their Indigenous...
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Anapa Residents Decry Government Inaction Over Black Sea Oil Spill as Temperatures Rise

A group of residents called the official cleanup deadline of February 2026 “extremely unacceptable” and accused officials of misusing state funds.
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Russian Tourists Defy a Toxic Black Sea Oil Spill as Summer Season Begins

Authorities have banned swimming off the coast of Anapa due to December's disastrous oil spill. Tourists have been seen enjoying the waters anyway.
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In Photos: Wildfires Tear Across Russia's Far East

States of emergency have been declared in the republic of Buryatia and the Zabaikalsky region as wildfires blaze across the regions.
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