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Articles with tag "Environment"

Sacked Russian Deputy Minister Flees to U.S. Amid Fraud Probe, Sources Say

Denis Butsayev was dismissed from the Natural Resources and Environment Ministry shortly after he reportedly slipped out of the country.
opinion Vladimir Slivyak

The Kremlin Fiddles While Tuapse Burns

As oil fires rage and toxic slicks spread in the Black Sea, officials are downplaying what could become one of Russia’s worst environmental crises.
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Russian May Holiday Hotel Bookings Slump as Drone Attacks Hit Black Sea Tourism

Hotel reservations in the Krasnodar region, home to some of Russia’s most popular seaside resorts, have dropped 20.7% year-on-year for the May holidays...
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In Photos: Chernobyl, 40 Years On

The largest nuclear disaster in history sent political shockwaves across the U.S.S.R.
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Feature

Black Rain, Toxic Air and Bird Deaths: Russian Black Sea Town Reels From Refinery Strike

The scene in Tuapse has turned apocalyptic in recent days after strikes on a local oil refinery sparked major fires and caused an oil spill.
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Russian Government Aims to Reopen Black Sea Beaches by June After Oil Spill Cleanup

Swimming has been banned around the resort city of Anapa in the Krasnodar region since thousands of metric tons of heavy fuel oil, known as mazut, washed...
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He Researched Public Health in the Arctic. Russia Says It Was Treason.

What really led to the imprisonment of a respected scientist?
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Damaged Russian Tanker to Be Towed to Libya, State-Owned Company Says

Libya's National Oil Corporation (NOC) announced on Saturday that it would collaborate with Italian group Eni to fetch the wrecked vessel.
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What We Know About Karabash, the Town From Oscar-Winning ‘Mr. Nobody Against Putin’

A mining hub for over 200 years, Karabash is perhaps best-known today as one of the most polluted places on the planet.
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Moldova Summons Russian Envoy After Suspected Strike Pollutes Dnister River

Moldova is investigating whether a March 7 drone attack on the Dnister Hydroelectric Power Plant spilled petroleum products into the waterway.
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Damaged Russian LNG Tanker Poses Grave Environmental Threat, EU States Warn

Any response could risk “undermining the integrity, effectiveness and the deterrent value of the EU sanctions regime,” the countries said.
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Putin Signs Controversial Law Allowing Logging Near Lake Baikal

Critics have warned that the provisions could enable broad clear-cutting under the guise of sanitary logging.
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opinion Charles Digges

The System Built to Manage Russia’s Nuclear Legacy Is Crumbling

Russia's self-imposed isolation, combined with not seeing the issue as a priority, risks neglecting the remnants of the Soviet nuclear program.
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Spill Discovered in Black Sea After Ukrainian Strike on Tuapse Oil Terminal – BBC

It is the latest in a series of oil spills in the Black Sea in recent months.
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Oil Slick From Sunken Tankers Drifts Toward Russia’s Black Sea Coast, Krasnodar Governor Warns

Satellite images recently captured what appeared to be a large dark slick in open water, which local authorities said could be a concentration of oil products...
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opinion Arshak Makichyan

A Russian Billionaire Was Fined for Environmental Damage. It’s Fake Accountability.

The Kremlin only cares about the planet when it sees an opportunity to keep the elites and ordinary people in line.
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Chelyabinsk Court Orders Billionaire Strukov to Pay $50M Over Mining Accident

Konstantin Strukov’s former company, the gold producer Yuzhuralzoloto, was accused of systemic violations that led to an April 2024 dam collapse, which...
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Russian ‘Shadow Fleet’ Tankers Linked to Oil Leaks in European Waters – Politico

Europe is “quite lucky at this moment that we don’t have any environmental catastrophe happening,” Latvia's energy minister said.
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Underwater Cleanup Completed After Oil Spill Near Black Sea Resort of Anapa

But a swimming ban remains in place across Krasnodar’s coastline, and officials warn that oil continues to seep from the wrecks.
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Dozens of Scientists Write Letter to Putin Over Baikal Logging Bill

Authorities reportedly signed off on long-stalled amendments this summer, allowing so-called sanitary logging in the area around Baikal.
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