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Articles with tag "Environment"

breathe easy

Moscow’s Air Pollution Drops As Coronavirus Lockdown Sets In

Concentrations of pollutants in the air fell almost instantly after the city's self-isolation order entered into force.
DRAMATIC SHIFTS

Russia’s Leading Climate Change Expert Gives Sober Prognosis

Russia is set to experience huge temperature increases and extreme weather events, but there will also be opportunities.
Curbing emissions

Is Russia Finally Waking Up to Climate Change?

Russia is the world’s fourth-largest emitter of greenhouse gases but has so far failed to adopt meaningful reduction targets.
hard to breathe

Black Smog Raises Siberian City’s Alarms

Krasnoyarsk briefly topped an independent air monitor's list of the world’s most polluted cities this week.
nuclear road

Radiation Spike Detected Near Moscow Highway Construction Site

Activists have said the planned highway is a radioactive incident waiting to happen.
threats to humanity

Russians See Pollution as a Greater Threat Than Terrorism – Poll

Two-thirds of Russian respondents also said they believe that global warming is caused by human activity.
Melted habitat

Freak Warm Weather Threatens Birth of Baby Seals in Northern Russia – NGO

Dozens of baby seals risk being stranded on the shore or in the open sea if sea ice doesn’t form in the coming weeks.
CLIMATE WARNING

Climate Change Threatens Russia’s Economic Growth, Watchdog Warns

Audit Chamber warns Russia will not hit targets to increase life expectancy and boost economy unless country addresses climate change.
'reactive' response

Slow Climate Action May See Warming Do Russia More Harm Than Good

Climate change experts say the government isn't taking enough real steps to fight climate change – even as its effects are becoming more apparent.
Shiyes landfill

Russian Court Rules to Demolish Controversial Landfill

The landfill has been at the heart of a nationwide movement against Moscow’s plans to ship its garbage to less populated areas.
under the sea

‘The Sea Turned Into Jelly’: Jellyfish Invade Crimea's Black Sea Coast

I don't think you're ready for this jelly.
Dumpster fire

Moscow’s Trash Reform Equates Incineration With Recycling

Environmentalists warn that burning trash will release harmful toxins and pollutants into the environment.
COP25 talks

Putin Adviser Vows to Highlight Climate Activists’ Demands

The young activists now plan to meet with experts “to relay a strong collective position” at the anticipated talks with Putin.
Trashy Trash

10,000 People Protest Controversial Landfill in Northern Russia

Thousands of people rallied against the construction of the Shiyes landfill over a year after the first protests began.
no dumping

Russia’s Anti-Landfill Movement Marks 1 Year With Mass Protests

Between 5,000 and 10,000 people reportedly attended a protest against the landfill Sunday in a town of 60,000 people.
Close encounters

Dozens of Polar Bears Descend Upon Russian Town

“Almost all the bears are thin,” an animal patroller said of the bears, which were pushed south by thinning ice.
radioactive waste

Greenpeace Protests Transport of 'Toxic' Cargo from Germany

Uranium tailings are dangerous and aggressive and bringing them to Russia is illegal, Greenpeace said.
Junk food

Polar Bears’ Diet Is 25% Plastic, Russian Scientists Say

Consuming so much plastic waste risks killing the animals.
WEEKEND PROFILE

A Russian ‘Freegan’ Challenges Capitalism and Consumerism

As more Russians become aware of food waste, they’re putting on their gloves and heading to the dumpster.
trash woes

St. Petersburg Won’t See Citywide Recycling Until 2021

City officials fear “possible negative socioeconomic consequences for the city.”
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