Dirty Bomb in Ukraine is World-Shaking Sensation
The threat of the so called dirty bomb by Kiev has become the most discussed issue for the world media and top-tier politicians at Russia's instigation. The Kremlin effectively applied the typical...
Ecology
Crimea Overfilled with Garbage
Only one of 12 garbage dumps in Crimea has an official license. According to experts, if a full cycle from collection to recycling is not implemented on the peninsula in the short term, Crimea will...
Lake Baikal Area Under Sway of Illegal Loggers
Federal Agency for Forestry Affairs (Rosleskhoz) officially stated: the vast majority of cases of forest theft happened in the Irkutsk region located in southeastern Siberia in the basins of the...
Investments to Go Green
The so-called “green investment” is taking off in the world: investing in stocks and economic sectors related to environmental, climate and social projects. However, the efficiency of such...
Russia Turning Into Dumping Site
It was expected that the reform of the garbage recycling system in Russia would as a minimum resolve the bulk of garbage utilization problems. But the on the power of tradition, “prompt” work of...
The Black Skies over Russia's Regions
"Black sky mode" – this expression can often be heard in Russia’s major industrial cities. Usually it is set in frosty windless weather in winter. Sometimes during heatwaves in the summer. The...
Stevedores Are to Pay for Dust
Finally, it happened: from now on, coal dust is considered a pollutant. Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin has signed a decree on state regulation that provides for the introduction of fees for...
Stavropol Territory Facing Radioactive Future
Stavropol territory is under threat of radioactive contamination. The Khiminvest LLC nitrocellulose plant associated with the dollar millionaire Albert Avdolyan and notorious Igor Yuzefovich might...
RUSAL Goads Environmentalists into Fight
A discussion of environmental protection plans caused a huge scandal at the RUSAL Krasnoyarsk aluminum producer. The hearings have shown that the ethics of such events are still extremely low in...
Kirov half-life
All of a sudden, everybody has started talking about "local Chernobyls". And Russia abounds in places of this kind. Soon the Kirov region may become one of them. The situation with radioactive waste...