Expert fears flooded radioactive dump sites could leak to river system that flows into Arctic Ocean
Floodwaters in Tomsk region threatens to submerge the river banks in Seversk where highly radioactive liquid waste from the Soviet
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Environment (Russia)
Moscow plans extractive industry boom and thousands of jobs for Arctic town of Dikson
A fancy document presented by a group of consultancy companies outlines billions of rubles of investments in upgraded infrastructure and
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Russia’s Arctic research vessel Severny Polyus drifting towards Franz Josef Land
After 16 months of drift with the currents, Russia’s Arctic research vessel Severny Polyus has course for the waters between
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Nuclear waste ship makes unprecedented port call at Novaya Zemlya
“I am deeply worried if Russia has started to move nuclear waste from the Kola Peninsula to the Arctic archipelago,”
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Russia : fuel spills in the Northern Dvina River of Arkhangelsk port
The slick is 4 km long and 500 meters wide, local authorities report. The Northern Dvina River flows into the
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Oil company tried to cover up large Arctic oil spill
An estimated 1,000 tons of oil has leaked into nature after a pipe burst next to the Kolva River in
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Melting permafrost may release industrial pollutants at Arctic sites: study
There are thousands of contaminated sites in the Arctic, and as permafrost thaws, increased pollutants from these areas could be
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Captains battle thick sea ice in Arctic Russia, despite possible record warmth
Ship captains are battling with major volumes of sea-ice across the Russian far north. But the troubled navigation notwithstanding, temperature
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Blades start spinning at wind farm in Arctic Russia, weeks after Italian operator out
It was projected and built by Italian energy company Enel, but when the far northern wind power park was launched
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Russia’s North Pole platform starts ice drift towards Greenland Sea
The new Arctic research station has been moored to a 42 square kilometer big ice floe in remote Arctic waters
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Air pollution expected to increase as climate warms, says WMO
A global increase in heatwaves, and the associated environmental conditions giving rise to longer and more intense wildfires, could negatively
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Russia’s Severny Polyus vessel on its way to the Arctic this month
The installation that is to be able to drift autonomously for up to two years in thick Arctic sea-ice is
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Rosneft-sponsored study says eco-impact at Franz Josef Land is ‘insignificant’
A three-year study on the impact of the Soviet Union’s oil usage on Franz Josef Land led scientists to conclude
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Russia’s new lithium mine will impact nature, Sami activist warns
The projected Kolmozero mine in the Kola Peninsula will have devastating effects on nature and indigenous peoples in the area,
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Two years after huge Arctic spill, river water in Norilsk is still red from diesel fuel
“Two years have passed, there have been some clean-up operations, but these dirty red substances are still in the ground
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