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* Featured * Environment Environment (Russia) Featured • Zone 3 General Russia 

Several of Russia’s dirtiest rivers are located near the border to Norway

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Friday, November 12, 2021 at 09:30
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But one of them is reported to undergo environmental recovery. The comprehensive annual reports on the state of environment published by the

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Nuclear container ship back to St. Petersburg after only two months in the Arctic

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Friday, October 22, 2021 at 08:58
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After only two months in the Arctic, Russia’s nuclear-powered “Sevmorput” is Thursday sailing south again outside the coast of northern

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Political infighting reverberates through Russia’s Arctic capital

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Tuesday, October 5, 2021 at 12:12
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The Governor of Murmansk rages after local legislators turned down his candidate for new Murmansk City Mayor. Regional Governor Andrei

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Crushing victory for United Russia, but in one Arctic region, Putin’s party is dealt a blow

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Monday, September 20, 2021 at 15:59
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The far northern Nenets Autonomous Okrug is the Russian region with the lowest support for the United Russia. Independent observers

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* Featured * Business Business (Russia) Countries Featured • Zone 2 General Russia 

Construction resumes at Murmansk transport hub

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Monday, September 20, 2021 at 09:43
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After being paused for nearly a year, work is again underway at the Lavna universal port with a first aim

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Russia drills rescue and emergency response in Arctic exercise

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Tuesday, September 7, 2021 at 11:59
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About 6,000 personnel are engaged in one of Russia’s biggest ever rescue and emergency exercises in the Arctic. The exercise

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Murmansk boosts exports to $4.7 billion, only 3% goes to neighbouring Norway

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Friday, August 6, 2021 at 08:14
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The Russian Arctic region has almost doubled its exports over the past five years. It is the powerful mineral and

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COVID-19 cases up 200% in Murmansk, Russia

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Thursday, July 22, 2021 at 15:43
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About 260 new cases with COVID-19 are detected daily over the last week in Murmansk region, three times more than

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Rigs sail north for drilling in Russian Arctic

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Wednesday, June 16, 2021 at 09:15
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Wells will this summer be drilled in the the Kara Sea and the Gulf of Ob. Jackup rig Perro Negro 8 this

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COVID-19 infections are increasing in Russia’s Northwest

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Monday, June 14, 2021 at 09:28
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In the Murmansk region, only one out of eight citizens have taken the vaccine. Russia has confirmed some 5,2 million

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* Featured * Countries Environment Environment (Russia) Featured • Zone 3 General Russia 

Kola Peninsula to get radioactive waste from southern Russia

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Monday, May 31, 2021 at 09:20
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Three old contaminated steam generators from Balakovo nuclear power plant will be transported north to Saida Bay in what will

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Except for military towns, Russian North sees sharp decline in population

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Tuesday, May 4, 2021 at 10:01
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The region of Murmansk in 2020 had a more than 1,1 percent drop in its population. But several of the

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Wind turbines on their way to Russia’s western Arctic

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Friday, April 30, 2021 at 12:24
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Seventeen shipments with turbine components will be sent to far northern region as construction of Russia’s first Arctic wind power

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Amid pandemic, Murmansk gets new flights throughout Russia

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Thursday, April 29, 2021 at 12:50 — Last Updated: Thursday, April 29, 2021 at 12:52
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This week, new direct flights take off from Murmansk to Kazan and Nizhny Novgorod. Domestic travel by the Aeroflot Group

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The headquarters of Total, in La Defense business district, near Paris. (Martin Bureau/AFP/Getty Images)
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Total buys stake in Murmansk LNG terminal in Arctic Russia

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Thursday, April 29, 2021 at 08:05
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The French company acquires 10 percent of Arkticheskaya Perevalka, the subsidiary company of Novatek that will operate a natural gas

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