Monthly Highlights from the Russian Arctic, March 2024
In this news digest, we monitor events that impact the environment in the Russian Arctic. Our main focus lies in identifying the factors that contribute to pollution risks and climate change.
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24 serious environmental violations in Murmansk region
Publish date: February 3, 2006
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24 serious environmental violations in Murmansk region
Members of the Murmansk control authority on protection of marine bio-resources report that there were registered 24 serious violations of regional environmental legislation in 2005.
The authority also issued 40 warnings about minor issues and conducted inspections of 28 out of the 157 industrial companies located along regional marine environments.
The most common environmental violation in 2005 was dumping of garbage in the water zones. The control authority in 2005 received 116 applications for new construction projects in the regional marine zone, among which was the construction of an LNG plant outside the town of Vidyaevo. 98 of the projects have been approved, 1 rejected and 17 are still under review.
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Bellona nuclear digest. March 2024
A survey of events in the field of nuclear and radiation safety relating to Russia and Ukraine.
Russia plans to restart Ukraine’s war-torn Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant
Russian president Vladimir Putin has told the United Nations atomic energy watchdog that Russia plans to restart Ukraine’s embattled Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant, currently occupied by Russian troops and technicians, fueling worries about a serious nuclear accident on the front lines of a grinding military conflict.
Press Release – New Regulation on Construction Products adopted: first EU-level rules for green public procurement of building materials
Wednesday, April 10, 2024 | Brussels, Belgium – Today, the European Parliament approved the newly revised Construction Products regulation (CPR)...