A controversial new bill seeking to ease logging restrictions along the shores of Lake Baikal could deal irreversible damage to the Siberian lake’s unique ecosystem, experts and activists have told The Moscow Times.
Tanker Collision Spills Fuel into Russian Far East River themoscowtimes.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from themoscowtimes.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Two tankers collided in the Irkutsk Oblast of Russia on 12 June, one carrying petrol, which leaked into the river. Source: Press service for the Eastern Interregional Transport Investigation Department of the Russian Investigative Committee Details: The Russian Investigative Committee reports that a tanker TR-901, which was undergoing repairs at the port in Alekseevsk, collided with a tanker TR-900 Erofei Khabarovsk, which was carrying 832 tonnes of petrol, on the Lena River near the village of
Armageddon-like flames shot into the sky from the giant blaze at the Markovskoye condensate treatment unit in east Siberia, Russia, in the biting minus 22C cold.
GV Gold starts building Svetlovsky mine, processing plant in Irkutsk Region interfax.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from interfax.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.