Nornikel Dumps Toxic Waste into Tundra in Russia

On Taymyr peninsula in the Russian Arctic Greenpeace Russia together with independent journalists revealed environmental crime commited by Nornikel. The company is throwing off waste from Talnackh enrincing factory. It goes into tundra rivers, and reaches river Khayerlakch and lake Pyasino - the same lake that was already polluted by the oil products accident on thermal power plant-3. Activists and journalists called Police, Emergency service and Federal Service for Supervision of Natural Resources.

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Unique identifier: GP1SU31L

Type: Image

Shoot date: 28/06/2020

Locations: Eastern Europe, Russia

Credit line: © Dmitry Sharomov / Greenpeace

Ranking: ★★★★ (E)

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Nornikel Dumps Toxic Waste into Tundra in Russia (Photos)

On Taymyr peninsula in the Russian Arctic Greenpeace Russia together with independent journalists revealed environmental crime commited by Nornikel. The company is throwing off waste from Talnackh enrincing factory. It goes into tundra rivers, and reaches river Khayerlakch and lake Pyasino - the same lake that was already polluted by the oil products accident on thermal power plant-3. Activists and journalists called Police, Emergency service and Federal Service for Supervision of Natural Resources.

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