Russian nickel and palladium producer Norilsk Nickel (Nornickel) increased in 2019 investments in ecology projects by 21.6% to 39.5 billion rubles ($538 million), the company reported, according to 1-Line.
Nornickel’s industrial assets are located in Russia’s Norilsk Industrial District, on the Kola Peninsula and in the Trans-Baikal Region, as well...
Three people were killed Friday in a gas explosion at a mine in the Russian region of Siberia, prosecutors said, The Moscow Times reports.
"During operations, there was a sudden release of gas, which resulted in three people being buried under rubble," the Kemerovo region prosecutor's office said.
They said in...
Russia’s Transport Ministry is considering a proposal by the State Duma’s Committee on Economic Policy, Industry, Innovation and Entrepreneurship to restrict the operation of transport vehicles that have hit their service life limit, TASS reported on Wednesday citing a ministry official.
"Proposals have been received, they are under consideration," the...
The Russian industry considers developing heavy drones to control the border in Arctic regions, First Deputy Director of the Federal Security Service (FSB), Border Guard Service Head Vladimir Kulishov told TASS on Thursday.
"In the interests of carrying out border guard activity in remote Arctic areas and Far Eastern seas,...
Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev on Monday signed a decree giving formal support to the Paris climate agreement and ordered Russian laws to be adapted to its obligations, Reuters reported.
The document says that Russia is formally adopting the 2015 Paris agreement and will now "allocate financial resources... to developing countries...
A freak snowstorm that has battered parts of the Russian Far East and left 100,000 residents without electricity for several days is linked to climate change, analysts and activists say, The Moscow Times reported.
The storm that hit the Primorye region and its capital of Vladivostok last Thursday brought down...
Russian mining companies are doing a better job at reporting their efforts to mitigate environmental impacts and protect their natural surroundings, says the 2019 Environmental Transparency Rating of Mining and Metals Companies Operating in Russia, published by the local chapter of the World Wildlife Fund (WWF).
According to WWF, this...
A massive diesel spill into a Siberian river caused at least 6 billion rubles (more than $76 million) in damages to waterways above the Arctic Circle, Greenpeace Russia said Wednesday, The Moscow Times reported.
President Vladimir Putin ordered a state of emergency Wednesday five days after more than 20,000 metric tons of...
One of the world’s largest shipbuilders, Korea’s Samsung Heavy Industries will probably sweep orders from Russia for ice-breaking LNG carriers to be used for the Yamal LNG project, Business Korea reports.
Energy company Novatek recently asked the Russian government to approve its plan to place an order for 10 additional...
The Mikhail Somov icebreaker on Sunday night left Arkhangelsk for an expedition across Arctic seas towards Chukotka, press service of the Northern Department for hydro-meteorology and environment monitoring told TASS.
"The Mikhail Somov has departed heading for the Far East, to Chukotka, on Sunday night," the press service said. The...
