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...
Russian mining giant Norilsk Nickel (Nornickel) is disputing more than $2 billion in damages after a fuel spill which Russia’s environmental watchdog has said threatens unprecedented damage to the Arctic, Reuters reports.
Watchdog Rosprirodnadzor sent a request for “voluntary compensation” of almost 148 billion roubles ($2.1 billion) to Nornickel power...
The mayor of the Russian Arctic city of Norilsk who was charged with negligence last month over a major fuel spill in the region resigned on Monday, the RIA news agency reported.
State investigators opened a criminal case against Norilsk’s mayor, Rinat Akhmetchin, after 21,000 tonnes of diesel leaked from...
New environmental requirements with regard to chemical content of wastewater could negatively impact the meat industry in Russia, including pig farms, industry associations have said, according to Pigprogress.net.
The message was shared in an open letter, written by a group of agricultural associations and addressed to the Russian deputy prime minister...
Russia’s bars have seen a lot of crazy things over the years — but attempted robbery by a kleptocratic kitten has to be high on the list, The Moscow Times reported.
The U.S.S.R. Beer Bar in the Siberian city of Anapa recently had to fend off a burglary attempt from...
Packaging for eggs made of polystyrene and polypropylene (pet) was included in the list of goods that may be banned in Russia, TASS reported.
Pulper carton can become an environmentally friendly alternative to it, the transition to which, if the ban is adopted, will take place no earlier than in...
Russia’s state development bank wants to start turning the world’s biggest energy exporter into a hub for green finance days after a 20,000-ton diesel spill in the nation’s far north, Energy Voice writes.
VEB.RF, which has been used in the past to help finance President Vladimir Putin’s infrastructure projects, plans...
Waste management is one of the growing environmental problems of Russia’s Moscow Region, as local authorities look to lessons from the European Union’s expertise in an effort to eliminate huge waste dumps inherited from the Soviet era, New Europe reports.
“In Russia, nobody paid serious attention to waste management...
Russian regions will be able to receive additional funding to reduce the level of environmental pollution, according to the press service of the Russian government.
The corresponding decree, signed by the Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Mikhail Mishustin, speaks of expanding the list of areas that will be financed...
The trustworthy ship from Star Wars was destroyed by the Empire forces in the end of the first season. Its copy, located in the Yrdel Park, became a major attraction for SW fans and tourists in general. However, it looks as though all the popularity and love it received...
