Blaming Western Sanctions, Russia Pushes 'Dangerous' Cleanup Plan For Lake Baikal
The Russian government has begun easing limits on pollutants that can be released into the aquifer of Siberia's unique Lake Baikal, which holds 20 percent of the world's freshwater, saying Western sanctions imposed over Moscow's invasion of Ukraine have scuttled the previous cleanup plan.
Krasnodarskiy Kray Duma Deputy Dmitry Kobylkin Robert Coalson Aleksandr Kolotov Roman Vazhenkov Vladimir Putin
Source: rferl.org