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A mysterious spill from a partially completed canal in northern Afghanistan has raised concerns about the quality of construction and potential environmental impacts.

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.

As the war in Ukraine drags on, scientists are increasingly concerned about the environmental consequences of the destruction. From forests ignited by shelling to wrecked factories spewing pollution to precarious nuclear plants, the long-term impacts could be profound. 

UNESCO warns Mongolia and Russia about threats to critical transboundary waterways.

India’s Dirty Arctic Energy Hunt Copy link By Rishika Pardikar Copy link WHY YOU SHOULD CARE The world’s third-biggest polluter says it will surpass its Paris climate accord commitments. But growing fossil fuel investments in the Arctic raise questions about those claims. By Rishika Pardikar The world’s third-largest polluter in recent years has claimed it will surpass its Paris climate accord commitments. But a growing number of oil, gas and coal investments in the vulnerable Russian Arc...