Landfill burns for nearly two weeks in Zabaykalsky Krai districtA landfill near a federal highway in the Uletovsky district has been burning for almost two weeks, with firefighting efforts complicated by wind. District head Alexander Sinkevich confirmed the ongoing situation on January 20.
Resident asks governor to clear forest for flood preventionA Samara region resident has asked the governor to cut down a forest near Utevka village to prevent future flooding, prompting a response from the Ministry of Natural Resources.
Reindeer lichen stripped in Murmansk tundraMurmansk environmentalist Igor Kotyash found sacks of «barbarically gathered» reindeer lichen in the Kola wind farm area (Murmansk Oblast, Russia), warning that the tundra scars could take decades to heal.
