INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Two years after an oil spill at a facility owned by Russian mining giant Nornickel sparked one of the worst-ever environmental disasters in
the vulnerable Arctic ecosystem from a collapsed oil tank reservoir in 2020.More than 21,000 tons of fuel spilled into the tundra, streams
and lakes when the tank tilted and cracked following what is believed to have been negligent maintenance by Nornickel and its subsidiary
video from the area.The video was recorded just days after Nornickel announced that the environmental situation in the area is
cleanup in the area has been successful and that the local ecosystem is getting restored.The study included a wide range of tests of local
waters, soil, botanics, fish and wildlife, Nornickel said.According to the research expedition's leader Fyodor Romanenko, the initiative
company.Nornickel is known worldwide for its reckless care of nature around its industrial facilities
The vulnerable Arctic environment surrounding its plants in the Taimyr and the Kola Peninsulas have been subjected to serious degradation
and placed along the worst-affected rivers and streams
Spilled oil was pumped into the containers
In addition, the company started building storage facilities for up to 100,000 tons of polluted soil
authorities and Nornickel, and hardly any independent environmental experts were granted permission to enter the area.A historic fine
been adapted from its original version published by The Barents Observer.
