Millions of tons of oil-drilling waste are generated in Russia every year. And a lot of it ends up polluting the Arctic Ocean thanks to bribes, manipulated data, and pressure from oil companies. We explain how this waste is wreaking environmental havoc, and how responsibility is avoided.
“They don't demand that you eliminate violations, remove the waste, or reclaim the polluted tundra -- they say, 'Write that you buried your shit, and continue to bury it in the same way,” a source told our Russian Service in our latest investigation 🕵️ 👉 [ Ссылка ]
Environmental damage is not the only major issue plaguing the Russian oil industry. Millions of tons of oil are stolen annually, while the nation’s network of pipelines is looted. 👉 [ Ссылка ]
And the man who helped expose the industrial-scale theft has been sentenced to eight years in prison on charges he claims are fabricated and connected to his journalistic work. 👉 [ Ссылка ]
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