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Published in: oDRCan Georgia develop a strong policy on climate change?While big polluter states are often the focus of international climate talks, it's important to pay attention to...
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Published in: oDRUK Foreign Office criticised for supporting controversial gold mine in ArmeniaIn a fierce dispute between mine owners, international investors and local residents in Armenia, the UK has weighed...
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Published in: oDRIn Ukraine’s Donbas, mines are facing flooding — and environmental disasterIn Ukraine’s once proud mining region of Donbas, war, mismanagement and a stretched economy are combining to create...
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Published in: oDRGetting creative, getting political in BelarusUp against severe administrative restrictions, residents of the city of Brest have find creative ways to fight the...
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Published in: oDRIn central Ukraine, a city’s future is overshadowed by a radioactive neighbourThe city of Kamianske, once the home of a Soviet-era uranium processing facility, must deal with the millions of...
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Published in: oDRFighting for clean air in Kamianske, UkraineThis town in eastern Ukraine suffers from serious emissions thanks to its metallurgical plant. But rounds of public...
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Published in: oDRMoscow is solving its waste problem – by sending it to Russia's regionsWaste disposal has become a political problem for Russia’s capital, and the authorities are now looking to transfer...
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Published in: oDRAre Kyrgyzstan’s glaciers under threat? This ecologist thinks soThe Central Asian state’s Tian Shan mountain range isn’t just home to shrinking glaciers. It’s also the site of an...
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Published in: oDRHow citizens battling a controversial gold mining project are testing Armenia’s new democracyCan Armenia’s Velvet Revolution deliver change for communities struggling for their health, livelihoods and futures?...
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Published in: oDRTree cutting and pollution in Bishkek: to the last breath?While the leaders of Kyrgyzstan’s capital insist on removing the city’s greenery, local groups are trying to stop it.
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Published in: oDRMeet Atsamaz Khadikov, the man leading North Ossetia's quiet struggle for a non-toxic environmentRussia's North Caucasus region is famed for its landscapes and nature. But as this local doctor and activist tells...
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Published in: oDRMoscow’s waste warsThe “rubbish riots” taking place in the Moscow area demonstrate Muscovites’ distrust of their regional government. RU
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Published in: oDRProtecting the environment is becoming a deadly occupation in RussiaEnvironmental activists in Russia’s North Caucasus are fighting not just for the environment, but their own lives. RU
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Published in: oDRExtremists by any another name: how Karelian pensioners fought against a mining company – and wonLocal conflicts in Russia are often written off as paternalistic. But sometimes, people win. RU
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Published in: oDRNo future in Karabash, one of Russia’s most polluted townsWith its population dropping, this choking copper town in Russia’s Urals is struggling to survive. RU
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Published in: oDRWake up and smell the rutheniumRussia’s recent ruthenium scare, which went viral around the globe, brought a serious problem to light: the absence...
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Published in: oDRRussia’s Kuzbass coal region is on the verge of an ecological catastropheThis corner of Siberia is famous for coal production and its local kingpin. Ecologists believe there are dark days...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKFrom the boat race to Azerbaijani jails: how dirty gas sells itself to elitesA new report exposes the network of lobbying and hypocrisy that risks locking Europe into decades of unnecessary...
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Published in: oDRChelyabinsk copper plant conflict reaches new (and sad) lowsA copper mining complex in one of Russia’s most polluted regions has been given the go-ahead — and is fraught with...
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Published in: oDRGeorgia’s highlanders against hydropowerAs the Georgian government moves ahead with its plans for increasing the country’s hydropower capacity, local...
