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     • Norilsk, in northern Siberia, is the world's northernmost city with more than 100,000 people, and one of the most polluted places on Earth. Since the 1930s, intensive mining of the area's massive nickel, copper and palladium deposits, combined with few environmental regulations, has led to severe pollution levels.
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   Is Norilsk a pollution hazard?

   • The story of Norilsk’s pollution is written in the trees. It can be seen in the 5.9 million acres of dead and dying boreal forest downwind from the Norilsk Nickel compound—a scar larger than the size of New Jersey slashed into the largest forested region on Earth.

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   Is Norilsk a polluted city?

   • The city of 176,000 has long been recognized by environmentalists —and even by the Russian Federation government —as one of the most polluted places on Earth, because of one business: Norilsk Nickel, the world’s biggest producer of palladium and high-grade nickel and a top producer of platinum, cobalt and copper.

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   Does Nornickel's oil spill affect the environment?

   • Kirill Kukhmar / TASS 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 Arctic, the company says the environment in the area of the spill is in satisfactory condition. Investigations by a visiting environmentalist indicate otherwise.

   Two Years After Huge Arctic Spill, River Water in Norilsk Is Still Red

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   Is Norilsk the most polluted place in Russia?

   • The landscape of Norilsk, often recognized as the most polluted place in Russia. Credit: Nordroden “Let’s clean up the Arctic together!” “A Clean Artic for people of character!” — These and other slogans have been deployed to promote an environmental campaign financed by Norilsk Nickel and Rosatom, Russia’s state nuclear power corporation.

   Norilsk Nickel and Gazprom are the biggest polluters in the Arctic

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   Is Norilsk Nickel a pollutant?

   • The main pollutant is sulfur dioxide, a colorless toxic gas that leads to respiratory and cardiovascular diseases. According to Norilsk Nickel’s own figures for 2022, the corporation’s sulfur dioxide emissions totaled 1,778,000 tons.

   Norilsk Nickel and Gazprom are the biggest polluters in the Arctic

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   What is the story of Norilsk's pollution?

   • The story of Norilsk’s pollution is written in the trees: 5.9 million acres of dead and dying boreal forest downwind from the Norilsk Nickel compound — a scar larger than New Jersey, slashed into the largest forested region on Earth.

   How Norilsk, in the Russian Arctic, became one of the most polluted

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3. insideclimatenews.org › news › 28112021‘A Trash Heap for Our Children’: How Norilsk, in the Russian ...

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   Nov 28, 2021 · The company has pledged to reduce sulfur dioxide pollution at Norilsk 45 percent by 2023 and 90 percent by 2025.

4. www.nbcnews.com › news › worldHow Norilsk, in the Russian Arctic, became one of the most ...

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   Dec 10, 2021 · Satellite readings show that no other human enterprise — no power plant, no oil field, no other smelter complex — generates as much sulfur dioxide pollution as Norilsk Nickel.

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6. www.themoscowtimes.com › 2022/06/09 › two-yearsTwo Years After Huge Arctic Spill, River Water in Norilsk Is ...

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   Jun 9, 2022 · 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 Arctic, the company says the environment in the area...

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7. www.bbc.com › news › world-europe-52977740Russian Arctic oil spill pollutes big lake near Norilsk - BBC

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   Jun 9, 2020 · Emergency teams are trying to contain the oil, which has now travelled about 20km (12 miles) north of Norilsk from a collapsed fuel tank. It is the worst accident of its kind in modern times in...

8. bellona.org › news › industrial-pollutionNorilsk Nickel and Gazprom are the biggest polluters in the ...

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   Oct 12, 2023 · According to data from Rosprirodnadzor, Russia’s environmental oversight agency, polluting emissions figures self-reported by Russian enterprises show that Norilsk Nickel and Gazprom, Russia’s state natural gas monopoly lead all others by a significant margin.

9. storymaps.arcgis.com › stories › 483ff918d834464dThe Pollution of Norilsk (2021) - ArcGIS StoryMaps

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   A story map on the current state of one of the most polluted cities in Russia.

10. emerging-europe.com › analysis › norilsk-is-noNorilsk is no longer Russia’s most polluted city

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    Aug 24, 2021 · Norilsk, the world’s northernmost city with more than 100,000 inhabitants, and for much of the 1970s and 1980s synonymous with severe industrial pollution, is no longer the dirtiest city in Russia, according to the German publication Blick, which cites a new report from the Russian Service for the Supervision of Consumer Protection, which ...