The situation in Norilsk after the Norilsk diesel spill continues to be «tense»
04.09.2020Most of the diesel fuel, which is 21 thousand tons and was spilled on the ground, in the rivers and lakes near Norilsk, is collected and pumped to a temporary storage facility. At least that’s what the regional authorities say. In addition, the authorities claim that the maximum permissible concentration of petroleum products and heavy metals is repeatedly exceeded where diesel got into the soil and water. So far, there is no talks of land reclamation and biodiversity restoration. Local residents, Arctic indigenous and small peoples representatives, whose traditional way of life was destroyed along with the environment, did not receive any help from the environmental disaster culprit — the company Norilsk Nickel. Arctic indigenous peoples representatives appealed to Elon Musk with a request not to buy Norilsk Nickel products.
[…] During the ethno-expertise work near Norilsk, 700 people from among the indigenous peoples who follow the traditions of nature management were identified. As of September 16, Norilsk Nickel promised indigenous peoples to build venison processing shops, fish processing shops and a fish factory, purchase two refrigeration units, and build an ethnocomplex with sewing workshops where fur products will be made. But what kind of fish will be processed at the fish factory if the river and lakes are poisoned? Restoring ecosystems is the most important task, but it is not yet clear how to do it. Norilsk Nickel does not have an ecosystem restoration plan, and local residents and indigenous peopl… […]
[…] that occurred in the Krasnoyarsk territory. And so it was for many years, until this spring in Norilsk there was a diesel fuel leaking (21 tons of diesel spilled). Norilsk Nickel tried to hide the disaster, which caused a wave of criticism, including in foreign […]