Environment

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  Environment

  2021-02-26

  Moscow tries to foist nuclear power plant on Kazakhstan, again

  The repeated Russian proposal is drawing sharp public criticism in Kazakhstan, with the public voicing concerns about environmental safety and its obvious geopolitical motivations.

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  Environment

  2020-12-24

  Kazakh TV series recalls Soviet past of Semipalatinsk nuclear test site

  The new series depicts Kazakh politicians and public figures' struggle to stop the USSR's nuclear tests, which damaged the environment and public health.

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  Environment

  2020-09-30

  China claims global leadership on climate despite staking future on coal

  The unsupported claim that China is eco-friendly is only the latest in a series of attempts by Beijing to portray itself as something it is not.

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  Environment

  2020-08-18

  New facility in Almaty will enable safer storage of radioactive materials

  The construction of the storage facility, in co-operation with the US Department of Energy and Global Affairs Canada, is 'vital' to the security of these dangerous materials.

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  Environment

  2020-08-05

  Work begins on cleanup of Soviet-era Kyrgyz uranium waste sites

  The Soviets abandoned several such sites in Central Asia, bequeathing radioactive, toxic waste that endangers public health and the environment.

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  Environment

  2020-05-07

  European bank continues uranium remediation work in Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan

  Efforts to clean up the mess that the Soviet Union left behind are continuing despite the coronavirus pandemic.

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  Environment

  2019-12-17

  Kyrgyzstan bans uranium mining as it struggles to deal with Soviet waste

  Central Asia served as a key source of uranium for the former Soviet Union, which left behind a host of security and environmental issues.

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  Environment

  2019-09-09

  Central Asia's Soviet legacy leaves region particularly vulnerable to climate change

  The Soviet Union saddled Central Asia with fossil-fuel-dependent power plants, and the successor Russian state's continuing negligent practices with radioactive materials is a blight on the region.

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  Environment

  2019-08-23

  Ignoring warnings, Russia launches floating nuclear reactor in Arctic

  The move came despite a deadly explosion involving an experimental nuclear-powered missile this month and amid a long history of radioactive misadventures, many of which in Central Asia.

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  Environment

  2019-07-10

  EU-backed cleanup of Soviet-era uranium waste in Central Asia set to start in fall

  Central Asia served as a key source of uranium in the former Soviet Union, which left behind a host of security and environmental issues.