Nornickel disputes the environmental cost of May’s massive Arctic fuel spill
A lawsuit over damages is set to begin next week.
October 5, 2020
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MOSCOW — Russia’s Norilsk Nickel estimates the environmental cost of a huge fuel spill in the Arctic in May is 21.4 billion roubles ($273 million), far less than an assessment by the country’s environment watchdog, which has begun court action.
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