It seems like the sad story of pollution of the deepest lake in the world will be getting a happy ending. The Russian government has announced the closure of the paper mill that has been polluting Baikal for half a century. It will take time to shut down

It seems like the sad story of pollution of the deepest lake in the world will be getting a happy ending. The Russian government has announced the closure of the paper mill that has been polluting Baikal for half a century. It will take time to shut down the production, but by 2015 the main cause of the lake pollution will be eliminated. The most difficult task is to restore Lake Baikal. Russian media quoted Prime Minister’s loud statement about the gradual closure of the Baikal pulp mill by 2015 and the final elimination of the consequences of its activities by 2020. Good news came from the D…

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