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Russian Children’s Ombudsman urges prompt jumping of volunteers into emergency efforts

Russia’s Child Rights Commissioner Anna Kuznetsova believes it necessary to remove red tape obstructing prompt jumping of volunteers into rescue efforts during emergencies.

13:19 31.08.2021

Norilsk officials face trial in 2020 fuel spillage disaster negligence case

The Norilsk City Court in Russia’s Krasnoyarsk Krai will hear a negligence case against a former deputy chief of the city administration’s Main Department for Civil Defense and Emergencies and one more division employee over fuel spillage in the region.

10:58 17.02.2021

Organizations to face fines for industrial disaster data hiding – bill

The Government Law-Making Commission has backed a draft law envisaging fines for hiding information on technogenic accidents dangerours for environment.

16:10 26.01.2021

Ex-Mayor of Norilsk sentenced to community service for fuel spillage disaster negligence

The Norilsk City Court in the Krasnoyarsk Krai in Russia’s North on Monday sentenced ex-Mayor of Norilsk Rinat Akhmetchin to 6 months of community service with a 15% wage deduction for negligence as to a fuel spillage in the region.

10:56 19.10.2020

Former Norilsk Mayor to stand negligence trial over fuel spillage disaster

The Norilsk City Court in Russia’s Krasnoyarsk Krai will try former Mayor of Norilsk Rinat Akhmetchin charged with negligence over the fuel spillage disaster in the region has been completed.

13:51 14.09.2020

Probe into ex-Norilsk Mayor accused of negligence over fuel spillage disaster completed

Investigation into the former Mayor of Norilsk, a city in the Krasnoyarsk Krai, Rinat Akhmetchin charged with negligence over the fuel spillage disaster in the region has been completed.

16:26 09.09.2020

Russian parliament’s lower house adopts bill on land oil spills prevention and liquidation

Russia’s lower house of parliament passed a bill aimed at prevention and liquidation of oil and oil products spills on land in the third and final reading on Tuesday.

17:00 07.07.2020

Russia’s Cabinet approves amendments to bill on prevention and liquidation of land oil spills

Russia’s government has approved amendments to a bill aimed at prevention and liquidation of oil and oil products spills on land.

17:52 25.06.2020

Norilsk thermal plant CEO detained in fuel spillage case until late July

The Norilsk City Court on Thursday placed CEO of a local thermal plant Pavel Smirnov in detention until July 31 as part of a case over the fuel spillage disaster.

14:27 11.06.2020

Mayor of Norilsk charged with negligence over fuel spillage disaster

Negligence charges have been brought against mayor of Norilsk in the Krasnoyarsk Krai Rinat Akhmetchin over the fuel spillage disaster in the region.

10:53 11.06.2020

Three employees of thermal plant arrested in case over fuel spillage in Russia’s North

Investigators have arrested the CEO, the superintendent and his deputy of the thermal plant in the case over the collapse of a diesel fuel tank resulted in the fuel spillage into a stream and river Ambarnaya in Russia’s northern town Norilsk.

14:47 10.06.2020

Prosecutors give preliminary reason of fuel spillage in Russia’s North

A preliminary reason of the petroleum reservoir unsealing at a heat and power plant in Russia’s northern town Norilsk is subsidence of ground and concrete under it, the press service of the Prosecutor General’s Office reports.

18:05 05.06.2020

Suspect in case over fuel spillage disaster in Russia’s North detained until July 31

The Krasnoyarsk Krai Court on Thursday ordered a chief of the boiler-and-turbine floor of a heat and power plant in Russia’s northern town Norilsk to be put in detention until July 31 as part of a case over disaster resulted in the fuel spillage into a local stream and river Ambarnaya.

15:10 04.06.2020

Investigators seek to detain suspect in case over fuel spillage disaster in Russia’s North

Investigators have asked court to detain a chief of the boiler-and-turbine floor of a heat and power plant in Russia’s northern town Norilsk as part of a case over disaster resulted in the fuel spillage into a local stream and Ambarnaya river.

13:41 04.06.2020

Bill on tax benefits for emergency victims becomes law in Russia

Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a bill on tax benefits for victims of terrorist attacks and natural disasters into law.

10:33 30.09.2019

Bill on tax benefits for terrorism and natural disasters victims passed by State Duma

Russia’s State Duma adopted a bill on tax benefits for citizens, who had suffered from terrorist attacks, natural disasters and other emergency situations in the third and final reading on Wednesday.

12:46 25.09.2019

State Duma backs tax benefits for emergency and terrorism victims

The lower house of Russian parliament passed a bill on tax benefits for people, who had suffered from terrorist attacks, natural disasters and other emergency situations.

17:12 19.09.2019