Press Play with Madeleine Brand
Environmental Impact on Sochi
Environmentalist activists say the winter Olympics are causing major damage to Sochi’s precious ecosystems, despite the promise of “green” construction by Russian officials. Water pollution is threatening fish, wetlands are buried under crushed stone, and destruction of trees can’t be reversed, according to critics.
By Madeleine Brand • • 1 min readEnvironmentalist activists say the winter Olympics are causing major damage to Sochi’s precious ecosystems, despite the promise of “green” construction by Russian officials. Water pollution is threatening fish, wetlands are buried under crushed stone, and destruction of trees can’t be reversed, according to critics.
