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.
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Snowboarding in Sochi and Mutts at the Dog Show- 0:00Olympic Update
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The full episode
2 of 4Snowboarding in Sochi and Mutts at the Dog Show- 0:00Olympic Update
- 8:01Environmental Impact on SochiYou’re reading this
- 15:23Goodbye X-Factor, Hello House of Cards
- 24:14Westminster Dog Show Now Accepting Mutts