The Federal Service for Supervision of Natural Resources (Rosprirodnadzor; Russian: Федеральная служба по надзору в сфере природопользования (Росприроднадзор), tr. ''Federal'naya sluzhba po nadzoru v sfere prirodopolzovaniya'') is the Federal Environmental, Industrial and Nuclear Supervision Service of Russia.
This regulator is part of the
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History
In August 2019, the Minister of Natural Resources of the Russian Federation
Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a List of transcontinental countries, transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and North Asia, Northern Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, largest country in the ...
decreed that Rosprirodnadzor would be shrunk from 89 regional entities into 32 super-regional entities.Norilsk Nickel
Norilsk Nickel (russian: ГМК «Норильский никель»), or Nornickel, is a Russian nickel and palladium mining and smelting company. Its largest operations are located in the Norilsk–Talnakh area near the Yenisei River in the no ...
signed an agreement whereby the latter would "automatically meter and monitor pollutant emissions" from "its mining facilities".[
On 4 June 2020, Rosprirodnadzor declared a state of emergency when 20,000 tonnes of ]diesel oil
Diesel fuel , also called diesel oil, is any liquid fuel specifically designed for use in a diesel engine, a type of internal combustion engine in which fuel ignition takes place without a spark as a result of compression of the inlet air and t ...
had spilled since 29 May from a plant owned by power subsidiary NTEK of Norilsk Nickel
Norilsk Nickel (russian: ГМК «Норильский никель»), or Nornickel, is a Russian nickel and palladium mining and smelting company. Its largest operations are located in the Norilsk–Talnakh area near the Yenisei River in the no ...
. The Investigative Committee of Russia
The Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation (russian: link=no, Следственный комитет Российской Федерации) has since January 2011 been the main federal investigating authority in Russia. Its name (' ...
opened a criminal case "over the pollution and alleged negligence", and the plant supervisor was taken into custody.[
In July 2020, Rosprirodnadzor sought compensation of $2 billion for the diesel spill. Minister of Natural Resources ]Dmitry Kobylkin
Dmitry Nikolayevich Kobylkin (russian: Дмитрий Николаевич Кобылкин, born 7 July 1971 in Astrakhan) is a Russian politician who served as Governor of Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug from 4 May 2012 until 29 May 2018. and a ...
reminded everyone that the polluter-pay principle strengthens his jurisdiction.
Leadership
* Oleg Mitvol
Oleg Lvovich Mitvol (russian: Олег Львович Митволь) (born October 3, 1966) is a Russian environmentalist, businessman and government official, known for his activity in the chair of environmental protection department.
Career Me ...
(2004-2009)[
* ]Svetlana Radionova
Svetlana () is a common Orthodox Slavic feminine given name, deriving from the East and South Slavic root ''svet'' (), meaning "light", "shining", "luminescent", "pure", "blessed", or "holy", depending upon context similar if not the same as t ...
(2019)
References
External links
Official website of the Federal Service for Supervision of Natural Resources
Government of Russia
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Organizations based in Moscow
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