Governor Valentina Matviyenko sent a representative to join environmental group Greenpeace on a tour of the most polluted areas of the city’s waterways on Monday because she was unable to attend in person due to other commitments, Fontanka.ru reported.
neva river

River Inspection
(via plakis.livejournal.com)
Submitted by plakis on Tue, 2007-08-28 11:24. | Tags: take action | greenpeace | neva river | pollution | water

Greenpeace invites Governor for trip
(via www.sptimes.ru)
Governor Valentina Matviyenko has turned down the chance to see for herself the extent of pollution in St. Petersburg’s waterways after environmental group Greenpeace invited her to take part in an inspection of the Neva in one of its boats.
Submitted by plakis on Fri, 2007-08-24 05:33. | Tags: take action | contamination | greenpeace | neva river | pollution

Experts Call Neva, Beaches Toxic Dumps
(via www.sptimes.ru)
The city prosecutor’s office has launched an investigation in connection with twelve illegal drains channeling industrial discharge into the River Neva. The investigations were prompted by a new report by the international environmental pressure group Greenpeace.
Submitted by plakis on Sun, 2007-08-12 09:46. | Tags: take action | greenpeace | neva river | russia | saint petersburg | sampling | toxic pollution | water