Putin about-face on paper mill threatens freshwater treasure (McClatchy Newspape

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McClatchy Newspapers - BAIKALSK, Russia — The future of 20 percent of the world's supply of pure fresh water is in jeopardy because a surprise decree by Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin will allow a heavily polluting pulp mill to reopen on the southern shore of Lake Baikal in southern Siberia.

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