A mix of clouds and sun during the morning will give way to cloudy skies this afternoon. High 84F. Winds light and variable..
Cloudy with occasional showers overnight. Low 62F. Winds light and variable. Chance of rain 60%.
Updated: June 1, 2024 @ 10:11 am
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About a year ago, the Russian government committed an ecocide against Ukrainian citizens, blasting the Kakhovka hydroelectric power plant, which holds water equal to the Great Salt Lake. Industrial lubricants, fertilizers and chemicals poured into the waterfront town of Kherson, leading a distraught President Volodymyr Zelensky to tell reporters, “Life is ruined.”
The attacks continue unabated, polluting Ukraine’s water resources with heavy metals and oil products. In May, the Russians launched drone attacks on the city of Kharviv and the Sloviansk Thermal Power Plant. In the meantime, threats to the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plan remain. That’s because there is insufficient water to cool the plant’s six units — a function of Russia knocking out the Kakhovka dam.
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Ken Silverstein writes on energy and the environment. This column was distributed by InsideSources.com.
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