Yulia Starinova is a correspondent with the Siberian Desk of RFE/RL's Russian Service.
Russian ecologists have condemned a plan by authorities to allow a higher amount of toxic waste material to be dumped into Lake Baikal, which is already facing an environmental crisis.
Last month, the World Bank suspended feasibility-study tenders for a controversial Mongolian dam project that environmentalists say endangers Siberia's unique Lake Baikal. The move could give activists a fighting chance at stopping or modifying the project.
