Toxic waste pond near the village of Novhorodske burning after being hit by a shell in August 2014. (Source: Evgeniy Didus, Director of the Phenol Factory)A looming industrial tower of pipelines and chemical storage tanks rises out of snowy landscape. In Novogorodske, a small quiet town in eastern Ukraine, workers go about their daily business … Continue reading A Ukrainian Stand-Off: The Toxic Consequences of Armed Conflict in Donbass