Residents of North Ossetia’s capital Vladikavkaz have long sounded the alarm at the envi­ron­men­tal condition of their city. Many blame Elec­troz­inc, a met­al­lur­gi­cal plant located inside the city. But there is another side of the coin, and for the factory’s 2,000 employees, their very liveli­hoods depend on the plant. [Read more…]