Local environmentalists say the town hasn't done enough to win state grants for buying open space, and it's almost too late.

State officials and local environmentalists generally sympathize with the residents.

But local environmentalists say a dose of political jousting probably also played a role.

Local environmentalists and others opposed to the expansion are already organizing resistance.

No less important is that the plan requires the participation of local environmentalists, who have often been excluded from decision-making.

As long as the local environmentalists were successful, the society remained an observer.

These would be visible from the Totengrund and according to local environmentalists spoil the view.

Local environmentalists say they have seen official data showing the life expectancy in Magnitogorsk is only 52 years, far below the national average of 69.

Local environmentalists say that, adjusted for inflation and the rise in real estate values since then, the figure is probably closer to $2.3 trillion today.

Students and local environmentalists disagree, even among themselves.