Massive oil spill outside Gothenburg, Sweden
A large oil spill was discovered in Gothenburg, Sweden Wednesday afternoon. The emergency services and the coast guard are trying
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Environment (Sweden)
City in North Sweden to approve 68 new windmills
Sixty-eight new windmills soon to be approved near Skellefteå. In 2014, Europe installed more new wind energy capacity than gas
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Climate change a threat to moose in Sweden
Rising temperatures are a threat to Sweden’s moose (or European elk) population, writes the newspaper Kvällsposten. If global warming continues,
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How many wolves should live in Sweden?
Sweden is to reconsider its wolf policy once again, as the government has demanded a new, scientific study into the
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Swedish waste exports contain dangerous materials
Illegal exports of waste from Europe, including Sweden, is drastically rising. About half of it heading to West Africa. The
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Lack of fresh snow halts wolf hunt in Sweden
The on-going wolf hunt in Värmland, Sweden has been paused due to the weather and the lack of new snow.
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Harbor seals on the rebound in Sweden
Harbor seals are making a comeback in Sweden. According to the Swedish Agency for Marine and Water Management, the number
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Huge amount of oxygen-rich water flows into Baltic
The past few weeks have seen the largest amount of salt water for decades flow into the Baltic Sea from
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Stockholm cleans up and passes air quality test
The Swedish capital has passed EU air quality standards for the first time, thanks in part to a ban on
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Sweden evades EU rules to allow wolf hunt
Hunters will get licenses to shoot wolves next year, despite a court ruling against last year’s hunt. This is raising
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Rare white elk judged fair game in Finland, protected in Sweden
Two white Eurasian elk have been observed wandering the forests of the southwest city of Mynämäki, Finland this year. The
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Sweden: The energy potential in recycled Christmas trees
According to the Stockholm city planning department, if all 3 million of this year’s Swedish Christmas trees were recycled, they
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Sweden: More nuclear waste stored in the sea?
The Swedish Nuclear Fuel and Waste Management Company (SKB) has applied to expand its final repository for short-lived radioactive waste (SFR) outside
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3,000 seals killed by bird flu on Sweden’s West Coast
Up to 3,000 harbour seals along Sweden’s west coast may have been killed by bird flu, Swedish researchers fear. Authorities
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Sweden’s environment minister positive on Lima deal
Sweden’s environment minister is pleased with the climate change summit in Lima, despite that the agreed-upon goals stopped far short
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