Ultra-rare Saimaa seals still dying in fishing nets in Finland
At least two critically-endangered Saimaa Ringed Seals have drowned recently in fishing nets in eastern Finland’s lake district. Restrictions on
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Environment
Alaska’s antiquated Cook Inlet pipelines causing alarm after leaks
Growing concerns over Cook Inlet’s antiquated oil and gas facilities have prompted renewed calls for increased oversight following announcements of multiple leaks this
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Breaking the ice with loads of Russian nuclear waste
Russia will build special purpose ship for voyages with radioactive waste and spent nuclear fuel along the Northern Sea Route.
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Mild winter temperatures cause damage to roads in Finland
Higher summer speed limits are being rolled out nationwide on Thursday and Friday. However, damage from winter weather means that
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U.S. Democrats remount effort to block drilling in Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
WASHINGTON — Democratic lawmakers in Congress made their opposition clear to any potential drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
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Lapland reindeer herders still carrying radiation from Cold War nuclear tests
The Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority is measuring radiation among people in Ivalo, northern Lapland this week. Measurements have been
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Fourth year in a row: March temperatures milder than normal in Finland
The weather of March 2017 in Finland was unusually mild. According to the Finnish Meteorological Institute this year marks the
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Undersea pipeline leak in Alaska: scope and cause of spill still unknown
The flow of oil from an undersea pipeline leaking in Cook Inlet was halted Sunday, one day after the leak
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Ice-Blog: Arctic sea ice – Is the minimum maximum the new normal?
If you blinked, you might have missed it. The confirmation came this week that the Arctic sea ice reached yet
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Will Arctic sea ice shrink to new record low this summer?
Now that Arctic sea ice has begun its annual melt after reaching a record-low winter maximum extent earlier this month,
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Another tiny measurement of radioactive iodine in Norway
Norwegian Radiation Protection Authorities (NRPA) without any suspected source. The very small amount of radioactive iodine was measured in week
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Arctic sea ice reaches record-low maximum extent for 3rd winter in a row
Arctic sea ice has begun its annual melt after reaching a record-low winter maximum extent, scientists announced on Wednesday. The
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World enters ‘uncharted territory’ with record-breaking climate change: UN report
The world enters into ‘truly uncharted territory’ in 2017 with the planet continuing to experience record-breaking global temperature, shrinking sea
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Biggest air-polluter in Barents Region awarded for environmental responsibility
Natural Resource Minister Sergei Donskoi praises Norilsk-Nickel for its environmental efforts. Norilsk-Nickel proudly quotes Minister Donskoi on Wednesday after receiving
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Meeting in Iceland discusses banning unregulated Arctic fishery
Representatives of Arctic nations and major fishing powers are meeting in the Icelandic capital of Reykjavik to hammer out a
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