Mining company CAN dump waste in Arctic fjord, says Norway; Saami opposed
Government gives plan thumbs up despite big protests from environmentalists and the Sami Parliament The disputed decision will open up for
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Environment
Obama blocks Chukchi, most Beaufort oil and gas development
President Obama has issued an order blocking future oil and gas development in the entire Chukchi Sea and nearly all
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Gathering science in the Arctic – The interviews
The Arctic is warming at twice the rate as the rest of the world and Arctic indigenous communities are suffering the
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Gathering science in the Arctic – Talking muskox health
The Arctic is warming at twice the rate as the rest of the world and Arctic indigenous communities are suffering the
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Gathering science in the Arctic – Sample kit collection
The Arctic is warming at twice the rate as the rest of the world and Arctic indigenous communities are suffering the
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How indigenous knowledge is changing what we know about the Arctic
Earlier this month, Eye on the Arctic brought you Part 1 of a video documentary about how climate change was
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Video Documentary: How indigenous knowledge is changing what we know about the Arctic
VICTORIA ISLAND, Canada_ It’s a frigid day in the eastern part of Victoria Island in Canada’s High Arctic. The sun is
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Change in the Arctic this year was unlike any ever seen, scientists say
The meltdown at the top of the world proceeded at an unprecedented clip over the past year, a sweeping scientific
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As the Arctic warms, the oil industry adapts to sustain ice-road season in Alaska
Alaska’s North Slope oil industry is battling back as Earth has warmed, adopting new techniques to allow operators to start building ice
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Lofoten, Norway sees better future without oil
All the municipalities in the region go against disputed drilling in nearby waters. But the fight is not over, the
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Environmental group welcomes Canadian mine’s decision to abandon icebreaking plans
A giant iron mining operation in the Canadian Arctic is getting rare praise from environmental groups and local communities after
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Is climate change making the muskoxen sick on Victoria Island?
Eye on the Arctic travelled to the Arctic Canadian community of Cambridge Bay Nunavut this year to spend time out
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Is climate change making the muskoxen sick on Victoria Island?
VICTORIA ISLAND, Canada _ It hasn’t been an easy day for Nunavut hunters Colin Amegainek, Ryan Angohiatok and Roland Emingak.
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Arctic soils are set to release a lot of carbon – probably more than local plants can absorb
As temperatures have risen in the Arctic and worldwide, so have worries about how much carbon might stream into the atmosphere
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Ice-Blog: Can environmentalists trump Trump’s climate plans?
When it comes to the latest data on the state of the Arctic sea ice, the Greenland ice sheet or
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