Keep Yukon ore out of Haines, Alaska, conservationists say
Haines’ Lutak Dock is undergoing a redevelopment plan Residents and conservationists in Haines, Alaska, are railing against the idea of
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Environment
“Our climate is changing before our eyes,” says WMO upon release of new report
Rain on the Greenland ice sheet in the Arctic and the growing ozone hole over Antarctica were just two of
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Will the green transition be the new economic motor in the Arctic?
TROMSO, Norway — Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has ruptured Arctic cooperation and raised questions about the ongoing impacts on everything
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Several communities in Canada’s Northwest Territories at risk of spring flooding
Snow levels around the Hay River basin are at the highest level ever recorded at this time of year Excessive
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Backyard barbecues and bird seed beware: bear season approaches in Canada’s Northwest Territories
Wildlife officer urges people to minimize attractants As Yellowknifers begin emerging from the depths of winter, critters around the north
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Sweden’s climate policies closer to reaching goals
The outlook for Sweden to achieve its climate goals looks better now than it did a year ago, according to
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Canada releases plan for a 40 per cent cut in carbon emissions by 2030
Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault today released the government’s plan to dramatically curb greenhouse gas emissions over the next eight years
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The long road for 2 northern Quebec towns to break a dependence on diesel
Cree and Inuit villages in Quebec latest to work on more sustainable power source It’s a challenge many northern communities
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Feds and Inuit gov in Atlantic Canada sign MOU to explore feasibility of new Indigenous protected area
The governments of Canada and Nunatsiavut signed a Memorandum of Understanding on Wednesday to explore the feasibility of establishing an
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Melting of Greenland glacier generating its own heat and accelerating thaw from base, says study
The melting of a Greenland glacier is, in turn, generating its own heat, and accelerating the rate of thaw of
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Nunatsiavut government in Atlantic Canada urges vigilance amidst rabies outbreak amongst Arctic foxes
The government in Nunatsiavut, the Inuit region of the Atlantic Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador, is urging communities to
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Natural event seems to slow Icelandic glacier melt
A natural phenomenon appearing to cool the ocean near Iceland has likely slowed the melting of the island’s glaciers since
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Blog: Thawing permafrost: Arctic future on shaky ground bodes ill for the global climate
When I first visited Greenland on a reporting trip in the summer of 2009, my first stop, like that of
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Arctic hare breaks all records by travelling almost 400 km
Arctic hares are known to travel many kilometres daily, but one individual in Canada’s far north has stunned researchers. Dubbed
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Finland unveils plan for electric aircraft routes across Lapland region
An experimental project operating out of Enontekiö Airport in the northwest corner of Finland is set to test the viability
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