Canada’s response to petition on Giant Mine cleanup ‘falls short’ for Yellowknives Dene
The First Nation says the response fails to reflect over three months of discussions The Yellowknives Dene First Nation says
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Environment
‘This is just scary’: flood evacuees in Canada’s Northwest Territories watch and wait
Hundreds of people displaced from homes in Jean Marie River, Fort Simpson Shaylyn Hope, 12, is making the most of
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Lapland among regions to be bit by snowstorm in Finland
Eastern and central Finland may receive more than 20cm of snow, even 30cm in some areas. Eastern Finland is bracing
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Community in Canada’s Northwest Territories updates flood evacuation plans
Village says plans are subject to change, but they provide options The Village of Fort Simpson, Northwest Territories, updated community
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April 22 landslide in northern Quebec second largest in 150 years, say experts
Experts from the provincial government are expected in northern Quebec next week to survey the April 22 landslide that officials
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Swedish Air Force to switch to PFAS-free firefighting foam
The Swedish Air Force will replace its PFAS fire fighting foam it uses at its bases with a more environmentally
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Glacier mass decreasing across Arctic but at different rates, says study
Glacier mass is decreasing worldwide with an average total loss of 267 billion tonnes of mass per year, says a
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Government monitoring landslide site in Arctic Quebec
The cause of last week’s landslides in northern Quebec is still unknown, but authorities from Quebec’s Ministry of Public Security
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Energy sector: Sweden will need twice as much electricity
Sweden will need more than double the amount of electricity over the next 20 years, according to the business organisation
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Ten months after spill in Arctic Russia, inspectors fear more accidents at Nornickel’s oil tank farms
Several of the storage tanks are up to 70 years old and the company has failed to fix a huge
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Landslides deemed “significant” but pose no danger to village in Arctic Quebec
Two landslides near the village of Kuujjuaraapik in Arctic Quebec have been deemed “significant” by authorities but pose no immediate
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Int’l Arctic emergency marine exercise will lead to better response coordination, say participants
An international marine exercise wound up last week and although the report won’t be out for a while, participants say
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Climate change is worsening water scarcity in rural Alaska says study
Climate change is worsening water scarcity in rural Alaska and a host of new strategies is needed to help address
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Wildlife concerns still lingering in Arctic Canada as public hearings into Baffinland’s expansion resume
Final public hearings into Baffinland’s Mary River Mine expansion run until April 2 Nunavut’s Qikiqtaaluk communities are still concerned about
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Icelandic volcano could erupt for years, creating ‘perfect tourist’ attraction
It’s estimated more than 10,000 people have visited the site since Friday A volcano in Iceland spewing lava into the sky since it erupted
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