‘Substantial gaps’ in research on Whitehorse dam impacts on fish, DFO says
There are “substantial gaps” in research into how the Whitehorse dam is affecting not just salmon but also other fish
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Environment
Expert panel: Sweden won’t meet its climate targets
Sweden is doing more to counteract reductions in greenhouse gas emissions than to support them, and emissions will rise in
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Federal government gets permit to remediate uranium exploration site near Łutselk’e
The federal government has received a land-use permit to begin remediating a once-abandoned uranium exploration site near Łutselk’e, N.W.T., in
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A southeast Alaska community wrestles with a deadly landslide’s impact
Jamie Roberts and her husband felt lucky when they found an A-frame cabin on forest-draped Wrangell Island in southeast Alaska,
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‘Totally unacceptable’: Tuktoyaktuk mayor, road contractors decry state of highway
The mayor of Tuktoyaktuk, N.W.T., said the only road to and from his community is unsafe and is calling for
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Warm weather in Alaska highlights risk climate change poses to future AWG
As delegates and volunteers return home from this year’s Arctic Winter Games in Alaska, officials and coaches are thinking about
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Yukon NDP backs down from push for free public transit in Whitehorse
The Yukon NDP is backing down from its push for free public transit in Whitehorse. The initiative is a commitment
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Wildlife project to save endangered species in Sweden
The Arctic fox and the hedgehog are endangered species or nearly endangered species that are in focus in a wildlife
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Another year of shrinking glaciers predicted in Sweden’s Far North
Scientists stationed near Kebnekaise, Sweden’s highest mountain range, are expecting glaciers in the area to continue shrinking this year. Tarfala
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5-time Iditarod champion shoots dead, guts moose during the annual sled dog race
Race rules state that Iditarod mushers must gut, report any defensive killings of large animals A veteran musher had to
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Arctic could be consistently ice-free as early as 2035
The Arctic could be consistently ice-free as early as 2035, several years earlier than previously thought, says new research published
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In the Northwest Territories, an approaching wildfire season is fuelling anxiety
‘The community, the whole village and the whole Northwest Territories is just recovering from it’ As early signs of the wildfire
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Yellowknife planning $6.7M dump expansion
New landfill cell could increase life of dump up by decade or more, says city director The City of Yellowknife
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Energy report says N.W.T. climate projects saved more than $12M on diesel in 2023
Energy initiatives report estimates offset of 8.4M litres of diesel in 2023 The N.W.T. government is forecasting that efforts to reduce
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Bill that would switch N.W.T. to federal carbon tax program moving forward
One MLA says bill might create further confusion and chaos about carbon tax A bill that will replace the N.W.T.’s
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