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Roundup of COVID-19 responses around the Arctic

Eye on the Arctic
Posted: Tuesday, March 31, 2020 at 18:05 — Last Updated: Tuesday, March 31, 2020 at 18:11
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With the number of COVID-19 cases outside of China increasing rapidly, the World Health Organization declared the outbreak a global

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Wells Fargo becomes third major US bank to nix Arctic oil investment

Liz Ruskin, Alaska Public Media
Posted: Tuesday, March 3, 2020 at 12:39
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Wells Fargo says it won’t finance oil development in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. The bank’s announcement follows similar policies

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Arctic Winter Games ‘in good shape’ with COVID-19 precautions

CBC News
Posted: Tuesday, March 3, 2020 at 10:56
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Officials with the Arctic Winter Games (AWG) say the risk is low, but they’re taking all necessary precautions to avoid

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Scientists sound alarm on striking transformation of Bering and Chukchi ecosystems as ocean warms

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic
Posted: Monday, February 24, 2020 at 14:55
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A team of scientists are sounding the alarm on some of the striking changes they’re witnessing in the Bering and

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Exemptions to possible Arctic HFO ban denounced by Indigenous orgs, environmental groups

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic
Posted: Friday, February 21, 2020 at 15:51
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The International Maritime Organization’s sub-committee on Pollution Prevention and Response (PPR) meeting wound up in London on Friday, with agreement

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IMO to tackle possible Arctic heavy fuel oil ban starting Monday

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic
Posted: Friday, February 14, 2020 at 15:41
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The International Maritime Organization will be tackling the thorny question of a heavy fuel oil ban in the Arctic when

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Alaskan Brent Sass wins 2020 Yukon Quest sled dog race

CBC News
Posted: Wednesday, February 12, 2020 at 09:20
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Sass, who’s won the Yukon Quest twice before, arrived in Whitehorse on Tuesday afternoon He was the lead musher for

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Renewable energy must be community tailored, Arctic conference hears

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic
Posted: Friday, February 7, 2020 at 14:25 — Last Updated: Friday, February 7, 2020 at 14:43
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As communities across the polar region of North America work to get off diesel, renewable energy projects must be tailored

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International Inuit organization announces youth leadership award winners in honour of Hans-Pavia Rosing

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic
Posted: Tuesday, January 21, 2020 at 16:12
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The Inuit Circumpolar Council Council (ICC) announced the recipients of its inaugural youth leadership awards on Monday, recognizing what the

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Trump, the Arctic Council & northern policy in Canada: Arctic stories to watch for in 2020 with Heather Exner-Pirot

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic
Posted: Wednesday, January 8, 2020 at 15:27 — Last Updated: Friday, January 10, 2020 at 17:14
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As 2020 gets underway, Eye on the Arctic is checking in with northern experts for their take on what to

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Inuit leaders applaud UN move to designate International Decade of Indigenous Languages

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic
Posted: Friday, December 20, 2019 at 15:16
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International Inuit leaders applauded the UN move on Wednesday to proclaim 2022-2032 as the International Decade of Indigenous Languages. “We,

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Bering Sea region focus of recent papers on climate risk to northern communities

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic
Posted: Tuesday, December 17, 2019 at 08:16 — Last Updated: Tuesday, December 17, 2019 at 14:15
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The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, a U.S. scientific agency, released it’s annual Arctic report card this month, warning that

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International Inuit leaders demand decisive action on climate change amidst COP25 breakdown

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic
Posted: Monday, December 16, 2019 at 08:35 — Last Updated: Tuesday, December 17, 2019 at 14:15
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Just before the COP25 climate conference went into overtime in Madrid this weekend, international Inuit leaders renewed their call for

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Scientists raise alarm about polar bears’ plastic consumption in Arctic Russia

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Thursday, November 28, 2019 at 16:50
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Plastic waste makes up a quarter of the diet for polar bears, says Ivan Mizin, research director of Russian Arctic

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Canadian exhibition showcases cutting-edge Indigenous art from around the globe, including Arctic

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic
Posted: Thursday, November 28, 2019 at 16:49
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A major art exhibit is underway in Canada featuring contemporary works by some 70 Indigenous artists, several of them from

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