Most luxury cruise liners still dumping sewage in Baltic Sea
The international cruise season in the Baltic has just begun, and several hundreds of thousands of cruise tourists are expected
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New Helsinki plant to double solar energy production in Finland
As Finland warms up to the potential of solar energy, a new facility in the pipeline will become the country’s
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U.S. agency explains report on Arctic oil spills
Inside a thick government report on the impact of off-shore oil leasing in the Chukchi Sea is a phrase that grabs the
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Blog: The Canadian Arctic Council Ministerial – What to expect
As current Chair of the Arctic Council, Canada will host the biannual Ministerial meeting in Iqaluit, April 24-25, before handing
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Finland: Majority of parliamentary candidates rate climate change above competitiveness
Over 58 percent of parliamentary candidates running in the general election say that mitigating climate change should take priority over
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Could Maine become the U.S.’s second ‘Arctic’ state?
Alaska, which contains within its boundaries the only U.S. territory north of — or even anywhere near — the Arctic
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Opposition emerges to repeal of daylight saving time in Alaska
JUNEAU — After sailing through the state Senate, a bill to opt Alaska out of daylight saving time is hitting
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Divisions in Alaska community over proposed liquor store
BETHEL – An emotional conflict over alcohol in a Western Alaska hub that’s gone back and forth for more than
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Massive oil spill outside Gothenburg, Sweden
A large oil spill was discovered in Gothenburg, Sweden Wednesday afternoon. The emergency services and the coast guard are trying
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Shipping, Russia and reality TV : Arctic week in review
On this week’s news round-up, we bring you some of your most read stories on Eye on the Arctic this
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U.S. senators try again to kill vessel discharge regs
Alaska fishermen have three years before the EPA is supposed to begin regulating deck wash, bilge water and other liquids
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Swedish waste exports contain dangerous materials
Illegal exports of waste from Europe, including Sweden, is drastically rising. About half of it heading to West Africa. The
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Alaska senator swings at Obama Arctic wildness plan but misses
Alaska senator Lisa Murkowski on Wednesday failed to land her first counterpunch at the Obama administration’s new Arctic conservation policies.
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Sweden’s dairy farmers hit hard by sanctions against Russia
Swedish dairy farmers are facing a tough time because of international politics. Russia has stopped the importation of milk products
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Sweden: More nuclear waste stored in the sea?
The Swedish Nuclear Fuel and Waste Management Company (SKB) has applied to expand its final repository for short-lived radioactive waste (SFR) outside
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