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The Canadian Coast Guard icebreaker Louis S. St-Laurent in the Arctic in 2008. (Jonathan Hayward / The Canadian Press)

IMO completes Polar Code, regulating Arctic and Antarctic shipping

Yereth Rosen, Alaska Dispatch News
Posted: Tuesday, May 19, 2015 at 13:41 — Last Updated: Wednesday, May 20, 2015 at 17:45
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Starting in 2017, it will be illegal for shippers to dump oil, oily waste or noxious materials into Arctic or

Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, speaks during a news conference in Washington D.C. in 2013. (Jacquelyn Martin / AP)

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Alaska senator wants more offshore oil leasing, revenue sharing

Alaska Dispatch News
Posted: Thursday, May 14, 2015 at 18:14 — Last Updated: Friday, May 15, 2015 at 17:32
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A bill introduced by Alaska Senator Lisa Murkowski would expand oil exploration in the waters off Alaska, extend the life of existing oil

Tourists' use of UAVs at the Poles may lead to increased noise pollution, disturbances to wildlife and may interfere with scientific work in the Arctic and Antarctic. (iStock)

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UAVs to be banned in the Arctic and Antarctic

Trude Pettersen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Tuesday, May 12, 2015 at 17:16 — Last Updated: Wednesday, May 13, 2015 at 18:32
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Two major associations representing tour operators in the Arctic and Antarctic have stated that they will not allow visitors to

Decades of efforts to protect the Baltic Sea environment mean that some parts can still boast clean waters. (Laura Holappa / Yle0

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Most luxury cruise liners still dumping sewage in Baltic Sea

Yle News
Posted: Tuesday, May 12, 2015 at 13:22 — Last Updated: Wednesday, May 13, 2015 at 18:32
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The international cruise season in the Baltic has just begun, and several hundreds of thousands of cruise tourists are expected

Helsinki Energy's rooftop solar power farm in Suvilahti proved to be a hit with consumers.(Petteri Juuti / Yle)

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New Helsinki plant to double solar energy production in Finland

Yle News
Posted: Monday, May 11, 2015 at 20:28 — Last Updated: Tuesday, May 12, 2015 at 18:01
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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

Liz Ruskin, Alaska Public Media
Posted: Tuesday, April 28, 2015 at 17:19 — Last Updated: Thursday, April 30, 2015 at 18:47
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Inside a thick government report on the impact of off-shore oil leasing in the Chukchi Sea is a phrase that grabs the

Iqaluit, the capital city of Canada's eastern Arctic territory of Nunavut. (The Canadian Press)

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Blog: The Canadian Arctic Council Ministerial – What to expect

Heather Exner-Pirot
Posted: Wednesday, April 15, 2015 at 15:36 — Last Updated: Friday, May 20, 2016 at 12:46
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As current Chair of the Arctic Council, Canada will host the biannual Ministerial meeting in Iqaluit, April 24-25, before handing

Candidates were asked which is more important - climate change or competition? (Kalevi Rytkölä / Yle)

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Finland: Majority of parliamentary candidates rate climate change above competitiveness

Yle News
Posted: Tuesday, April 7, 2015 at 13:31 — Last Updated: Wednesday, April 8, 2015 at 17:31
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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 Dispatch News
Posted: Wednesday, April 1, 2015 at 18:27 — Last Updated: Thursday, April 2, 2015 at 14:29
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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

Nathaniel Herz, Alaska Public Media
Posted: Monday, March 30, 2015 at 15:22 — Last Updated: Tuesday, March 31, 2015 at 19:23
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JUNEAU — After sailing through the state Senate, a bill to opt Alaska out of daylight saving time is hitting

Olinka Nicolai testified before the Bethel City council about the damage that alcohol has done to her body. Laurinda O'Brien, who testified later, steadied Nicolai, whose body shook as she spoke. The Bethel City council provided a forum on March 24, 2015 for the community to testify about the prospect of a liquor store. Bethel native Corp. intends to seek a liquor license to shore up the retail space vacated when Swanson's grocery story shut down on March 13, 2015. (Lisa Demer/Alaska Dispatch News)

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Divisions in Alaska community over proposed liquor store

Lisa Demer, Alaska Dispatch News
Posted: Thursday, March 26, 2015 at 20:13 — Last Updated: Thursday, March 26, 2015 at 21:54
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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

Radio Sweden
Posted: Thursday, February 19, 2015 at 20:12
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A large oil spill was discovered in Gothenburg, Sweden Wednesday afternoon. The emergency services and the coast guard are trying

A look at Eye on the Arctic's most read stories this week. (Chris Wattie/Reuters)

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Shipping, Russia and reality TV : Arctic week in review

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Monday, February 16, 2015 at 14:48 — Last Updated: Monday, March 19, 2018 at 12:56
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On this week’s news round-up, we bring you some of your most read stories on Eye on the Arctic this

Fishing boats are moored in icy water at the small boat harbor on April 1, 2004 in Valdez, Alaska. (David McNew/Getty Images)

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U.S. senators try again to kill vessel discharge regs

Liz Ruskin, Alaska Public Media
Posted: Friday, February 6, 2015 at 18:47 — Last Updated: Monday, February 9, 2015 at 17:01
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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

Radio Sweden
Posted: Thursday, January 29, 2015 at 18:55 — Last Updated: Friday, January 30, 2015 at 20:11
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Illegal exports of waste from Europe, including Sweden, is drastically rising. About half of it heading to West Africa. The