Swedish drones to combat illegal eel fishing
The Swedish Coast Guard and the Agency for Marine and Water Management will soon deploy aerial drones to help stop
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Finland chooses Kirkenes in Norway for new Arctic railway terminal
The Finnish Ministry of Transport and Communications has decided that a railway routing to the Arctic Ocean via Oulu, Rovaniemi
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Ahtium, former Talvivaara Mining, files for bankruptcy
The board of Ahtium, until late 2017 known as Talvivaara Mining Company, announced Tuesday morning that the company has decided
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Russian Deputy Prime Minister admits near-disaster involving nuclear weapons in 2011
Russian President Vladimir Putin spent much of his state-of-the-nation speech on Thursday talking about nuclear weapons. With a clear message
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Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey scientist resigns over Petroleum Reserve report
A report on Alaska’s oil potential is at the heart of a controversy at the Department of Interior. The magazine
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Feds announce funding to tackle climate change in Inuit region of Atlantic Canada
The federal government announced $977,975 in funding on Monday to help Inuit communities in Atlantic Canada better tackle climate change impacts
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Blog – China & the Arctic: Why the focus on international law matters
There’s been a flurry of reaction to China’s recently released white paper on the Arctic, the first such policy
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Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski surprised by Environmental Protection agency over mine project
If you were surprised when EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt took a left turn on the proposed Pebble mine last month,
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Oil company Rosneft applies for new licence to drill along Laptev Sea coast
Oil company Rosneft intends to extend its Arctic drilling program in the remote Gulf of Khatanga. The state company wants
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Millions more flights from Swedish airports despite environmental toll
Sweden’s airports have seen almost three million passengers take flights in January – higher than the same month last year,
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Researcher blames lack of ice on Baltic Sea for southern Finland’s messy winter
Ice has not yet covered many areas of the Baltic Sea around southern Finland. A researcher says that warm sea
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Blog – Bitcoin mining: The next rush to hit the Arctic?
Deep in the heart of Siberia near the alluring shores of Lake Baikal lies Irkutsk – a city fast becoming
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Amid shrinking sea ice, hunters race to adapt in Alaska
With warm temperatures this winter across the state, sea ice is forming exceptionally slowly in the Arctic and Bering Strait
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North American Arctic is failing compared to Russia, Nordics, warns think tank
Weak national leadership in the North American Arctic is hindering northern development compared to the thriving polar regions of Russia
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Russia, U.S. tackle increased shipping in Arctic strait with IMO submission
With Arctic activity on the uptick, Russia and the United States have drafted a new system of two-way routes through
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