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Sweden’s climate emissions bounced back in 2021 after dropping during pandemic

Radio Sweden
Posted: Wednesday, June 22, 2022 at 15:46
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Swedish greenhouse gas emissions rose last year after falling during the start of the coronavrius pandemic, according to preliminary figures

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As skiers head for the slopes in Sweden, experts say beware of avalanches

Radio Sweden
Posted: Tuesday, February 22, 2022 at 09:15
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Officials are reminding skiers to exercise caution in the Swedish mountains since there’s a heightened risk for avalanche accidents this

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Environmental Protection Agency decision now has contested Alaska mine developers cheering

Liz Ruskin, Alaska Public Media
Posted: Wednesday, July 31, 2019 at 14:11
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Pebble Limited Partnership, the company trying to build a mine at the headwaters of Bristol Bay in southwest Alaska, is

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Environmental Protection Agency criticism of projected Pebble Mine ‘substantial’, says Alaska’s senator Murkowski

Liz Ruskin, Alaska Public Media
Posted: Friday, July 12, 2019 at 15:31 — Last Updated: Monday, July 15, 2019 at 14:54
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The Environmental Protection Agency issued harsh assessments of the proposed Pebble Mine last week, and they’ve made an impression on

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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency says Alaska mine project may be riskier than thought

Liz Ruskin, Alaska Public Media
Posted: Wednesday, July 3, 2019 at 14:55 — Last Updated: Wednesday, July 3, 2019 at 14:57
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The Environmental Protection Agency has weighed in once again on the proposed Pebble Mine in Alaska, and it has mine

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U.S. gov reconsiders restrictions on controversial Alaska mine project

Liz Ruskin, Alaska Public Media
Posted: Thursday, June 27, 2019 at 12:10 — Last Updated: Thursday, June 27, 2019 at 12:13
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The Environmental Protection Agency announced good news Wednesday for the company backing the proposed Pebble Mine: The EPA is officially

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How the Army Corps of Engineers turned lenient on Alaska wetlands mitigation

Casey Grove, Alaska Public Media
Posted: Friday, July 6, 2018 at 10:01
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A review of five years of Army Corps of Engineers permits for development in Alaska wetlands showed the corps had

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Environment Environment (USA) General News USA 

Authorities agree to new wetland mitigation guidelines in Alaska

Liz Ruskin, Alaska Public Media
Posted: Tuesday, June 19, 2018 at 10:47
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Army Corps of Engineers have beefed up their guidelines for wetlands mitigation in

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Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski surprised by Environmental Protection agency over mine project

Liz Ruskin, Alaska Public Media
Posted: Friday, February 9, 2018 at 15:04
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If you were surprised when EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt took a left turn on the proposed Pebble mine last month,

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Trump repeal of climate rule won’t immediately affect Alaska

Erica Martinson, Alaska Dispatch News
Posted: Wednesday, March 29, 2017 at 16:13
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WASHINGTON — The Trump administration’s efforts to repeal the Environmental Protection Agency’s regulation limiting carbon dioxide emissions from power plants

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Alaska senator joins Trump for signing of executive order overturning water rule

Erica Martinson, Alaska Dispatch News
Posted: Wednesday, March 1, 2017 at 17:57
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WASHINGTON — Alaska Sen. Dan Sullivan made it to the White House on Tuesday afternoon for President Donald Trump’s signing

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The limestone quarrying divides opinion on Gotland. (Daniel Värjö/SR)
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Mines in Gotland, Sweden given the go-ahead

Radio Sweden
Posted: Monday, June 2, 2014 at 10:09
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A controversial mine on the Swedish island of Gotland has been given permission to quarry for another 25 years. The

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A Swedish nature reserve. (Örjan Holmberg/Swedish Radio)
Environment Environment (Sweden) Sweden 

Sweden fails to meet green targets

Radio Sweden
Posted: Friday, March 28, 2014 at 12:16
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Sweden is predicted to reach just two out of 16 environmental goals by 2020, according to Sweden’s Environmental Protection Agency.

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