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Arctic’s beluga whale harvest challenged on multiple fronts in Canada

Walter Strong, CBC News
Posted: Friday, July 24, 2020 at 12:43
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The beluga whale harvest out of Aklavik, in the Northwest Territories, is down but not out. From a high of

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The Mackenzie delta, vastly important in the earth'ls climate. Photo Credit: M. Milne/Northwest Territories Government/The Canadian Press)
Canada Environment Environment (Canada) Special Features 

Canadian research reveals new clue to rapid Arctic ice melt

Marc Montgomery, Radio Canada International
Posted: Friday, April 4, 2014 at 17:00
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A new study of the Arctic’s vast Mackenzie river delta has discovered that an unexpected aspect of climate change is

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Reindeer-grazing reserves near the communities of Inuvik and Tuktoyaktuk in the Mackenzie Delta could be open to bidding by companies who want to explore for oil and gas. (CBC)
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Canada eyes Arctic reindeer reserve for oil and gas

The Canadian Press
Posted: Thursday, February 20, 2014 at 16:58
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Tracts of land that had been set aside for reindeer grazing in Canada’s North have instead been offered up by

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Leaching is coming from waste piles called sumps, which were frozen into the permafrost during oil and gas exploration work. (Queen's University)
Canada Environment Environment (Canada) 

Drilling waste thawing and leaching into lakes in Canada’s Far North

Marc Montgomery, Radio Canada International
Posted: Wednesday, November 13, 2013 at 10:05
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They are called “sumps”. They are basically huge pits dug into the permafrost near the sites of exploratory oil and

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