Oil spills detected in Murmansk region
By Elizaveta Vereykina A large oil spill was detected in the Pervomaysky district of Murmansk city – the capital of
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Cleanup of historic oil spill in northern Canada underway, source still unknown
There’s an iridescent shine on the wet pavement near the foot of the Northwest Territories Power Corporation property along the
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Clean-up of major diesel spill in Russian Arctic won’t be completed until next winter
Thousands of tons of spilled diesel oil are being pumped into special containers placed along affected rivers and creeks. The
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Russia declares state of emergency in Siberia following major diesel spill
Large territories of rivers, streams and tundra lands are covered by more than 20 thousand tons of diesel oil from
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Greenland and Denmark finalize cooperation agreement on marine pollution response
Greenland and Denmark have made an agreement on environmental preparedness to better respond to environmental incidents in northern waters. The
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Finland prepares for ‘nightmare’ wintertime Baltic oil spill
What keeps Jorma Rytkonen up at night is the possibility of a Russian oil tanker colliding with a Finnish or
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Rapid climate change requires stepped up Arctic coast guard co-operation: Canadian expert
While rapid climate change is opening up growing portions of the Arctic to more ship traffic and economic activity, it’s
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More oil spills from Lukoil’s pipes in Komi
Hectic clean-up on a site near Usinsk as another spill is about to damage vulnerable area. At least 170 people
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Spilled oil spreads into more rivers, fuels popular discontent
Environmentalists in the Komi Republic increase their estimates for oil spilled into local waterways. Regional authorities say they have the
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New Arctic R&D center in Alaska
The Department of Homeland Security has launched a new research and development center in Alaska, looking to a future in which sophisticated algorithms
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Arctic seas: little ability to cope with an oil spill
A new report suggests little is known how an oil spill in the Arctic would act or spread in icy
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