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U.S. court halts drilling at ConocoPhillips project in Alaska

The Associated Press
Posted: Monday, February 15, 2021 at 15:49
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Decision will stop on-the-ground work for winter at Willow project opposed by environmental, Indigenous groups A U.S. federal appeals court

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Yukon’s tourism minister on policy making in the pandemic – Arctic Tourism & the Pandemic: Ep 4

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Thursday, February 11, 2021 at 15:45 — Last Updated: Tuesday, April 13, 2021 at 13:29
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Prior to the pandemic, Arctic regions and chambers of commerce around the world had increasingly touted tourism as a key

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Mine blockade sparks solidarity protests across Nunavut, Canada

Beth Brown, CBC News
Posted: Tuesday, February 9, 2021 at 10:08
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Baffinland says 700 staff are stranded, supply flights suspended Community members across Nunavut came out in peaceful protests on Monday,

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U.S. cancels public comment period for Alaska oil and gas lease sale

The Associated Press
Posted: Monday, February 8, 2021 at 09:29
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Announcement follows Biden’s Jan. 27 executive order pausing oil and gas leases on federal lands and waters The United States’

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Estonia ready to contribute to global climate fight through Arctic Council if observer application approved, says president

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Thursday, January 14, 2021 at 16:27 — Last Updated: Thursday, January 14, 2021 at 18:06
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Estonia’s long history of polar research, coupled with its current scientific and technological expertise, would allow it to make important

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Business (Norway) News Norway RCI 

Longyearbyen in Arctic Norway to shut down coal-power plant

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Tuesday, January 12, 2021 at 13:42
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Still unclear which replacement will be chosen for heat- and electricity production, but the Government assures it will be a

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Chamber of Commerce in Canada’s Northwest Territories says tourism threatened by COVID-19 border restrictions

Anna Desmarais, CBC News
Posted: Tuesday, January 12, 2021 at 10:36 — Last Updated: Tuesday, April 13, 2021 at 13:25
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Travel restrictions will likely stay in place during the 2021 tourism season, Dr. Kandola says The N.W.T. Chamber of Commerce

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Education, environment & Russia in the spotlight – Arctic news roundup 2020 with Marc Lanteigne

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Friday, January 1, 2021 at 09:00
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The end of the year is often a time to take stock and here at Eye on the Arctic, we’re no

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Business Business (Canada) Canada General RCI 

The pandemic, the economy & international policy – Arctic news roundup 2020 with Heather Exner-Pirot

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Monday, December 28, 2020 at 09:00
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The end of the year is often a time to take stock and here at Eye on the Arctic, we’re no

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Science (USA) USA 

COVID, climate & the impact on science – Arctic news roundup 2020 with Mia Bennett

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Friday, December 25, 2020 at 09:00
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The end of the year is often a time to take stock and here at Eye on the Arctic, we’re no

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Canada Environment Environment (Canada) RCI 

Dene Chief in Canada’s Northwest Territories calls on gov’t to act on Alberta’s leaking tailings ponds

CBC News
Posted: Friday, December 18, 2020 at 20:58
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New report shows concerns over Alberta tailing ponds leakage date back to 1970s A recent report that documents the leakage of

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Canada Environment Environment (Canada) General RCI 

Int’l Inuit org disappointed over “weak” heavy fuel oil ban approved by IMO

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Tuesday, November 24, 2020 at 10:47
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The Inuit Circumpolar Council (ICC), an organization that represents the approximately 180,000 Inuit in Alaska, northern Canada, Greenland, and Chukotka,

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Canada Environment Environment (Canada) RCI 

International ban on heavy fuel in Arctic shipping full of gaps: environmentalists

The Canadian Press
Posted: Monday, November 23, 2020 at 12:29
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‘A catastrophic spill in the Arctic — you can’t measure those costs,’ says Andrew Dumbrille Environmental groups say a new

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Canada General Society Society (Canada) 

New national park proposed in Finnish Lapland

Yle News
Posted: Wednesday, November 18, 2020 at 10:43
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The environment ministry has proposed areas in Lapland and Kanta-Häme to become Finland’s next national parks. The Ministry of the

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Canada Environment Environment (Canada) RCI 

As IMO meeting gets underway, NGOs urge strengthening of draft heavy fuel oil ban in Arctic

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Monday, November 16, 2020 at 15:52
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As the International Maritime Organization (IMO) Marine Environment Protection Committee meeting gets underway this week, NGOs are calling for the

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