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Environment Environment (Sweden) General Sweden 

Sweden considers higher fees for plastic bags

Radio Sweden
Posted: Wednesday, July 6, 2016 at 13:52
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France’s ban on certain plastic bags in stores went into effect this month, and while Sweden also aims to dramatically

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Environment Environment (Russia) General Russia 

Still 114-thousand rusting barrels left on island in Arctic Russia

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Tuesday, June 21, 2016 at 16:09
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There is still a way to go before the island of Kotelny is rid of its dirty Soviet past. According

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Environment Environment (USA) General USA 

Tackling Alaska’s $100-million plastic pollution problem

Erica Martinson, Alaska Dispatch News
Posted: Wednesday, May 18, 2016 at 13:54
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WASHINGTON — Alaska Sen. Dan Sullivan turned the focus of a congressional committee toward the mounting problems of marine debris

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The EU claims that Sweden has failed properly to regulate industrial waste. (iStock)
General Politics Politics (Sweden) Sweden 

Sweden could get new climate law

Radio Sweden
Posted: Thursday, February 11, 2016 at 19:19
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A report from a cross-party committee calls for a law forcing future governments to set out plans for reaching Sweden’s long-term climate

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A firefighter in training with fire retardant foam. What effect does foam have on the environment? (iStock)
Environment (Sweden) General Society Sweden 

Agency wants limits on fire foam pollution in Sweden

Radio Sweden
Posted: Tuesday, January 19, 2016 at 15:41 — Last Updated: Thursday, January 21, 2016 at 23:52
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The Swedish Chemicals Agency is calling for limitations to be in place on the use of foam to fight fires, saying the

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General Society Society (Sweden) Special Features Sweden 

Sweden wants lower emissions for new icebreakers

Radio Sweden
Posted: Friday, January 8, 2016 at 13:41
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Sweden’s five state-owned icebreakers are nearing retirement, and so the Swedish Maritime Administration has started work to develop designs for

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Business Business (Finland) Finland General Special Features 

Finland mine discharges 750M litres of waste water

Yle News
Posted: Monday, December 21, 2015 at 15:22 — Last Updated: Tuesday, January 5, 2016 at 16:37
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A total of 750,000 cubic metres – the equivalent of 750 million litres – of waste water will be discharged

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Environment Environment (Sweden) General Sweden 

Phasing out fossil-fuel dependent vehicles in Sweden

Radio Sweden
Posted: Tuesday, December 1, 2015 at 16:18 — Last Updated: Tuesday, January 5, 2016 at 16:38
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As Sweden aims to wave goodbye to fossil fuels for vehicles by 2030, a panel discussion between politicians, industry and

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Environment Environment (Sweden) General Sweden 

Sweden hosts global climate conference for kids

Radio Sweden
Posted: Thursday, November 26, 2015 at 16:25 — Last Updated: Tuesday, January 5, 2016 at 16:38
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Sixty-four children from over twenty countries are currently meeting in Sweden to discuss how to combat climate change. Their goal

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Business Business (USA) General USA 

New Alaska rules may help renewable energy projects

Rachel Waldholz, Alaska Public Media
Posted: Thursday, November 26, 2015 at 15:29 — Last Updated: Tuesday, January 5, 2016 at 16:38
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New rules could make it possible to develop more renewable energy in Alaska, by making it easier for independent projects to

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Environment Environment (Finland) Finland General 

Helsinki City Council to close coal plant

Yle News
Posted: Tuesday, November 24, 2015 at 14:08 — Last Updated: Tuesday, January 5, 2016 at 16:38
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City councillors decided on Monday that one of the city’s two coal plants should be closed by the end of

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Finland General Society Society (Finland) 

Finland: Health threat as wood heat gets popular?

Yle News
Posted: Friday, October 30, 2015 at 16:02 — Last Updated: Tuesday, January 5, 2016 at 16:38
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Wood use has risen in the past decade, but officials warn that its emissions may cause hundreds of deaths annually.

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Blog Canada General Society Society (Canada) Special Features 

Politics, plastics and whaling: Arctic week in Review

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Friday, October 16, 2015 at 19:51 — Last Updated: Monday, October 19, 2015 at 13:47
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On this week’s news round-up, we bring you some of your most read stories from Eye on the Arctic this

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A blue rectangular piece of microplastic is visible on a researcher's finger in Washington State in 2010. (Ted S. Warren / AP)
Environment Environment (Norway) General Norway 

Microplastics found in waters off Svalbard

Yereth Rosen, Alaska Dispatch News
Posted: Wednesday, October 14, 2015 at 13:00 — Last Updated: Thursday, October 15, 2015 at 18:20
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Microplastics, the tiny plastic particles that are accumulating in marine waters and big lakes around the world, are now showing

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Environment Environment (Russia) General Russia 

Bellona Murmansk dissolved as Russian NGO

Barents Observer
Posted: Tuesday, October 13, 2015 at 15:11 — Last Updated: Wednesday, October 14, 2015 at 13:48
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The environmental organization Bellona Murmansk was on Monday dissolved as a NGO after it was declared a «foreign agent» by

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The Parliament of Canada is the federal legislature of Canada, seated at Parliament Hill in Ottawa, and is composed of three parts: the Monarch, the Senate, and the House of Commons. Photo: La Presse canadienne / Adrian Wyld

Inuit push for land protection with focus on social economy

In Taloyoak, Nunavut, the northernmost hamlet on mainland Canada, Inuit are working to conserve their territory and set up a community-driven, land-based economy. Photo : Eilís Quinn

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