Finland: Gravel used on slippery streets leaves contaminents in spring
Harmful contaminants accumulate in the gravel used for sanding the icy roads in Finland, particularly when it is used on
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Blog: China – Mining & housing in the Arctic
Last week, I reviewed China’s past year in the Arctic. In its first full year as an Arctic Council observer, a
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Introduce carbon tax on meat and flights say Swedish researchers
The amount of carbon dioxide emissions within Swedish borders has decreased, but the total amount of emissions caused by Swedish
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Yle: Police to probe Forssa waste disposal company
Employees of the Forssa waste management company Envor have blown the whistle on the organisation’s operations, Yle’s investigative programme MOT
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Environment, oil and Russia’s military: Arctic week in Review
On this week’s news round-up, we bring you some of your most read stories on Eye on the Arctic this
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Report warns more Arctic shipping will increase warming, affect health
A new report on air pollution from ships in the high Arctic warns of huge increases in air pollution from
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Nuclear waste cooperation with Russia will continue says Norway
“It is timely to look into what we are going to spend Norwegian money on. Russia must take responsibility,” says
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Swedish waste exports contain dangerous materials
Illegal exports of waste from Europe, including Sweden, is drastically rising. About half of it heading to West Africa. The
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Alaska: Mining corporation a no-show in court as environmental criminal case moves forward
An Outside mining company accused of polluting salmon streams in Western Alaska failed to show up this week for an initial federal
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Stockholm cleans up and passes air quality test
The Swedish capital has passed EU air quality standards for the first time, thanks in part to a ban on
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Sweden: More nuclear waste stored in the sea?
The Swedish Nuclear Fuel and Waste Management Company (SKB) has applied to expand its final repository for short-lived radioactive waste (SFR) outside
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Real Christmas trees better for environment, says Sweden’s Farmers Union
Christmas is just two weeks away and already the holiday lights and greenery are up throughout the streets of Stockholm.
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United States: Report says Chukchi Sea drilling runs heightened risk of large spill
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management is holding hearings around the state on lease sale 193, in the Chukchi Sea.
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Push back on Baltic dumping ban criticized in Sweden
Some countries are pushing back on a ban that would forbid cruise ships from dumping sewage waste in the Baltic
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Norway’s radioactive reindeer
A major spike in radioactivity was detected in central Norway’s reindeer and scientists say it’s because of a nuclear accident
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