Sweden may face EU court over emissions
The EU Commission may take Sweden to court over the country’s failure to reduce pollution levels in its cities. Pollution
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Finland: Drivers will no longer rule the road in cities of the future
What will the cities of the future look like? Kuopio city planner Leo Kosonen and his Australian colleague Peter Newman
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Villagers suspect nuclear devices buried in Arctic Alaska
As the Department of Energy moves to clean up remnants of Project Chariot — a Cold War-era scheme to create
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Swedish Coast Guard seeks answers on injured birds
Some 25 oil-covered birds were discovered Saturday off the southern coast of the Baltic island of Gotland, prompting the Swedish
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National transport plan slammed as eco crime in Sweden
The Swedish government plans to invest SEK 522 billion in the national transport system, but the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
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Four-wheel drives risk Swedish climate goals
Increased sales of four-wheel drive vehicles is threatening Sweden from reaching its envrionmental goals for automobiles, according to the Swedish
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EU climate goal “not good enough” says Sweden
Sweden’s environment minister Lena Ek says she is not satisfied with the European Commission’s target to reduce carbon emissions by
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Triple petrol prices to reach Sweden’s climate goals says report
In order to reach Sweden’s goal of a fossil free vehicle fleet, the government should raise petrol prices to SEK
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Sweden: Medics call for ban on studded winter tyres
Weather forecasters predicted snow in central Sweden Thursday, prompting the seasonal debate on the use of studded winter tyres and
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Flame retardants found in Arctic gulls
A recent study has discovered a range of contaminants in the glaucous gull population in Canada’s eastern Arctic. The
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Climate conference in Warsaw an important step to summit in 2015
The 19th UN conference on climate change is underway in Warsaw. The almost two-week long conference is gathering negotiators from
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Greens demand total ban on studded tires in Sweden
The Green Party in Stockholm, Sweden wants a total ban on studded tires in the inner city, writes Swedish daily
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Ministers agree on environmental goals for the Baltic Sea
After several hours of debates in Copenhagen environmental ministers from the Baltic Sea countries agreed that phosphorus and nitrogen pollution
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Canada: Team talks with First Nations community about decommissioned mine
The Giant Mine remediation team met with people in the First Nations community of N’dilo in Canada’s Northwest Territories on Wednesday. They
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Cleanup complete on radar site in Nunavut, Canada
It’s a place few people will ever see. But workers say they’re proud of their cleanup work at the remote
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