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Swedish mining company found not responsible for poisoning Chileans

Radio Sweden
Posted: Thursday, March 8, 2018 at 11:39
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The Skellefteå district court dismissed a lawsuit on Thursday against Swedish mining company Boliden that claimed it was responsible for

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Blog Environment Environment (USA) General USA 

Blog – America’s most toxic site is in the Alaskan Arctic

Mia Bennett
Posted: Wednesday, February 28, 2018 at 14:44 — Last Updated: Wednesday, February 28, 2018 at 15:07
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In the Alaskan Arctic, Iñupiat sail across seas they’ve navigated for thousands of years in search of a whale to

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Business Business (Sweden) General Sweden 

Millions more flights from Swedish airports despite environmental toll

Yle News
Posted: Friday, February 9, 2018 at 09:53
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Sweden’s airports have seen almost three million passengers take flights in January – higher than the same month last year,

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Canada Environment Environment (Canada) General 

Loaded with more mercury than previously thought, permafrost thaw could be a ticking time bomb

Lynn Desjardins, Radio Canada International
Posted: Wednesday, February 7, 2018 at 11:52
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Scientists say that frozen ground in the Arctic holds twice as much mercury as the rest of the earth and

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Business Business (Russia) General Russia 

Dreaming of a White Christmas on the Kola Peninsula

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Friday, December 15, 2017 at 16:01
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Nornickel plans significant reduction of smelting operations in Nikel to achieve a target of 50% reduction in sulfur dioxide pollution

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Environment Environment (Norway) General Norway 

Report reveals high levels of microplastics on Norway’s Arctic coast

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Monday, December 11, 2017 at 11:01 — Last Updated: Monday, December 11, 2017 at 11:03
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The amount of microplastics found in blue mussels on Norway’s Barents Sea coast near the border to Russia is more

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Environment Environment (Sweden) General News Sweden 

Baltic Sea plastic levels puzzle researchers

Radio Sweden
Posted: Tuesday, November 7, 2017 at 13:28
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A Danish-German study has found that the amount of microplastic components has not increased in the Baltic Sea over the

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Finland General News Politics Politics (Finland) 

Arctic Council’s climate work continues with full U.S. participation, despite Paris pullout, says diplomat

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Thursday, October 26, 2017 at 15:56 — Last Updated: Thursday, October 26, 2017 at 15:59
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President Donald Trump may have nixed U.S. participation in the Paris accord, but the Arctic Council’s climate change work continues

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Environment Environment (Finland) Finland General 

Finland’s biggest environmental crime case returns to court

Yle News
Posted: Tuesday, October 10, 2017 at 09:09
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An environmental crime trial about mining company Talvivaara’s past operations began at the Rovaniemi appeals court on Monday. Under scrutiny

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Environment Environment (Russia) General Russia 

Russian General Prosecutor targets polluters in the Arctic

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Tuesday, September 19, 2017 at 17:05
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It is Russia’s Year of Ecology and environmental protection is higher on the country’s agency than ever before, also for

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Business Business (Russia) General Russia 

How green are the batteries? Electric car revolution boosts business for big Arctic air polluter

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Monday, September 11, 2017 at 17:43
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Nornickel eyes sharp increase in demand for nickel and copper as tens of millions of electric cars hit the roads

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General Geopolitics Geopolitics (USA) Politics USA 

Safer airspace but more noise? U.S. Air Force considers changing jet flight patterns in Alaska

Devin Kelly, Alaska Dispatch News
Posted: Wednesday, August 23, 2017 at 18:08
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The U.S. Air Force is considering changes in fighter jet runway use at Anchorage’s Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson that officials say

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Environment Environment (USA) General USA 

‘Over 15 mph, we make clouds’: Road dust plagues rural Alaska

Lisa Demer, Alaska Dispatch News
Posted: Monday, August 14, 2017 at 17:19
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BETHEL — Across rural Alaska, cars, trucks and four-wheelers kick up clouds of road dust, a plague that coats tundra berries and

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General Politics Politics (USA) USA 

U.S. Senate passes marine debris bill

Liz Ruskin, Alaska Public Media
Posted: Wednesday, August 9, 2017 at 15:34
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A bill targeting plastic waste in the ocean and other marine debris cleared the U.S. Senate last week. Alaska’s junior

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Environment Environment (Russia) General Russia 

Sharp drop in emissions near Norwegian border, says Russian mining company

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Wednesday, July 26, 2017 at 17:54 — Last Updated: Thursday, July 27, 2017 at 12:32
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New technology at the ore-briquetting plant in Zapolyarny could be good news for the fragile taiga forest. But does Nornickel

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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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