U.S. Supreme Court justices wrestle how to set Alaska hovercraft case apart from subsistence
Last week, the U.S Supreme Court again heard arguments in a case that pits the mission of the National Park
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Low fish numbers force closure of king salmon fishing in part of Alaska
Sport fishing for king salmon is looking bleak in Southcentral after recent closures announced by the Department of Fish and
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Supreme Court’s rehearing of hovercraft hunter case could test Alaska’s sovereignty
The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to rehear the case of an Alaska moose hunter whose use of a hovercraft
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Swedish rivers overflow as heatwave melts northern snow
Skies are beautiful and sunny throughout much of the country, but the warmth has brought a problem: flooding, after all
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Flood worries in Finland as river levels rise
The spring flood situation in Southern Ostrobothnia appears to be easing off after flood levels were broken Saturday, according to
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Norway and Russia adjusting border line
For the first time since 1947 Norwegian and Russian authorities are adjusting the 196 kilometers long border between the two
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Oil spills surprisingly common in Finland, but cleanup dependent on volunteers
About 2,000 oil spills a year take place in Finland, the large majority of which only leak small amounts of
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Alaska: Bristol Bay sockeye’s prey quality affected by ocean temperature
Having healthy and plentiful returns of salmon each season is an important issue to subsistence, sport and commercial fishermen alike.
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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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Record numbers for Swedish wild salmon
Salmon are surging up Sweden’s rivers in record numbers. In the biggest river, Tornea älv in Norrbotte, over 100,000 salmon
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Police investigate whether to bring criminal charges over nickel leak in Finland
A maximum sentence of six years in prison could be levelled at those responsible for the 66-ton chemical leak from
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Finland: Left, Greens and Norilsk Nickel weigh in on Harjavalta leak
Left Alliance committee calls for Pori river check-up; Green League VP chides environmental administration; metal factory Norilsk Nickel claims responsibility
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Finland: Harjavalta nickel leak biggest on record
The nickel leak from a factory in Harjavalta, Finland is now the biggest ever recorded in Finland. The plant has
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Dairy leak in Sweden turns river’s waters milky white
Around 15,000 liters of milk spilled into the Tolånga river in Sjöbo municipality, southern Sweden on Friday, after a pipe
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Fish show traces of banned pesticides in some Alaska parks
Traces of pesticides that were likely never used in Alaska and have — in some cases — long been outlawed
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