Controversial copper mine in Arctic Norway gets green light
Indigenous Sami interests and environmental groups will appeal the Norwegian Government’s decision on Thursday to grant permission for controversial mine
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Water pollution
Many towns in Sweden seek funds to clean up polluted sites
The western city of Borås is hoping to get state money to clean up old textile industry residues that wound
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First ever winter sighting of blue-green algae in Gulf of Finland
The Finnish Environment Institute Syke says that in early January, it received several notifications of blue-green colored ice and algae
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Greenland joins push to ban heavy fuel oil in the Arctic
Environmental and northern Indigenous communities are welcoming the decision by Greenland to push for a ban on the use of
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Alaska’s largest city bans plastic bags, starting next year
Anchorage is joining a growing list of communities around Alaska that ban plastic bags. During a meeting last night, the
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World Wildlife Fund raises alarm about harmful ‘grey water’ in Canada’s Arctic
World Wildlife Fund Canada fears a new report it commissioned suggests that untreated “grey water” dumped in Canadian Arctic waters could double by
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Toxic algae a threat to Sweden’s water supply
High levels of toxic blue-green algae, which has thrived in this summer’s extreme hot weather, is making it more difficult
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Finnish researcher testing plants to purify lakes and seas
An algal bloom the size of a baby’s fist is floating in a dish in a Lahti laboratory, in southern
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Is toxic waste behind dead mussel horde in Finnish river?
Thousands of dead mussels have been discovered in Kokemäki river in western Finland, with possible links to earlier spillages of
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