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U.S./Russia sign new maritime pollution agreement
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U.S. and Russia sign new maritime pollution agreement, conduct joint Bering Sea patrol

The U.S. Coast Guard and the Russia's Marine Rescue Service have agreed to an updated plan to address maritime pollution across international boundaries in the Chukchi and Bering seas.

China's new icebreaker completes first Arctic expedition
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China's new icebreaker completes first Arctic expedition

A major number of sediment samples have been collected from the Arctic seabed in the course of the maiden voyage of the Xue Long 2.
indigenous Saami appeal to Tesla over NorNickel
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Saami Council urges Tesla to refrain from buying NorNickel metals

"The factory has forever ruined what used to be the beautiful tundra here in Monchegorsk," says Andrei Danilov, a Sámi from Russia's Kola Peninsula.
Nornickel blames permafrost melt for spill

Russian mining firm accused of using global heating to avoid blame for oil spill

Nornickel said permafrost thaw could have caused catastrophic diesel spillage in Arctic.

Footprints of extraction

Footprints of extraction

The Svalbard Archipelago was uninhabited until humans came searching for resources. A historian follows their tracks.

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Glacial rivers release mercury into high Arctic watersheds

Glacial rivers release mercury into high Arctic watersheds

A recent study traces the source of mercury in Lake Hazen to increased flow in glacial rivers, showing that even as global mercury emissions decline, an anthropogenic driver still remains—climate change.
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