Solutions www.rcinet.ca Environmental groups welcome ban on dirty fuel by Arctic cruise operators A coalition of environmental and conservation groups says it welcomes a decision to forgo the use of heavy fuel oil while operating in the region.
Newsletter thebarentsobserver.com Luxury ship enters Bering Strait, starts cruise on Russia’s Northern Sea Route The Silver Explorer gets an escort by a Russian icebreaker as it launches its ice edge cruising through Russian Arctic waters.
Impacts Arctic cruises accused of leaving indigenous people in the cold Indigenous communities are being "overwhelmed" by ships that drop up to 1,000 passengers in small villages but offer no employment opportunities.
Impacts thebarentsobserver.com The Viking Sky incident – A wake-up call for the Arctic cruise industry? As the cruise industry grows, experts continue to raise questions about emergency response in the Arctic where the weather is harsh and emergency services are sometimes located several hours away.
As Biden prepares to block the sale of U.S. Steel to Nippon Steel, pollution concerns persist in Pennsylvania
A Pennsylvania fracking company with more than 2,000 environmental violations selected for federal environmental justice funding
