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hybrid-electric luxury arctic cruise ship

First hybrid-electric luxury cruise ship reached North Pole

A new chapter in the saga of polar exploration is opened as the LNG-powered Le Commandant Charcot Monday 6 September became the first French-flagged ship to reach the Geographic North Pole.
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tourism hub planned on Barents Sea coast
thebarentsobserver.com

Yacht club, comfy hotels and glamping. This is Nornickel's planned tourism hub on Barents Sea coast

As the mining and metallurgy company closes it aging plant in Nikel, it invests billions in a nearby major tourism complex.
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Arctic tourism future
thebarentsobserver.com

Moscow aims at post-COVID 200% boost in Arctic tourism

Authors of Russia's new Arctic Tourism Strategy are confident that traveling to the top of the world will soon set new records.
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Giant Christmas theme park aiming at 10 million visitors annually
thebarentsobserver.com

Giant Christmas theme park aiming at 10 million visitors annually

Plans for the Republic of Santa Claus theme park north of Rovaniemi include a giant transparent dome with year-round artificial snowfall and the world's biggest sauna village.

ORIGINAL REPORTING
Graphic image of white freight truck being charged.

California struggles to electrify trucks as Trump administration blocks state rules

Rare earth mining toxic pollution

The hidden cost of powering your phone might be someone else’s cancer

Small creek with water running over rocks.

Toxic mine runoff cleanup revives West Virginia waterways and extracts rare earth elements

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Jellyfish floating in the ocean

Scientists call on UN to adopt bold ocean policies to combat climate and biodiversity threats

Green coral on a reef.

EU ocean protection plan draws fire for weak enforcement and lack of binding goals

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Wildfire smoke from Canada continues to choke U.S. cities as climate patterns worsen

CLIMATE
Solar panels installed on a rolling hill.

China ramps up solar and wind power as clean energy output shatters global records

a cruise ship with an iceberg in the background.

Melting ice and microplastics signal deepening disruption in Antarctica’s climate system