Arctic thaw unleashes mining-like pollution across hundreds Arctic waterways

Thawing permafrost is rapidly transforming dozens of Arctic streams into acidic, metal-laden waterways, according to new ...
Yahoo

Study: Centuries-old mercury pollution threatens Arctic wildlife

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A new study published shows that despite reductions in mercury release, mercury concentrations in Arctic wildlife continue to rise ...
Mongabay

Plastic pollution talks end & Arctic peoples return home to a ‘sink’ of plastic

In the wake of the plastics treaty talks in Ottawa, a new report highlights the severe impacts of plastics and petrochemicals on Arctic Indigenous communities. Indigenous delegates were left with ...

Harper talks tough on Arctic enforcement

It will become mandatory for all large ships sailing into the Northwest Passage and Canada's other Arctic waterways to report to the Canadian Coast Guard, Prime Minister Stephen Harper promised ...
KUOW

Arctic tundra now emits planet-warming pollution, federal report finds

Arctic tundra, which has stored carbon for thousands of years, has now become a source of planet-warming pollution. As wildfires increase and hotter temperatures melt long-frozen ground, the region is ...

Human‑made chemicals are harming seals at the molecular level

New research shows seals are being affected by chemical pollution in the Arctic food web and rapid climate-driven warming ...
Newsday

In the Arctic, the major climate threat of black carbon is overshadowed by geopolitical tensions

REYKJAVIK, Iceland — As rising global temperatures speed up the melting of sea ice in the Arctic Ocean, it’s set off a boom of ships taking routes that previously were frozen and not traversable. The ...