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Groups to sue over oil impacts to polar bearsJun
10 ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) – Two environmental groups filed notice on Monday that they plan to sue the federal government for not imposing new regulations on oil development in Alaska’s Arctic waters as part of offering protective status to polar bears. more » Russia and Norway meet in Moscow to Discuss Border IssuesJun
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Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre (BarentsObserver.com) says that the Norwegian Coast Guard’s inspections in the waters around Spitsbergen are “legitimate, unbiased and just”. In a meeting with journalists in Kirkenes, Norway, today, he also reiterated the official Norwegian position on the area, arguing that international law gives Norway the full sovereignty over the waters. Russia and a number of other countries however continue to dispute the Norwegian view. more »
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