Environment

Arctic warming has collapsed amphipod populations, leaving gray whales malnourished and increasing deaths during spring migrations.

BLM's planned auction of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge could expose polar bear cubs to seismic testing and other disturbances from oil and gas development.

The Trump administration plans to dismantle the $368 million Ocean Observatories Initiative, removing in‑water instruments from Alaska and other sites and ending a decade of continuous ocean monitoring.

The article explains how the High Seas Treaty could affect protection of Arctic waters and uses the Arctic tern’s yearly migration as a lens on the region’s environmental state.

A multidisciplinary research project engages communities in southern Greenland and northeast Iceland to investigate how pollution connects and disconnects Arctic environments.

The Ukraine invasion halted international funds for Russia’s Andreyeva Bay nuclear waste cleanup, leaving Russia alone to slow the removal of 22,000 spent fuel assemblies and extending the finish date into the 2030s.

Thawing permafrost is turning Arctic rivers orange, as iron and metals pollute the water, threatening fish, insects, and stream ecosystems.

ICEBERG research reveals that persistent organic pollutants, heavy metals, plastics, and PFAS from global industrial sources travel by air and ocean to Arctic communities, undermining food safety and cultural ties.

MLAs urge the GNWT to impose hunting bans and road closures as the Mackenzie Valley Highway and Arctic Economic and Security Corridor near Yellowknife could disrupt caribou migration.

Shrinking sea ice reduces ice algae, which undermines the Arctic food chain that supports whales, possibly driving increased whale mortality.

The paper explores how an Arctic industrial city’s design and planning are evolving to address extreme conditions and climate‑intensified stresses.

Scientists identified the two main causes of toxic orange iron particles clouding Arctic rivers.

Gillnet fisheries targeting Arctic char are inadvertently capturing Arctic foxes, highlighting wildlife impacts of fishing practices in a rapidly warming Arctic.

Alaska communities are monitoring cyanobacteria and other harmful algae that could poison fish, wildlife, and people, jeopardizing subsistence food supplies and local ecosystems.

Sweden unveiled an Arctic strategy that ties security policy to resilient communities, economic interests, and environmental and climate considerations.

Wolverine numbers in northern Sweden have fallen to less than a third of early 2000s levels as frozen conservation payments and climate change erode trust and funding.

Norway is lobbying the EU to allow 38 new Arctic oil and gas licences in the Barents Sea, a move that could extend fossil fuel extraction into the rapidly warming Arctic.

Sea ice loss has sharply reduced nutrient levels, disrupting the Arctic food chain.

The Ocean Connectivity Conference held May 26‑28 2026 in Tórshavn brought ~1,400 experts and Indigenous leaders to discuss how ocean currents link the Arctic, Atlantic and Pacific oceans—highlighting the salmon crisis that threatens Yukon communities and urging cross‑disciplinary cooperation for sustainable marine stewardship.

Detections of saxitoxin in fish and clams in the Northern Bering Sea are prompting local communities to monitor toxin levels and assess risks to subsistence foods amid warming ocean conditions.

Scientists warn that melting sea ice may have pushed the Arctic Ocean past a tipping point, potentially reshaping marine life.

Japanese researchers have devised a satellite‑based method to estimate Arctic sea ice thickness, improving monitoring of the region’s ice conditions.

Oil and gas companies operating in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge threaten polar bears and other wildlife, as the 1.56‑million‑acre protected area faces industrial development.

The World Meteorological Organization projects the Arctic will warm by almost 1.7 °C by 2030, raising concerns of a severe drought and record‑setting temperatures in the coming five years.