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Sparks fly over Finnmark mining

While local elected officials were celebrating with cake, protests poured in over the Conservative state government's decision on Thursday to finally allow mining operations...

Stavanger plagued by rats

Pest control experts say they haven't seen so many rats in Stavanger for 30 years. They're questioning whether the increase in the rat population...

Climate change ravages Svalbard

A new report compiled by Norway's leading climate researchers predicts much warmer temperatures on the Arctic island group of Svalbard in the years ahead,...

Auditor slams oil safety regulator

Environmental activists were alarmed this week, after Norway's state auditor general's office all but blasted Norway's Petroleum Safety Authority (Petroleumstilsynet, PTIL) for not doing...

Norway hands out more oil licenses

While his colleagues in Parliament were reeling over a report on poor regulation of Norway's offshore installations, and another shows that most young Norwegians...

Wolf debate ‘blown out of proportion’

It was the wildlife preservationists' turn on Saturday to demonstrate by the thousands in favour of protecting Norway's roughly 60 surviving wolves. As their...

Anti-wolf activists howl in Oslo again

Killing two more wolves on New Year's Day wasn't enough to satisfy those who view the predator as a threat to their livestock or...

Conflicts fly behind ‘Green Capital’ year

NEWS ANALYSIS: Oslo's political leaders were basking in the spotlight on Friday, ready to officially kick off the city's year of being hailed as...

Pollution fears rise around Svalbard

A particularly senstive area of Svalbard was under threat of oil pollution this week, after a trawler grounded in bad weather in a remote...

Oslo prepares to protect its wolves

Oslo city officials are making moves to protect predators in the vast forests surrounding the Norwegian capital. Many residents have reacted positively to wolves...
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