Dirtiest shipping fuel to be banned from Arctic
Keeping heavy fuel oil out of the Arctic will benefit public health and the environment, but shippers warn it will lead to higher prices.
April 13, 2018
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The UN body that regulates shipping agreed Friday to a measure that would ban a highly polluting form of fuel from the Arctic, but shipping executives warn the measure will lead to higher transport costs for communities and industries in the region.
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