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On thin ice: The hidden costs of Northern Sea Route shipping

By Mary McAuliffe August 6, 2025

The Northern Sea Route, which cuts through Arctic waters along Russia’s coast, is not the climate-friendly shipping shortcut Moscow wants people to believe it is, according to a report from The Bellona Foundation, an environmental advocacy group.

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