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New York will become the largest state to enact a biodiesel blending requirement for heating oil, according to legislation passed in the state on Wednesday night. ...more |
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The Environmental Protection Agency this week finalized new rules that will reduce tailpipe emissions through 2026, improving efficiency by 28.3% and avoiding 3.1 billion tons of greenhouse gas emissions through 2050. ...more |
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![Champions of the Earth: Mia Mottley versus the ‘faceless few’ Champions of the Earth: Mia Mottley versus the ‘faceless few’](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_130604d7-3b82-4fca-bdb1-1b723f95ad20_.jpg) |
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The Prime Minister of Barbados, Mia Mottley, has been awarded the 2021 Champions of the Earth Award, the UN’s highest environmental honour, for her policy leadership. ...more |
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![Meat production linked to 75,000 premature deaths in China due to air pollution Meat production linked to 75,000 premature deaths in China due to air pollution](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_c88eb17e-50bc-4544-a7d0-dfa68f03e5a7_.jpg) |
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Researchers reveal the environmental impacts of the rapidly expanding agricultural sector, with soaring ammonia emissions from things like fertiliser and manure. ...more |
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![First fully solar-powered compost facility opens in California First fully solar-powered compost facility opens in California](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_dff99d60-be70-40cf-856f-f04719d71db8_.jpeg) |
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California state law (SB 1383) takes effect January 1, 2022, requiring the majority of homes and businesses in the area to recycle all food and yard waste in their yard debris carts. ...more |
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![DroneSeed makes reforestation easier after a large wildfire DroneSeed makes reforestation easier after a large wildfire](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_0d8af450-1b87-4219-b9ca-a2e624961ec6_.jpg) |
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According to the National Interagency Fire Center, 6,480,861 acres have burned across the United States this year alone as a result of 47,201 wildfires. ...more |
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![Tom Ford launches new plastic film alternative competition Tom Ford launches new plastic film alternative competition](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_a6442c01-690b-43fd-8d75-30aeb8277db3_.jpeg) |
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In a world shifting focus towards more sustainable products, research and development is crucial in order to find viable alternatives to plastic. ...more |
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![First US solar-powered airport is in Tennessee First US solar-powered airport is in Tennessee](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_2b505a43-9d1b-42af-90b5-e4cd398c375b_.jpeg) |
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Tennessee may not strike people as the most progressive state with 46% of the population conservative and 27% moderate, according to a Pew Research Center poll. ...more |
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February 2021 brought the planet’s 16th-warmest February, and this December is much warmer than it should be. ...more |
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![EU-UK reach deal on fisheries quota of shared stocks EU-UK reach deal on fisheries quota of shared stocks](/uploaded/images/thumbnails/thu-News_c26cd000-6f1a-47d2-bae9-1a978d551862_.jpg) |
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The European Union said Wednesday that it reached a fisheries deal with the United Kingdom on their shared stocks, but environmentalists insisted that even after Brexit takes hold, fish will continue to be overexploited. ...more |
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