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Global Returnable Packaging Market to Reach $173B by 2030

Environment + Energy Leader

Rapid industrialization, increasing trade activities, and rising demand for robust, long-term, and eco-friendly packaging for the transportation of finished and semi-finished goods in multiple end-use industries is expected to augment growth to the market. The post Global Returnable Packaging Market to Reach $173B by 2030 appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.

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Mammals With Fewer Young Are More Resilient Against Extreme Weather, Study Suggests

Yale E360

Longer-lived mammals with fewer young are better able to cope with extreme weather, according to a new study. Read more on E360 ?.

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Coke Florida Earns GreenCircle’s Zero Waste to Landfill Certification

Environment + Energy Leader

Coca-Cola Beverages Florida, LLC (Coke Florida) announces that its Broward Manufacturing Facility has obtained GreenCircle’s Zero Waste to Landfill certification. The post Coke Florida Earns GreenCircle’s Zero Waste to Landfill Certification appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.

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FOOD ‘WASTE’ (AND IT’S HIDDEN OPPORTUNITIES) 

Cleannovate

As a person who’s been raised in urban areas, I am always baffled by the amount of food waste we produce. Just picture the mounds of garbage lying next to residential neighborhoods around us and we get a picture of the kind of problem we face. Food waste (and food scraps) are posing a great solid waste problem in many cities and towns. Most waste collection companies only end up dumping the waste in unregulated landfills which have become another health hazard by themselves.

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Implementing D.E.J.I. Strategies in Energy, Environment, and Transportation

Speaker: Antoine M. Thompson, Executive Director of the Greater Washington Region Clean Cities Coalition

Diversity, Equity, Justice, and Inclusion (DEJI) policies, programs, and initiatives are critically important as we move forward with public and private sector climate and sustainability goals and plans. Underserved and socially, economically, and racially disadvantaged communities bear the burden of pollution, higher energy costs, limited resources, and limited investments in the clean energy and transportation sectors.

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Carbon Credit Market to Experience Huge Growth Through 2027

Environment + Energy Leader

The market is being enhanced by new regulations and an increased focus on industrial reductions of emissions. The post Carbon Credit Market to Experience Huge Growth Through 2027 appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.

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Whale songs can spread between groups nearly 8000 kilometres apart

New Scientist

Songs that were first heard from humpback whales off eastern Australia were picked up in whales off Ecuador several years later, suggesting that the noises passed between groups across the south Pacific Ocean

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Coyotes are here to stay in North American cities – here’s how to appreciate them from a distance

Environmental News Bits

by David Drake, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Bret Shaw, University of Wisconsin-Madison, and Mary Magnuson, University of Wisconsin-Madison Coyotes have become practically ubiquitous across the lower 48 United States, and they’re increasingly turning up in cities. The draws are abundant food and green space in urban areas. At first these appearances were novelties, like the hot … Continue reading Coyotes are here to stay in North American cities – here’s how to appreciate them from a d

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FDA’s Color Additive Regulations and the Skittles Litigation

National Law Center

Recently two separate plaintiffs filed cases against Mars Incorporated (Mars), the maker of the popular candy, Skittles. The plaintiffs argue that. The post FDA’s Color Additive Regulations and the Skittles Litigation appeared first on National Agricultural Law Center.

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A Billion Dollar Development Threatens the Niagara Escarpment – One of Ontario’s Natural Wonders

Enviromental Defense

This is a guest post by Mike Robbins, a Board member with the Escarpment Corridor Alliance. The Niagara Escarpment, one of Ontario’s natural wonders, has been described as a “masterpiece of living art.” This spectacular landform was designated in 1990 as a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve. UNESCO defines biosphere reserves as “learning places for sustainable development.

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Ah-ha moments

Environmental News Bits

Read the full story from the University of Tennessee. Armed with a grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the Center for Industrial Services (CIS), an agency of the UT Institute for Public Service, has worked with five Tennessee food manufacturers so far to help them reduce their carbon footprints. CIS has used two … Continue reading Ah-ha moments.

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Shaping a Resilient Future: Climate Impact on Vulnerable Populations

Speaker: Laurie Schoeman Director, Climate & Sustainability, Capital

As households and communities across the nation face challenges such as hurricanes, wildfires, drought, extreme heat and cold, and thawing permafrost and flooding, we are increasingly searching for ways to mitigate and prevent climate impacts. During this event, national climate and housing expert Laurie Schoeman will discuss topics including: The two paths for climate action: decarbonization and adaptation.

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The Netherlands is busy building hybrid clean energy technologies at sea

A Greener Life

The first wind turbine erected at the Hollandse Kust Zuid wind farm in April 2022. Photo credit: Vattenfall / Ties van der Horst. By Anders Lorenzen. The combination of offshore wind turbines, floating solar panels and green hydrogen are some of the hybrid clean energy technologies currently under development off the Dutch coast. . The low-lying European country is using its expertise in water engineering to build up its next wave of clean energy infrastructure.

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Only 15 Out Of 256 Conventional Oil & Gas Operators Who Abandoned Wells Without Plugging Them Were Fined By DEP; Small Penalties No Deterrent To Future Abandonments

PA Environment Daily

Only 15 of the 256 conventional oil and gas operators who received notices of violation for abandoning wells without plugging them over the last six years were assessed monetary penalties by the Department of Environmental Protection, according to DEP’s response to a Right to Know request to the Oil and Gas Management Program for penalty information covering conventional operators from 2016 through 2021.

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Ubiquitous ‘Forever Chemicals’ Increase Risk of Liver Cancer, Researchers Report

Inside Climate News

The study is one of the first that links exposure to PFAS, found in products such as nonstick pans and fabric coatings, to the most common form of liver cancer in humans. By Victoria St. Martin The ubiquity of the toxic class of substances commonly known as “forever chemicals” is well established. Now, medical researchers have zeroed in on their effects on a crucial component of the human body’s internal filtration system: the liver.

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Environmental Hearing Board Rules Renovo Energy Natural Gas-Fired Power Plant Limits On Sulfur Dioxide, VOC Emissions Set Too High

PA Environment Daily

On August 29, the Environmental Hearing Board ruled in favor of three environmental groups in their appeal of the air pollution permit for the proposed Renovo Energy Center natural gas-fired power plant in Clinton County, finding the Department of Environmental Protection set limits for sulfur dioxide and volatile organic compounds too high. The ruling comes in the middle of a legal challenge which continues toward trial on other claims.

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Sustainability at Retail

Sustainability impacts every nation, company, and person around the world. So much so that, in 2015, the United Nations (UN) issued a call for action by all countries to work toward sustainable development. In response to this and as part of a global Sustainability at Retail initiative, Shop! worked collaboratively with its global affiliates to address these critical issues in this white paper.

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Ag and Food Law Daily Update: August 30, 2022

National Law Center

A comprehensive summary of today’s judicial, legislative, and regulatory developments in agriculture and food. Email important additions HERE. . The post Ag and Food Law Daily Update: August 30, 2022 appeared first on National Agricultural Law Center.

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Fungi evolved their weird and wild shapes in two big bursts

New Scientist

The vast array of shapes that fungi can take, including colourful mushroom caps and tangles of thread-like moulds, evolved in two big bursts hundreds of millions of years ago

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POLLINATORS! The Musical Coming To Millbrook Marsh Nature Center, State College Sept. 11

PA Environment Daily

By Alexandra McLaughlin, Penn State News Penn State Extension Master Gardeners from Centre County recently debuted “POLLINATORS! The Musical,” a 30-minute production aimed at providing pollinator education in a fun and catchy way. An upcoming performance at the “ Monarchs at the Marsh ” event on Sunday, Sept. 11, will feature two shows — at 1 and 3 p.m. — at Millbrook Marsh Nature Center in State College.

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Deadly Pakistan floods are a climate catastrophe, says UN chief

New Scientist

Eight weeks of torrential rain during a severe monsoon season have left a third of Pakistan underwater, in the worst flooding since 2010

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On “Trash” Birds: Rethinking How We Label Common Species

Cool Green Science

Why trash birds is a trash term. The post On “Trash” Birds: Rethinking How We Label Common Species appeared first on Cool Green Science.

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JWST reveals young star that may be about to give birth to a planet

New Scientist

Spectral information from the James Webb Space Telescope has unveiled chemicals inside a protostar that hint it is in the process of forming planets

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Sept. 7 Screening Of Hurricane Agnes 50: Life After The Flood; It Happened Before And Flooding Will Be Worse In The Future Due To Climate Change

PA Environment Daily

A WVIA documentary by Alexander Monelli-- Agnes 50: Life After The Flood -- will be screened September 7 online and at the HUB-Robeson Center Freeman Auditorium at the Penn State Campus in State College starting at 7:00 p.m. For starters, we know that climate change will bring more frequent and severe flooding events to Pennsylvania. But even beyond that, this retrospective on Agnes shows that so often the results of disasters depend on decision-making by people, both before and during an event.

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Superheated steam dishwasher could kill bacteria in just 25 seconds

New Scientist

Computer simulations of a simplified dishwasher that uses hot, dry steam and no detergent found that it could kill all heat-resistant bacteria on a plate in under half a minute – but it might not actually clean your dishes

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Commercial Metals Company Launches Net-Zero Rebar

Environmental Leader

The material is produced using electric blast furnaces, energy credits, and carbon offsets to counter emissions. The post Commercial Metals Company Launches Net-Zero Rebar appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.

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DRBC: Microplastics Pervasive In Waters Adjacent To Delaware River’s Population Centers

PA Environment Daily

On August 30, the Delaware River Basin Commission released a new technical report on Reducing Microplastics in the Delaware River Estuary. “The DRBC’s mission includes protecting and improving water quality in the Delaware River Basin for over 13 million people in four states,” DRBC Executive Director Steve Tambini said. “This study focuses on water quality in the Delaware River near some of the Basin’s most dense population centers to better understand the distribution and concentration of micr

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Compression socks may prevent nausea and loose bowels during marathons

New Scientist

Stomach cramps and the urgent need for the toilet on long runs may partly be caused by decreased blood flow damaging gut cells.

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Quickly reporting back water testing results after a wildfire

Environmental News Bits

Read the full story in the Partnerships for Environmental Public Health Newsletter. Communicating environmental health information quickly after a disaster is critical and allows residents to take protective actions against harmful environmental exposures. When residents began to return to the town of Paradise, California, after evacuations caused by the devastating 2018 Camp Fire, they were … Continue reading Quickly reporting back water testing results after a wildfire.

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Clean Air Council Celebrates Joseph Minott's 40 Year Commitment To Leading The Council, And To The Environment

PA Environment Daily

The Philadelphia-based Clean Air Council is celebrating Executive Director and Chief Counsel, Joseph Minott’s 40 years of leading the Clean Air Council! It is rare to have such strong and stable leadership like what Joe has provided for almost his entire career. Joe is a sought after environmental voice and leader across the state and the region. He has spent his career championing environmental issues like clean air and water, advocating for a transition away from fossil fuels, and promoting cl

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What is climate-neutral aviation and how do we get there?

Environmental News Bits

Read the full story at Anthropocene Magazine. Airplanes affect the climate in complex ways. In addition to carbon dioxide, burning jet fuel produces water vapor, sulfur dioxide, soot, nitrogen oxides, and contrail clouds, all of which can affect global temperature. Emissions other than carbon dioxide – especially contrails, which are well known to have a warming … Continue reading What is climate-neutral aviation and how do we get there?

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Media Advisory: Ontario Residents Share Why #WeAreLakeErie on August 31, 2022

Enviromental Defense

The 6th annual social media event draws attention to the challenges Lake Erie is currently facing. Toronto | Traditional territories of the Huron-Wendat, the Anishnaabeg, Haudenosaunee, Chippewas and the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation – As Lake Erie continues to be plagued by annual and often toxic algal blooms, Ontarians are answering a rallying cry on social media to demand urgent action to protect the lake and drinking water for millions of people and many complex ecosystems. .

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North Carolina Fish Forum turns research collaboration into action

Environmental News Bits

Read the full story at Environmental Factor. Researchers across three NIEHS-funded universities and their stakeholders organized the North Carolina Fish Forum in 2019 to understand the process of setting fish consumption advisories and barriers to more effectively communicating them. Three years later, the collaborators continue to reveal new insight into contaminants in fish, inform more health-protective advisories, … Continue reading North Carolina Fish Forum turns research collaboratio

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Study Suggests One-Third Of Wild Bee Species In PA Have Declined; Bee Diversity Can Help Conserve Pollinators

PA Environment Daily

By Chuck Gill, Penn State News Over a six-year period in southcentral Pennsylvania, measures of biodiversity among wild bee communities declined and one-third of species experienced decreases in abundance, according to a Penn State-led team of researchers. Findings from their recently published study, the researchers contend, demonstrate the value of standardized, season-wide sampling across multiple years for identifying patterns in bee biodiversity and monitoring population trends among specie

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The Research Reputation-Industrial Complex: Corporate influence on the research ecosystem

Environmental News Bits

Read the full story in Online Searcher. I braved airline travel in COVID America to attend the fall 2021 meeting of the Coalition for Networked Information (CNI), which took place Dec. 13–14 in Washington, DC. At the opening plenary session, the forward-looking head of CNI, Clifford Lynch, talked about a topography of emerging advances and … Continue reading The Research Reputation-Industrial Complex: Corporate influence on the research ecosystem.

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Third Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Clean Water Act Citizen Suit On Inadequate Notice

MGKF Law

In order to bring a citizen suit in federal district court under the Clean Water Act, 33 USC § 1365(a)(1), the plaintiff must first give “notice of the alleged violation” to the alleged violator, the EPA, and the State at least 60 days prior to commencing suit. In Shark River Cleanup Coalition v. Township of Wall; Estate of Fred McDowell Jr., (No. 21-2060, 3d Cir.

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Developing tech to eliminate ‘forever chemicals’ from water

Environmental News Bits

Read the full story from the University of Illinois Chicago. Engineers at the University of Illinois Chicago have been awarded just over $1 million from the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Alliance for Water Innovation to build a system that selectively removes and destroys poly- and perfluorinated substances, commonly called PFAS and referred to as … Continue reading Developing tech to eliminate ‘forever chemicals’ from water.

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