Enviromental Defense

APRIL 1, 2022

Unfortunately, the Ontario government has completely lost the plot on pollution. . Ontario’s Resource Recovery and Circular Economy Act is designed to shift responsibility for waste management off of municipalities and taxpayers and on to goods producers, retailers, etc. And then there’s the disaster of plastics incineration.

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Environmental News Bits

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

2021 (free, online)More information and to register The zero emissions movement is expanding rapidly at the local, state, and federal levels, expanding regulatory pressures on food retailers to address refrigerant emissions. Sep 27-Oct 8.

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Enviromental Defense

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

It also prohibits a producer or retailer from offering rebates or gifts in exchange for purchasing fossil fuel products. It makes exceptions for the production of artistic or scientific work, and does not ban signage at retail and sale locations.

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Environmental News Bits

OCTOBER 5, 2022

This free virtual summit will bring together the stakeholders needed to solve the puzzle of sustainable refrigeration in supermarkets – including food retailers, manufacturers, service contractors, engineers, consultants, government agencies, policymakers, utilities, energy, and environmental stakeholders.

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Enviromental Defense

AUGUST 31, 2022

The federal government has introduced a bill to reform the Canadian Environmental Protection Act (CEPA), which will be debated in the House of Commons this Fall. In addition to retailer accountability, the government must also protect consumers from these toxic exposures,” added Barker.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

DECEMBER 21, 2023

According to the National Retail Federation , around 20 percent of shopping occurs during November and December. The share of online transactions among total US sales grew from just under six percent in 2013 to around 15 percent in 2021, according to the Census Bureau’s Annual Retail Trade Survey. on routes between 250 and 450 miles.

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Legal Planet

JUNE 6, 2022

Restructuring generally addresses one of two parts of the electricity industry: generation and retail. Retail restructuring focuses on giving end-user consumers choices as to whom they purchase electricity from. Generation restructuring focuses on creating competition in the generation of electricity.

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E2 Law Blog

JANUARY 13, 2022

Kathy Hochul’s State of the State address, in which she endorsed a suite of progressive environmental policies including product stewardship laws governing the paper and packaging industry, the New York Legislature has introduced a bill targeting environmental sustainability disclosures in the fashion and apparel industry.

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Enviromental Defense

APRIL 18, 2023

Too many groceries are packed in throwaway plastic and all the retailers we looked at were guilty.” The plastic pollution crisis has never been more obvious and urgent but despite this, no government or grocery chain has announced plans to address the plastic packaging identified in our report.” Read the full report here.

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Enviromental Defense

MARCH 24, 2022

RBI’s announcement follows a multi-year campaign led by environmental health advocates to phase out PFAS from retail food packaging since the 2020 investigation that found indications of PFAS in Burger King’s Whopper packaging, among other products. . “We We appreciate Burger King taking this critical action following our campaign efforts.

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Enviromental Defense

DECEMBER 20, 2022

You may still see these products around as retail stores, restaurants, etc., Businesses, including retailers, restaurants and beverage companies, must develop convenient and accessible ways to collect containers and packaging from customers – including delivery bins and takeout containers – that can be cleaned and reused.

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Circle of Blue

JANUARY 6, 2023

Persistent dry conditions are driving up the cost of water and prompting more resistance from government and citizens to new development. Groundwater use will total about 400 million to 500 million gallons annually, and local governments and citizen groups have objected. . Just over 6,000 are completed and house 16,000 residents.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC)

APRIL 25, 2024

The initiative offers grants and technical assistance to grocery retailers, cooperative businesses, nonprofit organizations, and state, local, and tribal governments working to increase access to healthy food in underserved areas. HFFI was established by the 2014 Farm Bill and expanded in the 2018 Farm Bill.

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Enviromental Defense

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

In 2019, we launched a public call-to-action urging Costco Canada, Loblaw, Metro, Sobeys and Walmart Canada, Canada’s largest grocery retailers, to ditch toxic receipts. Companies like Metro show our governments the way forward to address these chemical threats and should be congratulated.”.

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Enviromental Defense

APRIL 22, 2024

Despite this, pursuit of this environmentally and socially disruptive project continues, squandering taxpayer money and government resources. Geor ge is the founder of Inception Retail Group, an author, advisor, keynote speaker, and a former CEO & country manager with multinational companies in Canada, the USA and China.

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Enviromental Defense

MAY 16, 2024

As the weather warms and parents are putting away chewed on and worn-out children’s winter clothing, this is a wake up call to the federal government to urgently regulate and phase out PFAS in children’s and other consumer products. We need to put the health of our kids ahead of a few chemical companies’ interests and profits.

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Enviromental Defense

JUNE 12, 2023

The industry’s so-called ‘Recycle Everywhere’ program will cost retailers and consumers a lot of money for little more than greenwashing,” said Karen Wirsig, Senior Program Manager for Plastics at Environmental Defence. We’re at a loss for why the government is allowing the industry to go ahead with this plan. We estimate that some 1.7

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Union of Concerned Scientists

DECEMBER 22, 2022

The US government is also committed to bolstering domestic recycling. Governments and industry can leverage these five tactics to move energy storage batteries towards a more circular end-of-life stewardship. Currently, the US only has about 7% of the global recycling capacity while China has 80%. Source: Courtesy of Li-Cycle.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JANUARY 31, 2023

This month, the federal government will officially (and in my opinion, prematurely) end the pandemic food assistance expansion. Few would know that the poverty threshold in the United States originated in the 1960s and was determined using the cost of a government-determined diet in 1963. But it doesn’t have to be that way.

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CEQA Developments

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

3), upheld the City of Livermore’s (“City”) approval of a 130-unit affordable housing project on a downtown infill site and its accompanying determination that the project was CEQA-exempt under Government Code section 65457 (“Section 65457”). ( Save Livermore Downtown v. City of Livermore (2023) __ Cal.App.5th__ 5th__ (“ SLD” ).)

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Circle of Blue

JANUARY 28, 2022

The study analyzed a total of 60 products from brands like Alpine Design and Patagonia sold at large retailers like Amazon, REI, Target, and Walmart. British Columbia’s government announced this week that officials will develop a new climate adaptation strategy after drought, floods, and wildfires plagued the province last year.

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Legal Planet

MAY 30, 2024

One aspect of the bill requires no less than 60% of the retail hydrogen produced or dispensed be qualified clean hydrogen by 2045. This would apply to new investments as well as renewing existing investments. SB 1420 , authored by Senator Anna Caballero seeks to streamline hydrogen production in the state. County of Monterey et al.

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Arnold Porter

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

First, we will provide an overview of the multiple levels of regulation over food companies at the national level by the FDA and the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), and retail food establishments, which state and local governments primarily regulate.

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Enviromental Defense

AUGUST 9, 2023

We’re counting on these profitable grocery chains, who control 80 per cent of retail grocery sales, to figure this out without gouging Canadians in the process.” The reality is that we can and should have both. The deadline for comment is August 30th. 30 – Alex Ross, Environmental Defence, media@environmentaldefence.ca

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Enviromental Defense

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

Retailers don’t ensure product safety. Government doesn’t test products for known hazards before they go on shelves . Most action on PFAS as a class has been voluntary, with retailers like Patagonia committing to a phase-out. This happens in three ways: Manufacturers don’t disclose ingredients.

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Enviromental Defense

JUNE 9, 2023

We need comprehensive action on toxics Until very recently, the federal government has used the Canadian Environmental Protection Act (CEPA), its main toxics law, to target specific chemicals in specific uses. The federal government needs to take a more comprehensive approach to tackling PFAS , and other toxic chemicals, including bisphenols.

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CEQA Developments

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

The Legislature also increased efforts to curb greenhouse gas emissions with the passage of Assembly Bill 1279 and Senate Bill 1020, setting net zero emissions targets and renewable energy and zero-carbon targets for California retail electricity sales. Below is a short summary of the key features of these amendments.

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Circle of Blue

JUNE 14, 2022

According to Reuters, government officials have been threatened and attacked when visiting illegal mining areas in Bolivia’s Amazon region. In Egypt, government ministers are planning to expand the country’s use of desalinated water to meet the demands of a fast-growing population.

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Legal Planet

JANUARY 3, 2022

However, stations often sit on corner lots at major intersections, making them prime retail spots. Those sites may be governed by state and federal hazardous waste laws. Redeveloping gas stations for other uses may cause another problem, however.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 18, 2023

The federal government has the power to give people more and better choices about what we eat, and this year presents an excellent opportunity for positive change. The federal government should expand funding that promotes access to local markets, and continue robust evaluation of LAMP to fully understand its benefits for communities.

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Enviromental Defense

JUNE 24, 2022

With a series of live announcements held across the country, the federal government finally released the final regulations to ban six single-use plastics – straws, stir sticks, check out bags, cutlery, some takeout containers, and six pack rings. . The government estimates that the bans will mean 1.3 Big news this week!

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Corp Watch

JANUARY 31, 2024

Amazon Fined in France for Illegally Spying on Workers Common Dreams PaulaR Wed, 01/31/2024 - 13:59 Tuesday, January 23, 2024 Read more Julia Conley The retail giant was also ordered to pay more than $30 million last year after allegedly surveilling customers with its tech products.

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Corp Watch

MARCH 1, 2024

The company also owns one of the world’s largest clusters of ‘cloud’ computer networks (Amazon Web Services) that millions of individuals, businesses and government agencies use to host their data, including the Central Intelligence Agency. USA: Google And Amazon Workers Protest Their Companies’ $1.2

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 13, 2022

Are Retailers Gouging? Are Retailers Gouging? Think About It - There are no limits on what they can charge you.] -- Guest Essay: ‘Caring For Earth, Caring For You’ During Catholic Sisters Week March 8-14 - By Sister Pat Lupo , OSB, and Sister Dorothy Stoner , OSB, St. What’s Your Community Doing?

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Corp Watch

JANUARY 2, 2024

Corporation Amazon Image Image Products online shopping, data hosting, supermarkets, Alexa voice assistant, Kindle e-book reader Amazon Website Summary Amazon is a retail behemoth whose real business is data – Big Data. federal government (via USA Spending) Amazon contracts with the U.S. federal government (via SAM).

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MARCH 13, 2023

For cashiers (across all retail), it’s 23 percent. The federal government should hold companies like Tyson accountable, while continuing to provide the lifeline of SNAP. Some government programs that promote local and regional systems report that for each dollar invested, more than $2.6 7 goes to the local community.

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Corp Watch

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Corporation Amazon Image Image Products online shopping, data hosting, supermarkets, Alexa voice assistant, Kindle e-book reader Amazon Website Summary Amazon is a retail behemoth whose real business is data – Big Data. federal government (via USA Spending) Amazon contracts with the U.S. federal government (via SAM).

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