Sep 30, 2020 09:30AM
According to a recent report on e-waste, a record 53.6 million metric tons of electronics were discarded in 2019 and could likely increase to 74.7 million tons per year by 2030.
Apple, Inc., the maker of the iPhone, iPad and Mac computers, has committed to becoming 100 percent carbon neutral overall, from its supply chain to retail outlets, by 2030.
Experts have discovered kelp that has survived for 16,000 years since the last ice age and are hopeful that this find will show how marine plant life survives extreme changes in climate.
The global total fertility rate (TFR) nearly halved from 1950 levels, when women had an average of 4.7 children each, to 2.4 in 2017, and it could fall below 1.7 by the turn of the century.
A worldwide inventory of methane sources reveals that atmospheric levels of the heat-trapping greenhouse gas are at an all-time high due to agriculture, fossil fuels and landfill waste.
Sep 30, 2020 08:57AM
The goal of the Protect Our Restaurants movement is to bring together restaurant owners, workers, civil society groups and consumers to persuade policymakers to regulate food delivery apps so they can’t use their market power to exploit restaurants and take money out of our local economies.
Aug 31, 2020 09:30AM
A study concludes that if we act quickly and decisively, there is an opportunity to conserve about half of the planet’s ice-free land.
Conscientious nurses have formed the Alliance of Nurses for Healthy Environments and partnered with Project Drawdown to significantly impact climate change and create a healthier future.
Manufacturer Kuraray has introduced a renewable and sustainable starch-based barrier film called Plantic. The plant-based packaging material can be recycled or composted.
Researchers estimate more than 1,000 tons of microplastics are deposited from the air into national parks and wilderness areas each year.
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