Tag: pollution
Divergent Views on Biomass and Carbon Emissions Leave Impact Investors in...
The growth in biomass provides environmental and economic benefits, according to industry figures.
Environmentalists say that biomass is polluting, and, most importantly, that...
Relaxed Pollution Rules for Utilities Raise Concerns Over Altered ESG Landscape
A Trump administration move to relax emissions standards alarms environmental groups, who see coronavirus-related effort as an invitation to polluteCarrie VanWinkle, a...
It’s Not Just the Cup: Green Coffee Effort Focused on Production,...
Almost all of coffee’s environmental impact comes from bean production, not disposable cups and other packaging, expert saysCoffee industry is seeking to...
Plastic is Cheap, Efficient, Polluting — And Here to Stay
TAKEAWAY: Plastic is an unprecedented environmental problem and a major contributor to greenhouse gas emissions. Yet not...
Washington, Other States Move Against ‘Forever’ Chemicals as Startups See Opening...
Non-stick coatings seem to be anything but — they stick around so tenaciously that the ingredients used to make them are dubbed...
U.S. Government Watchdog Calls on EPA to Protect America’s Most Polluted...
While the private sector is mobilizing to invest more in recycling and in updating the waste management system in the U.S., it’s...
Scientists Speaking Out: Disbanded EPA Panel Gathers To Focus Attention on...
Key Takeaway: Scientists are responding to efforts by the Trump Administration to...
Clean Air Fund Launched With $50 Million at U.N. Summit, Highlighting...
A handful of European philanthropies have banded together to create the Clean Air Fund to support projects combatting air pollution, and to...
Food Wrapped in Food: Edible Seaweed Packaging is Here
Seaweed is being wrapped around more than sushi these days.
Seen as a potential alternative to plastics, seaweed-based packaging...
U.K. Zero Fossil-Fuel Pollution Goal Sure to Boost Clean Energy Investing
With the British Parliament’s approval of a net zero fossil fuel pollution goal by 2050, consumers and investors will have to rethink...