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Category: Environmental Updates
Big retailers are getting into the secondhand market. Will that change how we shop?
Whether resale benefits the planet will depend on if it actually offsets consumption, or promotes it.
UN report could change the conversation on ‘loss and damage’ at November’s climate negotiations
The new IPCC report spotlighted the issue, despite U.S. opposition.
A controversial lithium mine in Nevada is one step closer to operation
The final obstacle to mining in Thacker Pass is a federal lawsuit
As scientists sound the alarm on climate, Biden’s State of the Union barely mentions it
Instead, the president touted the release of “60 billion barrels of oil from reserves around the…
Do salmon have rights?
A legal battle between Seattle and the Sauk-Suiattle Indian Tribe could test the Rights of Nature…
Climate change is intensifying Earth’s water cycle at twice the predicted rate, research shows
Rising temperatures pushing much more freshwater towards poles than climate models previously estimated.
Time is running out to adapt to climate change, new IPCC report says
Region by region, the analysis describes “widespread, pervasive impacts” to ecosystems, people, settlements, and infrastructure.
The Russian invasion of Ukraine has left a hole in the global energy market
Will countries fill it with more oil and gas, or with renewables?
Are microbes the future of recycling? It’s complicated.
An enzyme-based recycling technology is poised to go commercial, but questions about cost and scalability linger.