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09 February 2018
EPA enforcement actions hit 10-year low in 2017
The number of new enforcement actions initiated by the EPA has fallen significantly over the past year.
LNG Canada delayed reporting ‘integrity issue’ to regulators and never fully informed the public, while locals raised concerns about noise, smoke and emissions.
Australia’s Reef Restoration and Adaptation Program is racing to keep the Great Barrier Reef alive by collecting coral spawn at sea and breeding millions of baby corals in high-tech tanks for reseeding.
The internet is responsible for 3.7 per cent of global carbon emissions, outpacing air travel. If the internet were a country, it would be the fourth-largest polluter in the world.
Tailings and acid mine drainage from mines contain critical minerals needed for clean energy technologies; now, researchers are developing new techniques for retrieving these key metals.
Morrison Healthcare has been named a Modern Healthcare Best in Business winner for sustainability, recognizing its plant-forward culinary strategy and efforts to cut carbon emissions across hospital food systems.
Climate change, combined with other natural and human-made stressors, is intensifying existing health threats and creating new ones, with impacts varying by age, income, and location.
One facility has emitted cancer-causing chemicals into waterways at levels up to 520% higher than legal limits.
“They're terrorizing these scientists because they want to keep them silent.”
"The reality is, we are not exposed to one chemical at a time.”
A new report assesses the administration’s progress and makes new recommendations
“We cannot stand by and allow this to happen. We need to hold this administration accountable.”
“The chemical black box” that blankets wildfire-impacted areas is increasingly under scrutiny.