www.sustainability-times.com
19 June 2019
Our consumer habits are driving primates extinct
The drastic decline in primate populations is driven by global demand for agricultural products in the tropics.
A B.C.-based startup is giving worn-out electric vehicle batteries a second life, repurposing them into modular energy storage systems that cut emissions, reduce waste and help communities shift away from fossil-fuel power.
The wine industry has lost billions of dollars, largely because smoke makes the drink taste like licking an ashtray. Now a team of scientists is chasing a solution.
France and Italy are seeking to exclude fertilizers from the European Union's carbon border levy, at least temporarily, saying an exemption is needed to protect struggling European farmers.
‘Everybody loses’ if production is supercharged in a country with the largest known oil reserves, critics say.
Environmental justice advocates warn that refining Venezuelan oil will concentrate more pollution and cancer risk in majority-Black communities along the Texas and Louisiana Gulf Coast.
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.