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EPA restores Obama-era mercury rules for power plants, eyes more regulations in coming months
The Biden administration on Friday finalized a decision to reestablish Obama-era rules that require coal and oil-fired power plants to reduce toxic pollutants, including mercury and acid gas, that come out of their smokestacks.
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The flight of the spoonbills holds lessons for a changing Everglades—and World
As sea-level rise transforms South Florida’s fringe of wetlands into open ocean, Roseate Spoonbills are moving north. Land managers are following their lead, restoring the ecosystem with an eye for resilience, too.
A very vegan New Year: increasing numbers sign up for meat-free resolution
As rising numbers of people start 2019 vowing to go vegan for environmental and other reasons, chefs, restaurants and supermarkets are jumping on the often-ridiculed bandwagon.
Edible insects hit supermarket shelves in UK first
"As the population increases, we urgently need to look at alternative protein sources to make the most of land available for food production."
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Big food brands commit to conserve water, soil - and the climate
Major food growers and retailers are looking hard at their growing and distribution practices to conserve soil nutrients and protect water quality. It’s an effort to reduce impacts throughout the entire food supply chain.
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Big firms call on EU to set 35 percent renewable power supplies target
A group of big technology, industry and power companies have called on the European Union to set a target for renewables of at least 35 percent when EU energy ministers meet next week.
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