Politics Photo by JOHANNA MONTOYA on Unsplash How the US is fighting wealth disparities in climate action A quick introduction to the Justice40 Initiative: Nearly 20 federal agencies have released a total of nearly 470 covered programs, with three agencies joining just last month.
CausesBigStock Photo ID: 474182609Copyright: Kriengsak-Stock Recycling plants release microplastics into wastewater All those possibly toxic particulates have to go somewhere, i.e. potentially city water systems, or the larger environment.
ResilienceU.S. Department of Agricu/Flickr/Public Domainhttps://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/ Food forests can bring climate resilience, better health, and tasty produce to city residents Having an abundance of locally-sourced foods in the community minimizes emissions and can boost public health.
ResilienceVisible Hand/Flickr/Commercial use & mods allowedhttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/ What can the financial sector do about the climate crisis? According to the latest IPCC report, insufficient funding and the lack of political frameworks for finance are two major roadblocks.
Good NewsAlessandro Ambrosetti/Flickr/Commercial use & mods allowed Self-driving public buses are rolling out in Scotland A fleet of five double-decker autonomous buses will begin service in Edinburgh next month.
Good NewsJan Helebrant/Flickr Scientists make big step in developing sustainable glass Although still in its laboratory testing phase, new biorecyclable glass shows potential for a greener economy.
CausesKnowable Magazine Scien/Flickr This AI program was trained to sort plastic recyclables Plastic recycling is notoriously ineffective and wasteful, but training AI to help sift through the material could be a game changer.
Op-ed: “I’m sorry, I can’t hear you” — disabling environments in Cancer Alley and the Ohio River Valley
A Pennsylvania fracking company with more than 2,000 environmental violations selected for federal environmental justice funding
