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Warmer water, rainfall tied to king salmon decline, study suggests
The peer-reviewed study, which was published in the scientific journal Global Change Biology, modeled the relationship of nine different indicators, including stream temperatures and precipitation…
Amazon fires rage despite official ban, Greenpeace photos reveal
Farmers, ranchers, and land speculators in the Brazilian Amazon are continuing to burn forests despite an official government ban on burning in the region, reveal…
Air conditioning curbs could save years’ worth of emissions – study
Up to eight years’ worth of global greenhouse gas emissions could be prevented over the next four decades by setting tougher standards for air conditioning,…
Coca-Cola European bottler commits to PET recycling
United Kingdom-based Coca-Cola European Partners (CCEP), which calls itself the world’s largest independent Coca-Cola bottler, says it will provide funding to startup company CuRe Technology,…
Anti-plastic pollution movement urges EU countries to take rapid action to effectively transpose single-use plastics Directive
Only a few countries are on track to transpose the EU’s single-use plastics Directive into their national laws, but they need to act quickly to…
MPs call for ‘Scandinavian approach’ to UK waste policy
The UK cannot afford to waste any time in tackling its national waste problem sustainably, say cross-party MPs in support of a new report today…
Belgian coast fights droughts by trying to turn sea water into drinking water
Faced with increasing periods of drought, a Belgian coastal town is researching ways to turn salt water into safe drinking water through a new filtration…
Drought leaves province ‘dangerously low’ on water
The effects of drought are expected to severely hit parts of Prachaup Khiri Khan (Thailand) after the water at the major Pran Buri reservoir in…
8 cases of inappropriately stored nuclear waste found at northern Japan reprocessing plant
Japan Nuclear Fuel Ltd. (JNFL) had been inappropriately storing nuclear waste at a nuclear fuel reprocessing plant in Rokkasho, Aomori Prefecture, in northern Japan, including…
Rubbermaid Teams with TerraCycle for Food Storage Recycling
Rubbermaid is partnering with international recycling company TerraCycle to make all brands of well-used food storage containers recyclable in the US and Canada. Through this…
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