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The misleading accounting behind your ‘recycled’ plastic

Imagine you’re filling up 100 bags of coffee. You’re using beans from a few different providers — 10 percent of the beans they sent you...

Sinkholes and the people who love them

Lauren Bacchus is one of many people in Asheville who are strangely enamored with the city’s sinkholes.  She’s a member of the Asheville Sinkhole Group,...

Deforestation and illegal evictions threaten Malaysia’s Indigenous peoples

On October 20, 2022, Jeffery Nang, chief of the Rumah Jeffrey people in Malaysia, went to a community meeting and was handed a letter...

FEMA is ending door-to-door canvassing in disaster areas

The Federal Emergency Management Agency is making significant changes to how it will respond to disasters on the ground this season, including ending federal...

Colorado’s rural electric co-ops are determined to go green

Eric Eriksen puts in long nights and weekends to keep the lights on in southern Colorado. As the CEO of the San Luis Valley...

New Legislation Offers Vital Support for Habitat Conservation in Cities and Towns

As we celebrate World Migratory Bird Day this week, newly introduced bipartisan legislation in the U.S. House of Representatives improves the path forward for...

Living Near Golf Courses Linked to Higher Parkinson’s Disease Risk, Possibly From Pesticide Exposure

In a new study, scientists are raising concerns over exposure to pesticides used on golf courses. According to the research, there could be a...

Birds Form Long-Term Bonds With Non-Relatives Resembling Friendship: Study

Researchers have found that birds, like humans, form friendships with non-relatives over long periods of time. They discovered that, while starlings preferentially helped relatives, they...

Breathe Raises $21 Million to Power Launch of Solutions to Build Better Batteries

Battery management software provider Breathe Battery Technologies announced that it has raised $21 million in a Series B financing round, as the company launches...

The UK and US have signed a “historic” trade deal boosting bilateral trade and supply chain resilience, but environmental and animal welfare groups warn...

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