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Industrial-scale PFAS destruction system scheduled to trial at Minnesota site

US technology firm General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) said its commercial PERSES waste destruction system will be delivered to a Lake Elmo, Minnesota waste...

Water Hyacinths Show Promise for Microplastics Removal, Despite Being an Invasive Species

In a recent study, scientists have found that the species Eichhornia crassipes, also known as the common water hyacinth, has strong potential as a...

Microsoft Signs Largest-Ever Permanent Carbon Removal Purchase Agreement

Microsoft announced that it has signed an offtake agreement to purchase 6.75 million metric tons of engineered carbon removal over 15 years, making it...

SEC Approves Launch of U.S.’ First Sustainability-Focused Stock Exchange

The Green Impact Exchange (GIX) announced that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has approved its Form 1 application for registration as a...

Planning permission secured for UK’s first carbon capture enabled cement works

Cement maker Heidelberg Materials UK has secured planning permission for its Padeswood carbon capture and storage (CCS) project in North Wales – said to...

EU Commission Unveils Series of Changes to Reduce Compliance Burden of New Supply Chain Deforestation Law

The European Commission announced a series of measures aimed at simplifying the application of its EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR), a new law aimed at...

Net Zero Banking Alliance Drops Requirement to Align Financing with 1.5°C

The Net-Zero Banking Alliance, a UN-backed coalition of banks aimed at advancing global Paris Agreement climate goals through their financing activities, announced a series...

Comment: Decoupling AI’s growth from its GHG emissions will require tech industry collaboration

By Alastair Collier, Chief R&D Officer with climate technology firm A Healthier Earth Surging greenhouse gas emissions caused by the artificial intelligence (AI) revolution could...

Is your community at risk? How to access data and tell stories about EtO.

Lea esta nota en español. How this story came about When Grist reporters began talking to environmental advocates about ethylene oxide in 2023, we repeatedly heard...

Optical aerosol analyzer provides real-time particulate matter monitoring

Instrumentation firm ENVEA has launched an Optical Aerosol Spectrometer designed for real-time particulate matter (PM) monitoring, delivering “ultra-precise data in any environment”. The OPM250...

Black carbon and the bee microbiome

A study of bumblebees has uncovered a potential reason for the insects’ decline, linking it with fine particulate air pollution The researchers say they have...

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