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05/09/2022
Environmental Settlement Policy Seen as Boon to Hard-Hit Places Environmental justice communities stand to benefit the most from the Justice Department’s revival of a popular settlement tool for alleged polluters, according to industry lawyers and former federal officials.
03/08/2022
EXPLAINER: What does a US ban on Russian oil accomplish? NEW YORK (AP) — With Russia intensifying its war on Ukraine , killing civilians and triggering a mass refugee crisis, President Joe Biden on Tuesday announced a U.S.
03/01/2022
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This is how we defeat Putin and other petrostate autocrats | Bill McKibben After Hi**er invaded the Sudetenland, America turned its industrial prowess to building tanks, bombers and destroyers. Now, we must respond with renewables
03/01/2022
Everything is connected.
Fossil Fuels Link Russia and Climate Crises Russia’s invasion of Ukraine highlights the importance of the world reducing its dependence on oil and natural gas, explains National Wildlife Federation’s Mustafa Santiago Ali. The U.S. must take the lead and show the way on advancing the climate, clean energy, and environmental justice provisi...
02/15/2022
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12 reports identify small but steady steps forward in 2022 » Yale Climate Connections As with overly ambitious New Years resolutions, the time has come to scale back and downsize one’s realistic climate objectives over the next 11 months.
02/15/2022
What's on your reading list?
12 reports identify small but steady steps forward in 2022 » Yale Climate Connections As with overly ambitious New Years resolutions, the time has come to scale back and downsize one’s realistic climate objectives over the next 11 months.
02/11/2022
Zero Waste starts from the beginning- Planning, collaboration, and yes, community-driven programs. Major sporting events have a huge environmental and social impact on the communities they occur in. Complex problems with sometimes simple solutions- listen to the people.
How many trees does it take to green the Super Bowl? The Super Bowl's green initiatives have not impressed the environmentally-burdened community hosting the big game.
01/11/2022
We can make a difference- at home and at work! Learn how to start a successful compost program at everythingszerowaste.com in our self-guided courses.
Report: Households waste more than 500 million metric tons of food each year » Yale Climate Connections That’s more than is wasted in restaurants and grocery stores combined.
09/16/2021
"287 pounds per person every single year..." What can you do to reduce your plastic use?
The Big Problem With Plastic Consumer Reports details the big problem with plastic, revealing where most of the plastic you throw away ends up and explaining how to limit its environmental harm.
09/03/2021
Maine Will Make Companies Pay for Recycling. Here’s How It Works. The law aims to take the cost burden of recycling away from taxpayers. One environmental advocate said the change could be “transformative.”
08/02/2021
Exciting news in Main!
Maine governor signs nation's first EPR law for consumer packaging Along with a pending Oregon bill, this shows growing momentum for EPR policies. The programs target most types of consumer packaging and require producers to pay into state-regulated stewardship organizations.
07/21/2021
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The Plastic Problem Isn't Your Fault, But You Can Be Part Of The Solution : Life Kit It's not your fault that single-use plastic is everywhere. But with a little planning, you can curb your use of disposables and maybe even save some money in the long run. And after you've reduced and reused, we'll teach you how to recycle — properly!