Monat: April 2022
Cities news Regulation
LA County bans throwaway dishes and cutlery
A new ordinance will require thousands of restaurants to use compostables or recyclables by 2023. Quelle: https://grist.org/cities/la-county-bans-throwaway-dishes-and-cutlery/...
Cities Regulation
Accountability Equity Health news
The cost of toxic products? Just $1
A new report finds your dollar store savings may come with a big health cost. Quelle: https://grist.org/article/the-cost-of-toxic-products-just-1/...
Accountability Equity Health
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Digitalisierung in der Papierproduktion spart Ressourcen und schützt das Klima
Das BMUV fördert die abfallsparende Herstellung der Schumacher Packaging GmbH mit etwa 480.000 Euro. So soll ein Transport- und Schälsystem…
Wirtschaft
Indigenous Affairs news Science
Don’t Look Down
As permafrost thaws, the ground beneath Alaska is collapsing. Quelle: https://grist.org/science/alaska-permafrost-thawing-ice-climate-change/...
Indigenous Affairs Science
Extreme Weather Housing news Regulation
FEMA’s new flood insurance system is sinking waterfront homeowners. That might be the point.
Premiums are ballooning in states like Florida and Louisiana — and adaptation measures won't bring costs back down. Quelle: https://grist.org/housing/fema-flood-insurance-risk-rating-rollout/...
Extreme Weather Housing Regulation
Energy news
Renewables are growing — but a backlog of projects is holding up a greener grid
Wait times to connect to the grid are going up, and more projects are dropping out in the process. Quelle:…
Energy
Climate news Politics Regulation
Biden: Federal agencies must consider climate impacts of infrastructure projects
The changes to the National Environmental Policy Act reverse Trump-era rollbacks, impacting projects from roads to railways to pipelines. Quelle:…
Climate Politics Regulation
news Sponsored
A circular economy for smartphones and laptops
How a newly rebranded company is helping the environment by repurposing used electronic devices like smartphones and laptops. Quelle: https://grist.org/sponsored/a-circular-economy-for-smartphones-and-laptops-electronics-circle-it/...
Sponsored
Indigenous Affairs International news
Amid illegal Amazon gold mining, Indigenous land defenders get reinforcements
Experts say the mines lead to murder, deforestation, pollution, and other crimes against Indigenous people in Brazil. Quelle: https://grist.org/indigenous/amid-illegal-amazon-gold-mining-indigenous-land-defenders-get-reinforcements/...
Indigenous Affairs International