Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 6, 2023

The last decade has seen some progress with studying plastic pollution, but there are still significant challenges, such as a lack of comparability of reported results, especially when it comes to microplastic particles. Few studies of pollution by MPs have been published in Brazil, especially regarding inland aquatic areas.

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 18, 2021

Explosive new QC legal opinion suggests estate agents, property websites, surveyors and conveyancers are now legally obliged to inform prospective buyers and renters of air pollution levels. Firm offering free air pollution rating system for every UK address, using 1.5 billion data points generated by Imperial College London.

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Envirotec Magazine

JUNE 1, 2021

94% of Scotland’s designated bathing waters have been rated sufficient or better by SEPA for the 2021 season. Because of this swimming is not advised at any bathing water during, or one to two days after, heavy rainfall as there is always a risk that water pollution may occur. 2018: Portobello (West) (2021 sufficient).

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GreenTechMedia

JANUARY 5, 2021

Last week, the CPUC issued a ruling asking the state’s three big investor-owned utilities to seek out ways to expand supply-side capacity before August 2021, the next step in an effort launched in November to prepare for the possibility of another regionwide heatwave pushing the state’s grid past its limits. Utilities agree.

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 17, 2019

Five people dying prematurely every week – 260 for the year as a result of two most harmful forms of air pollution, PM2.5 The economic health impact costs of air pollution in Bristol estimated to be up to £170 million a year. pollution than Liverpool City and Greater Manchester, but a lower death rate and a smaller population.

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Envirotec Magazine

JANUARY 25, 2022

1,2 The contribution of this model to road pollution may therefore be significant, due to its prevalence and low performing emissions scores. 1st January 2021 to 26th September 2021. [2]?Data Consumer research conducted between 17th September 2021 and 21st September 2021. MoneySuperMarket car?insurance

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

Most plastic pollution comes from inadequate collection and disposal of larger plastic debris known as macroplastics, but leakage of microplastics (synthetic polymers smaller than 5 mm in diameter) from things like industrial plastic pellets, synthetic textiles, road markings and tyre wear are also a serious concern.

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GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

Thu, 02/04/2021 - 02:11. His 2021 letter to CEOs mentions "accelerate" eight times. The Science Based Targets initiative makes clear that greenhouse gas (GHG) pollution must halve by 2030. First, asking for company ESG data is entry-level stuff in 2021. Larry Fink says accelerate. He needs to say it much louder.

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GreenBiz

DECEMBER 21, 2020

In 2021, I’ll be watching CPG and food and beverage companies, which have been scrutinized for one-off pilots and an overall failure to move quickly enough towards commitments to make all packaging recyclable, compostable or reusable by 2025. While source reduction continues to be the No.

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GreenBiz

DECEMBER 16, 2020

Pollution, poverty and race collide in many other disadvantaged communities across California — and the country — and some argue that the state’s climate policies haven’t helped. The overall "cap" lowers every year, forcing polluters to reduce their emissions or purchase allowances from others who do. As the U.S.

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Envirotec Magazine

DECEMBER 5, 2024

Pollution is also often higher in lower-income areas. The significant drop in traffic will have had a positive impact, but traffic needs to fall still further for there to be a major difference in overall pollution given this comes from many sources in a major city like London.

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DeSmogBlog

JUNE 4, 2024

million from oil and gas interests, highly polluting industries, and climate science deniers since December 2019, amounting to 92 percent of the party’s donations. Yet Reform’s official register of donations reveals the party is bankrolled by rich businessmen who reject climate science or make money from polluting industries.

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GreenBiz

DECEMBER 28, 2020

Readers also sought glimmers of hope in this year; you were drawn to stories about COVID-19’s positive impact on air pollution and what the sustainability field can do to be more actively anti-racist and pro-diversity. Planes remain among the most polluting means of transport. Clean beauty and fashion are trendy.

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DeSmogBlog

AUGUST 22, 2024

The BBC is committed to science-led climate reporting and in 2021 signed the Climate Content Pledge, promising to do “more and better climate story-telling on screen across all genres.” This transferred the polluting plants to different owners, meaning that the plants will still contribute to global emissions.

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Inhabitat - Innovation

DECEMBER 20, 2021

Plastic pollution is a major climate threat and now there's a unique solution. The World Design Organization named Trashpresso, designed by Miniwiz, a World Design Impact Prize Winner for 2021. It is the world’s first mobile industrial-grade plastic trash upcycling platform.

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 3, 2021

. • Traffic across major cities in January 2021 at 83% of the levels seen before COVID-19. Traffic across major cities in January 2021 remained at more than 80 percent (83.4%) of the levels seen before COVID-19 – despite the introduction of strict lockdown measures across the country. increase) and Newcastle (93% increase).

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Green Living Guy

MAY 23, 2022

The 2021 Ford Mustang Mach-E Premium All-Wheel Drive has won AAA’s Best Overall Car for 2022, the latest acclaim for Ford’s electric SUV. AAA researchers gave special praise to the vehicle for its dramatic new profile, its power, and for being quiet, quick, roomy, and fun to drive.

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DeSmogBlog

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

Robert Noyes, Fossil Free Parliament campaigner, told DeSmog that the New Statesman was “selling its readers short” by accepting sponsorship from polluting companies and their lobbyists. It pollutes our politics and dilutes their agenda… Climate wrecking sponsors have got to go.”

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Envirotec Magazine

MAY 9, 2023

The group’s intervention comes as new data shows that, although Nitrogen Dioxide concentrations decreased marginally between 2021 and 2022, air pollution remains at illegal and unsafe levels in areas across the country. Post-pandemic progress on air pollution reduction nationally is now plateauing.

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GreenBiz

MARCH 30, 2021

Tue, 03/30/2021 - 00:05. For starters, they’re responsible for producing oxygen and removing CO2 and other pollutants from the air. remove an estimated 75,000 tons of air pollution per year. West Des Moines is home to three Microsoft data centers and two more are slated for construction starting in 2021. Breanna Draxler.

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GreenBiz

JUNE 3, 2021

Thu, 06/03/2021 - 01:15. Textiles and the fashion industry account for about 20 percent of global wastewater pollution, 10 percent of global carbon emissions and 17 million tons of municipal solid waste. 5 circular economy startups we've got our eyes on. Sherrie Totoki. Climate tech startups, and investments into them, are growing.

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DeSmogBlog

AUGUST 23, 2024

Free from the sponsorship links with polluting industries that tarnish many established sports, and with an overwhelmingly young and growing player and fanbase, esports could have created a blueprint for sport in the 21st century and the critical climate issues it faces. It is a booming industry.

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 7, 2023

A lack of pollution monitoring stations has meant a shortfall of data on local, national, regional and global PM 2.5 Based on the new 2021 WHO guideline limit, only 0.18% of the global land area and 0.001% of the global population were exposed to an annual exposure lower than this guideline limit (annual average of 5 μg/m³) in 2019.

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DeSmogBlog

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

WPP, the world’s largest advertising group, led the list with 79 contracts with major polluters such as Saudi Aramco , Shell , Exxon , TotalEnergies , and BP. Edelman , the world’s largest privately-owned public relations firm, has 11 contracts with major polluters, according to the report. Washington, D.C.

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Envirotec Magazine

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

3 million working days a year lost to air pollution under current targets, says report. The report also says that reducing pollution to WHO levels could prevent 17,000 premature deaths each year of people of working age across the UK, who are dying nearly 12 (11.8) Its findings include a reported £1.6 The WHO guidelines for PM2.5

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Green Business Bureau

JANUARY 18, 2022

Now that 2021 is over, we’d like to take this time to recognize some of our member companies via our 3rd Annual “Best of GBB” Awards. Living walls and roofs act as a noise buffer, cut down on air pollutants and create tranquil spaces for increased productivity and wellness.

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DeSmogBlog

JUNE 17, 2024

million from oil and gas interests, highly polluting industries, and climate science deniers since December 2019 – amounting to 92 percent of the party’s donations during that period. Dirty Donors Reform has received a fortune from wealthy donors who either deny climate science or have interests in polluting industries.

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Envirotec Magazine

APRIL 24, 2023

Farmer, Mr John Price of Day House Farm, Kingsland, was charged with a number of offences, including failing to stop agricultural pollution from entering the river and removing trees and vegetation from the banks, and re-profiling river banks; and carrying out work without consents in November 2020 and December 2021.

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DeSmogBlog

APRIL 3, 2024

Half of the board members at the world’s six largest advertising and public relations companies have ties to polluting industries, DeSmog can reveal. DeSmog’s analysis reveals that half of these directors have connections to polluting industries. None of the directors, other holding groups, or other companies responded.

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GreenBiz

MAY 5, 2021

Wed, 05/05/2021 - 02:00. during the first half of 2021. Electric buses aren't just cleaner, they are quieter to operate, so companies that pick up employees in urban neighborhoods benefit from less air and noise pollution, making their communities happier. . Silicon Valley commuters should return to work in electric buses.

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 19, 2021

New research from campaign group Mums for Lungs appears to reveal a failure to tackle wood smoke pollution in the UK. Despite 18,693 complaints from members of the public (2015-2021), only seven councils have issued fines in the last six years, on average just over three every year. air pollution. [2]. air pollution.

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Envirotec Magazine

JANUARY 12, 2023

A landfill site in Glasgow has been served with a civil penalty of £6,200 by SEPA for a breach of its environmental permit resulting in an offensive odour that affected local communities for eight days in June 2021 and 138 complaints. The company was also required to pay £1,156.35 of SEPA’s costs.

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

The researchers used mandatory annual vehicle inspections – the MOT tests familiar to all in the UK – of all 65 million used vehicles on British roads between 2005 and 2021 to compare the pollution and emissions intensity of vehicles exported to those scrapped, destroyed, or driven in the UK.

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GreenBiz

JULY 26, 2021

Mon, 07/26/2021 - 02:00. . Here’s how it works: LanzaTech captures pollution from industrial sources — for example, greenhouse gas produced by a steel mill in China, the source for the Lululemon fabric, which is similar to the proprietary fabric that it uses for its leggings. Deonna Anderson.

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Envirotec Magazine

MAY 5, 2023

Thanks to a late push from environmental campaigners, the 2021 Environment Act stipulated that all English water companies must publish real-time alerts of sewage discharges into waterways, but it didn’t include a deadline for doing so. Currently, the only water company to have shared live data in a widely accessible format is Thames Water.

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GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

Fri, 02/12/2021 - 01:00. This model, known as the circular economy, could help tackle the world’s biggest challenges, such as climate change, biodiversity loss, waste and pollution. This monitoring should cover the interlinkages between circularity, climate neutrality and the zero-pollution ambition. James Woolven.

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Envirotec Magazine

MAY 17, 2022

The FOG Summit in Brighton in 2021. Our 2021 event in Brighton, UK, was a huge success and welcomed more than 165 delegates covering the whole FOG lifecycle. This approach will help us manage FOG at source, prevent blockages, floods and pollution and, most importantly, protect the environment and our communities.”.

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