GreenBiz

MAY 30, 2024

Consumers rank malnutrition, pesticides, obesity and diet-related health issues, and plastic waste from packaging as the most concerning aspects of the food system, according to an EAT-GlobeScan survey.

Health 298

Health Plastics Packaging Waste 298

GreenBiz

MAY 21, 2024

The health care sector is a leading driver of greenhouse gas emissions; decarbonization will require intentional investment and systemic action throughout the industry.

Health 299

Health Resilience Investment 299

Envirotec Magazine

MAY 9, 2023

Dozens of health, environment and transport businesses and charities are calling for the government to change course on its Air Quality Strategy. Members of the coalition include Asthma and Lung UK, Impact on Urban Health and Campaign for Better Transport. We just need the political will to protect people from this health crisis.

Health 290

Health Transportation Government Pollution 290

Charged

MARCH 5, 2025

The European Defence Agency (EDA) has launched a new research project to monitor and predict the health of batteries in aircraft, known as Prognostic Health Management (PHM). The project is known as BATTAGE, combining batt from batteries, and age,” referring to battery lifespan.

Energy Monitor 104

Energy Monitor Building Energy Monitoring Health Batteries 104

TechXplore

AUGUST 7, 2024

Single-use health care items—everything from gloves and blood bags to surgical equipment—have become a growing environmental problem worldwide. Their use has increased sharply in recent years, and there are currently no methods for recycling such plastic medical waste.

Health 221

Health Plastics Recycling Recycling 221

GreenBiz

MARCH 16, 2020

Consider the global health crisis currently upon us as a warm-up act for a climate-changing world.

Climate change 545

Climate change Health 545

TechXplore

JANUARY 2, 2025

A research team led by the University of Southampton and UWE Bristol has shown wearable electronic textiles (e-textiles) can be both sustainable and biodegradable.

Biodegradable 318

Biodegradable Health Sustainability Waste 318

GreenBiz

MAY 17, 2024

Public opinion on single-use plastics has decreased in some countries while remaining high in others, according to a GlobeScan survey.

Plastics 357

Plastics Health Waste Waste 357

TechXplore

AUGUST 27, 2024

A sensor on the electric grid picks up a strange blip in current or voltage. What's happening, and will it cause an outage? Usually, a utility worker must travel in person to check.

Health 291

Health Electricity Energy Energy 291

Envirotec Magazine

JANUARY 31, 2025

Recent research from The James Hutton Institute suggests that hidden threats from the agricultural use of contaminated sewage sludge could be contributing to already diminished poor soil health. The potential harmful effects of these unregulated contaminants on soils have been understudied in recent years.

Soil 221

Soil Microplastics Agriculture Health 221

NRDC onEarth

JANUARY 27, 2025

Data obtained from the EPA show that there are significant health risks associated with neonicotinoid pesticides, particularly for children and pregnant women.

Health 174

Health 174

NRDC onEarth

JANUARY 13, 2025

A recently published review I co-authored concludes exposure to microplastics is suspected to harm human reproduction and digestive and respiratory health

Microplastics 157

Microplastics Health 157

Envirotec Magazine

APRIL 11, 2025

Professor Barbara Kasprzyk-Hordern is a co-Director of CWBE (image credit: Lauri Lapworth, University of Bath) The University of Bath is launching what’s described as the UKs first early-warning public health surveillance system based on detecting tiny traces of chemicals and biological markers found in water.

Health 130

Health Climate change Sustainability Waste 130

GreenBiz

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Sponsored: Sanofi Consumer Healthcare North America’s new B Corp certification enables millions of people to take part in the growing global movement for positive change.

Health 260

Health 260

Envirotec Magazine

JANUARY 29, 2025

The report, drawing on a decade of on-the-ground research combined with public opinion data, unveils growing concern over the worsening impact of litter on public health, the environment and the economy.

Health 263

Health Packaging Government Investment 263

Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 21, 2024

” CARB’s mission is to promote and protect public health, welfare, and ecological resources through the effective reduction of air pollutants while recognising and considering its effects on the economy.

Pollution 278

Pollution Climate change Stormwater Health 278

GreenBiz

JUNE 20, 2024

Featuring all-electric systems, water reuse and innovative solar power, these buildings improve “the health and resilience of economies, cultures, and people.”

Solar Power 376

Solar Power Resilience Health Innovation 376

GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

These new tools — under development or in the early phases of testing — are helping put numbers to the abstract concept of regenerative agriculture and helping measure metrics such as biodiversity, carbon sequestration and other soil health considerations. . Mapping soil health with satellite data and remote sensors.

Agriculture 545

Agriculture Cooling Soil Health 545

Envirotec Magazine

APRIL 16, 2025

A key component of bee health is their specialized, beneficial gut microbiome which form a community of bacteria in their gut to keep them healthy. They found that there was a significant change in the abundance of beneficial bacteria that are vital to the health of the bee gut microbiome. Air pollution affects microbial communities.

Pollution 130

Pollution Health Carbon Climate change 130

GreenBiz

JUNE 16, 2021

The analysis summarizes human health and environmental impacts associated with over 50 weed killers offered by one or both retailers online and in their stores. Human health. Consumers are increasingly aware of the health risks associated with common products. Reputational risk. While the U.S.

Retail 518

Retail Health Organic Ethics 518

Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

A new study shows that metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) can be adapted to capture benzene from the air, offering a potential solution to tackling a major health and environment risk. This research tackles both of those problems and is an important step forward in addressing one of the most ubiquitous health and environmental challenges.”

Health 147

Health Organic Plastics Pollution 147

TechXplore

MAY 31, 2024

A new study published in the journal Cell Reports Sustainability focuses on the air quality and climate benefits of wind and solar energy.

Health 251

Health Sustainability Energy Energy 251

GreenBiz

APRIL 28, 2023

such as CVS Health, Target, Dick’s Sporting Goods and Kroger. The latest initiative from the Beyond the Bag Consortium will reach three states and more than 150 stores, including mom-and-pop shops alongside some of the biggest retailers in the U.S.,

Retail 384

Retail Health 384

GreenBiz

JUNE 29, 2021

We realized that we could estimate the health of the overall environment by using birds, as they are an indicator of biodiversity. Short-term targets are valuable, but make sure that your goal-setting reflects the time it takes to make an impact on ecological health, which is measured in decades, not years. million to 425 projects.

Biodiversity 431

Biodiversity Health Soil Sustainability 431

TechXplore

AUGUST 6, 2024

Electronic waste, or e-waste, is a rapidly growing global problem, and it's expected to worsen with the production of new kinds of flexible electronics for robotics, wearable devices, health monitors, and other new applications, including single-use devices.

Waste 341

Waste Waste Health 341

GreenBiz

OCTOBER 19, 2022

Executives should prioritize employees' mental health, which recent studies suggest are negatively affected by the climate crisis.

Health 350

Health 350

TechXplore

APRIL 2, 2024

A lot of energy is required to analyze and store large amounts of data. We may therefore have to take a different approach to data storage in the future, so says Professor Søren Brunak at the University of Copenhagen.

Health 235

Health Energy Energy 235

Envirotec Magazine

DECEMBER 13, 2022

It currently houses over 4,000 environmental impact values for more than 1,400 healthcare products and activities, including equipment, pharmaceuticals, investigations, procedures, services, and overall health systems. Read the accompanying Lancet Planetary Health Personal View article. Read it here for further information.

Health 300

Health Sustainability Policy Carbon 300

GreenBiz

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Retrofitting existing spaces to promote health for occupants and diversifying the facilities management workforce will foster the next-generation built environment.

Health 324

Health 324

TechXplore

APRIL 4, 2025

When the International Maritime Organization enacted a mandatory cap on the sulfur content of marine fuels in 2020, with an eye toward reducing harmful environmental and health impacts, it left shipping companies with several main options.

Health 267

Health Organic Energy Energy 267

Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

For the past few years, Vengosh, who is also chair of the Division of Earth and Climate Sciences at the Nicholas School, and PhD student Gordon Williams have been working to understand the potential environmental health implications of lithium mining, both in the US and abroad. Whats the source?

Lithium 195

Lithium Health Carbon-negative Carbon-neutral 195

Envirotec Magazine

JULY 4, 2023

Key to addressing this risk is proper EV battery maintenance and effective health monitoring technologies. Fortunately, technology is making it far easier to monitor battery health. These dangers are also present in electric car batteries.

Energy Monitor 312

Energy Monitor Lithium Health Batteries 312

Energy Storage News

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

The Board of Supervisors (BoS) of Orange County, California, has enacted an emergency moratorium on the approval of any new BESS facilities proposed for unincorporated areas of the county in order to protect the health, safety and welfare of its residents.

Health 297

Health 297

Energy Storage News

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

European battery optimisation and energy trading service provider enspired has partnered with battery analytics company volytica diagnostics.

Batteries 152

Batteries Health Energy Energy 152

Envirotec Magazine

APRIL 15, 2025

Nearly a fifth of the world’s agricultural land is contaminated by toxic metals, posing a serious threat to food security, public health, and ecosystems, according to a new global study published on 15 April in the journal Science. The study identified a high-risk zone stretching across southern Europe, the Middle East, and South Asia.

Energy Monitor 130

Energy Monitor Soil Solar Energy Monitor Building Energy Monitoring 130

GreenBiz

JULY 20, 2020

"When we talk about the blue economy, we're talking about sectors that are sustainable and that maintain the health of the ocean that support our economies and communities, both human and wild," said Helvarg. Can ocean and coastal health become part of a "new deal" — green, blue or any other hue? Coastal Health. Social Justice.

Sustainability 541

Sustainability Seafood Sea level rise Policy 541

TechXplore

DECEMBER 4, 2024

Our increasing reliance on technology is placing pressure on the global supply of materials that are essential for manufacturing electronic devices. Raw materials are being mined to cover the demand for smartphones, laptops, computer servers and electric vehicles, placing strain on the environment.

Technology 203

Technology Health Electric vehicle Waste 203