Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

By Gauthier Eppe Persistent organic pollutants (POPs) are toxic chemicals that pose a significant threat to human health and the environment. POPs are ubiquitous in our environment (water systems, soil, air and sediments) and they bioaccumulate, passing from species to species through the trophic chain, ultimately ending up in the human body.

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Green Business Bureau

MARCH 16, 2021

An environmental consultant provides advice to companies and other organizations on a wide range of environmental issues such as green manufacturing, hazardous-waste remediation (disposal and cleanup), soil contamination, environmental disasters, sustainability initiatives, compliance, renewable energy and water, air, and soil quality.

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Grist

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

Due to “the rapid increase in plastic production, the longevity of plastic, and the disposable nature of plastic items,” the researchers concluded that there was “considerable potential” for microplastic pollution to become a major problem for the environment and human health. It turns out, they were right.

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Grist

DECEMBER 16, 2019

By the second day, the Santa Barbara County Public Health Department and the county’s Air Pollution Control District had issued an air-quality warning, and local libraries and nonprofits urged residents to protect themselves from the harmful smoke and ash, offering free N95 respirator masks. According to Emily Williams, a Ph.D.

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Green Business Bureau

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Sustainable agriculture means farming and grazing in a way that doesn’t work the soil to death, or deforest en masse to make way for croplands. Sometimes it’s as simple as rotating crops on a plot of land to allow the soil a season or two to rest, or switching from chemical fertilizer and pesticide to compost and organic anti-pest solutions.

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Grist

JULY 26, 2024

Torrential rain and flooding can inundate groves and deplete the soil of oxygen. If I had some underlying health issues, it’s even harder,” he said. Greening is kind of this negative underlying health condition that makes anything else that happens to the tree, that stresses that tree, just further magnified.”

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Hydrogen Fuel News

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

While challenging, the impact on the environment, human health, and biodiversity warrants such an endeavor. Geyer R, Jambeck JR, Law KL. Implementing such a system would require carefully designed infrastructure, stringent regulations, and public cooperation. Production, use, and fate of all plastics ever made. 2017;3(7):e1700782.

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Green Business Bureau

DECEMBER 3, 2021

Improve physical and mental health of residence. Fulfill municipal by-law requirements. Soil-Based Green Wall Systems. Increase connectivity to natural environment. Reduce urban heat island and noise pollution. Benefits of Living Roofs. Increase lifespan of roof membrane. Provide insulation and reduce cooling loads.

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DeSmogBlog

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

Waiting at least a month to notify the public of this violation is especially egregious given the major health and safety risks associated with carbon dioxide contamination in air and water,” Walsh added. It can also induce seismic activity due to pressure built up from the large volume of CO2 injected underground.

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DeSmogBlog

APRIL 25, 2022

Activists and scientists have found alarming levels of radioactivity in samples collected along the road and soils outside Austin Master Services, an oilfield waste processing facility with a history of sloppy practices in eastern Ohio. Soil nationwide generally has a radium background level of about 1 picocurie per gram, and the U.S.

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Grist

AUGUST 24, 2022

States have taken battles to the courthouse and statehouse to tackle their contaminated water and soil. This summer, Colorado released what some called the nation’s “most comprehensive” state law to address the forever chemicals.

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Grist

OCTOBER 9, 2019

As they walled off rivers and created dry islands from what was previously soggy marsh, they discovered incredibly rich soil. No one foresaw that this very bounty — soil rich with organic material — would, over time, become a curse of sorts. That organic material contains copious amounts of carbon. And the land began to sink.

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Defend Our Future

MARCH 20, 2024

Food insecurity According to a study from the University of Minnesota’s School of Public Health , one in four young adults in 2020 faced food insecurity, with Gen Z adults being twice as likely. Congress is currently re-authorizing the Farm Bill – a once-every-five-year law that sets the path for the U.S.’s

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DeSmogBlog

APRIL 20, 2021

Meanwhile, Shell is responsible for the spill of over two million barrels of oil in Ogoniland , Nigeria, contaminating soils and aquatic systems which have led to food insecurity, poverty, and health complications. For an institution of learning, the university’s caginess about its financial ties comes across as deeply cynical.

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Green Business Bureau

MARCH 16, 2021

An environmental consultant provides advice to companies and other organizations on a wide range of environmental issues such as green manufacturing, hazardous-waste remediation (disposal and cleanup), soil contamination, environmental disasters, sustainability initiatives, compliance, renewable energy and water, air, and soil quality.

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DeSmogBlog

AUGUST 22, 2024

Credit: BBC According to the Pesticides Action Network, over a third of Bayer’s sales derive from products that are highly hazardous to the environment, animal or human health. In Kuwait for example, the country’s personal status laws discriminate against women in matters of marriage, divorce, and child custody.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

"We are wrecking our world - the one place we call home - risking our health security and survival," she said. Steele emphasised the UK had major role in leading the agenda for nature recovery as host of the next UN climate summit. "We

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AGreenLiving

JULY 10, 2020

You’re breaking the law, at least in Vermont. The Green Mountain State is the first state to pass a law requiring businesses and residents to compost. Related: 12 things you should never compost Instead, when food scraps are composted, their valuable nutrients can boost soil health. It is counting on voluntary compliance.

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Planet Pulse

DECEMBER 6, 2024

Land use affects public health and safety, food security, and, ultimately, a nations future well-being. Precision agriculture: Farmers and agricultural companies use satellite images to monitor crop health , assess soil conditions, and manage irrigation to increase yields and reduce resource wastage.

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Planet Pulse

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

Vandersat’s innovative products help customers better measure and understand water management and crop health in major markets. We are excited to announce that Planet has entered into an agreement t o acquire VanderSat , a leading provider of advanced earth data and analytics.

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AGreenLiving

JULY 8, 2020

The United States Environmental Protection Agency defines environmental justice as “the fair treatment and meaningful involvement of all people regardless of race, color, national origin, or income, with respect to the development, implementation, and enforcement of environmental laws, regulations, and policies.”

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Business Green

MAY 16, 2021

The majority of these bags had been ripped open, allowing small pieces of plastic to escape, and in some cases plastic waste been covered in soil with more plastic dumped on top, it added. The impacts of plastic waste exports on human health and the environment are disproportionately felt by communities of colour.

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Business Green

JUNE 7, 2021

The new frameworks will allow us to find ways to incentivise the restoration of woodlands and old growth forests, actions to revive soil health, the regeneration of peatlands, and the protection of our coastal habitats.

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AGreenLiving

JULY 10, 2020

You’re breaking the law, at least in Vermont. The Green Mountain State is the first state to pass a law requiring businesses and residents to compost. Related: 12 things you should never compost Instead, when food scraps are composted, their valuable nutrients can boost soil health. It is counting on voluntary compliance.

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Latham's Clean Energy Law Report

JUNE 8, 2022

The Draft Scoping Plan anticipates that these activities will restore health and resilience to overstocked forests, prevent carbon losses from severe wildfire, reduce health costs related to wildfire emissions, and improve water quantity and quality. These include: Treating 2–2.5

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

Societal collapse doesn’t seem to necessarily mean the end of everything, though, as in: the breakdown of law and order, and the sort of Hobbesian world depicted in Cormac McCarthy’s The Road. Bendell’s 2018 paper defines it as “an uneven ending of our normal modes of sustenance, shelter, security, pleasure, identity and meaning.”.

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

Societal collapse doesn’t seem to necessarily mean the end of everything, though, as in: the breakdown of law and order, and the sort of Hobbesian world depicted in Cormac McCarthy’s The Road. Bendell’s 2018 paper defines it as “an uneven ending of our normal modes of sustenance, shelter, security, pleasure, identity and meaning.”.

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AGreenLiving

JULY 10, 2020

You’re breaking the law, at least in Vermont. The Green Mountain State is the first state to pass a law requiring businesses and residents to compost. Related: 12 things you should never compost Instead, when food scraps are composted, their valuable nutrients can boost soil health. It is counting on voluntary compliance.

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Grist

JUNE 29, 2022

After a dispiriting stint in corporate law, she turned to full-time environmentalism, joining Dogwood Alliance in 1997 and becoming its executive director at the age of 30. “I It’s well known among ecologists that intact forests, with their extensive root systems and firm soil, absorb more water during storm events than logged forests.

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Business Green

MAY 11, 2022

Environmental laws and government strategy and policy have 'not yet proved successful' in slowing down, halting or reversing biodiversity decline, new regulatory body warns. Turning this round will certainly not be easy," she said.

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AGreenLiving

JANUARY 24, 2020

In fact, both Teflon and Scotchgard were phased out years ago, but these harmful PFAS still persist in the environment — in soils and especially in water , such as the rainwater that supplies drinking water. What’s worrisome, too, is that PFAS can accumulate in the human body, thus compromising health.

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GreenBiz

MAY 24, 2021

Integration of EJ as a major component of social justice that substantially reduces income inequality, health care, housing and other quality of life disparities. EPA also should prepare an integrated health risk assessment to provide a scientific basis for agency decision making. What business practices should change?

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Elemental Excelerator

DECEMBER 11, 2024

This approach to maritime efficiency prevents pollution from accumulating in ports, safeguarding the health of neighboring communities. The Big Picture: Globally, soils have already lost 50% of their original soil organic carbon stock , threatening food security, climate, and farmer livelihoods. The Big Picture: Even a thin.5mm

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Low Carbon Prosperity

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

Emitting carbon pollution causes local air pollution and health costs plus the economic damages from storms, crop-loss, forest fires, rising sea-levels, ocean acidification, spread of disease and other issues. There are situations where subsides make sense; and not just because they are easier to pass into law than pricing mechanisms.

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GreenBiz

JANUARY 11, 2021

Microsoft’s cloud architecture eventually will house Land O’Lakes’ data tools including Truterra , which tracks impacts on soil , air and water from no-till, cover crops and fertilizer management practices, as well as WinField United r7 software that uses satellite imagery and geolocated data. billion years of evolution.

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

.” “Despite warm words and promises to listen to health professionals and worried parents,” she said, “when it comes to the crunch, they have chosen to let the public down.” in line with the World Health Organization’s (WHO) guidelines.”. Soil and biodiversity. Plastic waste ban: A red herring?

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Better Ventures

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

Aclima (Series B | $67M | $160M): hyperlocal air quality and greenhouse gas measurement to reduce emissions and protect public health. The number of companies voluntarily reporting on environmental risk is rapidly increasing and regulations making this type of disclosure mandatory are beginning to be written into law. Insight Engines.

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