Grist

APRIL 17, 2025

As the planet heats up, this popular process of growing rice is becoming increasingly more dangerous for the millions of people worldwide that eat the grain regularly, according to research published Wednesday in the journal Lancet Planetary Health. No country has formally established regulations for organic arsenic exposure in foods. (In

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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.

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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.

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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. 5 New sensitivity in food contaminant analysis POPs pose a significant threat to human health and the environment.

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

Finding both nylon and polyester negatively affected the growth and repair of airway tissue, researchers – from Groningen University, The Netherlands Organization for Applied Scientific Research, and Plymouth Marine Laboratory – said the microfibres could make it more difficult for those with COVID-19 to mend their lungs.

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Envirotec Magazine

APRIL 2, 2024

Yu Huang sampling for freshwater health analysis in Brighton (image credit: Jeremy Fonvielle/ University of Cambridge). Importantly, the approach can also point to the origin of specific organic matter dissolved in the water, because it has a distinct composition depending on its source.

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DeSmogBlog

MARCH 20, 2024

Those shared relationships are impeding action on climate change and contributing to increased health harms to the public, undercutting the health organization’s own mission, according to the report by F Minus, a nonprofit group that tracks fossil fuel lobbying. “It’s This conflict of interest extends beyond hypocrisy.”

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GreenBiz

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

If a farmer wants to transition a farm from conventional practices to organic or regenerative ones, costs are associated with that transition. These factors are different for organic and regenerative farmers, so the numbers often don’t work, resulting in loans being denied or unaffordable. These farms accounted for 5.5 Food Systems.

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GreenBiz

JULY 9, 2020

When I started poking around to identify other for-profit ventures in the business of land conservation, two other organizations that have been working with Microsoft jumped to mind, both of which provide technology for mapping and measuring forests : Pachama and Silvia Terra. .

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GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

In more modern times, support for aquaculture has ebbed and flowed along with concerns about animal health and welfare, worries over the effluent pollution caused by wastewater discharges, and the unintended impacts of production infrastructure such as pipes and pumps on natural ecosystems. Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).

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Envirotec Magazine

AUGUST 8, 2024

Data were combined with domestic activity logs to assess the impact of different chores – such as cooking and cleaning, undertaken by the householders and pollutant levels were compared the World Health Organization health-based guidelines.

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GreenBiz

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

As Microsoft builds data centers in Iowa, it is also investing in urban forestry projects to bring an environmental and health benefit to the neighborhood as well. Because urban forestry generally has a relatively low carbon removal impact, fewer organizations are focused on creating carbon credits for these projects.

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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?

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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. We later expanded our bird conservation activity by establishing the Suntory Fund for Bird Conservation in 1989 to directly support organizations protecting birds both in Japan and overseas. Courtesy of.

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Planet Pulse

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Vegetation monitoring involves inspecting and measuring the growth of trees and other plants to understand ecosystem health. Governments and industries need accurate, up-to-date data to assess vegetation health and manage resources effectively. However, traditional data-gathering methods often fall short.

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

An electronic nose to sniff out soil health that will deliver results to a farmer’s phone in five minutes is being developed by PES Technologies. These organisms are essential for breaking down organic matter and making nutrients available to plants, but current biological lab tests are expensive and take ten weeks to provide results.

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

Invertebrates are used as an important measure of a rivers biodiversity and health, and Environment Agency data show there was a widespread, significant increase in species richness across England in the 1990s and early 2000s. However, there has been little significant further improvement since then.

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GreenBiz

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Stakeholders, including boards of directors, investors, and value chain partners, are increasingly using ESG as a lens to judge how well an organization is addressing risks and opportunities. In recent years, ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) has moved from the margins of business management to the center.

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 21, 2024

ABB’s Lee Todd explains how forward-looking approaches to equipment maintenance can reward organizations with optimized business continuity and greater sustainability as well as reduced costs. Unplanned loss of production is a contingency that’s seldom welcomed by organizations, their customers and shareholders.

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GreenBiz

OCTOBER 6, 2020

Concerns about the environment are taking a backseat to worries about basic needs — our health and our economy (at both the macro and personal level). I’ve written quite a bit lately about how Americans are experiencing a "Maslow moment" right now. But that doesn’t mean we’re not at all worried about the environment.

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GreenBiz

MAY 27, 2021

The way these practices are pushing up against planetary boundaries and undermining human, animal and ecological health inevitably threatens a business’s bottom line. At the same time, the positive externalities — carbon sequestration, pollination services, health and wellbeing and vibrant cultural traditions — also go unappreciated.

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GreenBiz

MAY 3, 2021

Leading companies, including tech firms Microsoft and Akamai, are expanding their focus into new realms — ones that explore the intersection of sustainability and human health, or that allow employees to take action to reduce their own impact at home and in the communities where they live. Corporate Strategy. Employee Engagement.

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GreenBiz

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

But without describing the emissions their organization is responsible for and the end-state they consider successful, an ambitious claim may be disingenuous. Why focus on the responsibilities of organizations and communities? High ambition on its own may sound good. After all, it is the world that needs to achieve net-zero emissions.

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

As companies that drill for oil and natural gas using hydraulic fracturing consider recycling and reusing wastewater that surfaces from wells during the fracking process, chemists at The University of Toledo discovered that the new and unexplored waste contains many environmental contaminants including organic chemicals and metallic elements.

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 23, 2024

It can also produce about 20 litres of fresh water per square meter, the same amount that the World Health Organization recommends each person needs every day for basic drinking and hygiene. The device is also solar-powered and can convert about 93 per cent of the sun into energy, five times better than current desalination systems.

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Inhabitat - Innovation

DECEMBER 21, 2021

"We use natural and organic materials for the construction, insulation and finishings," said REDUKT, a Poland-based designer of tiny homes. "We We care about our planet and health." We make efforts to make our houses as sustainable as possible.

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DeSmogBlog

MARCH 7, 2025

Yet, instead of following the citys leadership and using this moment to amplify bold climate solutions, championship organizers have given center stage to Equinor Norway’s national oil giant and one of the world’s biggest climate polluters. If the championship organizers refuse to act, then the people must.

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GreenBiz

JUNE 5, 2020

Food deserts — or "food swamps," which one researcher argues is a better term — are linked to obesity and other health problems. . With that in mind, rather than signing off with my usual list of essential reads, I’ll end with links to pieces about individuals and organizations combating racism and promoting diversity in food and agriculture.

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GreenBiz

OCTOBER 9, 2020

While the potential positive environmental impact of a shift to a circular economy is enormous, few organizations are considering the social implications for the more than 60 million people in its value chain. A strong signal of the circular fashion opportunity: Resale grew 25 times faster than the overall retail apparel market in 2019.

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Envirotec Magazine

JANUARY 6, 2023

Antibiotic residues in wastewater and wastewater treatment plants in the regions around China and India risk contributing to antibiotic resistance , and the drinking water may pose a threat to human health , according to a “comprehensive analysis” from Karolinska Institute t published in The Lancet Planetary Health.

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Envirotec Magazine

DECEMBER 20, 2024

While they have long captured interest of the scientific world, the genomic and evolutionary history of these organisms have remained largely unexplored. Lead author Professor Hwan Su Yoon explains, “Approximately 450 million years ago, brown algae transitioned from unicellular organisms to simple multicellular forms.

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GreenBiz

AUGUST 21, 2020

We want to call attention to how the biggest environmental impacts and the biggest health impact of products is really due to the products themselves and the creation and the use of a product,” Brown-West said. E-commerce retailers would need to integrate sustainability goals into their organization and operations.

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GreenBiz

JUNE 10, 2020

When production is reduced, farmers may use more chemicals in the growing process, which harms the soil and water sources, further degrading the planet and human health. Organic and Bird Friendly certifications offer a price premium to the farmer. Coffee, poverty and migration are also connected.

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GreenBiz

DECEMBER 4, 2020

In that moment, Thomas founded Intersectional Environmentalist (IE), a mission-driven organization committed to dismantling systems of oppression by amplifying historically silenced voices in the environmental movement, along with co-founders Diandra Marizet, Philip Aiken and Sabs Katz. . They focus on nature. They focus on animals.

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GreenBiz

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

I will practice, and advocate for, unprecedented levels of collaboration and I will mobile mobilize my organization(s), city, company and others in my circle of influence to do the same. Will they continue with health care and wages as usual? Or will they go big, to get it done now?Demand Will they catalyze others to do the same?

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GreenBiz

APRIL 9, 2021

Currently, five golf organizations have joined: the United States Golf Association (USGA); Waste Management Phoenix Open; The International Golf Federation; World Minigolf Federation; and Sentosa Golf Club in Singapore. Nonprofit organizations such as the National Links Trust , recent bid winners to take over operations of Washington, D.C.’s

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 7, 2023

A seemingly world-first study of daily ambient fine particulate matter ( PM 2.5 ) across the globe reports that only 0.18% of the global land area and 0.001% of the global population are exposed to levels of PM 2.5 – the world’s leading environmental health risk factor – below levels of safety recommended by Word Health Organization (WHO).

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