Waukegan residents fighting decades of industrial pollution
Growing up in Waukegan, Eduardo Flores didn't think much about the presence of inhalers on his playground.
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Which countries are most likely to make the deep sustainability turn?
A new study has shed light on the transformative potential of countries in achieving sustainable development. The research, conducted by a team of researchers at the University of Tartu, challenges conventional wisdom by ...
Environment
Feb 15, 2024
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Technology, not treaties, will reduce global warming
As we leave COP 26 behind, we see both progress against climate change and frustration about the strength and likely effectiveness of the agreement reached. Over the past two decades, climate change has moved from the fringe ...
Environment
Nov 15, 2021
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Logging is growing in a Nigerian forest home to endangered elephants. Rangers blame lax enforcement
Roaring chainsaws sent trees crashing to the ground, and bare-chested men hacked away at the branches beside a muddy road. Others heaved logs onto a truck, where they were tied in place with wire.
Ecology
Aug 30, 2023
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New research measures the cost of getting cleaner air
(Phys.org)—Extensive environmental regulations have brought cleaner air and health improvements to the United States, but they also have increased the cost of manufacturing and reduced industrial productivity, according ...
Environment
Oct 2, 2012
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Bangladesh factories ordered shut to save key river
Bangladesh's high court has ordered the shutdown of 231 factories that have contributed to Dhaka's main river becoming one of the world's most polluted, a lawyer said Tuesday.
Environment
Jan 21, 2020
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The makeup of mariculture: Researchers examine global trends in seafood farming
When Florida families settle down to enjoy a seafood dinner they may not realize the main dish wasn't freshly caught in the nearby Gulf of Mexico, but rather farmed off the coast of Panama.
Environment
Oct 15, 2019
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Public interest vs. private homes: Climate change and erosion fuel disputes along Lake Michigan's shoreline
Steve Coombs' lakefront home used to quake when waves crashed along Ogden Dunes' receding shoreline.
Earth Sciences
Aug 7, 2023
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Environmental policies not always bad for business, study finds
Critics claim environmental regulations hurt productivity and profits, but the reality is more nuanced, according to an analysis of environmental policies in China by a pair of Cornell economists.
Environment
Feb 22, 2021
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Opinion: Energy companies make false claims about sustainability and should be held to account
Companies implement corporate social responsibility (CSR) as a way to present an environmentally responsible image and therefore gain legitimacy in the eyes of their stakeholders. But some companies don't actually live up ...
Economics & Business
May 26, 2023
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