Good Food is First Food. It is not junk food. It is the food that connects nature and nutrition with livelihoods. This food is good for our health; it comes from the rich biodiversity of our regions; it provides employment to people. Most importantly, cooking and eating give us pleasure. …
This report provides an overview of global experiences in water reuse. The primary objectives of this report are to: review a range of drivers, barriers, benefits, and incentives for water reuse and wastewater use outside of the United States; outline the state of, and geographic variation in, water reuse and …
The withe paper examines key challenges, solutions and opportunities encountered by practitioners working on the leading edge of sea level rise (SLR) adaptation efforts. Among the array of challenges and opportunities to coastal cities and towns in the United States and worldwide, it considers: funding mechanisms, multiple socio-economic and environmental …
(Reuters) - Prospects grew for a proposed California ban on plastic grocery bags on Thursday as the state Assembly broadly approved the prohibition after an earlier vote failed to garner enough support in the face of opposition from bag manufacturers. A number of cities in California and other states, including …
US and EU moves to reduce overarching biofuels targets may damage the industry's growth and its place in tomorrow's renewables mix. According to consultancy firm GlobalData, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) may cut some three billion gallons from 2014 targets; from 18.2 billion to 15.2 billion gallons. Elsewhere, the …
A Yale University committee declined to recommend that the Ivy League school sell its investments in fossil-fuel companies, defying pressure from students. Instead, the Committee on Investor Responsibility adopted shareholder proxy voting guidelines on climate change, Yale President Peter Salovey said today in a statement. David Swensen, Yale’s chief investment …
U.S. health officials will announce on Thursday that a human study of an Ebola vaccine made by GlaxoSmithKline (GSK.L) will begin within a couple of weeks and not later this year as the company estimated originally, according to people familiar with the plans. The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious …
DuPont will pay a fine of $1.275 million and spend an estimated $2.3 million more to settle claims by U.S. officials that the global chemical conglomerate failed to prevent toxic releases of hazardous substances in West Virginia that killed at least one man, environmental regulators said on Wednesday. E.I. du …
The U.S. Forest Service said on Wednesday it would sell thousands of trees burned in last year's devastating wildfire around Yosemite National Park to loggers in an effort to reduce fuel for future blazes and stimulate the regional economy. In a draft decision, the agency said it planned to allow …
The 'Energy from Coffee Wastewater' project has proven that it is possible to generate energy, tackle climate change and protect water resources by treating discharges from coffee mills. The project, run by sustainable farming organisation UTZ Certified, has been implemented in a range of different size coffee farms in Latin …
The Obama administration's rush to tackle climate change with new energy efficiency standards on grocery-store freezers has drawn fire from companies that in the past backed tighter benchmarks but say the latest rules are technically flawed and could drive some manufacturers out of business. The rules could backfire by raising …
Government auditors have taken a close look at a disputed calculation used by federal regulators to assess the long-term costs of carbon pollution. Their verdict: It was all done by the book. The hotly contested economic calculation, known as the "social cost of carbon," or SCC, sailed through a review …
The Obama administration is looking to reach “a sweeping international climate change agreement” that would not be a formal treaty that would require a two-thirds Senate approval — which almost certainly would never happen, The New York Times reported. Diplomats are trying to reach a deal in time for a …
The federal government is protecting 20 types of colorful coral by putting them on the list of threatened species, partly because of climate change. Five of the species are found off the Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico coasts of Florida, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. The others are in …
Prospects are dimming for a ban on plastic grocery bags in California, as the legislative session winds down and supporters remain three votes short of a majority in the face of strong opposition from manufacturers. A number of cities in California and other states, including Hawaii's Maui County, have made …
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission will resume issuing licenses for new atomic reactors and allowing existing plants to extend operations after addressing flaws in its waste rules. The commission approved a final rule addressing the environmental effects of storing spent nuclear fuel at a plant site, satisfying a court order …
The climate impacts of the world's fossil-fuelled power plants are being underestimated because of poor accounting, say researchers. Governments would get a truer picture if they included the lifetime emissions of a facility in the year it goes into production These "committed emissions" have been growing by 4% a year …
Monarch butterflies are dying off fast, with 90 per cent gone in the last 20 years, and they urgently need endangered species protection, a coalition of environmental and health groups said. The cause of their decline is the rapid loss of milkweed, the plant on which they feed and breed, …
The Obama administration is working to forge a sweeping international climate change agreement to compel nations to cut their planet-warming fossil fuel emissions, but without ratification from Congress. In preparation for this agreement, to be signed at a United Nations summit meeting in 2015 in Paris, the negotiators are meeting …
(Reuters) - An Exxon Mobil Corp unit has agreed to pay $1.4 million to resolve U.S. government claims over a 2012 crude oil spill in Louisiana, the U.S. Justice Department said on Tuesday. ExxonMobil Pipeline Company discharged 2,800 barrels of crude oil after a pipeline ruptured, in violation of the …
The world's most famous office building is reaping the benefits of its innovative energy efficiency programme with a saving of almost $3m in 2013. The Empire State Building in New York beat its energy efficiency guarantee by 15.9% last year, saving $2.8m. The adoption of an energy retrofit model has …
