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‘Narratives of Delay’: How the Animal Pharma Industry Resists Moves to Curb the Overuse of Antibiotics on Farms 

DeSmogBlog

Two years after landmark European Union legislation designed to curb the overuse of antibiotics on farms came into force, new analysis from DeSmog reveals eight key narratives the veterinary medicine and farming lobbies deploy to defend the billion-dollar market for the drugs. drug makers Elanco Animal Health Inc., Phibro Animal Health Corp.,

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Covid-19 risk greater in urban centres affected by air pollution

Envirotec Magazine

Dr Sara De Matteis, Associate Professor in Occupational and Environmental Medicine at Cagliari University, Italy, and member of the ERS Environmental Health Committee said: “Urban air quality has improved in the last half century, but petrol and especially diesel vehicle fumes remain a serious problem. In early March, ESA also said PM2.5

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UK Government Launches Critical Imports and Supply Chains Strategy

Latham's Clean Energy Law Report

Green , and James Bee On 17 January 2024, the government launched the Critical Imports and Supply Chains Strategy (the strategy), which aims to safeguard UK supplies of goods including medicine, minerals, and semiconductors. Latham & Watkins will continue to monitor developments in this area. What Is a Critical Import?

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20 C-suite sustainability champions for 2021

GreenBiz

The big stories of 2020 were not just about a pandemic, a reckoning on racial justice, an economic calamity and the ever-imminent rise of climate change impacts. Most support science-based targets and sit on multiple boards, collaborations and advocacy groups to further industry-level sustainability goals. Elsa Wenzel.

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How 5 communities across the US are seeking environmental justice

GreenBiz

Queen attributes the issues that north Minneapolis faces today — the vacant homes, the poor access to medicine and food, the proximity to industrial pollution — to a lack of Black ownership and the political power that accompanies wealth. If you don't own anything, you're not changing nothing.". "I

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How regulations can tear down the barriers faced by the cultivated meat industry

Business Green

The report defines a cultivated meat as one which has been produced using tissue engineering techniques that have been pioneered in regenerative medicine. The industry is attracting investment as new technologies for cultivating meat are emerging and start ups edge towards commercialisation. per cent.

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High Seas Treaty: UN member states seal historic deal to protect international waters

Business Green

Guterres said the treaty was crucial for addressing the triple planetary crisis of climate change, biodiversity loss, and pollution. "It High seas marine protected areas can play a critical role in building resilience to the impacts of climate change," said Liz Karan, director of the Pew Charitable Trusts' ocean governance project.