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Interpreting the environmental legislation changes to the classification of Persistent Organic Pollutants

Envirotec Magazine

One challenge which EMR faces is how it handles a series of non-biodegradable chemicals found in some plastics which are categorised as Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs). These chemicals are now banned for use in new products and alternatives have been found, but of course they are still present in older products that reach end of life.

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Discrimination in our food system is everybody's problem

GreenBiz

In a disproportionate number of low-income black neighborhoods, redlining, segregation and weak zoning laws have led to the proliferation of junk food outlets and a lack of healthy alternatives. One that feels relevant to this newsletter is to insist that people of color are always present during critical discussions about the future of food.

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How using space tech helps humanity move toward a sustainable future today

The Environmental Blog

On October 4, EOS Data Analytics, a global provider of AI-powered satellite imagery analytics, and Greenpeace Global Mapping Hub organized a webinar on applications of satellite remote sensing and imagery analytics in farming, environmental monitoring, and social and environmental initiatives.

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Government sets out new targets on air quality, water pollution, waste and woodland cover

Envirotec Magazine

While subject to consultation, the revised targets are to be incorporated into the Environment Act , which became law on 10 November last year. Kate Nield of environmental law firm ClientEarth said the target date was “far from ‘world-leading’”. Evidence of the pubic health problem presented by PM2.5

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Premier Backs Alberta Separatists Calling UNDRIP a ‘Marxist Agenda’

DeSmogBlog

Smith’s controversial “Sovereignty Act” would give the premier and her cabinet the power to contest any federal policy or law that they define as harmful to Alberta’s interests. His organization didn’t respond to questions from DeSmog. During an Alberta Prosperity Project webinar last month entitled “Unmarked or Mass Graves?”

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Can California’s cap and trade address environmental justice?

GreenBiz

There’s a lot of beautiful things that happen out of [Richmond]," says Khamphanthong, a community organizer with the Asian Pacific Environmental Network whose family emigrated from Laos in the 1980s. But at the same time, when you look at the reality of it, it is sad.". California has done exactly that.

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HYSKY Society to Bring All Seven Hydrogen Hubs Together at H2Hub Summit: Meet the Winners

Hydrogen Fuel News

H2Hub Summit: Meet the Winners The H2Hub Summit: Meet the Winners , organized by HYSKY Society, stands as a landmark event in the evolving landscape of clean energy. 9:10 AM – 9:40 AM : Presentation by Appalachian Hydrogen Hub. 9:40 AM – 10:10 AM : Presentation by Mid-Atlantic Hydrogen Hub.

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