Read the full story from the Pew Research Center. In a changing U.S. labor market, new and emerging occupations – including those that are linked to a green
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I'm the Illinois Sustainable Technology Center's Sustainability Information Curator, which is a fancy way of saying embedded librarian. I'm also Executive Director of the Great Lakes Regional Pollution Prevention Roundtable. When not writing for Environmental News Bits, I'm an avid reader. Visit Laura's Reads to see what I'm currently reading.
Coronavirus: The worst way to drive down emissions
Read the full story in Grist. The rapidly spreading coronavirus has infected over 90,000 people worldwide, stoked fears about a worldwide pandemic, and rattled global markets.
Sustainability Push Driving M&A For Plastic Recyclers
Read the full story in Forbes. A combination of government regulations and consumer pushback against single-use plastic, could bring investors off the sidelines into plastics recycling, sources
When Michigan Students Put the Car on Trial
Read the full story in Smithsonian Magazine. In a famous 1970 teach-in demonstration, prosecutors hammered away at the nation’s most powerful defendant
Researchers create water-degradable plastic combining starch and cellulose
Read the full story from Osaka University. The main cause of marine debris accumulation is the dumping of plastic waste into the oceans, as most
The Oregon Creamery Making Vodka From Milk
Read the full story from Atlas Obscura. As long as humans have enjoyed the bacterial miracle that is cheese, cheesemakers have struggled to make use of
