Read the full story in The Guardian. The carbon economy amplifies racial, social and economic inequities, creating a system that is fundamentally incompatible with a
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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.
CEQ Finalizes Overhaul of NEPA Regulations and Narrows Consideration of Climate Change Effects
Read the full story at JD Supra. On July 16, 2020, the White House Council on Environmental Quality (“CEQ”) finalized the first major overhaul of its
What Happened When a Public Institute Became a De Facto Lobbying Arm of the Timber Industry
Read the full story at ProPublica. Internal emails show a tax-funded agency created to educate people about forestry has acted as a public-relations agency and
Investors launch climate plan to get to net zero emissions by 2050
Read the full story from Reuters. An investor group managing more than $16 trillion on Wednesday launched the world’s first step-by-step plan to help pension
A former NFL player is turning this abandoned building into an eco-village
Read the full story in Fast Company. The Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, project will turn into a green development with housing, commercial and coworking space for young
This makeup ingredient could destroy 99% of ‘forever chemicals’
Read the full story in Grist. Since the 1940s, per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances — more commonly known as PFAS — have been leaching into the soil,
