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California Passes First U.S. Clothing Recycling Law

California Passes First U.S. Clothing Recycling Law

California is tackling the problem of textile and fashion waste with the country’s first law that requires clothing companies to implement a recycling system for the garments they sell. Governor Gavin Newsom recently signed SB 707, the Responsible Textile Recovery Act. The new law requires a clothing, apparel and textile extended producer responsibility (EPR) program, […]

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    ‘Fossil Fuel Companies Are Hijacking Our Universities’: 6 Top Schools Received Over $100 Million in Funds From Polluting Industries Since 2003

    ‘Fossil Fuel Companies Are Hijacking Our Universities’: 6 Top Schools Received Over $100 Million in Funds From Polluting Industries Since 2003

    Elite universities in the United States — which conduct important climate research — are raking in millions from fossil fuel interests, potentially creating conflicts of interest. This is according to a collection of new reports compiled by student organizers and released by the student-led Campus Climate Network, as The Guardian reported. “Universities globally are often […]

    Construction Begins on New Bison Bridges in UK

    Construction Begins on New Bison Bridges in UK

    Construction has started in the UK on two of four new bison bridges that will enable the animals to cross through forested areas while allowing human visitors to observe the wildlife from the bridges above. The project, totaling £1 million (about $1.33 million), includes four bridges that people can use to safely observe the UK’s […]

    Ozone Layer on Track for Full Recovery, WMO Report Says

    Ozone Layer on Track for Full Recovery, WMO Report Says

    Earth’s ozone layer — damaged in the 1970s and 1980s by ozone-depleting substances — is continuing to recover well, according to the World Meteorological Organization (WMO)’s newest Ozone and UV Bulletin, released to coincide with World Ozone Day. United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres noted that the planet’s ozone layer over Antarctica was on track for […]

    3 States Call on EPA to Regulate PFAS Air Emissions

    3 States Call on EPA to Regulate PFAS Air Emissions

    In an effort to tackle the air emissions from per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) “forever chemicals,” the environmental agencies of New Mexico, North Carolina and New Jersey have petitioned the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to expand the Clean Air Act’s list of Hazardous Air Pollutants (HAPs) to include four specific PFAS compounds. PFAS […]

    World Governments Are Using ‘Increasingly Harsh’ Laws Against Climate Protesters

    World Governments Are Using ‘Increasingly Harsh’ Laws Against Climate Protesters

    Democratic governments have been using “increasingly harsh, overly broad, and vague” laws against climate activists and protesters, according to a new report and video by nonprofit human rights group Climate Rights International (CRI). Countries are imposing long prison sentences, bringing criminal charges against climate activists for trivial offenses and engaging in preventative detention, a press […]