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Voters in 2022 overwhelmingly supported a measure requiring many landlords and business owners to provide access to recycling and composting
https://coloradosun.com/2026/07/16/denver-apartment-recycling-expansion/
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-026-75740-z
Drainage networks made from scrap tires are slowly catching on due to the unique benefits of the material, known as tire-derived aggregate (TDA). The main draw is that TDA has more than twice the airspace of traditional gravel and stone. This enables smaller stormwater systems with higher water retention, and at substantially less cost.
https://www.waste360.com/waste-recycling/managing-the-tire-waste-conundrum-with-circular-innovation
https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/health-wellness/what-are-pfas/91040171007/
Exposure to PFAS and metals affects dolphins in ways also concerning for human health
https://www.sciencenews.org/article/forever-chemicals-aging-dolphins
“We’re running out of words to describe the obscenity of these numbers.”
We can expect future smoky days. And — surprise — it makes no sense to fight every blaze
https://www.sciencenews.org/article/what-blame-canada-wildfires-toxic-smoke
PM has long history of speaking out on realities of global heating but political opponents remain unnmoved
Updated standards make the case for restoration: ‘We have to create uplift’ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/07/updated-standards-make-the-case-for-restoration-we-have-to-create-uplift/ The Fraud of “Clean” Natural Gas How Big Oil and Gas Created
Should You Compost Bioplastics in Your Backyard? Home-compostable bioplastic products, ranging from cups and plates to produce bags and film wraps, are still a work
The Global Justice Project attempts to set out a new vision for global progress in the 21st century: grounding human development and equality in planetary
A Degenerative Lobby ‘Regenerative Agriculture’: the new buzzword for Agrobusiness https://corporateeurope.org/en/2026/06/degenerative-lobby Organic Community Joint Statement on “Regenerative Greenwashing” https://www.organicseurope.bio/content/uploads/2026/06/Joint-Statement_Regenerative-Greenwashing_Final-Version.pdf?dd Iran war forces farmers towards
Declare climate crisis a global public health emergency, experts tell WHO https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/may/16/who-should-declare-climate-crisis-global-public-health-emergency-experts-say The deep roots and fragile future of biodiversity Species are disappearing at least
Still unsure about composting? Here’s why and how to make ‘black gold’ for the garden https://apnews.com/article/composting-garden-bin-scraps-06251e6f211996930bdfa637df2c277e The dirt on composting WAMC Northeast Public Radio (AUDIO:
30-year Himalayan project shows power of community-led forest restoration https://news.mongabay.com/2026/04/30-year-himalayan-project-shows-power-of-community-led-forest-restoration/ Ecological Literacy Ambassadors foster an understanding of nature’s systems and inspire communities to act responsibly
Unraveling the Chemical Secrets of a Wholesome Plant-Pollinator Relationship Timing is key https://nautil.us/unraveling-the-chemical-secrets-of-a-wholesome-plant-pollinator-relationship-1279549 Join Food Tank for the 10th Annual Stop Food Waste Day Celebration
Real Relationship Farming: The SLAK Market a small, organic PRACTICE-BASED programthat is bent on BREAKING the bottleneck for small farmers in Kentucky. We are a private
Glad Gardens Family Farm Market & Greenhouses: Sustainability Tips https://farmonaut.com/blogs/glad-gardens-family-farm-market-greenhouses-sustainability-tips These Stories Prove How Inspiring Women Are Leading Food System Transformation https://foodtank.com/news/2026/02/these-stories-prove-how-inspiring-women-are-leading-food-system-transformation/ London-Based Social Entrepreneur
Plastic Pollution Is a Major Problem in the U.S., but Solutions Exist New analysis, focused on packaging and microplastics, models effects of policies https://www.pew.org/en/research-and-analysis/articles/2026/02/10/plastic-pollution-is-a-major-problem-in-the-us-but-solutions-exist Global
‘I wasn’t going to be diverted,’ says King Charles about campaign on the environment Monarch says he has remained focused despite early criticisms of his
The climate solution sitting in America’s trash https://vernonreporter.com/the-climate-solution-sitting-in-americas-trash/ Continuous Improvement: Closed-Loop Winegrowing Lake County (CA) Winegrower, Shannon Family of Wines, uses an iterative approach to
Cultivated. The North American Organic Agriculture Quarterly. https://ifoamnorthamerica.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Cultivated-IFOAM-NA-Magazine-Fall-2025.pdf Pennsylvania’s Idyllic Retirement Community For Farm-To-Table Foodies Has Its Own Organic Farm https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/articles/pennsylvanias-idyllic-retirement-community-farm-114500278.html Pirates of the Anthropocene
ARK = ACTS OF RESTORATIVE KINDNESS Weaving a patchwork of safe havens for Nature globally, in our gardens, schools, public spaces and beyond. https://wearetheark.org/?brid=rM37gouDOdA6-RWZG-2Uug Biochar
PETITION TO THE UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY TO CANCEL THE REGISTRATION OF PESTICIDES THAT CAN PROMOTE RESISTANCE TO MEDICALLY IMPORTANT ANTIBIOTICS AND ANTIFUNGALS https://biologicaldiversity.org/programs/environmental_health/pdfs/2025-11-20_Petition-to-Cancel-Medically-Important-Pesticides.pdf
The Self-Fed Farm and Garden A Return to the Roots of the Organic Method https://www.eliotbarbara.com/read-our-books/the-self-fed-farm-and-garden/ Keep Compost Local: A Roadmap for Public-Private Partnerships (December
Australian household energy bills are set to halve by 2050, leaving ‘policy room’ for the federal government to cut emissions in the electricity sector without
Food Is Not Trash Food waste diversion policies are a win-win for states. https://www.nrdc.org/bio/yvette-cabrera/food-not-trash Tackling Food Waste Is “One of the Most Immediate Solutions That
GENI — Linking Renewable Energy Resources Around the World https://geni.org/ Bezos-backed renewables alliance targets $7.5 billion for developing countries https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/cop/bezos-backed-renewables-alliance-targets-75-bln-developing-countries-2025-09-22/ Military spending eats into Africa’s
USDA Must Fix Its Outdated Compostable Rules https://www.realclearpolicy.com/articles/2025/09/02/usda_must_fix_its_outdated_compostable_rules_1132253.html Despite 10-year Metro Vancouver ban on organics in the garbage, it’s still the top landfill item 22
Florida’s oyster crisis takes center stage in latest musical-science project https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MW3mnGnod0g The U.S. Solar Industry Keeps Moving Forward Despite New Obstacles Even as U.S. federal
Gourmet mushrooms grown from palace coffee grounds https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cy8g6vgqnlgo The EPA Canceled These 21 Climate Justice Projects From solar-powered greenhouses to wild rice initiatives, the Trump administration
Earth Overshoot Day In just about seven months, humanity has exhausted Earth’s budget for the year. https://www.footprintnetwork.org/our-work/earth-overshoot-day/ ‘Total infiltration’: How plastics industry swamped vital global
Talking Trash Christi Turner tackles a rotten problem in one of America’s fastest-growing cities https://www.sierraclub.org/sierra/talking-trash Tobacco waste valorization through composting: A systematic review of biomass
Local, organic, and bipartisan: How Vermont is challenging Big Food https://www.csmonitor.com/Environment/2025/0608/vermont-local-organic-bipartisan-big-food Recycling Food Waste Could Dramatically Lower Greenhouse Gas Emissions: Study https://www.ecowatch.com/food-waste-recycling-greenhouse-gas-emissions.html What is
Attenborough at 99 delivers ‘greatest message he’s ever told’ https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cn0wjxg0ex1o Bananas are the world’s most popular fruit – and the fourth most important food crop
Scientists make breakthrough discovery in farm compost that boosts crop performance: ‘The results show significant growth’ It also reduced the amount of antibiotic-resistant genes and
For climate and livelihoods, Africa bets big on solar mini-grids Nigeria is pioneering the development of small, off-grid solar panel installations to bring reliable electricity
Months after Helene, NC farmers still struggle – but help is arriving by the truckload Food waste from the Triangle, turned into compost, is helping
Hope for Children Through Climate Justice https://oikoumene.org/resources/publications/hope-for-children-through-climate-justice What if your relationship with food could transform the world? From the biology of consciousness to the
Zero-Waste Pioneers Reshape Modern European Dining https://www.epicureasia.com/food/38733/zero-waste-pioneers-reshape-modern-european-dining/ How factory farms produce ‘ghost’ food waste that could feed billions of people In natural farming systems, cows
Environmental win at Point Reyes a loss for all others https://eedition.sfchronicle.com/infinity/article_popover_share.aspx Bringing the Outdoors Back to Childhood https://bioneers.org/bringing-the-outdoors-back-to-childhoodzmaz2502/ Ellen MacArthur Foundation CEO: “Eliminating
Food Banks Take on New Role: Managing Wasted Food Food banks are expanding their roles beyond distributing surplus food by repurposing inedible waste into compost
World’s richest use up their fair share of 2025 carbon budget in 10 days Emissions caused by wealthiest 1% so far this year would take
What is happening to the food waste collected under California’s recycling law? https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/what-is-happening-to-the-food-waste-collected-under-california-s-recycling-law/ar-AA1wynaN Thinking Inside and Outside the Box: Dual Strategies to Secure Food
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