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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 economy must stop pandering to ‘frivolous desires of ultra-rich’, says UN expert

Olivier De Schutter says new economic agenda needed to tackle crises of rising inequality and ecological collapse

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/mar/03/un-de-schutter-outlines-plan-for-redistributive-global-economy

America’s national parks face an uncertain future as climate risks mount

https://news.mongabay.com/2026/03/americas-national-parks-face-an-uncertain-future-as-climate-risks-mount/

A network is racing to save the Midwest’s native seeds

As climate change intensifies wildfires and other extreme weather events, demand for native seeds is surging.

https://www.wbez.org/environment/2026/03/02/midwest-seed-bank

Uzbekistan : A Partnership Rooted In Action: UNDP, ACDF and Aral School Unite For Ecological Restoration In The Aral Sea Region

https://www.undp.org/uzbekistan/press-releases/partnership-rooted-action-undp-acdf-and-aral-school-unite-ecological-restoration-aral-sea-region

‘One of the most successful wildlife comeback stories’: The Alps lost its vultures – then it got them back

https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20260305-how-vultures-returned-from-alpine-extinction

 

Microplastics and nanoplastics in urban air originate mainly from tire abrasion, research reveals

https://phys.org/news/2026-03-microplastics-nanoplastics-urban-air-abrasion.html

How the ‘wrong story’ ends up harming nature, and how we can change it

https://news.mongabay.com/podcast/2026/03/how-the-wrong-story-ends-up-harming-nature-and-how-we-can-change-it/

Gut Microbiome-Based Therapies May Improve Fertility, Preclinical Study Hints

Young mice that received fecal transplants from older ones showed ovarian rejuvenation, suggesting potential therapeutic angles for boosting fertility and health.

https://www.the-scientist.com/gut-microbiome-based-therapies-may-improve-fertility-preclinical-study-hints-74154

This plastic is made from milk and it vanishes in 13 weeks

Milk protein and clay team up to create a plastic-like film that vanishes in soil in just 13 weeks.

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/02/260227071922.htm

Mexico’s Environment Ministry and CONAGUA are accelerating restoration of the Alto Atoyac and Lerma–Santiago river basins through expanded wastewater treatment, monitoring infrastructure and industrial oversight, backed by over MX$1 billion in federal funding for 2026.

https://mexicobusiness.news/sustainability/news/mexico-advances-alto-atoyac-restoration-plan

A fluid can store solar energy and then release it as heat months later 

Sunlight can cause a molecule to change structure, and then release heat later. 

https://arstechnica.com/science/2026/02/dna-inspired-molecule-breaks-records-for-storing-solar-heat/

 

EU Missions – Soil deal for Europe : what is the EU mission : a soil deal for Europe

The Mission ‘A Soil Deal for Europe’ is an ambitious, innovative instrument launched in 2021 by the European Commission. 

https://rea.ec.europa.eu/publications/eu-missions-soil-deal-europe-what-eu-mission-soil-deal-europe_en

Regenerative agriculture: A new chapter in EU green farming policy

https://www.openaccessgovernment.org/regenerative-agriculture-a-new-chapter-in-eu-green-farming-policy/196564/

Beyond the buzz: analyzing actors promoting regenerative agriculture in Europe

https://www.nature.com/articles/s44264-025-00100-1

Europe’s roadmap to regenerative agriculture 

https://www.wbcsd.org/news/europes-roadmap-to-regenerative-agriculture/

Concern among Indigenous leaders, relief for a few, as Amazon Soy Moratorium falters

https://news.mongabay.com/2026/03/concern-among-indigenous-leaders-relief-for-a-few-as-amazon-soy-moratorium-falters/

Worried About Forever Chemicals? There’s 1 Simple Trick That Will Immediately Reduce Your Exposure.

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/forever-chemicals-pfas-exposure-risk-health_l_699b3fb2e4b081639ed9b4a2

Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Big Oil Effort to Crush Climate Lawsuits 

“Big Oil’s climate lies are the most consequential and harmful corporate deception campaign in history.”

https://www.commondreams.org/news/supreme-court-boulder-climate

Amsterdam, Florence Become Latest Cities to Ban Fossil Fuel Ads

https://earth.org/amsterdam-florence-become-latest-cities-to-ban-fossil-fuel-ads/

Forever Chemicals May Accelerate Aging in Middle-Aged Men

Analysis of health survey data shows that men aged 50–64 are at a higher risk of biological aging linked to PFAS chemicals.

https://www.the-scientist.com/forever-chemicals-may-accelerate-aging-in-middle-aged-men-74130

Restoring America’s Natural Infrastructure
Ecosystem Restoration is a significant down payment in protecting our shared natural heritage. In collaboration with states, Tribes, local communities and federal agencies, we are using Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding to advance habitat restoration, conduct invasive species control and conserve at-risk species. These activities benefit several significant ecosystems and recreational sites.

https://www.fws.gov/program/ecosystem-restoration

DOE climate report ‘demonstrably incorrect’, say leading scientists in new analysis

https://www.uea.ac.uk/about/news/article/doe-climate-report-demonstrably-incorrect-say-leading-scientists-in-new-analysis

Microplastics found in 90% of prostate cancer tumors, study reveals

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/02/260225001250.htm

Rising carbon dioxide levels now detected in human blood

https://phys.org/news/2026-02-carbon-dioxide-human-blood.html

 

Climate models may be missing massive carbon emissions from boreal wildfires

Hidden peat fires in northern forests may be releasing far more ancient carbon than scientists realized.

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/03/260303201755.htm

 

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Beyond the buzz: analyzing actors promoting regenerative agriculture in Europe

https://www.nature.com/articles/s44264-025-00100-1

Europe’s roadmap to regenerative agriculture 

https://www.wbcsd.org/news/europes-roadmap-to-regenerative-agriculture/

Concern among Indigenous leaders, relief for a few, as Amazon Soy Moratorium falters

https://news.mongabay.com/2026/03/concern-among-indigenous-leaders-relief-for-a-few-as-amazon-soy-moratorium-falters/

Worried About Forever Chemicals? There’s 1 Simple Trick That Will Immediately Reduce Your Exposure.

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/forever-chemicals-pfas-exposure-risk-health_l_699b3fb2e4b081639ed9b4a2

Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Big Oil Effort to Crush Climate Lawsuits 

“Big Oil’s climate lies are the most consequential and harmful corporate deception campaign in history.”

https://www.commondreams.org/news/supreme-court-boulder-climate

Amsterdam, Florence Become Latest Cities to Ban Fossil Fuel Ads

https://earth.org/amsterdam-florence-become-latest-cities-to-ban-fossil-fuel-ads/

Forever Chemicals May Accelerate Aging in Middle-Aged Men

Analysis of health survey data shows that men aged 50–64 are at a higher risk of biological aging linked to PFAS chemicals.

https://www.the-scientist.com/forever-chemicals-may-accelerate-aging-in-middle-aged-men-74130

Restoring America’s Natural Infrastructure
Ecosystem Restoration is a significant down payment in protecting our shared natural heritage. In collaboration with states, Tribes, local communities and federal agencies, we are using Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding to advance habitat restoration, conduct invasive species control and conserve at-risk species. These activities benefit several significant ecosystems and recreational sites.

https://www.fws.gov/program/ecosystem-restoration

DOE climate report ‘demonstrably incorrect’, say leading scientists in new analysis

https://www.uea.ac.uk/about/news/article/doe-climate-report-demonstrably-incorrect-say-leading-scientists-in-new-analysis

Microplastics found in 90% of prostate cancer tumors, study reveals

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/02/260225001250.htm

Rising carbon dioxide levels now detected in human blood

https://phys.org/news/2026-02-carbon-dioxide-human-blood.html

 

Climate models may be missing massive carbon emissions from boreal wildfires

Hidden peat fires in northern forests may be releasing far more ancient carbon than scientists realized.

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/03/260303201755.htm

 

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Green Mission News – February, 2022

Just What Is a ‘Resilient’ Forest, Anyway? https://www.ucdavis.edu/climate/news/just-what-resilient-forest-anyway California redwood forest returned to Indigenous guardianship, conservation https://news.mongabay.com/2022/01/california-redwood-forest-returned-to-indigenous-guardianship-conservation/ Trees are important for cleaner air in cities

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Green Mission News – November, 2021

Agrovoltaics = Agriculture + Solar Photovoltaics = Win For Everyone https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2021/10/11/2057534/-Agrovoltaics-Agriculture-Solar-Photovoltaics-Win-For-Everyone Stella Vita: The newest solar-powered vehicle.Our Self-sustaining House On Wheels.https://solarteameindhoven.nl/ Cooking with the sun:

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Green Mission News – October, 2021

Welcome to the Pyrocene.Our society’s appetite for one kind of burning—fossil fuel combustion—has thrust us into a new Fire Age that is reshaping the Earth.https://inthesetimes.com/article/wildfire-history-steve-pyne-fossil-fuels-climate-fire-age-pyrocene

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Green Mission News – July, 2021

Climate, biodiversity & farmers benefit from rubber agroforestry: report https://news.mongabay.com/2021/06/climate-and-biodiversity-benefit-from-rubber-agroforestry-report/ Extreme events: ecosystems offer cost effective protection https://www.cmcc.it/article/extreme-events-protect-with-ecosystems-is-cost-effective New research lifts the clouds on land

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Green Mission News – May, 2021

Class ConsciousnessCan’t Combine View: We must understand relationship between economy and ecology https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/et-evoke/view-we-must-understand-relationship-between-economy-and-ecology/articleshow/81876857.cms Changing our ways? Behaviour change and the climate crisisThe report of the Cambridge

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Green Mission News – Earth Month 2021

What a 40-year experiment can tell us about organic food. Takeaways from Rodale Institute’s Farming Systems Trial. https://peeled.substack.com/p/what-a-40-year-experiment-can-tell Transform school meals to nourish kids and

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Green Mission News – December, 2020

For sustainable business, ‘planetary boundaries’ define the new rules https://news.mongabay.com/2020/11/for-sustainable-business-planetary-boundaries-define-the-new-rules/ What could a good green recovery plan actually look like? What do governments across the

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Green Mission News – July 2020

A greener economy: how we make sustainability central to business  https://theconversation.com/a-greener-economy-how-we-make-sustainability-central-to-business-139086   The Path Beyond Extinction and Escape:  Return to Earth, Regenerate and Share Message for

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Green Mission News – May 2020

From Emergency to Emergence.   The pandemic has also exposed extreme vulnerabilities in the global market economy, including its long and highly specialized linear supply chains,

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Green Mission News – Earth Month 2020

Ecological Reflections on the Corona virus From the forests, to our farms, to our gut microbiome https://navdanyainternational.org/one-planet-one-health-connected-through-biodiversity/ Coronavirus pandemic leading to huge drop in air

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Green Mission News – March 2020

Al Gore promotes carbon markets, regenerative agriculture at D.C. conference https://thefern.org/ag_insider/al-gore-promotes-carbon-markets-regenerative-agriculture-at-d-c-conference/ How to support your children in turning climate angst into climate action https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/transformation/how-support-your-children-turning-climate-angst-climate-action/  

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Green Mission News – February, 2020

Banking on Climate? https://www.ran.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Banking_on_Climate_Change_2019_vFINAL1.pdf Hundreds of workers defy Amazon rules to protest company’s climate failures Employees ‘needed to stand up for what’s right’ despite policy

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Green Mission News – January 2020

Statistic of the decade: The massive deforestation of the Amazon https://theconversation.com/statistic-of-the-decade-the-massive-deforestation-of-the-amazon-128307 Greta Thunberg named Time magazine’s person of the year Teen activist lauded by magazine

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Green Mission News – October 2019

‘Genius’ Grant Goes To Marine Scientist Who Embraces Flash Mobs And Comic Books https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2019/09/25/763456317/genius-grant-goes-to-marine-scientist-who-embraces-flash-mobs-and-comic-books Is Compost the Secret to Making Ag Climate Friendly? A new

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Green Mission News – September 2019

Greta Thunberg’s Transatlantic Sailing Trip Is Seriously Carbon-Neutral https://cleantechnica.com/2019/08/22/greta-thunbergs-transatlantic-sailing-trip-is-seriously-carbon-neutral/   Walter Jehne – The Soil Carbon Sponge, Climate Solutions and Healthy Water Cycles (video) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=123y7jDdbfY

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Green Mission News – July 2019

  A new generation of leaders understands that individual actions won’t fix our environmental problems By defining environmental citizenship as responsible consumption, sustainability advocates downplay

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Green Mission News – June 2019

Climate change and biodiversity should be top headline news (David Suzuki) http://rabble.ca/blogs/bloggers/david-suzuki/2019/05/climate-change-and-biodiversity-should-be-top-headline-news We’re Not the Class of 2019. We’re the Class of 0000. Deliver a

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Green Mission News – May 2019

A Global Deal For Nature: Guiding principles, milestones, and targets https://advances.sciencemag.org/content/5/4/eaaw2869 AND New paper proposes a science-based ‘Global Deal for Nature’ https://news.mongabay.com/2019/04/new-paper-proposes-a-science-based-global-deal-for-nature/ Why Is Going

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Green Mission News – March 2019

US Youth Climate Strikes https://www.youthclimatestrikeus.org/ Becoming Greta: ‘Invisible Girl’ to Global Climate Activist, With Bumps Along the Way https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/18/climate/greta-thunburg.html THIS IS A CRISIS FACING UP

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