New battery waste-eating bacteria offers self-sufficient recycling
Researchers at Boston College have discovered a unique bacterium that can eat through spent batteries, offering a new,…
Can the plastic recycling industry be saved?
MaryLou CostaTechnology Reporter Getty Images There’s no shortage of plastic to recycle In the plastic recycling industry, the…
In the depths of the ocean, a new contest between the US and China emerges | Pacific islands
Deep below the surface of the Pacific Ocean, the seafloor is dotted with clusters of brown and black…
White House approves increased oil and gas drilling in Alaska’s national wildlife refuge | Alaska
The Trump administration has approved more oil and gas drilling across Alaska’s Arctic national wildlife refuge (ANWR), prompting…
Global Companies Launch Carbon Measures to Create Standard Framework for Carbon Accounting
• Coalition includes ExxonMobil, BASF, ADNOC, BlackRock’s GIP, Banco Santander, and others, spanning energy, finance, and industry.• Initiative…
UN Endorses First Article 6.4 Carbon Credit Methodology, Unlocking Billions for Global Carbon Markets
The United Nations has taken a major step in global carbon markets. A UN panel has approved the…
Canadian retail sales up 1% in August but forecast to retreat in September
Canadian retail sales rebounded in August as consumers spent more for new cars, at supermarkets and for clothing…
Revealed: Only a third of national climate pledges support ‘transition away from fossil fuels’
Only around a third of the latest country climate pledges submitted to the UN express support for the…
Snapper, dhufish plummet to ‘severe’ levels, tough decisions loom for fishers
“We just can’t go on having these species under severe threat in parts of Western Australia,” she said.…
Critical Florida corals now ‘functionally extinct’ due to off-the-charts ocean temperatures
Elkhorn and staghorn corals used to carpet Florida’s reef system, rising like antlers from the seabed — but…
Tropical Storm Melissa puts Caribbean’s most flood-vulnerable places at risk
A Hurricane Watch is up for the south coast of Haiti and a Tropical Storm Watch for Jamaica…
Civil servant denies ‘half truths’ over recycling scheme risks
Phil SimScotland political correspondent Getty Images Waste firm Biffa was contracted to collect and process bottles and cans…