Trade associations representing leading food suppliers have questioned the need for new regulations to protect forests overseas, which will come before parliament in the environment bill on Wednesday. The much-delayed bill will contain provisions to force UK-based companies to examine their supply chains in depth and ensure that they areContinue Reading
At this point, you probably don’t need me to tell you that we have a plastics problem. In the last five years, we’ve sounded the alarm about single-use plastics and the burden their use has placed on the planet. You’ve likely seen pictures of beaches riddled with plastics and wasteContinue Reading
May 10, 2021 Beach bonfires flared forth this Saturday as the sun fell behind a distant marine layer and San Diego’s desert chill struck the bones of all witnesses along Pacific Beach. Suddenly, some of the fires within eyesight disappeared. The distant buzz of a patrol ATV sealed our ownContinue Reading
Environment and health groups have fiercely criticised proposals to relax the regulation of chemicals and pesticides in Australia, saying they are “totally at odds” with public health and safety expectations. A “first principles” review by a panel of experts has recommended to the agriculture minister, David Littleproud, that many householdContinue Reading
The Able contracting trash pile in South Carolina’s Lowcountry raised environmental concerns. Kacen Bayless kbayless@islandpacket.com South Carolina legislators are trying to reduce environmental oversight of the plastics melting industry in an effort to recruit an emerging business that promises millions of dollars in investment, despite concerns about air and waterContinue Reading
Sign up for the Guardian’s Green Light newsletter Glenn Helkenn lives in a spruce forest, in a tiny log cabin he built himself on the outskirts of Fairbanks, Alaska’s third largest city. Give him an hour and a handsaw and Helkenn says he can harvest enough firewood to heat hisContinue Reading
State law gives environmental groups the right to sue Minneapolis for failing to complete an environmental review before approving the 2040 Comprehensive Plan, the Minnesota Supreme Court ruled Wednesday morning. Smart Growth Minneapolis, the Audubon Chapter of Minneapolis, and Minnesota Citizens for the Protection of Migratory Birds sued the cityContinue Reading
