"in Fiscal Year 2018 alone all or part of 22 sites were deleted from the Superfund NPL."
EPA Struck Secretive Deal Over Toxic Site Leaving $13 Million in BP’s Pocket
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Emails show that, at BP’s request, EPA handed control of the Anaconda Copper Mine to Nevada, sidelining tribes and residents who fear they'll never have clean water.Imagine Belmont Center buildings topped with gardens!
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These green roofs aren’t just amazing to look at, they cool the planet too (via The Years Project)
"Wouldn’t the growth of these companies, in fact, make the problem worse by providing yet more reason to overproduce? "
Does Your Box of “Ugly” Food Really Help the Planet?
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Startups like Hungry Harvest and Imperfect Produce say they're helping to reduce food waste in America. Critics say they're deceiving their customers and making the problem worse.But "biogas technology won’t address the total environmental impact of manure – most notably, water quality and odor concerns of nearby communities."
How one company’s plan to turn pollution into a commodity could change an entire industry
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By cutting emissions, Smithfield Foods is creating new business opportunities for the animal agriculture industry at large.An encyclopedia of information on CO₂ and other Greenhouse Gas Emissions. How might this help our local planning?
CO₂ and other Greenhouse Gas Emissions
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Carbon dioxide (CO2) is a gas essential for life—animals exhale it, plants sequester it. It exists in Earth's atmosphere in comparably small concentrations, but is vital for sustaining life. CO2 is ...