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Financing Building Decarbonization: Leveraging a Sector-Wide Emissions Model to Prioritize Capital Flows Download the report.
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H&M, Vargas launch new closed loop textile recycling venture Read the full story at ESG Today. Fashion and design brands company H&M Group and impact-focused venture investor Vargas announced the launch of Syre, a new company aimed at mass producing textile-to-textile recycled materials, enabling a closed loop solution for the clothing industry. The new venture is kicking off with a $600 million offtake agreement …
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Poopspotting: How AI and satellites can detect illegal manure spreading in Wisconsin Read the full story at Wisconsin Watch. The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is, in fact, not a spacefaring agency. But aerial imagery collected by a new generation of small, inexpensive satellites is ushering in an era of real-time monitoring. Some environmental advocates want the department to look to the heavens as it regulates earthly …
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Good news for coral reef restoration efforts: Study finds ‘full recovery’ of reef growth within four years Read the full story from Cell Press. While the majority of the world’s reefs are now under threat or even damaged potentially beyond repair, a new study offers some encouraging news: efforts to restore coral reefs not only increase coral cover, but they can also bring back important ecosystem functions, and surprisingly fast.
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10 times as much of this toxic pesticide could end up on your tomatoes and celery under a new EPA proposal Read the full story at ProPublica. Against the guidance of scientific advisory panels, the EPA is relying on industry-backed tests to relax regulations on acephate, which has been linked to neurodevelopmental disorders. “It’s exactly what we recommended against,” one panelist said.
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