ChopValue collects 350,000 used chopsticks from Vancouver restaurants every week. The bamboo utensils are cleaned and transformed into new products like kitchenware and tabletops. The… Read More »Making chopsticks into house furnishings
From what food to buy to how to access your medical records, here are the practical matters to consider before a pandemic strikes. News of… Read More »How to prepare for a quarantine
“In the debate over the possibility of oil drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska, polar bears play an important, if silent, role.… Read More »“Oil Industry Tool to Spare Polar Bears Is More Miss Than Hit”
“The Trump administration has asked Congress to slash the EPA’s annual budget by about a quarter” “WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s U.S. EPA Administrator Andrew… Read More »“Trump EPA Chief To Congress: Cut My Funding”
“House Democrats this morning unveiled a long-awaited environmental justice bill, a novel collaborative effort between lawmakers and local groups that have long been ignored on… Read More »“House: Dems Roll Out Sweeping Environmental Justice Bill”
“Sens. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) on Thursday introduced a long-awaited energy package that’s shaping up to be the best chance this year… Read More »“Murkowski, Manchin Introduce Major Energy Legislation”
“Appeal court says decision to give go-ahead not consistent with Paris agreement” “Plans for a third runway at Heathrow airport have been ruled illegal by… Read More »“Heathrow Third Runway Ruled Illegal Over Climate Change”
“The federal government must spend up to $12 billion to improve the nation’s flood maps and should do more to steer development out of flood-prone… Read More »“Studies Sound Alarm On ‘Badly Out-Of-Date’ FEMA Flood Maps”
“A federal judge in Idaho ruled Thursday that a Trump administration policy limiting public input on oil and gas leasing decisions was “arbitrary and capricious,”… Read More »Judge Voids 1 Million Acres Of Oil And Gas Leases Over Public Input
Environmental campaigner Greta Thunberg spoke to protesters in Bristol ahead of a march through the city. Avon and Somerset Police and Bristol City Council have… Read More »Greta Thunberg in Bristol: ‘Change is coming’