U.S. SEC waters down its climate reporting rule under legal threats

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By Eugene Ellmen, Corporate Knights Will Canada align itself with weaker U.S. standard, or will it go further and adopt full-scope climate reporting like Europe, California and China?   The sustainable investment industry in the United States has grudgingly endorsed a watered-down regulation on climate disclosure, acknowledging a barrage of lobbying …

Effects of geoengineering must be urgently investigated, experts say

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By Fiona Harvey, The Guardian Impact on ecosystems must be predicted before technology is used, US atmospheric science agency chief says. Scientists must work urgently on predicting the effects of climate geoengineering, the chief of the US atmospheric science agency has said, as the technology is likely to be needed, at …

Argentine court in key lithium region halts new permits over environmental concerns

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By Lucila Sigal, Reuters BUENOS AIRES, March 14 (Reuters) – An Argentine court in the northwestern province of Catamarca has suspended the issuance of new mining permits, demanding fresh environmental impact studies be carried out looking at local lithium projects, a judgment seen by Reuters showed. The ruling involves the …

Legal action could end use of toxic sewage sludge on US crops as fertilizer

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By Tom Perkins, The Guardian Intent to sue federal regulators charges they have failed to address dangerous levels of PFAS ‘forever chemicals’ known to be in sludge New legal action could put an end to the practice of spreading toxic sewage sludge on US cropland as a cheap alternative to fertilizer, and …

Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon down 30% in February

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By Reuters SAO PAULO, March 8 (Reuters) – Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest fell 30% in February from a year earlier, government data showed on Friday, as President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva’s government worked toward a pledge to end illegal deforestation by 2030. According to preliminary satellite data from …

Why the US has artificial reefs made from sunken ships and voting machines

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By D’Amy Steward and Avery Paxton, Freethink After a reef is created, fish can appear within minutes. When people hear about underwater reefs, they usually picture colorful gardens created from coral. But some reefs are anchored to much more unusual foundations. For more than a century, people have placed a …