ProPublica

The plastics industry has heralded a type of chemical recycling it claims could replace new shopping bags and candy wrappers with old ones — but not much is being recycled at all, and this method won’t curb the crisis.

The Delusion of “Advanced” Plastic Recycling

After five months of intense negotiations the Danish government is introducing an agricultural carbon tax payable by farmers, the first of its kind worldwide. From 2030, this climate tax on agriculture will be charged at 300 Danish krone (€40; US $43) per ton of CO2e produced, increasing to 750 Danish krone (€100; US $107) by 2035.

Denmark introduces world first carbon tax for farmers

In the fight to protect biodiversity and limit climate change, the world will reap what it sows, say researchers from the University of Surrey. Energy crops can be used for heat, electricity and even biofuels like bioethanol. They will become more important as the world transitions away from fossil fuels. In a new study, researchers from Surrey have shown that where you choose to plant energy crops makes a big difference to biodiversity.

Choose where to plant energy crops wisely to minimize loss of biodiversity, says new study

Interesting Engineering

An urgent call for more safe drop-off points for batteries has been issued by the waste and recycling sector.

10,000 fires a year: Highly flammable lithium-ion batteries raise concerns

Kentucky State

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Kentucky’s medical cannabis program has taken significant steps toward ensuring those with qualifying conditions have access to medical cannabis as soon as possible, said Gov. Andy Beshear this week.

State to open licensing applications for medical cannabis businesses beginning July 1

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Have you ever met someone who is wise beyond their age? Such people are often referred to as old souls. They understand life and the world better than many zodiac signs. A soul’s age doesn’t necessarily match a person’s actual age. Instead, it advances based on the life experiences someone has.

3 Zodiac Signs Who Are Old Souls

Marine life in the water column depends on the right combination of water temperature, acidity, and oxygen levels, so creatures such as fish and plankton can be hard hit by large regional fluctuations in any of these parameters. When two, or even all three, are off-kilter, the environment can become uninhabitable for many species.

In hot water and beyond: Marine extremes escalate

Colorado State

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Cripple Creek, CO

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(Colorado) Colorado has many gems - Pikes Peak, Rocky Mountain National Park, Maroon Bells, and two of Thomas Dambo's wooden trolls. Dambo is a Danish artist, and his trolls are worldwide. Each troll serves as a unique tribute to the place they inhabit, honoring the history and culture of the location.

"Rita the Rock Planter" should be on your Colorado summer bucket list

Business Insider

Offshore drilling could help fight climate change in the future. Instead of extracting oil from the sea floor, scientists want to trap carbon there.

Scientists want to pump carbon into a hole at the bottom of the ocean in a $60 million pilot project to help stop climate change

Concrete forms the backbone of human civilization’s most impressive structures. Ancient Romans built aqueducts with it. We use it for modern highways. This versatile material builds our cities, roads, and bridges. It enables societal progress and urban development. Concrete is the second most consumed material globally, after water. But...

Concrete is quickly becoming a great carbon sink with high-tech advances

What if those coffee grounds you toss every morning could help clean up toxic pollution choking our waterways? A new study shows they can do exactly that, according to Anthropocene Magazine. Researchers at the Federal Technological University of Paraná in Brazil found that coffee grounds can soak up 70% of...

Researchers demonstrate remarkable potential of old coffee grounds in cleaning up toxins contaminating waterways — here's why it's important

Newark, NJ

Morristown Minute

NEWARK, N.J. – Eight individuals associated with the "793 Bloods" street gang, a subset of the national Bloods gang, have been charged for their roles in a Newark-based drug trafficking organization, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.

Eight '793 Bloods' Gang Members Charged in Newark Drug Network

While vapes or e-cigarettes first appeared around 20 years ago as an alternative to smoking, their prevalence and use have increasingly become problematic. Governments and regulators are now catching up to what is widely seen as an addictive and unsafe product. Australia has just passed a world-first bill that will ban all vapes from general retail later this year.

Vape Teardown: Scientists Reveal What's Actually Inside E-Cigarettes

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"It's a new way of looking at the future of concrete."

New Kind Of Cement Could Turn Homes And Roads Into Giant Batteries

Researchers found a motherlode of around 230 million metric tons of minerals on the seabed off a remote island nearly 2,000km from Tokyo, per Nikkei.

Japan found enough minerals off a remote Pacific island to fuel its EV plans for over a decade

California State

Alameda Post

California regulators just stopped AT&T from pulling the plug. California’s Public Utilities Commission on June 20 rejected AT&T’s application to stop providing landlines and other services in areas where there is no other option.

Still Need Your Landline?

Shell has lost its fondness for biofuels, though it isn’t saying why. We think it’s because the market really stinks, though it’s still an important one. The oil giant announced on Tuesday that it’s hitting pause on a major biofuel project in the Netherlands, one of the biggest in Europe. Shell said it’s just taking a minute to think about the plant, which broke ground in 2021, in order to “address project delivery and ensure future competitiveness given current market conditions.” Exactly what market conditions it means, it’s being coy about.

Shell Pulls Back on Big Biofuel Plant

Former U.S. Rep. John Larson once remarked, “Globalization is not a monolithic force but an evolving set of consequences — some good, some bad and some unintended.” Nowhere is this more evident than in the global initiatives aimed at transitioning to clean energy. This transition brings its...

Clean Energy’s Impact on Piping Systems

Whether you’re camping, hiking, or going for a stroll on the local rail trail, your water bottle should be the first thing you grab on your way out the door. The best water bottles can keep liquids cold or hot, collapse completely to fit in a backpack, and some can even decant wine.

5 Best Water Bottles of 2024

Denver, CO

David Heitz

The Finance and Governance Committee of the Denver City Council voted Tuesday to ask voters whether the U.S. citizenship requirement for police and firefighters should be dropped.

Committee OKs removing citizenship requirement for police, firefighters in Denver

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NewsBreak

How to create a ‘world without waste’? Here are the plastic industry’s ideas.

In the time it takes you to read this sentence — say, four seconds — the world produces nearly 60 metric tons of plastic, almost entirely...

How to create a ‘world without waste’? Here are the plastic industry’s ideas.

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