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To Fight Plastic Waste, an Indonesian Campaign Aims High

Yale E360

Since attorney and activist Tiza Mafira cofounded PlasticDiet Indonesia in 2013, the group has helped more than 100 local governments pass single-use plastic bag bans and is now tackling straws, cutlery, and sachets. Next up: slashing subsidies for petrochemical companies. Read more on E360 →

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‘A Tsunami of Human Waste’: Half of South Africa’s Sewage Treatment Works Are Failing, Says Report

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As Anthony Turton from the Centre for Environmental Management at the University of the Free State states, this represents “a tsunami of human waste inundating our rivers and dams, without respite, for more than a decade.”. The number of critical treatment works listed in the last report – from 2013 – was 248. Yaffa Fredrick.

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Upcoming Developments in International Governance of Marine Carbon Dioxide Removal

Law Columbia

Marine CDR Governance under the London Convention and Protocol Two key international laws applicable to certain forms of marine CDR are the 1972 Convention on the Prevention of Marine Pollution by Dumping of Wastes and Other Matter (London Convention) and the 1996 Protocol to the Convention (London Protocol).

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Daily Grind Living Next To Oil & Gas Industry: Spills, Polluted Water Supplies, Smells Like Gas, Noise, Air Pollution, Explosions, Truck Traffic, Erosion, Radioactive Waste, Gas Flares, Dust, Lights, Road Dumping Waste, Abandoned Wells

PA Environment Daily

Its a daily litany of spills, polluted water supplies, smell of natural gas in the air, noise, air pollution, explosions, landslides, truck traffic, radioactive waste, gas flares, erosion problems, dust, lights, road dumping waste, abandoned equipment and wells. Fortunately, no one was hurt.

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Does California Need New Nuclear Power Plants?

Union of Concerned Scientists

California had two other large reactors: Rancho Seco and San Onofre, but both suffered serious equipment failures and were shut down in 1989 and 2013, respectively. Lastly, SMRs wont meaningfully reduce the amount of nuclear waste thats created, and they wont use fuel more efficiently than conventional reactors.

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The Global Methane Pledge

Legal Planet

Countries that commit to the pledge are asked to take comprehensive domestic actions to achieve that global target, focusing on standards to achieve all feasible reductions in the three main methane emitting sectors: energy, waste, and agriculture.

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Registration Now Open! 2025 Shale Gas & Public Health Conference At Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, Online Feb. 27

PA Environment Daily

This Conference has been a cornerstone of the LWVPA Straight Scoop on Shale educational initiative since 2013. The Conference will be held at the Power Center at Duquesne University , 1015 Forbes Avenue in Pittsburgh from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., followed by a social hour. The sessions will also be streamed online.

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