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Kenya banned plastic bags 6 years ago, but they are still in use - what went wrong

Kenya banned the use of plastic carrier bags in 2017, prompted by environmental and health costs. At the time, more than 100 million single-use plastic bags were handed out every year, making them the most commonly used carrier bags for shopping. Most traders and end users have complied with the…

The Conversation

The market won’t restore Australia’s degraded ecosystems. Labor needs to get its priorities straight

Change will only come when protecting our unique wilderness comes over other considerations. There are concerning signs the Albanese government is not on board

The Guardian - AU

Making ESG ratings count for something

MSCI, one of the most influential gatekeepers of environmental, social, and governance ratings, is about to downgrade the ESG ratings of 31,000 investment funds in one fell swoop. The dramatic move comes after MSCI decided to update its methodology and require funds to meet higher standards for AA or AAA…

Bangkok Post

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National housebuilder fined nearly £500,000 for polluting local river

'I hope this fine will send out a clear message that environmental legislation is to be taken seriously'

Wales Online

Toxic chemicals discovered in water after locals complained about 'foul-smelling brown, foamy liquid'

The problem is linked to a quarry used as a dump site and include substances called PCBs which are also known as 'forever chemicals' as they do not break down in the environment

Wales Online

Apple TV+'s 'Silo' Is a Look at a Future of Life Underground

Dystopian storytelling goes underground this month with the arrival of Apple TV+'s “Silo,” a gripping, ambitious tale of Earth's last population living far below the surface. Something terrible has happened to make the environment toxic so 10,000 people are hiding out in a massive, mile-deep underground silo until it's safe…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Ravenlok review

Ravenlok is a beautiful action-adventure interpretation of Alice In Wonderland, but its qualities only run skin deep.

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VCs aren’t convinced JPMorgan’s acquisition of First Republic stems the crisis

As bank failures and a weak fundraising environment persist, some fundraising cycles might get drawn out.

Fortune

Journalist Ozgur Ogret: Turkey is 'a press freedom violations museum' under Erdogan

In Reporters Without Borders' 2023 Press Freedom Index, Turkey is ranked 165th out of 180 nations for the environment facing journalists. Among the reasons for the worsening conditions is a crackdown ahead of presidential elections in May, as President Recep Tayyip Erdogan faces his toughest re-election battle yet. Ozgur Ogret,…

France 24

How Spa showed the folly of the WEC's self-defeating tyre rules

I'm not sure I’ve ever headed to the Le Mans 24 Hours hoping for high temperatures and sunny weather. I’m no sun worshipper, and too much heat doesn’t make life any easier for a pasty-faced Englishman over the busiest week of my year. But this time I’m praying that the…

Autosport

How to stop a dog pulling on a leash

Wondering how to stop a dog pulling on a leash? We consulted an APDT-certified dog trainer for her top tips

PetsRadar

'Deep concern' from residents as 19 trees to be chopped down

"We should all be more concerned with the environment these days and that starts at a local level. This seems excessive to say the least"

Liverpool Echo

FCC refuses to protect the environment

FCC typically does nothing when companies want to add new cell towers, build on protected land or launch satellites

Salon

$Northern Territory clears way for fracking to begin in Beetaloo Basin$

Northern Territory clears way for fracking to begin in Beetaloo Basin

Environmental groups and scientists say move will have an unacceptable impact on the climate and have called for ban

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Environmentalists criticise ‘all carrot, no stick’ fishing transformation plan

A group dominated by fishing firms and the Ministry for Primary Industries has come up with a sustainability transformation plan short on environmental specifics and timelines, and long on what sounds to some experts as awfully like a modified status quo.

The Hindu

Chief Minister calls for coordinated approach to tackle climate change

Mr. Vijayan said Kerala’s disaster mitigation strategy was focussed on protecting the land and the environment.

The Guardian - AU

Australia fails to adequately monitor effect of agricultural chemicals in humans, report finds

Study confirms government lacks basic data on pesticides and other chemicals in the environment

The Guardian - AU

Australia being unable to afford greater environmental protection is a government myth that refuses to die

Redirecting massive defence spending and implementing a windfalls gains tax in the 2023 federal budget could go a long way to saving our environment

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The Conversation

Let's protect nature, but not merely for the sake of humans

Environmentalists rightly urge us to consider the long-term effects of our actions. Plastic bags, they point out, can take hundreds of years to decompose, while radioactive waste can remain dangerous for hundreds of thousands of years. It could take the Earth’s biosphere several million years to recover from human-caused mass…

Insider UK

SEPA asks Scottish businesses to prepare for water scarcity this summer

Environment agency warns that it can’t rule out a repeat of the water shortages businesses experienced last year

Al Jazeera

Environmentalists sue US regulator over impact of SpaceX launches

SpaceX’s Starship rocket exploded over the Gulf of Mexico on April 20 and debris was scattered from the launch pad.

ABC News

Tasmanian salmon industry future plan released — but fish-farming opponents say it fails on several fronts

The Tasmanian government says critics of industrial fish farming are a "noisy minority". But some restaurants have dropped salmon from their menu over environmental concerns and that isn't about to change.

Chicago Sun-Times

Keep pushing for clean energy spending to undo the environmental damage of NAFTA

After NAFTA, new manufacturing plants too often opened where there was the least environmental regulation and outside North America. But if we’re persistent enough, the markets will begin to shift more toward clean energy, Ben Jealous of the Sierra Club writes.

Space

Cosmic rays pose dangers to frequent flyers. This radiation detector could help.

Cosmic rays coming from ultrapowerful sources in the distant universe can pose risks to humans on Earth — particularly frequent air travelers, who are routinely exposed at the high altitudes of commercial flights.

The Independent UK

Environmental groups sue FAA over SpaceX Texas rocket launch

The Federal Aviation Administration is being sued by wildlife and environmental groups over SpaceX's launch of its giant rocket from Texas

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