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A recent Greenpeace analysis reveals how regulations across Europe are incentivizing travel by plane, despite flying being five times more polluting than train travel.
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When materials such as asbestos were put into use, lead was added to paint and gasoline and we discovered the properties of PVC, we didn’t know any better. Now we do, and it is time to start acting like it.
by Jon Smieja
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This year the transportation industry made incredible progress — and took a few twists and turns.
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The industry aims to boost its sustainability commitment by focusing on circularity and proving the value of shared e-scooters and e-bikes to cities.
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Welcome to the damned-if-you-do, damned-if-you-don't world of sustainability communications.
by Joel Makower
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Technology, politics and climate action may coalesce to put high-speed transit on the fast track.
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A creative Norfolk Southern incentive program encourages truckers to pick up full containers at terminals after dropping off empty ones.
by Meg Wilcox
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Just transition is anything but vague. Complex, yes. Controversial, maybe. But certainly not vague.
by Pam Tau Lee
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The global sustainability community isn't yet read for an era of even greater environmental, societal and political challenges.
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The climate crisis represents a new front on the war on plastics. Are you ready?
by Joel Makower
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Plus, what will it take for the U.S. to get on board with high-speed rail investments?
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The possibilities for high-speed rail innovation are many, and once the lasting infrastructure is built, the benefits to communities are long-lasting.
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The world has largely reached a consensus that COVID-19 was dangerous enough to justify not forcing commutes to the office.
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AstraZeneca, Agilent and others are working with the organization to shrink the carbon footprint and waste of the world's research labs.
by Elsa Wenzel
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The COVID-19 pandemic has revealed massive shortcomings in the nation’s labor and disaster aid systems, which have for decades failed to protect workers who come to the U.S. every year for seasonal work.
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Fighting the pandemic should not come at the cost of stemming the flow of plastic pollution into the environment.
by Rob Kaplan
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We know that lack of ventilation can aid spread of the virus. But how much ventilation is needed?
by Steven Nadel
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To the extent that climate change is another weapon of mass destruction, we might consider borrowing some tools of the past.
by Joel Makower
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With only weeks to go until the election, Connecticut farmer Jenni Bass says she hopes voters see through what she describes as Trump’s empty attempts to appeal to farmers.
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The way we live may have changed, perhaps for ever, but what about the impact on our planet? And what can we do about it?