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16 states pass bills against lab-cultured meat, and the SEC was sued over its new climate-disclosure rule approved last week.
by Leah Garden
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AI could help find new sources for lithium, cobalt, copper and nickel more quickly and, theoretically, with less environmental degradation than previous methods.
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What's coming next for sustainability: Mining, oceans, artificial intelligence and justice.
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A new report from McKinsey sets out how businesses and government can work together to preempt potential shortfalls in supplies of nickel and rare earth minerals.
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Featuring a conversation with Lucia Athens, who recently retired from her role as the city of Austin’s first chief sustainability officer.
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Mike Werner, Google’s head of circular economy, says companies should move quickly to measure their reliance on critical minerals such as lithium, cobalt and copper.
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The Inflation Reduction Act directs unprecedented funding to tribes and Native communities for climate resilience and solutions.
by John Howell
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A boom in small-scale gold mining in Bolivia has raised concerns about pollution from mercury used in the mining process. Researchers are citing the health impacts on downstream villages, but the government has yet to act to stem the widespread use of the highly toxic chemical.
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Adaptation investment can help promote climate resilience, benefit local societies and ensure a prolonged return on investment.
by Margaret Kim
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Investors must engage strategically across the whole mining sector to ensure it is able to play the role society demands of it.
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A mining boom in mountainous Argentina, Chile and Bolivia, home to half the world’s lithium reserves, could drain vital ecosystems and deprive Indigenous communities of water.
by Fred Pearce
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Sponsored: Builders, facing climate change, can create opportunities through preemptive actions across their value chain
by Arnaud Brohé
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Diving into risk? The ocean depths are rich with metals and minerals critical for the clean economy transition.
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Minerals supply chains often obscure the impacts of mining, exposing companies to operational, financial and legal risks.
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New report calls for revamped safety standards as companies race to meet demand for clean energy minerals.
by Lina Tran
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Deep-sea minerals are not currently commercially available, and whether they have a role in future supply chains is the subject of heated debate.
by Winnie Yeh
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Digging in: New initiatives aimed at “mining” materials from products already in circulation and out of the waste streams help cut extraction of natural resources.
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The pandemic also revealed deep vulnerabilities in our concentrated meat processing system. Fixing them can help fight climate change.
by Lena Brook
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Mining companies may in future have to report on the impact of individual operations as part of more stringent ESG data reporting.
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Mining firms are using the green energy movement as an excuse to keep extracting rare earth minerals on public land for next to nothing.
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In an open letter, the CEOs of the companies also outline plans to set targets for Scope 3 value chain emissions.
by Bea Tridimas
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The chief heat officer’s responsibilities include education, disaster response training and infrastructure that considers extreme heat alongside other public health safety considerations.
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With extreme weather becoming the norm across the United States, communities and companies are in need of clean backup power that can be deployed today.
by Sarah Golden