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  1. New 'Swiss Army Knife' Cleans Up Water Pollution 6/1/2021

    Phosphate pollution in rivers, lakes and other waterways has reached dangerous levels, causing algae blooms that starve fish and aquatic plants of oxygen.

  2. Lafarge Western Canada Introduces EcoPlanet Ultra Low Carbon Cement 5/31/2021

    In 2020, LafargeHolcim announced a global commitment to creating building material products that meet lower CO2 standards

  3. Better Peatland Management Could Cut Half A Billion Tonnes Of Carbon 5/27/2021

    Half a billion tonnes of carbon emissions could be cut from Earth’s atmosphere by improved management of peatlands, according to research partly undertaken at the University of Leicester

  4. Black & Veatch Analysis Of Carbon-Neutrality Projects Informs Sacramento Municipal Utility District’s 2030 Zero Carbon Plan 5/26/2021

    Zero-carbon technologies, including carbon capture, energy storage, hydrogen, solar and wind, will allow the Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD) to achieve its goals of zero-carbon emissions in its electricity supply by 2030, finds a recent analysis by decarbonization solutions leader Black & Veatch

  5. Argonne Study Shows Corn Ethanol Reduces Carbon Footprint, Greenhouse Gases 5/26/2021

    A study conducted by researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Argonne National Laboratory reveals that the use of corn ethanol is reducing the carbon footprint and diminishing greenhouse gases

  6. NCX Creates The Largest U.S. Forest Carbon Project 5/26/2021

    NCX, a venture-backed climate tech company, announced the creation of the largest forest carbon project (by acreage) in the continental United States. Previously known as SilviaTerra, NCX (Natural Capital Exchange) is a data-driven forest carbon marketplace sourcing high-quality forest carbon credits from American landowners of all sizes

  7. Long Island Sound Water Quality Improving In Response To Significant Reductions In Nitrogen Pollution 5/26/2021

    As summer approaches, EPA officials are highlighting water quality improvements in Long Island Sound resulting from almost 50 million pounds of nitrogen pollution kept out of the Sound each year.

  8. Keeping More Ammonium In Soil Could Decrease Pollution, Boost Crops 5/26/2021

    Modern-day agriculture faces two major dilemmas: how to produce enough food to feed the growing human population and how to minimize environmental damage associated with intensive agriculture

  9. Mitigating Emissions In The Livestock Production Sector 5/26/2021

    The farming of livestock to feed the global appetite for animal products greatly contributes to global warming

  10. Battelle And Catahoula Resources Forge Partnership To Accelerate Carbon Capture, Utilization And Storage 5/25/2021

    Battelle and Catahoula Resources (“Catahoula”) will jointly develop solutions for the capture, transport and sequestration of carbon dioxide produced at ethanol facilities in Nebraska