NSTC Strategy Team on Sustainable Chemistry webinar presenters will discuss the science, technology, and innovation needs of the chemical industries including carbon capture, process design, and separation. Q&A and open discussion with the speakers and strategy team co-chairs to follow. 1:00-2:30 p.m. ET.
"Environmental certification programs that claim to verify the sustainability of fashion brands actually facilitate “greenwashing” for the apparel industry, according to a recent report by environmental advocacy organization Changing Markets Foundation."
"Dane County is suing the makers of firefighting foams containing toxic “forever chemicals” in an effort to recover the costs of cleaning up pollution around the Madison airport."
"The Defense Department will temporarily stop burning toxic “forever chemicals” until it formally issues a guidance for how to dispose of the substances, according to a new memo."
"When the pediatrician recommended Lisa Pascoe have her then-toddler tested for lead poisoning, she thought there was no way he could be at risk. Everything in her St. Louis, Mo., home had been remodeled."
"The Biden administration has unveiled the first new energy efficiency standards in over 20 years for water heaters in commercial buildings, a move it says could slash greenhouse gas emissions and reduce energy costs."
"Deforestation detected in the Brazilian Amazon broke all records for the month of April, and that followed similar new records set in January and February, reflecting a worrisome uptick in destruction in a state deep within the rainforest."
"Internal emails show Louisiana state senator Sharon Hewitt worked on a bill with a company that had financial ties to her spouse".
"Dangerous, gusty winds were expected to continue Monday across northeast New Mexico, complicating the fight against wildfires that threaten thousands of homes in mountainous rural communities."
"The vaquita marina, Spanish for "little sea cow," is considered the world's most endangered marine mammal."
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[1] https://www.sej.org/calendar/nstc-sustainable-chemistry-webinar-series
[2] https://www.sej.org/headlines/report-fashion-industry-sustainability-claims-mask-greenwashing
[3] https://insideclimatenews.org/news/08052022/fashion-industry-greenwashing/
[4] https://www.sej.org/headlines/wis-county-sues-makers-fire-foam-over-airport-pfas-contamination
[5] https://madison.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/dane-county-sues-makers-of-firefighting-foam-over-airport-pfas-contamination/article_f885f896-e707-5cb2-90c6-bc1851642c78.html
[6] https://www.sej.org/headlines/pentagon-halts-burning-forever-chemicals
[7] https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/3477349-pentagon-halts-burning-of-forever-chemicals/
[8] https://www.sej.org/headlines/after-century-lead-still-poisons-thousands-midwestern-kids
[9] https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2022/05/02/1094683632/lead-poisoning-midwest
[10] https://www.sej.org/headlines/doe-updates-water-heater-rule-first-time-two-decades
[11] https://www.eenews.net/articles/doe-updates-water-heater-rule-for-first-time-in-two-decades/
[12] https://www.sej.org/headlines/brazil-s-amazon-deforestation-hits-record-month-april
[13] https://apnews.com/article/climate-business-brazil-deforestation-trending-news-b146774624a476b46ec03d20ae2cf554
[14] https://www.sej.org/headlines/la-solon-pushes-bills-benefiting-oil-gas-industry-and-her-husband
[15] https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/may/06/sharon-hewitt-louisiana-senator-oil-gas-industry
[16] https://www.sej.org/headlines/strong-winds-batter-new-mexico-complicating-wildfire-fight
[17] https://apnews.com/article/wildfires-fires-environment-new-mexico-las-vegas-3b1f5edcb24c4ea46eb82f8e546e95c4
[18] https://www.sej.org/headlines/scientists-endangered-porpoise-not-doomed-if-humans-stop-killing-them
[19] https://www.npr.org/2022/05/05/1096842362/scientists-say-endangered-porpoise-isnt-doomed-so-long-as-humans-stop-killing-thhttps://www.npr.org/2022/05/05/1096842362/scientists-say-endangered-porpoise-isnt-doomed-so-long-as-humans-stop-killing-th
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