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The European Union’s antideforestation law, known as EUDR, has officially been delayed for a second year. The amendment was published in the Official Journal of the European Union on Dec. 23, 2025. Th...
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JAKARTA — Best known as the home of the world’s rarest great ape, the mountainous Batang Toru forest landscape on the island of Sumatra has become a test case for whether Indonesia can enforce environ...
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After spending the first 16 years of her federal government career focused on the impacts of climate change, Libby Jewett hoped to wrap up her time at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administrati...
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This article was originally published by Public Health Watch, a nonprofit investigative news organization. Find out more at publichealthwatch.org. SAN JACINTO RIVER, Texas—Over the past 30 years, fede...
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Once in a while, an animal shows up where it’s least expected, including places from where it was thought to have gone extinct. These rare sightings bring hope — but also fresh concerns. These are som...
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A new study reveals a conundrum for climate policy: People hate it when you tell them what to do.
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A burnout pushed one woman to build a new, nature-friendly career in one of the rainforest’s most deforested cities.
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In a step toward heading off a government shutdown when a temporary funding agreement expires at the end of January, appropriators in both the Senate and House of Representatives released a bipartisan...
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As oil prices fall and demand nears a peak, exploiting Venezuela’s heavy crude reserves won’t be as easy as Trump thinks.
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The underground world of fossil diving along the southeastern coast of the United States hosts legions of divers with a passion for recovering ancient shark teeth – some belonging to the extinct and f...
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VAUPÉS, COLOMBIA – As a baby, Elisa Fernández Sánchez’ mother would place her into the bow of the canoe and glide across the murky waters of the Vaupés River in the thick Amazon rainforest. Their jour...
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Expect to see ratings agencies and ESG frameworks begin to reward nature-based solution investments. The post Nature-based solutions: 4 predictions for 2026 appeared first on Trellis.
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Jeffrey Whitford, the company’s vice president of sustainability and social business innovation, uses customer feedback to prioritize projects and guide product development. The post Why MilliporeSigm...
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Kris Mayes believes in the lost art of the town hall. That conviction recently brought the Arizona attorney general before a group of a few dozen residents of Sun City, Arizona, a far-flung suburb for...
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Desflurane is a common anesthetic used in hospital operating rooms worldwide. It’s also a climate super pollutant. Now, several decades after the drug was first introduced, a growing number of U.S. ho...
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In his new book, Julian Hattem explores how migration can be a climate solution — not just for those who are able to move, but for their home communities as well.
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Environmental advocates notched key wins at local and state levels this year — despite the Trump administration’s rollbacks.
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Federal and state officials have sued the company behind the blast, but Roseland, Louisiana, residents say the case won’t bring relief to their town.
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An ever-changing media and business landscape means today’s stories demand deeper dives, richer nuance and more compelling narratives. The post After 25 years of covering corporate sustainability, it’...
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High recovery costs, limited collection infrastructure and limited suppliers are just some of the factors that make the recycling of rare earth elements (REEs) challenging. The post Throwing Away the ...
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A former McDonald's CSO is riled up by the idea that corporate sustainability leadership is lacking. The post Counterpoint: How leadership shows up today appeared first on Trellis.
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The core problem is in how conservation progress is measured and reported. International biodiversity targets focus almost exclusively on establishing protected areas. But no one is asking if they are...
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Hong Kong is waging a war on single-use plastics – from local cafes to five-star hotels – as the city tries to curb waste piling up each day in its landfills and seas. Residents dump around 2,000 tonn...
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Venture capitalist Tom Chi on the highs and lows of sustainability innovation in 2025. The post From cow burps to data centers, it’s been a year appeared first on Trellis.
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The top-10 costliest climate disasters include wildfires, cyclones, extreme rainfall and flooding, and droughts spanning four continents. Together, they resulted in economic losses of $120 billion. Th...
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Despite a clear legal prohibition of carcinogens in food, several are still permitted, posing a risk to Americans’ health. By Maria Doa, Ph.D., Liora Fiksel and Emma Barrett What’s new? A new EDF anal...
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Despite a 6-month delay and data gaps, EPA’s drastic reduction in lead service line counts may have unintended consequences. What Happened?After a 6-month long delay, EPA announced the next round of f...
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Research from Environmental Defense Fund shows that when it comes to evaluating the climate efficacy of carbon dioxide removal (CDR) strategies, timescale matters. CDR strategies like wetland restorat...
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While the Trump administration spent 2025 rolling back climate policies – increasing harmful pollution and driving electricity costs higher for families – states led with solutions that protect consu...
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As 2025 comes to a close, we’re looking back on several significant moments of climate leadership (and a few examples of backsliding we’d rather forget) in state-level cap-and-invest programs which ke...
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By: Karly Kelso, Vrashabh Kapate, and Sarah Swain Reposted from EDF’s Climate 411 COP30 in Belém, Brazil revealed a striking paradox for food systems. Pavilions buzzed with urgency as indigenous commu...
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As we come to the end of another record-breaking year for extreme weather, we can see the effects on our plates. Climate change is on the table for both producers and consumers, and leaders must conti...
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Authors: Alison Eagle, Jocelyn Lavallee, Renske Hijbeek Soil is one of our best allies in tackling climate change, but it’s also one of the most misunderstood. Myths about what soil can (and can’t) do...
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The Trump administration has just announced that they will redefine which wetlands and waters have Clean Water Act protections in a new proposed Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule. This rule cre...
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New York City faces a twin crisis: housing that is increasingly unaffordable, unavailable and unsafe, and climate impacts—like flooding, sea level rise and extreme heat—that are growing more frequent ...
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5 Takeaways from New York Climate Week By Sarah Vogel, Senior Vice President, Healthy Communities, EDF, Dr. Arnab Ghosh, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College and Stefanie Le,...
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