The USDA will soon decide if synthetic, biodegradable food packaging and service ware should be allowed as a feedstock in certified organic compost.

Meg Wilcox reports ⬇️
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BREAKING: Our Supreme Court just smashed the right to mass protest in 3 states by refusing to review an extremist decision from a lower court. If one person in a peaceful protest commits an illegal act, the protest organizers will face catastrophic liability.

Outrageous attempt…

My latest for Environmental Health News
Biodegradable food packaging is a step in the right direction, but when composted it carries risks of microplastic and chemical contamination. Single-use plastics of any kind are still the crux of the problem.
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Inside Bayer’s State-by-State Efforts to Stop Pesticide Lawsuits via Civil Eats civileats.com/2024/03/27/ins…

#Plastic pollution is not just an issue of waste: it is fundamentally a toxic chemical problem.

“Plastics pose a very real threat to human health. The plastics and the chemicals in them require a much tighter regulation than they have had up until now.”

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My latest for Environmental Health News
Bioplastics are made using the same processes as traditional plastics and can still harbor toxic chemicals and leave #microplastic pollution--and they're not always plant-based.

How Black activists have long used mapmaking to document culture and racism in the U.S. | PBS NewsHour pbs.org/newshour/natio…

The Biden administration is pausing the approval of new gas export terminals, including the CP2 project in Louisiana. Here's why that's a MAJOR win for communities and the planet. ejus.tc/3S6QnQc

'One part ancient practices, one part worker justice, a new-old way of farming is adapting agriculture for an uncertain world.'

Meg Wilcox new article for Reasons to be Cheerful, featuring MASIPAG work in the #Phillipines .

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The grand jury did the right thing and acquitted Brittany Watts. Unbelievable that this is where we are, celebrating that a woman is not criminally charged for miscarrying. wkbn.com/news/local-new…

'By contributing to the development of chronic disease and death, a group of hormone-disruptive plastic chemicals is costing the US health care system billions — over $249 billion in 2018 alone, a new study found.' edition.cnn.com/2024/01/11/hea…

The U.S. government’s failure to set any restrictions on BPA and BPA-like chemicals leaves people exposed at levels hundreds of thousands of times higher than what many scientists consider safe.
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A new report found 58% of Fortune 1000 companies with net-zero emissions or similar climate targets were at risk of 'net zero greenwash' due to the disconnect between their targets and their lobbying against climate action. These sectors are the worst. buff.ly/46AJMTp

While being misaligned with climate goals is a reputational risk, it’s also a huge opportunity because many companies may be unaware of internal inconsistencies among their sustainability teams. buff.ly/46AJMTp

Even in the clouds.

Earth is outside its 'safe operating space for humanity' on most key measurements, study says apnews.com/article/earth-…

Encouraging news for Maine. More wild Atlantic salmon found in U.S. rivers than any time in the past decade, officials say apnews.com/article/salmon… Patrick Whittle

I reviewed The New Fish, on #salmon farming for Civil Eats. 'In the beginning, we thought about fish as fish, not like a dog or a pig... But salmon grew on us. What this fish experiences...growing so fast their hearts ruptured.' Simen Sætre Kjetil Ø
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I wrote for Civil Eats about manure digesters designed for smaller dairies that take in #foodwaste -both big sources of #methane . They have a lot of on-farm benefits but #PFAS are a concern. Vic Izzo Caleb P. Goossen Food & Water Watch
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The technology allows small and mid-sized dairy operations to lower their carbon footprints, earn extra money, and create organic fertilizers for farm use, though many worry about the PFAS contamination in food waste. Meg Wilcox buff.ly/45l3Edt