…The researchers examined environmental practices, from basic waste recycling to more proactive practices such as “developing certifiable environmental management systems,” and examined the factors that shaped companies’ environmental behaviors. The…
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…study published in PLoS ONE. In “The Progressive Increase of Food Waste in America and Its Environmental Impact,” researchers from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases…
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…buried coal. Excess rock is pushed into nearby valleys, disturbing habitats and blocking streams. Regulations require minimizing environmental impacts on land and water channels, but a 2010 study by the…
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…and Exposure to Environmental Tobacco Smoke (ETS) in Public Places,” seeks to bridge this gap. Using data from Canada, the study examines the effects of smoking laws on smoking prevalence…
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…Environmental Impact of Countries,” examines the pattern of environmental impact across a large set of countries. The authors rank countries by their environmental impact both in terms of their proportional…
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…A 2010 study by UCLA and Dartmouth College for the National Bureau of Economic Research, “How Do Energy Prices, and Labor and Environmental Regulations Affect Local Manufacturing Employment Dynamics?” looks…
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…Moreover, understanding the environmental friendliness of any consumer good requires looking at its entire life cycle, from the extraction of raw materials to its disposal or recycling. A 2012 study…
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…Green Together? Brownfield Remediation and Environmental Justice,” was produced by researchers at Virginia Tech and the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, and published in Policy Sciences journal. It investigated…
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…Juneau’s NPR member station KTOO, covering local environmental and political stories. From 1991 to 2006, she served as a political correspondent out of NPR’s headquarters in Washington, D.C., where she…
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…toward plant-based diets, Milford suggests, include: Offering vegetarian cooking classes. Incorporating lessons on sustainability and the environmental impacts of diet into school curricula. Encouraging cafeterias to serve plant-based foods. Milford…
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