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EPA takes action for first time in 27 years against ‘forever chemicals’ feared to be contaminating water for over 200 million

The US Environmental Protection Agency has set legally enforceable drinking water limits for a group of the most dangerous PFAS compounds, marking what public health advocates hailed as “historic” rules that will dramatically improve the safety of the nation’s water.

PFAS, known as “forever chemicals”, are ubiquitous in the environment and thought to be contaminating drinking water for over 200 million people across the US. Any exposure to some highly toxic varieties of the compounds is considered a health and cancer risk.

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The inclusion of shipping in the EU ETS is likely to impose €1 billion in costs for the Asian shipping industry, with Singapore bound to take on around a third of that, according to research published Wednesday.

Reduction in yields means UK will be dependent on imports for wheat in coming year and possibly beyond

Record-breaking rain in recent months has drastically reduced the amount of food produced in the UK, farming groups have said.

Livestock and crops have been affected as fields have been submerged since last autumn.

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Taiwan's biggest emitters are moving far too slowly on reducing their carbon emissions and shifting to renewable energy, risking imposing environmental costs to the tune of $20 billion on the economy while driving up electricity prices, according to a report released Wednesday.

The European Commission is planning to launch a public consultation on the EU’s 2040 climate target “in early 2025” with a view to putting a formal legislative proposal on the table the following year, a senior official has said.

A carbon accounting platform has unveiled a solution aimed at helping corporates in the metals and energy sectors disclose supply chain emissions for both compliance and voluntary purposes, including for the EU's Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM).

We talk to some of the country’s best battery brains and innovative thinkers on how the market for battery storage can and should evolve.

The post Webinar: How to make money out of battery storage appeared first on RenewEconomy.

A carbon credit standards body has issued the first batch of credits for a nature-based solutions (NbS) project based in Utah in the US, it announced on Tuesday.

Soil carbon industry practitioners and soil carbon scientists need to be more open to learn from each other in order to build knowledge and consensus in the sector, an expert who has worked in both camps told a webinar Wednesday.

Heat stress from global heating could lead to impaired vision and increased deaths of pregnant mothers and their unborn young, Australian researchers say

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Octopuses could lose vision and struggle to survive due to heat stress by the end of the century if ocean temperatures continue to rise at the projected rate, a new study has found.

While previous research has suggested octopuses are highly adaptable, the latest research found heat stress from global heating could result in impaired eyesight and increased deaths of pregnant mothers and their unborn young.

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California Carbon Allowance (CCA) values in the secondary market got a boost Tuesday from the highly anticipated release of an economic impact analysis of a proposed cap-and-trade rulemaking that programme regulator ARB submitted to a state agency.

Almost nine in 10 Australians want a faster or moderate transition to clean energy, the CSIRO says, and 80 pct happy to live within 10kms of renewable energy infrastructure.

The post Nine in 10 Australians support renewable energy transition, nearly half want it to go faster appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Alinta boss compares nuclear to "unicorns", but warns of rising costs in the energy transition, and defends role of legacy utilities. "We don't make amazing returns."

The post Alinta boss compares nuclear to “unicorns in the garden”, but warns of cost issues in race to net zero appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Shipping hydrogen as a powder could deliver a lot more energy, at a fraction of the cost, says Australian university spinoff.

The post Could a white powder deliver the holy grail of low cost green hydrogen exports? appeared first on RenewEconomy.

A consortium of offset developers is hitting back at a recent analysis alleging pervasive over-crediting by cookstove projects within the voluntary carbon market (VCM), pointing to what it calls doubts about the study's reliability, in an open letter seen exclusively by Carbon Pulse.

Polluters warned to be honest about the role of carbon markets in curbing climate change and biodiversity loss, with carbon credit production set to soar.

The post Australia could be one of world’s biggest carbon credit factories, but must be wary of hype appeared first on RenewEconomy.

In the Russian region of Orenburg, thousands of people have been evacuated as water levels surge.

South Australia stands out as having the weakest tree-protection laws, but cities around the nation are losing tree cover at a time when climate change makes them more important than ever. Stefan Caddy-Retalic, Ecologist, School of Biological Sciences, University of Adelaide Kate Delaporte, Senior Lecturer, School of Agriculture, Food and Wine, University of Adelaide Kiri Marker, Science Communications Coordinator, Universität Wien Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

A new workforce, financial incentives and protection for local content in solar panels, electric trucks and wind towers are part of a "superpower" blueprint.

The post Renewables superpower blueprint promises tens of thousands of green jobs appeared first on RenewEconomy.

The Capital big battery - a key part of the decarbonisation plans of the national capital - is finally charging and injecting power into the grid, albeit at small quantities, after nearly a year of commissioning delays.

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