STEEP research collaboration: A review of PFAS in the Arctic

Read the full story from the University of Rhode Island. While no factories spew PFAS into the Fram Strait, nor are huge consumer populations flushing PFAS down the drain, researchers still find PFAS in the water, snow, and wildlife. To address this, STEEP director...

Resetting net-zero: What next?

Read the full story at ESG Dive. An emerging array of tariffs is set to complicate the economics of low-carbon projects; geopolitical tensions have led many governments to refocus investment on new defense imperatives, perhaps to the detriment of transition spend; and...

5 ways AI can help streamline sustainability efforts

Read the full story at Trellis. AI tools are revolutionizing how sustainability professionals gather data, analyze trends and disclose information. There are numerous reporting areas prime for AI disruption and broader adoption. The energy demand required by AI...

Young food entrepreneurs are changing the face of rural America

by Dawn Thilmany, Colorado State University Visit just about any downtown on a weekend and you will likely happen upon a farmers market. Or, you might grab lunch from a food truck outside a local brewpub or winery. Very likely, there is a community-shared kitchen or...

Reju prepares to commercially expand its polyester recycling

Read the full story at ESG Dive. Reju, a polyester recycling firm, plans to open its first large-scale industrial plant, called “Regeneration Hub One,” in the Chemelot Industrial Park in Sittard, Netherlands, according to a Tuesday press release. The plant is part of...

“Happy Wife, Happy Life” – Primate Power Struggles

As it turns out, that rhyming bit of advice may not just be relationship wisdom. Forget the old stereotype of the alpha male. In some primate societies, it’s the females who call the shots, evict rivals, and control who gets to mate. A comprehensive study of...

Seizing the Industrial Carbon Removal Opportunity

Download the report. The imperative for existing industries to integrate carbon removal into their operations is no longer solely an environmental consideration; it is a strategic opportunity for long-term commercial success and resilience in a rapidly changing world....

How REI reached a key zero-waste milestone before Target and Walmart

Read the full story at Trellis. REI’s biggest waste stream is single-use plastic, a challenge shared by many retailers. More than half the polyester REI used for its private label last year came from recycled sources. One lesson: Don’t eliminate protective packaging...

PFAS Kitchen

As part of a collaboration between DWELL and STEEP at the University of Rhode Island, this project developed an interactive augmented reality experience designed to educate the general public about PFAS. Using Adobe Aero, viewers are immersed in a virtual kitchen...

After the LA Wildfire: Lithium Batteries, Ash, and a Messy Rebuild

In Los Angeles, a second disaster started with the cleanup. Between exploding EV batteries, asbestos dumping, and a bureaucratic tug-of-war over six inches of soil, rebuilding has become its own kind of wildfire — slow, costly, and smoldering with frustration.

Webinar: Save our Oceans, Save Ourselves

Jul 22, 2025, 6 pm CTRegister with 350 Chicago. Speakers Humanity is inextricably dependent on the ocean. While the ocean has changed dramatically in the past century, more change is expected. So far the ocean has absorbed most of the heat and about a third of the...

Recycled cotton fiber company opens facility in Central America

Read the full story at Fashion Dive. Recover is launching a joint venture in partnership with textile manufacturer Intradeco meant to produce recycled cotton fiber in a new processing plant in Central America, according to a press release last week. The companies said...

Cuts to NOAA increase the risk of deadly weather tragedies

Read the full story from Yale Climate Connections. The deadliest U.S. flash flood from a thunderstorm complex in nearly a half-century swept through the Hill Country of Texas early morning on July 4, killing at least 89 people, including 27 from Camp Mystic, a...

Mapping the path to industrial decarbonization

Read the full story from the Rocky Mountain Institute. Heavy industry and transport are responsible for nearly 30 percent of global carbon emissions, which is why bringing clean solutions to these industries is a must if we are to avoid the worst effects of climate...

6 beach reads for the climate minded

Read the full story at Trellis. We would never downplay the importance of sustainability science and policy, but come the dog days might we suggest foregoing white papers in favor of breezier, if similarly slanted, fiction? We view it as the ideal way to recharge and...

Secretary Kennedy’s War on Miasma

What if that long-abandoned theory that “bad air” makes us sick wasn’t entirely wrong? Secretary Kennedy’s crusade against chronic illness often echoes 19th-century pseudoscience, but it’s built on decades of legal wins against real pollutants. Could today’s...

Trump Admin Wants to Close Down Key Weather Labs Across the Country

“The National Severe Storms Laboratory sits on a campus of radar equipment and office buildings at the University of Oklahoma, off a state highway in Norman. It’s responsible for radar breakthroughs in forecasting that the nation relies on for storm warnings and...

Illinois Mosquito Ambassador Program

The Illinois Natural History Survey Medical Entomology Lab is recruiting Illinois residents aged 18 years or older to participate in the Mosquito Ambassador Program. The objectives of this citizen science program are to: Participation will include a one-time survey...

Data manipulation within the US Federal Government

Freilich, J., & Kesselheim, A. S. (n.d.). Data manipulation within the US Federal Government. The Lancet. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(25)01249-8 Summary Public health researchers, scientists, and medical practitioners rely heavily on government datasets for...

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