Biotech + Pharma

Nanoplastics don't just float—they deliver toxic tire chemicals like 6PPD into fish tissues. The result? Greater damage to eyes, vision, and aquatic ecosystems.

Sappi’s CDP Forests A score highlights how credible sustainability data is increasingly used to support procurement, investment, and regulatory decisions.

The UK’s vape ban cut disposables, but fire risks are rising. Rechargeable vapes, often binned with charge, are igniting in trucks and recycling sites.

Embedding decontamination into modular pharmaceutical facilities from the outset.

A WEF report shows women’s health remains underfunded even as climate stress and disclosure expectations increase exposure across systems.

Hydrogen from sunlight just got cheaper. A Chalmers team has replaced platinum with plastic nanoparticles, opening a path to scalable, clean hydrogen production.

Plastics shed micro- and nanoplastics just through water exposure. A new study highlights an overlooked pollution source hiding in plain sight.

Explore growth drivers, trade tensions, regional trends, and how innovation is reshaping food and farm supply chains.

Plastic particles are showing up in human blood and organs. As scrutiny grows, bottled water brands face rising questions about long-term health impacts.

Purity Gas lands a major Alberta contract for on-site nitrogen systems. The move reflects industry demand for cost control, reliability, and lower emissions.

BD and ChemoGLO expand hazardous drug testing with dual-method monitoring that strengthens compliance, worker safety, and environmental contamination control.

Veolia’s acquisition of Clean Earth doubles its U.S. hazardous-waste footprint and expands PFAS and advanced treatment technologies across a nationwide network.

BioMADE Breaks Ground on Iowa Pilot Plant

BioMADE’s new Iowa pilot plant will expand U.S. biomanufacturing capacity, strengthen supply chains, and create new markets for agricultural feedstocks.

Workers across Georgia face toxic ethylene oxide exposure as outdated OSHA standards fail to protect them from cancer-causing air pollutants.

University of Newcastle awards $30,000 to five teams developing solutions to cut waste, reuse materials, and advance circular economy practices.

InnerPlant’s engineered soybeans signal infection before symptoms. The system alerts farmers in real time, improving timing and precision of fungicide use.

Inhalers Add $5.7B to U.S. Climate Costs

A JAMA study finds U.S. inhaler emissions grew 24% in a decade, spotlighting the health sector’s overlooked role in national climate costs.

Texas A&M researchers have developed batteries from edible, vitamin-based compounds. The biodegradable design could help industries cut waste and meet future ESG demands.

Tyson Foods will eliminate four controversial additives from its U.S. brands by year-end. The move aligns with growing demand for simpler food labels.

Single-use plastics are costing hospitals billions and driving emissions. A new report shows how cutting waste could save $8B and halve plastic use by 2040.

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