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Business
New research warns Generation Alpha faces record lifetime exposure to climate extremes. Business must adapt to intergenerational climate risk now.
Energy
A new initiative is pushing sustainable aviation fuels in Asia-Pacific. Major airlines and corporates are backing the shift to cleaner skies.
Environment
Two major composting sites in North Carolina just changed hands. The move signals a bigger push to scale food waste recycling in the Southeast.
Research
Bird populations are dropping fastest where they were once strongest. New data tools reveal the hidden patterns reshaping conservation efforts.
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Emissions + Pollution
UK firms face mounting pressure over microplastics. Weak laws risk trade, costs, and market access as international rules advance.

Fashion + Textiles
As part of its BOSS THE CHANGE initiative, HUGO BOSS launches NovaPoly—a degradable recycled polyester fiber developed with Jiaren Chemical Recycling and NBC LLC.
Automotive
Harita Nickel faces scrutiny as leaked documents reveal decade-long chromium-6 pollution at its Indonesian site supplying EV giants, despite public denials.

Agriculture
The Africa-China Centre for Policy and Advisory hosted a high-level green finance workshop in Accra, aligning Ghana’s financial system with climate resilience and sustainable industrialization.
Infrastructure
Oklahoma House Bill 1438 becomes law without Governor Stitt’s signature, increasing funding caps for rural water infrastructure grants and signaling legislative independence.

Technology
An Arctic "fogbow” is seen from the deck of the Coast Guard cutter Healy during the 2016 Hidden Ocean mission to the High Arctic area known as the Chukchi Borderland. The Healy cruise was part of a project carried out over several years to map the extended continental shelf in the Arctic Ocean beyond the nation's 200-nautical-mile exclusive economic zone. That extended area includes the Chukchi Borderland.
The Trump administration is eying the possibility of oil leasing in Arctic Ocean areas more than 200 miles from shore, an area where U.S. territorial rights are unclear.
Resources
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Supply Chain
DC microgrids are efficient and scalable—but protection challenges from fast-rising faults and weak standards pose major hurdles to wider deployment.
Epicor’s new carbon cost model reflects a growing shift: manufacturers are embedding emissions tracking into ERP systems to drive accountability and decarbonization.
Project Hajar captures CO₂ from air and mineralizes it underground. Its XPRIZE win signals growing commercial potential for permanent, scalable carbon removal.
Utilities
Sierra Club's new dashboard highlights how Indiana coal plants may bypass pollution cuts under Trump-era EPA rollbacks, raising utility and public health concerns.
Federal proposal to drop habitat degradation from ESA’s “harm” definition could ease project approvals for water and infrastructure—raising concerns for species protection.
Missouri SB6 would restrict power plant shutdowns unless utilities prove they’ve replaced lost capacity with reliable alternatives, potentially delaying the state’s clean energy transition.
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Recycling
From textiles to plastics, Nordic nations are scaling up recycling. Sorting tech is key to meeting ambitious circular economy goals.
Kai-Lee Butler '27, left, and Jessica Janney '25, recycling coordinator with UMD's Facilities Management, examine the recycling code on a plastic cup at Friday's waste audit of McKeldin Library.
A student-led waste audit at UMD's McKeldin Library reveals operational inefficiencies and points to a growing role for data-backed sustainability in higher ed.
A major study connects DEHP in plastics to 13% of heart deaths globally. The cost to businesses? Up to $3.7 trillion and growing fast.
Manufacturing
New Fleet of 100% Electric FedEx Trucks Comes to Northern Calif.
NuGen’s financing helped NorCal Logistics deploy electric trucks on FedEx routes. The model bridges incentive gaps to speed EV adoption.
A new battery supply deal strengthens U.S. EV production and supports the growing demand for electrified commercial vehicle fleets.
Driven by eco-conscious consumers and accelerated innovation in clean technologies, the global sustainable manufacturing market is set to more than double by 2032, with North America leading and Asia-Pacific emerging as the fastest-growing region.
Packaging
Breakthrough research reveals the vast spread of microplastics deep beneath the ocean’s surface—thanks to innovative sampling and spectroscopic technologies that are reshaping environmental data collection.
A newly introduced bill in Rhode Island aims to ban products with intentionally added microplastics by 2029 while advancing state-led testing and strategy to address environmental and health risks.
The EPA’s evolving approach to PFAS under Administrator Lee Zeldin blends scientific inquiry, regulatory reform, and polluter liability.
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