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Why is composting so hard in the United States?

GreenBiz

MARCH 4, 2022

Just 27 percent of people in the United States has access to some form of composting service.

TotalEnergies and Vanguard Renewables, a Portfolio Company of BlackRock’s Diversified Infrastructure Business, Join Forces To Develop Renewable Natural Gas in the United States

3BL Media

APRIL 25, 2024

leader in farm-based organics-to-renewable natural gas production and a portfolio company of a fund managed by BlackRock’s Diversified Infrastructure business, have signed an agreement to create an equally owned joint venture to develop, build, and operate Farm Powered ® renewable natural gas (RNG) projects in the United States.

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Saint-Gobain Reveals Results of 2024 Sustainable Construction Barometer: An Overview of Sustainable Construction in the United States and Across the World

3BL Media

APRIL 24, 2024

Today, this Observatory has released the second edition of its Sustainable Construction Barometer 1 , a study conducted by the CSA research institute, to better understand the perceptions of key stakeholders and the levers to be activated to accelerate the development of sustainable construction in the United States and around the world.

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Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield, Representative of the United States to the United Nations, To Receive the UNFCU Foundation 2023 Women’s Empowerment Lifetime Achievement Award

3BL Media

OCTOBER 6, 2023

October 6, 2023 /3BL/ - UNFCU Foundation today announced that Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield, Representative of the United States to the United Nations, is the recipient of its 2023 Women’s Empowerment Lifetime Achievement Award. The nonprofit corporation was founded in 2015 by the United Nations Federal Credit Union.

United States, Hydrogen | Sectoral Support Details

Energy Central

MARCH 15, 2024

United States Hydrogen Support. To recap; 52 projects across 24 states; These. Details Having kept the community informed every step of the way, including the inception of the program as far back as 2021 [link] I thought the enclosed document with fuller details may be of interest?

Saint-Gobain Reduces Manufacturing-Related Emissions by 96% at Three Exterior Products Manufacturing Facilities in the United States

3BL Media

APRIL 19, 2024

With over 145 manufacturing locations in the United States and Canada, every current and future member of the company’s team plays a vital role in achieving its sustainability goals. The group had total sales of approximately $5.6 billion in 2021.

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New York State Energy Research and Development Authority - Completion of South Fork Wind, First Utility-Scale Offshore Wind Farm in the United States Announced

Global Renewable News

MARCH 14, 2024

Governor Kathy Hochul today (March 14), alongside the United States Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland and other elected officials, announced the completion of the landmark South Fork Wind projec.

Development

AccountAbility To Be Included in the Renowned United States Library of Congress Web Archive

3BL Media

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

The firm is the recipient of multiple business awards from the Financial Times, Forbes, and Capital Finance International, and its website is archived with the United States Library of Congress. Learn more at  www.accountability.org.

Climate Change

Quest Diagnostics and Instacart Collaborate To Reduce Food Insecurity Across the United States With Integrated Patient Health Coaching and Nutritious Grocery Delivery

3BL Media

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

For members who also are enrolled in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), Instacart today offers online SNAP acceptance from more than 170 retail banners and 14,000 stores across all 50 states and Washington D.C., In 2022, almost 13% of households across the United States were considered food insecure.

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Baker Hughes Foundation Contributes $150,000 To Support Coastal Restoration in United States

3BL Media

JULY 24, 2023

HOUSTON, July 24, 2023 /3BL/ - The Baker Hughes Foundation announced Monday two grants focused on coastal restoration in the United States: first, a $100,000 grant to National Coastal Resilience Fund, and additionally a $50,000 grant to Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana.

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Wells Fargo 50K Gift to United Way of the Capital Area To Support Jackson State University and Jackson Communities During Water Crisis

3BL Media

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

September 9, 2022 /3BL Media/ - United Way of the Capital Area proudly announces the generous gift of $50,000 from Wells Fargo towards the 2021-22 Emergency Disaster Crisis Relief Fund. 25,000 – to Jackson State University as part of the United Way’s partnership with them to help university students with critical basic resource needs. “We

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Banking Development

The United States: Russian Asylum Seekers Not Welcome

Impakter

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

The United States: Russian Asylum Seekers Not Welcome . The post The United States: Russian Asylum Seekers Not Welcome appeared first on Impakter. America, in people’s imagination everywhere, is the land of the free. They believed America would welcome them. They believed America would welcome them.

MilliporeSigma's Curiosity Cube® Engages Students Across the United States

3BL Media

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

After making its way from Wyoming to Washington state, the team ventured down the West Coast to San Diego. While the Curiosity Cube ® was in town, the Laramie Boomerang spoke to coordinator Audra DeMariano about sparking curiosity in the next generation of scientists.

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Tracking public-health outcomes across the United States

McKinsey Sustainabilty

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Explore health outcomes, access to care, and health risks management with the United States of Health Dashboard.

Ending HIV-Related Stigma in the Southern United States: Gina's Story

3BL Media

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

Stigma impacts people everywhere with HIV, but Gina believes in the Southern United States it’s more than just external stigma. “We Ending the HIV Epidemic Efforts by the Southern AIDS Coalition and other organizations to reduce stigma and discrimination have been highlighted by the United Nations as critical to ending the epidemic.

Microvast Wins Contract to Supply 1.2GWh Battery Energy Storage Project in the United States

Alternative Energy Mag

DECEMBER 7, 2022

Microvast will supply its BESS ME-4300 container solution for a 1.2GWh battery energy storage project co-located with a solar facility in the United States.

C-V2X: A New Era of Smart Transportation in the United States [White Paper]

3BL Media

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Although C-V2X will bring considerable safety, mobility, and environmental benefits to all regions across the globe, let’s focus for a moment on the impact C-V2X can have in the United States. It will create an estimated 120,000 American jobs in developing new products, applications, services, and smart infrastructure.

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Climate tech competitiveness: Can the United States raise its game?

McKinsey Sustainabilty

OCTOBER 3, 2022

The United States has an opportunity to turn its innovation advantage in climate technologies into the basis for a thriving manufacturing and export sector.

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Swedish Energy Agency - Hydrogen – a priority area for energy collaboration with the United States

Global Renewable News

APRIL 9, 2024

The Swedish Energy Agency has started a new initiative with focus on renewable hydrogen in the US. The new initiative partners with Business Sweden and the Atlantic Council Global Energy Center.

Climate in the United States

Environmental News Bits

OCTOBER 14, 2021

The United States has experienced a wide variety of extreme weather over the last 125 years, impacting people, communities, and geographies. This tool from USAFacts allows users to track monthly data on how counties experience severe weather, including precipitation and temperature.

Climate Change

Examining philanthropic funding for racial equity across the United States

McKinsey Sustainabilty

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Philanthropic capital can help communities achieve more racially equitable outcomes. Our interactive maps reveal where the funds are going and where they are needed.

Dams and tribal land loss in the United States

Environmental News Bits

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

“Dams and tribal land loss in the United States.” DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/acd268 [open access] Abstract: Indigenous peoples in the United States have faced continued land dispossession for centuries. Heather Randell and Andrew Curley (2023). ” Environmental Research Letters. 18(9), 094001.

Air Pollution and Health Impacts of Oil & Gas Production in the United States

Environmental News Bits

JULY 11, 2023

While research on methane emissions from oil and gas production has grown rapidly, there is comparatively limited information on the distribution of impacts of this sector on … Continue reading Air Pollution and Health Impacts of Oil & Gas Production in the United States

The United States’ Electric Vehicle Market Is (Finally) On The Move

Energy Central

JUNE 15, 2023

The United States has historically been slow to embrace transportation electrification, but the electric vehicle (EV) movement is finally gaining momentum. All 50 states are now moving forward to build-out a national EV charging infrastructure network with funding from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA).

Chemours Earns Great Place to Work Certification™ in the United States

3BL Media

JULY 27, 2022

July 27, 2022 /3BL Media/ - The Chemours Company (“Chemours”) (NYSE: CC), a global chemistry company with leading market positions in Titanium Technologies, Thermal & Specialized Solutions, and Advanced Performance Materials, is proud to be Certified™ as a Great Place to Work® in the United States for the 2022-2023 year.

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Incorporating energy justice throughout clean-energy R&D5 in the United States: A review of outcomes and opportunities

Environmental News Bits

APRIL 9, 2024

Incorporating energy justice throughout clean-energy R&D5 in the United States: A review of outcomes and opportunities. However, clean-energy researchers … Continue reading Incorporating energy justice throughout clean-energy R&D5 in the United States: A review of outcomes and opportunities Arkhurst, B.

Climate Change

Solving the net-zero equation in the United States

McKinsey Sustainabilty

MAY 16, 2022

How can the United States meet the challenge of this moment? Achieving net-zero carbon emissions will require investment and action on a massive scale.

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Direct Air Capture Facility Development in the United States

Environmental News Bits

MARCH 14, 2022

As the United States explores the potential for large-scale carbon dioxide removal and utilization, some of the most important developments are taking place in America’s heartland. With funding from the U.S.

Development

Exploring support for climate justice policies in the United States

Environmental News Bits

AUGUST 9, 2022

Environmental and climate justice are broad concepts that incorporate many more national, state, and local-level policies and practices than are examined here. Most … Continue reading Exploring support for climate justice policies in the United States.

Climate Change

Hydrogen Hubs | United States

Energy Central

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

Hydrogen Hubs | United States [link] [link] Hydrogen America

United States | Hydrogen Action

Energy Central

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

United States | Hydrogen Action Hydrogen for America

Webinar: Direct Air Capture Facility Development in the United States

Environmental News Bits

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

Please join the Environmental Policy & Culture Program at Northwestern University and the Institute for Carbon Removal Law and Policy for this webinar on direct air capture facility development in the United States.

Development

Nuclear Power Gets A Boost In The United States

Energy Central

APRIL 5, 2023

Nuclear power has been a source of electricity in the United States for more than 60 years. The first nuclear power plant in the U.S. was the Experimental Breeder Reactor I in Idaho, which started up in 1951.

Development

U.S. Department of Energy - United States-Singapore Joint Ministerial Statement on Energy Cooperation

Global Renewable News

JULY 14, 2022

United States Secretary of Energy Jennifer M.

Good fences make good neighbors: Stakeholder perspectives on the local benefits and burdens of large-scale solar energy development in the United States.

Environmental News Bits

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

. “Good fences make good neighbors: Stakeholder perspectives on the local benefits and burdens of large-scale solar energy development in the United States.” ” Energy Research & Social Science, 108, 103375.

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Semiconductor fabs: Construction challenges in the United States

McKinsey Sustainabilty

JANUARY 27, 2023

Major semiconductor players have undertaken and announced US-based fab construction projects, and more are under consideration. Here’s a road map for moving ahead.

Why the United States undercounts climate-driven deaths

Environmental News Bits

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

If previous … Continue reading Why the United States undercounts climate-driven deaths The most recent report said that 180 people have succumbed to heat-associated illness in the county this year so far. But everyone agrees that number is off.

Wildfires have erased two decades' worth of air quality gains in western United States

Science Daily / Earth & Environment

DECEMBER 4, 2023

A new study concludes that wildfires originating in the western United States and Canada have erased air quality gains over the past two decades and caused an increase of premature deaths in fire-prone areas and downwind regions, primarily in the western U.S.

KeyBank Recognized as One of the 50 Most Community-Minded Companies in the United States for Ninth Consecutive Year

3BL Media

JUNE 16, 2022

This is the ninth consecutive year KeyBank has appeared on The Civic 50 list which recognizes the most community-minded companies in the United States. KeyBank was also named the Financials Sector Leader for the fifth time overall. billion at March 31, 2022. For more information, visit [link]. KeyBank is Member FDIC. .

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Evaluating the relationship between socioeconomic disparity and potential PFAS contamination in the United States with machine learning: Implications for public health and environmental justice

Environmental News Bits

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

. “Evaluating the relationship between socioeconomic disparity and potential PFAS contamination in the United States with machine learning: Implications for public health and environmental justice.” ” International Research Journal of Public and Environmental Health, 11(1).

Identification of point source dischargers of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in the United States

Environmental News Bits

OCTOBER 29, 2021

“Identification of point source dischargers of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in the United States.” Stoiber, T., Campbell, C., & Naidenko, O. ” AWWA Water Science, e1252.

New Discovery Education and Comcast Study Highlights Opportunity for United States Schools to Help Students Overcome Digital Divide

3BL Media

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Discovery Education, worldwide edtech leader, and Comcast released a new study showing that U.S. schools are well-positioned to help families get online with low-cost, high-speed Internet options through the federal government’s Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP).

Digitalization

Why JPMorgan, Delta and Frontier Co-op support ‘second chance’ hiring

GreenBiz

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

There are millions of unfilled positions open across the United States. By overlooking individuals with criminal records, businesses are ignoring a big pool of potential candidates.

Ambient NO2 Air Pollution and Public Schools in the United States: Relationships with Urbanicity, Race–Ethnicity, and Income

Environmental News Bits

OCTOBER 19, 2023

“Ambient NO2 Air Pollution and Public Schools in the United States: Relationships with Urbanicity, Race–Ethnicity, and Income.” Bechle, Dylan B. Millet, and Julian D. Marshall (2023). ” Environmental Science & Technology Letters 10(10), 844-850. DOI: 10.1021/acs.estlett.3c00507

Why is composting so hard in the United States?

TotalEnergies and Vanguard Renewables, a Portfolio Company of BlackRock’s Diversified Infrastructure Business, Join Forces To Develop Renewable Natural Gas in the United States

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Saint-Gobain Reveals Results of 2024 Sustainable Construction Barometer: An Overview of Sustainable Construction in the United States and Across the World

Webinars

Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield, Representative of the United States to the United Nations, To Receive the UNFCU Foundation 2023 Women’s Empowerment Lifetime Achievement Award

United States, Hydrogen | Sectoral Support Details

Saint-Gobain Reduces Manufacturing-Related Emissions by 96% at Three Exterior Products Manufacturing Facilities in the United States

New York State Energy Research and Development Authority - Completion of South Fork Wind, First Utility-Scale Offshore Wind Farm in the United States Announced

AccountAbility To Be Included in the Renowned United States Library of Congress Web Archive

Quest Diagnostics and Instacart Collaborate To Reduce Food Insecurity Across the United States With Integrated Patient Health Coaching and Nutritious Grocery Delivery

Baker Hughes Foundation Contributes $150,000 To Support Coastal Restoration in United States

Wells Fargo 50K Gift to United Way of the Capital Area To Support Jackson State University and Jackson Communities During Water Crisis

The United States: Russian Asylum Seekers Not Welcome

MilliporeSigma's Curiosity Cube® Engages Students Across the United States

Tracking public-health outcomes across the United States

Ending HIV-Related Stigma in the Southern United States: Gina's Story

Microvast Wins Contract to Supply 1.2GWh Battery Energy Storage Project in the United States

C-V2X: A New Era of Smart Transportation in the United States [White Paper]

Climate tech competitiveness: Can the United States raise its game?

Swedish Energy Agency - Hydrogen – a priority area for energy collaboration with the United States

Climate in the United States

Examining philanthropic funding for racial equity across the United States

Dams and tribal land loss in the United States

Air Pollution and Health Impacts of Oil & Gas Production in the United States

The United States’ Electric Vehicle Market Is (Finally) On The Move

Chemours Earns Great Place to Work Certification™ in the United States

Incorporating energy justice throughout clean-energy R&D5 in the United States: A review of outcomes and opportunities

Solving the net-zero equation in the United States

Direct Air Capture Facility Development in the United States

Exploring support for climate justice policies in the United States

Hydrogen Hubs | United States

United States | Hydrogen Action

Webinar: Direct Air Capture Facility Development in the United States

Nuclear Power Gets A Boost In The United States

U.S. Department of Energy - United States-Singapore Joint Ministerial Statement on Energy Cooperation

Good fences make good neighbors: Stakeholder perspectives on the local benefits and burdens of large-scale solar energy development in the United States.

Semiconductor fabs: Construction challenges in the United States

Why the United States undercounts climate-driven deaths

Wildfires have erased two decades' worth of air quality gains in western United States

KeyBank Recognized as One of the 50 Most Community-Minded Companies in the United States for Ninth Consecutive Year

Evaluating the relationship between socioeconomic disparity and potential PFAS contamination in the United States with machine learning: Implications for public health and environmental justice

Identification of point source dischargers of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in the United States

New Discovery Education and Comcast Study Highlights Opportunity for United States Schools to Help Students Overcome Digital Divide

Why JPMorgan, Delta and Frontier Co-op support ‘second chance’ hiring

Ambient NO2 Air Pollution and Public Schools in the United States: Relationships with Urbanicity, Race–Ethnicity, and Income

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