ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. The Environmental Protection Agency proposed a series of major reforms this past week to slash toxic air pollution at chemical plants and facilities that sterilize medical equipment, nearly 18 months after ProPublica reported […]
Continue ReadingSheryl Telford, the company’s first Chief Sustainability Officer, retires after 22 years with the company and its predecessor The Chemours Company, a global chemistry company with leading market positions in Titanium Technologies, Thermal & Specialized Solutions, and Advanced Performance Materials, announces the appointment of Amber Wellman, Ph.D., to Chief Sustainability Officer. “Amber’s strong passion for […]
Continue ReadingBBVA has published its clients’ progress toward decarbonization in the initial version of its climate transition plan. The bank is one of the first in the world to apply the recommendations by the Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero (GFANZ) to define a transition plan. Emissions declined in all sectors with published decarbonization indicators. BBVA’s […]
Continue ReadingThroughout April, we are featuring the articles shortlisted for the 2022 Harper Prize. The Harper Prize is an annual award for the best early career research paper published in Journal of Ecology. Jorge Isla’s article ‘Drivers of individual-based, antagonistic interaction networks during plant range expansion‘ is one of those shortlisted for the award. ⭐️About me I grew up in […]
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Shortlisted for the Southwood Prize 2022 Corina Maurer talks us through her and colleagues’ research on how different kinds of habitats are able to maintain a diverse bee community throughout agricultural landscapes. Habitats and bees Open habitat mosaics, such as grasslands interspersed with hedgerows that existed more than 150 years ago, were home to very […]
Continue ReadingThroughout April, we are featuring the articles shortlisted for the 2022 Harper Prize. The Harper Prize is an annual award for the best early career research paper published in Journal of Ecology. Miriam Gerhard’s article ‘Environmental stoichiometry mediates phytoplankton diversity effects on communities’ resource use efficiency and biomass’ is one of those shortlisted for the award. ⭐️About me: between South […]
Continue ReadingOur friends at Good Jobs First recently extended their Violation Tracker (VT) product to include companies in the UK. They have now shared with us the legal violation and fine history for 725 British entities.
Continue ReadingHispanic-owned businesses providing food and beverage innovations, products and services invited to apply to join a six-month, mentor-guided program and receive a $20,000 grant to accelerate their businesses and transform the way consumers live their lives PepsiCo, Inc. announced the launch of its Greenhouse Accelerator Program: Juntos Crecemos (Together We Grow) Edition. This year marks the eighth year of […]
Continue ReadingShortlisted for the Georgina Mace Prize 2022 In their latest Perspective, Lucy Dowdall and colleagues present a framework for successful recovery of nature in estuaries using the Natural Capital approach. Estuaries are the transitional zones between freshwater rivers and saltwater seas. They are also some of the most complex and unique habitats on earth. They […]
Continue ReadingWe’re thrilled to announce that our 2022 Spotlight Virtual Issue is now available to read! Starting in 2021, the Journal of Applied Ecology Senior Editors select a collection of articles from the previous publication volume to showcase important new research from the Global South. These articles are free to read for the year so that […]
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