Superbug That Can Feed on Plastic Is Spreading in Hospitals
A nasty bacterial superbug that kills hundreds of thousands of people per year is spreading through hospitals — and it feeds on something surprising, scientists have now found.
Genome editing makes plants better
Whenever I hear about genome editing, I think about the copy editors that make the articles you read in Farm Press better. Copy editors correct grammar, take out unnecessary words and phrases, and simply make stories more readable.
House votes to block California from banning sales of gas cars by 2035
Both the Senate parliamentarian and the Government Accountability Office have concluded that Congress lacks authority to block California’s climate policy.
Earth's sea ice hits all-time low, NASA satellites reveal
New research from NASA and the National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) in Colorado measured Arctic sea ice cover on March 22, during what should've been its annual peak. In conclusion, the agency reported seeing 5.53 million square miles (14.33 million square kilometers) of sea ice — for context, that's the lowest Arctic winter sea ice levels have ever been.
Pilot and ADM celebrate Country’s first B99 Biodiesel Retail Offering for Trucking Fleets
DECATUR, April 22, 2025—Pilot celebrated the installation of the country’s first B99 biodiesel retail offering for trucking commercial fleets with a ribbon cutting ceremony on April 22 at its travel center in Decatur, Ill. Joined by partners ADM, Optimus Technologies, the Illinois Soy Association and the American Lung Association, the ceremony highlighted the importance of partnerships to help meet sustainability goals in the trucking industry.
Maryland Launches Biofuels Task Force to Meet Climate Goals
A new task force aimed at increasing biofuel use in Maryland was announced Tuesday as part of the state’s efforts to meet ambitious climate targets.
The Greater Washington Region Clean Cities Coalition launched the Maryland Biofuels Task Force to help the state achieve goals set by the Climate Solutions Now Act of 2022, which requires a 60% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions from 2006 levels by 2031 and net-zero emissions by 2045.
Sustainable solutions for bio‑based plastics on land and sea
BIO-PLASTICS EUROPE aims to research sustainable strategies and solutions for bio-based products to support the EU Plastics Strategy and a Circular Economy.
The Great Pacific Garbage Patch isn’t just a floating trash pile
Azure waves lapping against huge piles of built-up junk. Garbage mountains rising above the sea. A thick crust of filth coating the ocean’s surface. It’s easy to find striking images of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch (GPGP). The problem is that these pictures of the GPGP are misleading and obscure the truth about the content of the GPGP, its origins, and the threat it poses to our ocean life.
Our Journey Begins with Cleaning Up Plastics
Today, trillions of pieces of plastic pollute our oceans and rivers causing damage to the marine ecosystem, people and the planet. The Ocean Cleanup has been researching, monitoring and developing the technologies to extract plastic pollution from oceans and intercept ocean-bound plastic in rivers with the mission to rid the world’s oceans of plastic. We do this today in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch (GPGP) with System 03. This plastic extraction system consists of a 2.2km long floating barrier towed between two vessels during trips which last 6 weeks. The plastic is driven into a retention zone which is finally emptied aboard on the vessels. The retention zone is then re-attached in place and the cleanup continues.
Electronic waste (e-waste)
Every year millions of electrical and electronic devices are discarded as products break or become obsolete and are thrown away. These discarded devices are considered e-waste and can become a threat to health and the environment if they are not disposed of and recycled appropriately.
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