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Data from Eight Countries Offers First Real-World Assessment of Plastic Pollution in Rivers Worldwide — Finds Two-Thirds of River Trash is Plastic

Stuart Mitchell

A sweeping new study in the Journal of Environmental Management has amassed the largest-ever continuous dataset on plastic pollution in rivers globally, classifying 66% of the debris analyzed as macroplastic — or large, visible pieces of plastic like bottles, bags, straws and cutlery. Whereas much plastic pollution research relies on models and estimates to make their conclusions, this dataset draws on an unparalleled, locally-led global effort to count trash found in rivers. “We know that rivers worldwide are clogged with plastic — and that this plastic often ends up in…

ICCA Expands Plastic Additives Database to Strengthen Transparency and Support Sound Chemicals Management

Stuart Mitchell

The International Council of Chemical Associations (ICCA) has made significant updates to its Plastic Additives Database, a global resource designed to support the sound management of plastic additives. These updates reinforce the chemical industry’s commitment to transparency and responsible chemicals management. Alongside these enhancements, ICCA released a new analysis  identifying 4,549 plastics additives in commerce today, 94.5% of which are on at least one major chemicals regulatory inventory. Furthermore, 90% of the plastic additives verified in commerce have readily accessible toxicological data to help inform a risk assessment, challenging claims…

Greenvolt Group Announces €150 Million Share Capital Increase Fully Subscribed by KKR

Stuart Mitchell

Greenvolt Group will proceed with a €150 million share capital increase, fully subscribed by its shareholder KKR. The transaction will take place in two tranches – the first in early August and the second to be completed by September 30. Aligned with the strategic plan defined at the time of KKR’s entry into the company’s capital structure, this increase reflects continued confidence in Greenvolt’s execution capabilities and long-term growth potential. The company’s strategy is anchored in the development of its three core business segments: Sustainable Biomass, Utility-Scale, and Distributed Generation,…

CATF to EPA: Strong technical record and legal foundation require EPA to regulate carbon pollution from power plants under the Clean Air Act

Stuart Mitchell

Clean Air Task Force (CATF), along with partner organizations, submitted comments to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in response to its proposed repeal of the carbon pollution standards for existing coal-fired and new gas-fired power plants.    “EPA has the responsibility – and the legal obligation – to reduce pollution that warms the planet and harms human health, which is exactly what the agency did when it finalized power plant carbon standards last year,” said Frank Sturges, attorney at CATF. “Eliminating these rules ignores the facts: pollution from power plants…

Community housing project offering affordable homes forever up for a prestigious architecture award

Stuart Mitchell

Citizens House in Lewisham was designed in collaboration with residents and partly funded through Big Issue Invest, Big Issue’s social investment arm. Now the homes have been nominated for RIBA’s Neave Brown Award for affordable housing Community land trust homes in London that will remain “permanently affordable” and were partly funded by Big Issue have been nominated for a prestigious architecture prize. Citizens House in Lewisham, south-east London, opened its doors in 2023 offering 11 homes linked to local incomes at the cost of £2.5 million and 10 years of…