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2 months ago | 
blog.nature.org | Matthew Miller |Cara Byington |Meg Wilcox |Justine E Hausheer
Boone Bowling knows what local residents say about his hometown of Middlesboro, Kentucky. The murmurs, the complaints. All his life he’s heard it: This place stinks. There’s nothing to do here. When he was a high-school sophomore, Boone recalls a conversation that perhaps changed the course of his life. “A classmate was talking bad about Middlesboro,” Bowling says. “And I turned to him and said, someday I’m gonna be mayor.”He made good on his statement.
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Oct 23, 2024 | 
climateandcapitalmedia.com | Elsa Wenzel |Heather Clancy |Meg Wilcox
Young climate leaders are driving change at some of the world’s largest organizations internationally. Every year, at the annual GreenFin sustainable finance and investing event, a roster of “30 under 30” chosen by the Trellis Group’s editorial team highlights the rising stars of sustainability. These climate leaders are driving change, at scale, at some of the world’s largest organizations internationally.
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Oct 17, 2024 | 
civileats.bluelena.io | Christina Cooke |Lisa Elaine Held |Meg Wilcox
Hurricane Helene triggered massive flooding and landslides when it barreled through Western North Carolina in late September, wiping out homes, businesses, roads, bridges, and farms—and claiming nearly 100 lives in the state alone. While farmworkers experienced loss as well, their stories have been largely absent from the headlines.
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Sep 27, 2024 | 
climateandcapitalmedia.com | Elsa Wenzel |Heather Clancy |Meg Wilcox
Young climate leaders are driving change at some of the world’s largest organizations internationally. Every year, at the annual GreenFin sustainable finance and investing event, a roster of “30 under 30” chosen by the Trellis (formerly GreenBiz) editorial team highlights the rising stars of sustainability. These climate leaders are driving change, at scale, at some of the world’s largest organizations internationally.
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Aug 26, 2024 | 
childrenshealthdefense.org | Meg Wilcox
By Meg WilcoxRecycled content in food packaging is increasing as sustainability advocates press manufacturers to cut their use of virgin plastic. Since 1990, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the agency responsible for ensuring food contact materials are safe, has approved at least 347 voluntary manufacturer applications for food contact materials made with recycled plastic, according to a database on its website.
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Jul 22, 2024 | 
climateandcapitalmedia.com | Meg Wilcox
Similar laws worldwide have led to 75 percent reduction in recycled plasticsThe United States generates more than 40 million tons of plastic waste a year, but just 5% of that is recycled. That is about to change. In less than a year Oregon will become the first state in the U.S. to implement a series of laws known as Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR). The laws fundamentally shift the responsibility for funding recycling systems from local governments to the plastic makers.
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Jun 28, 2024 | 
climateandcapitalmedia.com | Elsa Wenzel |Heather Clancy |Meg Wilcox
These 30 climate leaders are driving change at some of the world’s largest organizations internationally. Younger adults lead other generations in seeking purpose-driven work: A large majority of Gen Z (86%) and Millennial (89%) workers say that having a meaningful mission is important in their career, according to a Deloitte survey of 22,800 younger workers. They’ll even “climate quit” if their employers renege on sustainability commitments.
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Jun 25, 2024 | 
j-source.ca | Meg Wilcox
Meg Wilcox teaches in Journalism and Digital Media at Mount Royal University in Calgary, Canada, and is co-director of the school's Community Podcast Initiative. An award-winning podcaster, she has been making podcasts for more than a decade, and loves collaborating with community members, students and organizations to tell audio stories. Before joining MRU, Meg travelled the country as a reporter, producer, and host (CBC, iPolitics, CTV, Banff Centre Radio, CKUA).
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Jun 12, 2024 | 
climateandcapitalmedia.com | Meg Wilcox
Large companies are collaborating with green startups to advance their sustainability goals. As large corporations move haltingly toward circular business models, circular-economy startups can provide innovation, fresh thinking and new technology. Some companies are partnering with green startups to advance their zero-waste and other sustainability goals, but that presents challenges. Small, privately financed and moving rapidly, startups operate on tiny — or sometimes nonexistent — profit margins.
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May 29, 2024 | 
civileats.bluelena.io | Lisa Elaine Held |Meg Wilcox
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