OECD: Environment
MARCH 22, 2024
Addressing water pollution calls for a multi-pronged approach and sustained efforts The OECD has been working on the economics of water pollution since the 1960s , examining in turn pollution associated with detergents, pesticides in the environment, or lake eutrophication.
Modern Farmer
MARCH 1, 2024
Textiles are a major source of microplastics in the ocean, where they weave their way into the food chain, causing untold harms to marine life. There is nowhere near enough fiber recycling infrastructure in the US, where 85 percent of used clothes and other textiles get sent to the landfill. percent of the world’s farmland but uses 4.7
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Civil Eats
DECEMBER 10, 2024
In a county that was intentionally poisonedand a world suffering from a changing climatehe is reviving the soil under his feet by transitioning away from pesticide-dependent row crops like tobacco to industrial hemp, which is known to sequester carbon and remediate soil, and using earth-friendly organic and regenerative methods.
Modern Farmer
DECEMBER 4, 2023
Demand is on the rise for sustainably made clothing and other textiles. “People who are working in textiles want [linen],” says Barr. “It’s As textile mills began to proliferate, the cotton grown on Southern plantations, which relied on the labor of enslaved people, proved to be a cheaper option than flax.
Modern Farmer
MARCH 4, 2024
(Photos courtesy of PuriFungi) No silver bullet Mycoremediation—the practice of using fungi to clean up pollutants such as petroleum, chemicals and plastics—has long been studied as a promising solution to decontaminating oil spills, pesticide-laced soil and toxic wildfire ash. Left: Native fungus isolated from creosote-treated wood.
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