Turn on the tap, and water flows out: it’s something most of us take for granted. But for many people, particularly in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), precious H2O is growing scarce as the climate crisis deepens. In fact, a report by the World Resources Institute (WRI) estimates that MENA is home to…

“Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL; President & CEO: Takeshi Hashimoto) today announced that on November 6, it held an online inauguration ceremony for the “MOL Student Ambassadors.” In this year, 14 elementary and junior high school students were appointed as Student Ambassadors to learn the importance of protecting the richness of the sea and promoting…

Developer plans townhouses, apartments along creek in Beacon A cleanup 17 years in the making is finally scheduled to begin by next month at the Beacon Terminal, as the site’s new owner plans to convert the long-derelict buildings along Fishkill Creek into housing. The work is expected to begin sometime between Nov. 28 and Dec.…

Developer plans townhouses, apartments along creek in Beacon A cleanup 17 years in the making is finally scheduled to begin by next month at the Beacon Terminal, as the site’s new owner plans to convert the long-derelict buildings along Fishkill Creek into housing. The work is expected to begin sometime between Nov. 28 and Dec.…

By Ioannis Ioannou, Associate Professor of Strategy and Entrepreneurship at London Business School When COP28 opens in Dubai, nearly three decades of work to forge global agreements to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and mitigate climate change impacts will be under the spotlight – the first global stocktake of progress made since 2015’s Paris Agreement. With…

By Ioannis Ioannou, Associate Professor of Strategy and Entrepreneurship at London Business School When COP28 opens in Dubai, nearly three decades of work to forge global agreements to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and mitigate climate change impacts will be under the spotlight – the first global stocktake of progress made since 2015’s Paris Agreement. With…

In their bids for Statehouse seats, Republicans running for the Legislature warned that wind turbines kill whales, the government would confiscate everyone’s stoves, and the cost of electric cars would spark an exodus, a resounding rejection of Gov. Phil’s Murphy’s clean-energy agenda. But Democrats largely trounced Republicans at the polls earlier this month. And while other issues like abortion and parental rights…

For the 100-acre Johnson Family Farms in Cache County, things are generally looking up. Kelby Johnson, who runs the farm with his brother Braydon Johnson, recently left his side-job to run the farm full time and spend more time with his three sons, who Kelby hopes will one day become the fifth generation of Johnson…

EMPORIUM — Applications are being accepted until Jan. 20 for the 9th round of the Sinnemahoning watershed grant program. Settlement monies from the June 30, 2006, Norfolk Southern train derailment that caused a serious fish kill in Big Fill Run, Sinnemahoning Portage Creek, and the Driftwood Branch of Sinnemahoning Creek are being administered by the…

In a rural reservation community where residents occasionally still use burn barrels and bury waste, tribal leaders with the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes (CSKT) have been at a loss for how to expand their recycling program while promoting better education and outreach surrounding garbage disposal. Last week, Rich Janssen, director of the CSKT’s Natural…