This Week in Environment News: 11 Stories You Need to See
A roundup of the week's most newsworthy environment industry press releases from PR Newswire, including the TIME100 Climate List and Southwest's new sustainability goals.
NEW YORK, Nov. 17, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- With thousands of press releases published each week, it can be difficult to keep up with everything on PR Newswire. To help journalists covering the environment industry stay on top of the week's most newsworthy and popular releases, here's a roundup of stories from the week that shouldn't be missed.
The list below includes the headline (with a link to the full text) and an excerpt from each story. Click on the press release headlines to access accompanying multimedia assets that are available for download.
National Park Foundation Invests $4.4 Million in Connecting Students to National Parks Across the Country Building on a child's innate wonder and curiosity of the natural world, Open OutDoors for Kids grants allow students to immerse themselves in national parks through field trips, classroom engagements, and educational activities. The program's goal is to deepen connections to our natural and cultural world, creating lifelong national park stewards.
Greentown Labs and Browning the Green Space Open Applications for Year 2 of the ACCEL Program to Support BIPOC Founders ACCEL bolsters startups as they develop critical climatetech solutions by offering access to funding, networking connections, resources, and opportunities that structural inequities put out of reach. The year-long program combines acceleration with a curated curriculum, incubation at Greentown, and extensive mentorship from Greentown and BGS's networks of industry experts.
Quantum Dot Leader Unveils UbiGro® Cover to Enhance Greenhouse Productivity Using fluorescence, UbiGro creates a more optimal light spectrum for enhanced photosynthesis and crop yield by shifting the colors within sunlight. This innovation marks a transformative approach to sustainable greenhouse farming, offering a tangible solution for the escalating challenge of food production on limited arable land.
R.City and Mill Team Up to Bring New Food-Recycling Service to the Phoenix Metro Area Phoenix-area residents can sign up for the R.City x Mill service to receive a Mill kitchen bin?which eliminates the messy work of home composting by drying and grinding food scraps overnight so they don't smell or spoil?and access to the R.City pickup service and farm, where the kitchen scraps will be used to cultivate soil and grow fresh produce.
Bristlemouth Announces Accelerator Program for Emerging Ocean Technology "The oceans cannot afford another 'century of undersampling.' By bringing together researchers, developers, and end users to design the next generation of ocean technologies and impactful solutions, the Bristlemouth accelerator meets the moment and directly supports those advancing a sustainable blue economy and a more humane and healthy planet," said James Lindsay, Principal at Builders Vision.
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Construction is set to begin on the Lake Superior National Marine Conservation Area Administration and Visitor Centre in Nipigon, Ontario. Once complete, this landmark building will serve as Parks Canada's primary operations base and visitor...
KB Home today announced the grand opening of its newest community, Mystic Vista Enclaves, in desirable Buckeye, Arizona. The new homes are designed for the way people live today, with popular interior features like modern kitchens overlooking large...
Electriq Power Holdings, Inc. ("Electriq" or "Company") , a trusted provider of intelligent energy storage and management solutions for homes and small businesses, today announced the Company has filed a voluntary petition for relief under Chapter 7...
Oil and Gas Global Network (OGGN), the world's leading podcast network for oil and energy, announces the release of two new podcasts, "The BEN Show" and "Wired In: The New Age of Connectivity." Both podcasts are launching live on Wednesday, May 8 in...
The Town of Hudson wishes to inform the public that it is obliged to close Sandy Beach for the summer of 2024. The trails leading to this beach are currently on private property and are no longer accessible to the public.
The Town of Hudson must now...