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"covers legal, academic, and regulatory developments pertaining to the valuation of environmental amenities and disamenities, such as clean air, trees, parks, congestion, and noise. "

"Could methane-digesting bacteria and an Arctic cap of fresh water prevent a climate catastrophe?" Some good news and some not so good.

"After long battles, three farmers in France have won legal claims that their cases of cancer and Parkinson's disease were caused by working with pesticides. Now they want to help others fight similar cases"

Now here's a tale about waste. "No one wanted the millions of pounds of Philadelphia municipal incinerator ash dumped in their country."

A government Environment portal. Some good starting points. Policy documents.

Interesting set of comments. Nothing is that simple. Every product may have its downside. Where is the balanced argument?

"Effective solutions for living sustainably in the postindustrial age require innovative frameworks and implementation strategies. Rather than tackling these global-scale problems one by one, as we are attempting for climate change, we need a far more holistic and integrated approach. The planetary boundaries framework provides such an approach. "