Emma Desrochers is a freelance journalist based in Waialua, Hawaii, who writes about fisheries and sustainability. She graduated from Yale University in June 2021 with an undergraduate degree in environmental studies and mechanical engineering. She has contributed to the environmental conservation field through internships located in Ecuador, Thailand, and Hawaii.
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Back to Blue, a joint initiative between the media brand Economist Impact and Japanese nonprofit The Nippon Foundation, aims to ensure the world’s oceans are free from the impacts of marine pollution – not just plastic – by 2050 through a bold new roadmap.
After two years of consultation, the published roadmap, titled “A Global Ocean Free from the harmful Impacts of Pollution by 2050: Roadmap for Action,” provides a
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The chemical 6PPD, which is used to prevent rubber tires from breaking down and helps them last longer, has been linked to cases of coho salmon mortality in the U.S. state of Washington.
The California Department of Toxic Substances Control listed 6PPD as a priority product of concern due to possible environmental harm in 2023. Soon after, Canada’s federal government also agreed to label 6PPD as a prioritized toxic chemical. Then, the U.S.
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Italy and Croatia recently held a summit in Zagreb reaffirming their joint commitment to bilateral relations, at which both sides, among many other items on the agenda, called for the ratification of the exclusive economic zone (EEZ) agreement the countries signed two years ago.
On 24 May 2022, Italy and Croatia signed an agreement delineating the boundary line of the two countries’ EEZs, aiming to permanently regulate the border in line
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