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earth4Earth installs carbon-negative brick wall in Manchester

Joshua Falcón · October 23, 2025

The commercial availability of these bricks represents an opportunity for architects, engineers and developers to contribute to building cleaner cities.

Environment

Wastewater plants double their pollutant emissions

Ruth Arteaga · October 15, 2025

A study reveals that few facilities generate the majority of emissions, opening a direct pathway for their immediate reduction.

Environment

SSAB achieves near-zero CO2 emissions in steel production

Isbel Lázaro · September 28, 2025

Manufactured with technology that replaces coal with hydrogen, the steel will be used in wind towers throughout the United States.

Environment

Honda develops new chemical sorting technology for plastic waste

Joshua Falcón · September 21, 2025

Honda R&D announced the development of a “chemical sorting” technology to separate solid contaminants from end-of-life automobile-derived plastic waste. The technology will enable the…

Environment

Catalyst opens the door to recycling of unsorted plastics

Ruth Arteaga · September 4, 2025

Northwestern researchers succeed in converting mixed plastic waste into oils and waxes without prior separation.

Environment

Forest disturbances reduce carbon storage

Ruth Arteaga · August 30, 2025

Every year 140 million tons of carbon are lost in aboveground biomass due to the replacement of mature forests by young forests.

Environment

Researchers apply shrimp waste conversion to carbon sequestration

Joshua Falcón · August 27, 2025

The objective of the research is to reuse by-products from the fishing industry to lay the groundwork for future innovations in emission reduction technologies.