Unearthed

Investigative journalism from Greenpeace.

[Unearthed @UE]

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NEW | Tougher pollution rules could leave the water industry with a mountain of potentially toxic sewage sludge with ‘nowhere to go’

https://t.co/wSKXQfSCEA

[Richa Syal @richa__syal]

What’s the point of banning greenwashing if big brands can just carry on?

Our investigation found major brands have continued to promote green claims, after being ruled “misleading” by the UK ad watchdog: https://t.co/zJC8Ghywtd

Out w/ @guardian today:
https://t.co/foXE2RPb0D

[Sandra Laville @sandralaville]

Five oil and chemical firms made 1000 times more new plastic than the amount of plastic waste they cleared up -despite promising to end plastic pollution https://t.co/0vmhAbTIH5

[Zach Boren @zdboren]

next week the world is supposed to finalise a treaty to tackle plastic pollution

so @EmmaEHoward and looked into the oil and chemical industry's alliance to 'end plastic waste' and found a PR & lobbying strategy — and 132 million tonnes of virgin plastic

https://t.co/Cq0ttDmfJ6

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Extreme weather cost the world $2 trillion over the last decade, with the US experiencing the biggest economic losses

https://t.co/o6eBRfqDYs

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The US oil industry is awaiting Trump's deregulation agenda, but it looks unlikely to significantly boost production

https://t.co/lJIDcu00rT

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We found JBS bought cattle 112 times from a farm penalised for illegal deforestation in Brazil's wetlands

In response, Senator @CoryBooker said JBS should be held responsible for "destruction of the ecosystem and its deceptive greenwashing"

Read more:
https://t.co/dLXav4Gc87

[Naira Hofmeister @nhofmeister]

My new investigation for @UE, partnered with my dear friend and one of the best investigative reporters that I know @nandawenzel. Story luxury edited by @lucyjord

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Climate scientists have estimated that climate change has doubled the likelihood storms of the intensity that caused Spain's floods

https://t.co/cTPDBRcJQO

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Sweden has got rid of its tax on plastic bags, despite it leading to plastic bag consumption dropping by three quarters within four years

https://t.co/5KE0c5SecS

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The death toll from the floods in Spain has risen to 158, as the search for survivors continues.

https://t.co/W5U5omp3Ao

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The world's largest wetland – home to tapirs, anteaters and the world's largest jaguar population – has lost an area seven times the size of Manhattan to cattle pastures in the past five years https://t.co/dLXav4Gc87

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Nitrous oxide emissions, driven primarily by the agricultural use of synthetic fertilizers and manure, have increased globally by 40% since 1980

https://t.co/ImCcxWzo3N

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Brazil's Pantanal wetlands have lost an area SEVEN TIMES the size of Manhattan in the last five years, analysis by @Aidenvironment shows. 93% of this was linked to one company https://t.co/dLXav4Gc87

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Scientists say violent weather battering Mediterranean is a harbinger of what the rest of Europe can soon expect

https://t.co/D2ynofhmPB

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NEW: Meat giant JBS bought cattle 112 times from banned farm fined £2m for illegal deforestation in vulnerable Brazilian wetlands https://t.co/dLXav4Gc87

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At least 51 people are feared to have died after torrential rains hit southern and eastern Spain this week

https://t.co/RvvVFrgNmg

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No snowfall has yet been reported this year on Mount Fuji, Japan's highest mountain, due to unusually warm weather

https://t.co/Ix2eddDjtm

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The number of people killed by air pollution from fossil fuels fell by almost 7 per cent between 2016 and 2021, according to a report by The Lancet medical journal

https://t.co/4qgv4SFIf4

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Clean energy spending has skyrocketed since the passing of President Biden's signature climate legislation, up 85% compared with the preceding two years.

https://t.co/cpb6m5vO0i