According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, since 2011, over 400 workers in the United States have died from environmental heat exposure,1 while thousands of other workers suffered from medical conditions related to occupational heat exposure. As large sections of the United States continue to experience soaring temperatures for extended periods, […]

London – Global law firm K&L Gates LLP welcomes James Wyatt to its Energy, Infrastructure, and Resources practice area. He joins K&L Gates’ London office from Avonhurst, a boutique advisory business he co-founded in 2019 after practicing in the energy and infrastructure groups in the London offices of two Magic […]

Photo: Pexels/Peter Fazekas As greenhouse gases accumulate in the atmosphere, the planet continues to warm, making life on it increasingly difficult both on land and in water. Blocking the sun rays could help reduce temperatures and a scientist has a novel solution for that: a solar shield tethered to an […]

“This surge in food inflation has become a swelling source of concern for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government, which last week banned exports of several rice varieties after weeks of public anger over high prices, writes the Financial Times. 

Country: Sudan Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Conflict and economic decline drive an escalating food crisis in Sudan requiring urgent and intensified humanitarian support for rural communities, says the UN Food and Agriculture Organization

Meet Our 2023 Keepers of the Earth Fund Grant Partners Working to Transmit Indigenous Knowledge Country Global agnes Tue, 08/01/2023 – 18:01 Issues Languages and Cultures Program 5 Main Image The Keepers of the Earth Fund (KOEF) is proud to announce that in 2023 we awarded over half a million dollars in […]

Background On 5 May 2023, the Department of Transportation’s Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) issued a notice of proposed rulemaking entitled “Pipeline Safety: Gas Pipeline Leak Detection and Repair” (NPRM) regarding regulatory amendments to PHMSA’s Federal safety requirements for pipeline facilities under 49 C.F.R Part 192, and liquefied […]

Chicago – The Intellectual Property practice of global law firm K&L Gates LLP and its lawyers have been recognized among the world’s leading patent professionals in the 2023 IAM Patent 1000 rankings, with the guide this year describing the firm as “A truly integrated international law firm” and the practice […]

Retail giant Walmart hopes to sell zero-carbon clothing that’s made from captured carbon emissions – including its own – through a new process developed by Rubi Laboratories in the United States. “When I toured the Rubi facility earlier this year, I got to see their carbon capture process firsthand, and […]