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Thirteen major companies pledge $140 billion in low-carbon projects. -
Ahead of the U.N. climate talks in Paris later this year, Microsoft, Apple, Coca-Cola, and General Motors are among those joining Secretary of State John Kerry in today's launch of the American Business Act on Climate Pledge. The group also announced plans to cut water use, purchase 100 percent renewable energy, and bring deforestation in their supply chains to zero. Tech Times
While in Africa today, President Obama announced a ban on the sale of "virtually all ivory across state lines." -
The administration has been cracking down on the huge U.S. ivory market in order to help save the species. Unless poaching rates significantly decline, elephants could be driven to extinction within the next couple of decades. Associated Press
A growing body of evidence suggests there are two African elephant species. -
Some conservationists say treating forest and savannah elephants as a single species could be hurting the forest elephant's chance of survival. These smaller rainforest dwellers are far more endangered—65 percent of the population was poached for their ivory in just 12 years. The Guardian
Study finds neonicotinoids widespread in Massachusetts honey and pollen. -
Researchers found the class of pesticides, which has been linked to colony collapse disorder, in 70 percent of the samples they analyzed from 10 out of the state's 14 counties. Harvard Gazette
Swing states back Pope Francis on climate change. -
A new poll finds that more than 60 percent of voters in Colorado, Iowa, and Virginia say they agree with the call to action in the pope's recent encyclical on climate change. Bloomberg
A new ban in Massachusetts is keeping food out of the garbage. -
Businesses and institutions that generate a ton or more of organic waste per week must now find a way to divert it—either by composting it, or, even better, donating it to those in need. In Massachusetts, 15 percent to 19 percent of all waste comes from uneaten food. E&E News