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NYC announces a plan to cut waste 90 percent by 2030. -

The effort will include a revamped, single-stream recycling program, economic incentives for participating in organic waste collection, and a reduction in the use of plastic shopping bags. Associated Press

NOAA considers taking humpback whales off the Endangered Species List. -

The agency has proposed reclassifying the species into 14 populations—lifting protections from 10 of them. Humpbacks have rebounded since 1970, the year they were declared endangered, but as climate change and industry continues to threaten the sea, conservationists worry the move is premature. Reuters

U.S. carbon emissions increased in 2014. -

A rise in carbon pollution of 0.7 percent was smaller than the economy's 2.7 percent expansion, but it's time to crack down if we're going to cut emissions to 28 percent below 2005 levels. This was the second consecutive year to see an uptick. The Hill

This is life or death. Pipelines blow up and people die.

Representative Peter DeFazio on the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration's failure to address oil and gas pipeline safety issues

We generate massive amounts of e-waste. -

Worldwide, humans threw out 41.8 million tons of electronics last year, and less than a sixth of it got recycled. We all should know betterespecially since the gold, copper, iron, and silver contained in that "trash" was worth an estimated $52 billion. Gulp. Reuters

Adidas will use marine debris in its products. -

The sportswear giant is developing ways to use recycled ocean plastic in its clothes and shoes. Phasing out plastic shopping bags is also among the company's goooooaaaals. Reuters