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Global Fossilflation: how fossil fuels are driving today’s cost‑of‑living crisis We are not just in a “cost‑of‑living crisis”. Across Asia, Africa, Europe and the Americas, fossil‑fuel price shocks are driving a new phase of inflation known as fossilflation, pushing up energy, food and housing costs while oil companies profit. Greenpeace International · 23 Jul 2026 Global Communications Trainee – Full time position - Euractiv Jobs Euractiv — Circular Economy · 23 Jul 2026 Council news Warning after more than 300 unsafe squishy toys seized by Reading Trading Standards - Reading Borough Council Reading Council · 23 Jul 2026 Research & science Researchers find college-educated population more likely to shelter during dangerous wildfire smoke American adults with college degrees now outlive those without degrees by more than eight years, in part because graduates appear to be more proactive about protecting their health. For example, they smoke cigarettes at far lower rates and follow cancer screening advice more often, especially after a relative is diagnosed. Even as studies documented such disparities, the health gap widened. Phys.org — Environment tag feed · 23 Jul 2026 Industry news Cosmo Films unveils BOPP packaging film - Packaging Gateway Packaging Gateway (GlobalData) · 23 Jul 2026 Global Europe wants to electrify. The ETS must follow. - euractiv.com Euractiv — Circular Economy · 23 Jul 2026 Industry news Government announces £7.3m funding boost for zero emission aviation firms - BusinessGreen BusinessGreen — waste topic · 23 Jul 2026 Council news Council approves ambitious Best Start in Life Plan for Sandwell children Sandwell Council's Cabinet has approved a Best Start in Life Plan. Sandwell Council · 23 Jul 2026 Policy & government Nate Conley, Acting Human Resources Director - State of Michigan (.gov) Michigan EGLE · 23 Jul 2026 Council news Draft Erewash Food Waste Recycling Service - First Six Months Resident Feedback Survey - Erewash Borough Council Erewash Council · 23 Jul 2026 Council news New waste operations depot and solar farm approved for Hailsham The planning application was discussed yesterday at Wealden District Council’s Planning Committee meeting. Councillors agreed that a new site is needed as the existing depot at Amberstone is at full capacity and has no room to expand. The application includes the development of a waste vehicle operations depot facility alongside a solar panel array, which […] Wealden Council · 23 Jul 2026 Research & science Predicting where wildfire smoke will go next In recent summers, wildfire smoke has been inescapable across Wisconsin, drifting south from Canada and leading to long stretches of poor air quality. Whether that smoke clears or lingers is often influenced in part by the atmospheric boundary layer—the lowest part of the atmosphere, where airborne particles mix and move. Phys.org — Environment tag feed · 23 Jul 2026 Industry news Instagram challenger Yope raises £9.2m for algorithm-free social media London-based photo sharing social platform Yope has raised $12.3m (£9.2m) in a pre-Series A funding round to scale its platform. Founded in 2021 by chief executive Bahram Ismailau and CTO Paul Rudkouski, Yope offers an ad-free, algorithm-free alternative to public social media platforms. Designed around what the founders call “Friendspace,” the app allows users to […] UKTN (UK Tech News) · 23 Jul 2026 Research & science “I didn’t even know there was a Welsh language” — Refugee graduates with master’s in Welsh A former asylum seeker who arrived in Wales without knowing the country had its own language is celebrating his graduation from Swansea University with a master’s in Welsh. 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At the same time, fruit, vegetable, nut, and legume production could soar, creating a sweeping transformation of what the world grows and eats. ScienceDaily — Environmental Science · 23 Jul 2026 Industry news Peter Sebold takes on key accounts at Hyundai - Agg-Net Agg-Net · 23 Jul 2026 Industry news Step up to the plate: new UK PM Andy Burnham faces complex food-policy picture - Global Food Industry News Just Food — sustainability · 23 Jul 2026 Industry news Unexpected cyclisation provides easy access to elusive tetra-substituted THFs - Chemistry World Chemistry World · 23 Jul 2026 Research & science Fig-leaf enzyme turns tannery waste into high-value collagen Tanneries generate large quantities of skin trimmings before hides are tanned. These trimmings contain collagen but are commonly treated as low-value waste. An international research team has developed a method that uses ficin, a protein-digesting enzyme obtained from fig leaves, to recover type I collagen from lambskin trimming waste. Phys.org — 'waste' search feed · 23 Jul 2026 Council news Testlands to take on Townhill Park Community Centre - Southampton City Council Southampton Council · 23 Jul 2026 Policy & government Written Statement: Update on Dry Weather, Drought and Water Resources in Wales (23 July 2026) - gov.wales Welsh Government News · 23 Jul 2026 Council news Synergy - Provider Details - isppweb.tameside.gov.uk Tameside Council · 23 Jul 2026 Council news Drypool Bridge to reopen after two-month closure for vital repairs - Hull City Council Kingston upon Hull Council · 23 Jul 2026 Global Bejac Corporation Named New BOMAG Landfill Compactor Dealer In California BOMAG Americas announces premier specialty equipment dealer, Bejac Corporation, as the new BOMAG refuse compactor dealer in California. Waste360 · 23 Jul 2026 Council news Planning Committee - 22 July: Results - Stratford-on-Avon District Council Stratford-on-Avon Council · 23 Jul 2026