What to Know About the New COVID Variant JN.1
Scientific American
JANUARY 8, 2024
A new SARS-CoV-2 variant is behind the latest surge in infections this winter, but it doesn't appear to cause more severe disease
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New study suggests the Atlantic overturning circulation AMOC “is on tipping course”
Real Climate
FEBRUARY 9, 2024
Its title says what it is about: “Physics-based early warning signal shows that AMOC is on tipping course.” But now, let’s get straight to the main findings of the new paper: 1. The last AMOC breakdown occurred about 12,000 years ago and triggered the Younger Dryas cold event around the northern Atlantic.)
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PennDOT Invites Businesses To Learn About New National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Grant Program In Nov. 1 Webinar, 8 In-Person Stakeholder Sessions Beginning Oct. 13
PA Environment Daily
OCTOBER 12, 2022
DOT, NEVI formula funds must first be used to "build out" designated AFCs (no more than 50 miles between stations and less than 1 mile from an exit) and meet U.S. The NEVI Grant pre-announcement resources include information about applicant eligibility, eligible projects, and eligible and ineligible costs.
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Montana Youth Plaintiffs Prevail: One-Off or Tidal Wave?
Law and Environment
AUGUST 15, 2023
In trying to answer that question, it does seem worth briefly reviewing what the case was actually about and what the decision says. Article IX, Section 1 , of the Montana Constitution provides that: (1) The state and each person shall maintain and improve a clean and healthful environment in Montana for present and future generations. (2) The
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Our Satellite Database Reaches a Milestone. We’ve Learned Much Along the Way
Union of Concerned Scientists
JANUARY 29, 2024
This update, current with launches through May 1, 2023, collects 28 pieces of data on 7,560 actively-operating satellites. We’ve learned a lot in 18 years Along the way, we learned a lot about what users need (and don’t need). Commercially-owned satellites comprised just about half of all active satellites.
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The Fossil Fuel Industry Continues Producing Heat-Trapping Emissions that Drive Climate Change
Union of Concerned Scientists
APRIL 4, 2024
To learn more about the history of this dataset, ways researchers have used a previous version of it, and applications for new research and climate litigation, check out this blog post written by my colleague Carly Phillips. Fossil fuel companies’ billions of dollars in profits are coming from sales of their harmful products.
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The SEC’s Watered-Down Climate Rule
Legal Planet
MARCH 6, 2024
The SEC’s rule was proposed way back in 2022, and the initial draft would have required companies to disclose their “Scope 3” supply chain emissions, in addition to the “Scope 1” and “Scope 2” direct and indirect emissions the final rule includes. Download as PDF
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The water south of Greenland has been cooling, so what causes that?
Real Climate
DECEMBER 17, 2022
1) Is it due to a reduced heat transport of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC)? (2) 17,000,000 m 3 /s x 15 K x 1025 kg/m 3 x 4 kJ/kgK = 1 PW (1). Here, 1 PW = 10 15 Watt and 4 kJ/kgK is the heat capacity of water.). Sea surface temperature trend 1993 – 2018, from European Atlas of the Seas.
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Four Reasons You Should Care about California Snow
Union of Concerned Scientists
APRIL 1, 2024
Three comparative maps of snow water equivalent (SWE) across California on April 1 in 2015, 2023, and 2024, based on data from the National Snow Analysis by the Office of Water Prediction. 2015 was the first year in which measurements going back to 1942 didn’t register any snow on April 1. feet—over 200% above the average!
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DEP Reports ZERO Shale Gas Well Permits Under Review; DEP May Have Only 20% Of The Revenue Needed To Fund Its Oil & Gas Regulation Program
PA Environment Daily
APRIL 26, 2024
For the third time in the last eight weeks, DEP reported ZERO or only 1 shale gas well permit under review in its Oil and Gas Workload Report , which has huge implications for the funding needed to run its entire Oil and Gas Regulatory Program. DEP received 128 shale gas permits in the first 16 weeks of 2024. Read more here. Read more here.
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California Passes Landmark Corporate Climate Transparency Bills
Legal Planet
SEPTEMBER 14, 2023
The bills, SB 253 and SB 261 , are important transparency measures that would, for the first time, allow Californians to meaningfully assess the carbon footprint of thousands of companies—and what those companies plan to do about the climate-related risks they face. What do the bills do? What’s next? But he should.
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Midwest Transmission System Investments Will Be a Game Changer for a Clean Energy Future
Union of Concerned Scientists
JULY 21, 2022
This LRTP’s first portfolio of projects, known as “tranche 1,” includes some of the most urgent projects that would enable utilities and states to meet their clean energy commitments. The map below shows the breadth of investment represented by tranche 1. Source: MISO. The wide range of estimated benefits for these two metrics ($1.2
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Media Advisory: This Earth Day Weekend, Ontarians Across the Province are Gathering and Demanding More Protection for the Environment
Enviromental Defense
APRIL 18, 2024
WHERE : A map of all events, with additional information about attending each event, is available here: [link] WHEN : April 19th-27th. Exact times and dates vary by location. __ Amherstburg Earth Day Event Saturday, April 20 from 10:00 am – 1:00 pm 6480 Texas Road, R.R.#1, Contact: Elizabeth Carswell, elizabeth@cyoo.ca
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EPA Announces Winners Of Let’s Talk About Heat Challenge Includes 1 From PA; Sharing Strategies To Help Communities Stay Safe During Extreme Heat
PA Environment Daily
AUGUST 31, 2022
Environmental Protection Agency announced the 10 winners of the Let’s Talk About Heat Challenge. The Let’s Talk About Heat Challenge was developed in support of the National Climate Task Force's Extreme Heat Interagency Working Group, which is being led by EPA, NOAA, and HHS with support from the White House. On August 31, the U.S.
A Tale of Two Hockey Sticks
Real Climate
AUGUST 9, 2021
C to 1°C relative to 1850– 1900] ( medium confidence ). Prior to that, the next most recent warm period was about 125,000 years ago when the multi-century temperature [0.5°C 1} SPM AR6. Temperatures during the most recent decade (2011–2020) exceed those of the most recent multi-century warm period, around 6500 years ago13 [0.2°C
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Shrinking Reservoirs Trigger Deeper Water Cuts for Lower Colorado River
Circle of Blue
AUGUST 17, 2021
Federal government declares, for the first time, a Tier 1 shortage due to low water at Lake Mead. The federal government acknowledged changing conditions in the drying American Southwest on Monday, declaring a Tier 1 shortage for the lower Colorado River basin. Each is about one-third full. Each is about one-third full.
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Rare and Severe Weather Events Are Now More Common Thanks to Climate Change
Union of Concerned Scientists
AUGUST 24, 2022
Stories about remarkable weather events have been retold through the ages. Riverside communities historically have known and obsessed about the dates of ice breakup because they depend on the river for transportation, hunting, fishing, and commercial needs. to 1% chance in any year ). What was rare is becoming more common.
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DEP Cites Conventional Oil & Gas Well Operators For Abandoning, Not Plugging 140 More Wells Last Week; Total Now 380 Wells This Year
PA Environment Daily
MARCH 16, 2024
Corsi 1 -- Erie County, Union Twp.: Walter Bem 1, Styborski 1, Tomcho 1 -- Erie County, Venango Twp.: Carl Little 1, Wroblewski 1 -- Erie County, Washington Twp.: Webster 1, Webster 2 -- Warren County, Columbus Twp.: Bennink 1, Burik 1, Still 1, Thompson Maple Producers Inc 1, Jankowski 1. .:
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PA Environmental Council Now Accepting Applications For Pocono Forests & Waters Conservation Landscape Mini Grants
PA Environment Daily
MARCH 28, 2024
Mini Grants require a 1:1 match in the form of cash and/or eligible non-cash (in-kind) services, or a combination of both cash and in-kind. Visit the Pocono Forest and Waters Conservation Landscape webpage to learn more about this initiative. Please note that no portion of the match can be from DCNR.
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PA Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - March 9 to 15 - Home Explosion; 140 More Abandoned Conventional Wells; Methane In Water Supply; Porcupine Causes Wastewater Spill
PA Environment Daily
MARCH 16, 2024
This is the third house explosion in Allegheny County in seven months and the sixth structure explosion in about two years in Western Pennsylvania. Corsi 1 -- Erie County, Union Twp.: Walter Bem 1, Styborski 1, Tomcho 1 -- Erie County, Venango Twp.: Carl Little 1, Wroblewski 1 -- Erie County, Washington Twp.:
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Chesapeake Bay Landscape Professionals: Registration Now Open For Level I Training, Certification; PA DCNR Offering Scholarships
PA Environment Daily
JANUARY 2, 2024
Registration is now open for Chesapeake Bay Landscape Professional (CBLP) Level 1 training and certification. Discounts are available for companies or organizations sending three or more employees to Level 1. Email katie@cblpro.org and ask about discounts or scholarships before paying. February 22nd – Arlington, VA.
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NC Real Estate Commission to Disclose Flood History to Buyers
NRDC
MARCH 14, 2024
The North Carolina Real Estate Commission finalized the rule to require sellers to provide potential home buyers with information about flood history and risk before they buy a home, and it will go into effect July 1, 2024.
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PA Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - March 30 to April 5 - 19 Abandoned Well Violations; Venting Gas; Spills; No Containment; Erosion BMP Failures
PA Environment Daily
APRIL 6, 2024
Gray in Peasant Township, Warren County in response to a citizen complaint about stray gas contaminating a private water supply. The wells included-- Gray 2, Gary 3, Gray 4, Gray 5: Gray 101A, Gray 102B, Gray 103C, Gray 104D, Gray 105E, Gray 106F, Gray 107G, Gray 108H, and Zimmerman & Webster 1-50. DEP inspection report - Well 1.
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PennVEST To Hold Local, In-Person, Online Educational Events To Share Information On Unprecedented Water Infrastructure Funding Opportunities, Starting March 21
PA Environment Daily
MARCH 15, 2024
The PA Infrastructure Investment Authority will kick off a series of local, in-person and online educational events around the state to share information and answer questions about drinking water, wastewater, nutrient pollution reduction, stormwater management and other water infrastructure funding opportunities.
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PA Environment Daily
FEBRUARY 1, 2024
Penn State Extension will hold another of its Water Cooler Talks February 28 on Green Stormwater Infrastructure from Noon to 1:00 p.m. This talk is for anyone who would like to learn more about how urban stormwater is managed at the local level in Pennsylvania. Posted: February 1, 2024] PA Environment Digest
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March 11 Streambank Stabilization And Stream Crossings On Farms Webinar
PA Environment Daily
FEBRUARY 1, 2024
Penn State Extension will host a March 11 webinar on Streambank Stabilization and Stream Crossings on Farms from Noon to 1:00 p.m. Learn about conservation practices used to stabilize eroding streambanks, improve instream habitat, and provide suitable crossings on farms and other land uses.
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40 Individuals File Appeals, Most Handwritten, Of DEP’s Permit For Catalyst Energy Oil & Gas Wastewater Injection Well In McKean County
PA Environment Daily
FEBRUARY 28, 2024
Reasons For Appeals The 40 individuals appealing the permit expressed similar concerns about the environmental, safety and health hazards presented by the wastewater injection well. I’m concerned about our water supply being contaminated and about our air and environment. Read more here. My husband and I have an average income.
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Sustainable food recipes – quick broccoli and spinach salad with couscous
A Greener Life
MARCH 6, 2024
You can learn more about Kelsey and find more recipes on Sigsbee Street and her Instagram. Below are Kelsey’s words about the recipe and not least the recipe and at the bottom I will include all the carbon and climate perspectives as well as a carbon footprint calculation. Top with the couscous and toss with about half of the dressing.
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PJM Interconnection Begins Review Of 46,000 MW Of New, Mostly Renewable Electric Generation Projects Under New Evaluation Process
PA Environment Daily
JANUARY 23, 2024
On January 22, the PJM Interconnection announced it will begin performing System Impact Studies on 308 projects representing 46,000 MW of new, mostly renewable electric generation under Transition Cycle 1 of its new project review process. 1; Will It Address Natural Gas Infrastructure Vulnerabilities ?
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Pennsylvania’s Electric Grid Is Dependent On One Fuel To Generate 59% Of Our Electricity; Market Moving To Renewables + Storage
PA Environment Daily
MARCH 13, 2024
In 2000, the electric generation fuel mix was 57% coal, 36% nuclear, 2% renewable, 2% petroleum and 1% gas. I think about five years ago I toured with the Committee, the PJM site in Valley Forge. We were about a third, a third, a third [in sources of fuel to generate electricity-- coal, natural gas and nuclear].”
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Penn State Extension - Farm Conservation Success Story Series: First Stop Westmoreland County - John Kitz's Mount Pleasant Farm
PA Environment Daily
JANUARY 24, 2024
If you have questions about the ACAP program in Westmoreland County, contact Chelsea Gross, Non-point Source Manager. Learn more about why these are important, if your farm needs a plan, and available resources. Funding for the program is provided through local conservation districts.
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Potential Cancellation of Highway 413 Impact Assessment is a Gross Abdication of Responsibility
Enviromental Defense
MARCH 21, 2024
The decision of the federal government to withdraw from the case brought by Ontario against the designation of Highway 413 without a hearing means that arguments about the legality of the order Ontario seeks, and the environmental impacts it would cause will likely not be heard.
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March 4 Penn State Extension Webinar On Monitoring Soil Moisture: A Climate Smart Ag Practice
PA Environment Daily
FEBRUARY 1, 2024
The Penn State Extension will host a March 4 webinar on Monitoring Soil Moisture: A Climate Smart Ag Practice from Noon to 1:00 p.m. Visit the Penn State Extension website to learn more about the many educational opportunities available. Soil moisture is an important factor in agriculture, influencing crop growth and yield.
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Media Advisory: This Earth Day Weekend, Ontarians Across the Province are Gathering and Demanding More Protection for the Environment
Enviromental Defense
APRIL 18, 2024
WHERE : A map of all events, with additional information about attending each event, is available here: [link] WHEN : April 19th-27th. Exact times and dates vary by location. __ Amherstburg Earth Day Event Saturday, April 20 from 10:00 am – 1:00 pm 6480 Texas Road, R.R.#1, Contact: Elizabeth Carswell, elizabeth@cyoo.ca
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Request For Presentation Proposals: Delaware River Watershed Forum Sept. 26-27 In Bethlehem, PA
PA Environment Daily
APRIL 4, 2024
The deadline for submissions is May 1. Visit the Delaware River Watershed Coalition website to learn more about Delaware River Watershed conservation efforts. The Delaware River Watershed Coalition has issued a call for presentation proposals for the Annual Delaware River Watershed Forum to be held in Bethlehem, PA September 26-27.
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Higher-altitude solar geoengineering brings no cost benefit, study predicts
Physics World
MARCH 16, 2022
The lower portion of the atmosphere (the troposphere) is turbulent with air moving up and down, so scientists believe that aerosols should be injected into the much calmer stratosphere at about 20 km or above. To maintain a 1 °C cooling effect, this would cost about $43bn per year to operate. Longer lasting.
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Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful Seeking High School Students For Young Ambassadors Program
PA Environment Daily
APRIL 1, 2024
On April 1, the Department of Transportation and Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful are invited 10th -12th grade students to help keep Pennsylvania clean and beautiful through the Young Ambassadors of Pennsylvania program. Questions should be directed to Michelle Dunn at 1-877-772-3673 Ext. Posted: April 1, 2024] PA Environment Digest
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Penn State Extension Hosts Feb. 20 Webinar On DCNR Community Conservation Partnership Grants And Community Forest Projects
PA Environment Daily
JANUARY 26, 2024
Penn State Extension will host a February 20 webinar on DCNR Community Conservation Partnership Grants and community forestry projects from Noon to 1:00 p.m. Learn more about this funding and get your questions answered from DCNR staff. Dreaming of a community forestry project in your town? 16; Snowmobile/ATV Grants Feb.
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Water Center At Penn Hosts Jan. 25 Webinar On Lower Delaware River Bacteria Study
PA Environment Daily
JANUARY 5, 2024
The Water Center at the University of Pennsylvania will host a January 25 webinar on the Lower Delaware River Bacteria Study from Noon to 1:15 p.m. PaEN] -- USDA Announces March 1 Application Deadline For Conservation Stewardship Program In PA [PaEN] -- Appalachian Region Independent Power Producers Assn.
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Too extreme to be true? The links between extreme weather and climate change
HumanNature
DECEMBER 11, 2023
In 1980 , a weather disaster that cost over $1 billion happened every four months in the United States. ha s one of these “ billion-dollar events ” about every three weeks [4,5]. Science Advances , 6 (1). If it feel s like weather-related natural disasters are occurring more frequently , that’s because they are.
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PA Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - March 16 to 22 - Truck Rollover; 12 More Abandoned Wells; Failure To Submit Annual Reports; Another Chewed Wastewater Line Leaking
PA Environment Daily
MARCH 24, 2024
These wells were also issued violations for failure to submit annual production and waste generation and well integrity reports as were Corse 1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 10. There is no information in the report showing the company did anything about the violations for four and a half years. and found evidence of contamination around the wellhead.
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DEP Hosts In-Person, Virtual Q/A Sessions On Applying For $5 Million Shell Petrochemical Plant Mitigation Grants In Beaver County
PA Environment Daily
JANUARY 16, 2024
To help answer questions about how to apply for the grants, DEP and the Environmental Mitigation Community Fund Advisory Board have scheduled in-person and virtual question/ answer sessions for potential applicants. to 1:00 p.m. -- February 13 : 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m.
DCNR Announces Planting Of 255 Acres Of Streamside Buffer At Big Elk Creek State Park, Chester County; April 6 Tree Planting
PA Environment Daily
JANUARY 17, 2024
In 2023, about 80 acres of meadows were seeded on former agricultural fields which will come into bloom this spring. More information about the tree planting relay can be found on the Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay website. For more information about the park, visit DCNR’s Big Elk Creek State Park webpage.
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Yuengling Brewery, Keep PA Beautiful Celebrate Partnership With Cleanup In Schuylkill County
PA Environment Daily
APRIL 16, 2024
Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful is grateful for our partnership with Yuengling and their staff for caring about keeping their community clean and beautiful. Visit Yuengling’s website to learn more about the company’s sustainability programs. Questions should be directed to Michelle Dunn at 1-877-772-3673 Ext.
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