Yale E360
FEBRUARY 1, 2024
California sea otters were nearly hunted to extinction in the 19th century, with only a small number surviving along the central coast. As otters rebounded, a natural experiment unfolded. Scientists could study how otters safeguard California's underwater kelp forests and marshland, even in the face of worsening climate change.
New Scientist
FEBRUARY 1, 2024
Shiba inus and miniature dachshunds are among the longest-lived dog breeds while flat-faced dogs tend to die younger, a comprehensive study of UK pets has found
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Scientific American
FEBRUARY 1, 2024
On the Spanish archipelago of the Canary Islands, a group of researchers is racing to fight drought as the climate changes rapidly around them. Their defense is a new approach to a very, very old technology from nature.
New Scientist
FEBRUARY 1, 2024
The rise of “floatovoltaics’ could reduce pressure to build large solar farms on land, but some researchers are concerned about the impact on aquatic ecosystems
Speaker: Kevin Kai Wong, President of Emergent Energy Solutions
In today's industrial landscape, the pursuit of sustainable energy optimization and decarbonization has become paramount. Manufacturing corporations across the U.S. are facing the urgent need to align with decarbonization goals while enhancing efficiency and productivity. Unfortunately, the lack of comprehensive energy data poses a significant challenge for manufacturing managers striving to meet their targets.
Scientific American
FEBRUARY 1, 2024
Most machine-learning models rely on mountains of data to replicate human text, but new research suggests the recipe for learning language might be simpler
Enviromental Defense
FEBRUARY 1, 2024
Statement by Julia Levin, Associate Director, National Climate Ottawa | Traditional, unceded territory of the Algonquin Anishinaabeg People – New analysis released today from the Parliamentary Budget Office (PBO) demonstrates that the Government of Canada is still intent on providing massive subsidies to fossil fuel companies. The PBO’s new analysis provides cost estimates for the carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS) investment tax credit (ITC) as well as the clean hydrogen ITC.
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The Applied Ecologist
FEBRUARY 1, 2024
Karen Castillioni is an Associate Editor mentee for Journal of Applied Ecology. She is also a Postdoctoral Research Associate at the University of Minnesota, USA. She is passionate about understanding the complex relationship between biodiversity and ecosystem functioning in the context of global change. In this blog post, she shares her experience of the 2023 BES Annual Meeting.
Scientific American
FEBRUARY 1, 2024
Distinctive meanings for a word like “risk” can have a big impact on public messaging, especially when it comes to issues like climate change
NRDC
FEBRUARY 1, 2024
This guide identifies key strategies to use historic new resources to transition away from the failed policies of the past to a cleaner, more sustainable future
Scientific American
FEBRUARY 1, 2024
Wetlands with a small amount of salinity can produce more methane gas than those filled with freshwater or lots of seawater, new research suggests
Speaker: Antoine M. Thompson, Executive Director of the Greater Washington Region Clean Cities Coalition
Diversity, Equity, Justice, and Inclusion (DEJI) policies, programs, and initiatives are critically important as we move forward with public and private sector climate and sustainability goals and plans. Underserved and socially, economically, and racially disadvantaged communities bear the burden of pollution, higher energy costs, limited resources, and limited investments in the clean energy and transportation sectors.
NRDC
FEBRUARY 1, 2024
The goal is safer and better solutions, so any exemptions from laws and regulations restricting PFAS must be temporary.
New Scientist
FEBRUARY 1, 2024
Molecules called photoacids could offer a more energy-efficient way to release carbon dioxide captured from the air in order to store or reuse it
Scientific American
FEBRUARY 1, 2024
Though atmospheric river storms are dreaded for the damage they can cause, they are also essential to the western U.S.
PA Environment Daily
FEBRUARY 1, 2024
The ClearWater Conservancy recently finalized an agreement to permanently conserve a 9.85-acre property in the Spruce Creek Watershed. The property was originally the home of the Ironmaster for Colerain Forges, known to be the oldest ironmaster’s mansion in the watershed, and contains a significant stretch of Warriors Mark Run just upstream from the confluence with Spruce Creek.
Speaker: Laurie Schoeman Director, Climate & Sustainability, Capital
As households and communities across the nation face challenges such as hurricanes, wildfires, drought, extreme heat and cold, and thawing permafrost and flooding, we are increasingly searching for ways to mitigate and prevent climate impacts. During this event, national climate and housing expert Laurie Schoeman will discuss topics including: The two paths for climate action: decarbonization and adaptation.
New Scientist
FEBRUARY 1, 2024
Tiny male anglerfish fuse their bodies into the larger females, and this strange strategy may have helped the fish diversify widely in the deep sea
PA Environment Daily
FEBRUARY 1, 2024
The Friends of the Wissahickon was founded in 1924 when a small group of local citizens came together to restore Wissahickon Valley Park in Philadelphia after a winter storm destroyed over 200 trees. Through civic responsibility and environmental activism, they established a mission “to conserve the natural beauty and wildness of the Wissahickon Valley and stimulate public interest therein.
New Scientist
FEBRUARY 1, 2024
Preparations are underway for a third attempted launch of the enormous Starship rocket after the first two test flights both ended in explosions
PA Environment Daily
FEBRUARY 1, 2024
On January 31, Department of Conservation and Natural Resources Secretary Cindy Adams Dunn announced the Trails at Jakes Rocks in the Allegheny National Forest , Warren County has been named Pennsylvania’s 2024 Trail of the Year. “This amazing trail system is extremely deserving of this tremendous honor and I am excited to announce the Trails at Jakes Rocks have been selected as Pennsylvania’s top trail for 2024,” Dunn said.
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Scientific American
FEBRUARY 1, 2024
A spillover of the neurological disease to humans from deer, elk, and other animals could be devastating
PA Environment Daily
FEBRUARY 1, 2024
On January 31, the Susquehanna River Basin Commission announced the award of more than $150,000 in grant funds to organizations that are dedicated to the health and quality of our local watersheds. The Stream & Watershed Enhancement Grant program is supporting 34 community-based environmental and water resource projects or events that will improve, restore or protect our Basin’s waterways.
Scientific American
FEBRUARY 1, 2024
Measles cases have ticked up in the U.K. following lower rates of MMR vaccination, and the U.S.
PA Environment Daily
FEBRUARY 1, 2024
On February 1, The Nature Conservancy announced a $250,000 grant from the Richard King Mellon Foundation for efforts to restore river health and connectivity across the Appalachians , a landscape stretching from Alabama to Maine and continuing into Canada. The funds will accelerate TNC’s efforts to work alongside local and regional partners to identify, reconnect and restore critical waterways throughout Pennsylvania, West Virginia, and Virginia.
New Scientist
FEBRUARY 1, 2024
From a new Jasper Fforde to post-apocalyptic hellscapes aplenty, February’s science fiction offers something for everyone
PA Environment Daily
FEBRUARY 1, 2024
Keep PA Beautiful is now accepting applications for America250PA Community Cleanup Mini-Grants. The deadline to apply is February 29. Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful Mini grants are available to existing America250PA partners (must have been a partner as of December 31, 2023) conducting projects that improve the community and engages volunteers. Projects could include community cleanups, park improvements, revitalization efforts, river sweeps, graffiti abatement, murals, etc.* Projects must engage c
New Scientist
FEBRUARY 1, 2024
Through experiments in macaques, scientists have mapped how a range of organs - including the heart, liver and skin - change their interactions during pregnancy, and they expect much of this will also apply in people
Scientific American
FEBRUARY 1, 2024
Volunteers can join several crowdsourced science projects during the total solar eclipse in April to contribute to research
PA Environment Daily
FEBRUARY 1, 2024
Are you ready to Fight Dirty? Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful has announced that registration is open for the 2024 Pick Up Pennsylvania , an annual community improvement program. Pick Up Pennsylvania is a year-long initiative, however, events scheduled from March 1 through May 31 receive free trash bags, gloves, and safety vests provided by support from the Department of Environmental Protection, PennDOT and Keep America Beautiful, as supplies last.
Scientific American
FEBRUARY 1, 2024
The word “open” is often thrown around in describing AI transparency, but the companies and groups calling for it must themselves be open about their practices
Enviromental Defense
FEBRUARY 1, 2024
We just got the last of the federal lobby registry reports for 2023, and one thing is clear: Big Oil had an astounding presence on Parliament Hill throughout all of last year. Our Lobby Bot recorded 98 meetings in November and 58 meetings in December between the federal government and fossil fuel lobbyists. That brings our total up to at least 1,173 meetings in 2023.
Scientific American
FEBRUARY 1, 2024
Sallie Pero Mead made major discoveries about how electromagnetic waves propagate that allowed objects to be detected at a distance
National Law Center
FEBRUARY 1, 2024
In late January, the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) announced that it was seeking public comment on its proposal to revise technology-based. The post EPA Proposes Updates to Effluent Limitations for Meat and Poultry Processors appeared first on National Agricultural Law Center.
NRDC
FEBRUARY 1, 2024
More fires are coming, but scientists know what will keep us safe and help firefighters do their jobs. Let’s take action to get it done. .
Cresforum
FEBRUARY 1, 2024
On the final day of the 2023 National Clean Energy Week, the Policymakers Symposium began with an in-person armchair discussion featuring Deputy Secretary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture Xochitl Torres-Small and former Deputy Secretary of the U.S. Department of Energy Mark Menezes. The conversation, moderated by CRES Forum President and National Clean Energy Week Chair, Heather Reams, discussed the work of bipartisan administration officials on the intersection of agriculture, energy and
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