Legal Planet
AUGUST 15, 2023
A state court judge in the ‘Last Best Place’ just gave the youth climate movement a shot in the arm with the first decision of its kind that directly connects specific state actions to global climate change and then to injuries suffered by young people. It’s a decision worth reading , as U.S. courts have not yet engaged in this kind of fact-finding on climate change.
Yale E360
AUGUST 14, 2023
For the last century, rising levels of carbon dioxide helped plants grow faster, a rare silver lining in human-caused climate change. But now, as drier conditions set in across much of the globe, that uptick in growth is leveling off, a new study finds.
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Union of Concerned Scientists
AUGUST 16, 2023
I’m not going to beat around the bush: the past few years have not been great for the U.S. power grid, particularly when it comes to grid reliability. There have been high-profile rotating power outages caused by a heatwave in California (August 2020), a winter storm in Texas (February 2021), and another winter storm in Tennessee and North Carolina (December 2022).
Law and Environment
AUGUST 18, 2023
Earlier this week, the 10 th Circuit Court of Appeals vacated EPA’s disapproval of Montana’s regional haze plan for the PacifiCorp’s Wyodak power plant. The basis for the disapproval was an issue near and dear to my heart. In rejecting Montana’s SIP, EPA repeatedly pointed to Montana’s failure to comply with EPA’s guidelines for determining Best Available Retrofit Technology, even though the guidelines were not enforceable regulations.
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.
Legal Planet
AUGUST 15, 2023
A Montana state district court has issued its long-awaited decision in a major climate change case brought by Montana children against state officials. In Held v. State of Montana, a Montana trial court ruled that the state Constitution’s guarantee of a healthy and clean environment prevails over Montana’s longstanding fossil-fuel-based state energy system.
Yale E360
AUGUST 18, 2023
The top 10 percent of U.S. earners are responsible 40 percent of the country's emissions, according to a new analysis, the first to look at the climate impact of how Americans make money, including from investments.
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New Scientist
AUGUST 17, 2023
Over the past few years, the white clouds that usually shroud Neptune’s surface have disappeared, and it may be because of changes in the sun’s activity over its 11-year cycle
Scientific American
AUGUST 18, 2023
Scientific American is the essential guide to the most awe-inspiring advances in science and technology, explaining how they change our understanding of the world and shape our lives.
Yale E360
AUGUST 15, 2023
In "Lost Lands" — Second-Place Winner of the Yale Environment 360 Film Contest — Cambodia-based filmmaker Andy Ball focuses on two families who describe how unchecked mining of river sand for urban development has devastated their fisheries and food-producing wetlands.
Frontiers
AUGUST 17, 2023
Authors: Rose Gordon-Orr and Carolina Capelo Garcia Natalia Kucirkova is a professor at the University of Stavanger in Norway and The Open University in the UK. She also holds the position of visiting professor at University College London (UCL), UK, and acts as the chair of the International Collective of Children’s Digital Books. Loleta Fahad serves as the head of Career Development in Organizational Development at University College London (UCL), UK.
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.
New Scientist
AUGUST 18, 2023
The award-winning author of The Shining Girls on how her 'magpie curiosity' about everything from neuroparasitology to music theory led to her multiverse novel Bridge, our latest Book Club pick
Scientific American
AUGUST 18, 2023
Scientific American is the essential guide to the most awe-inspiring advances in science and technology, explaining how they change our understanding of the world and shape our lives.
Yale E360
AUGUST 15, 2023
Spreading volcanic rock dust on cropland could help the world reach a key carbon removal goal, a new study finds.
PA Environment Daily
AUGUST 18, 2023
The following DEP notices were published in the August 19 PA Bulletin related to oil and gas industry facilities. Many of the notices offer the opportunity for public comments. PA General Energy - Shawnee Water Withdrawal The Department of Environmental Protection published notice in the August 19 PA Bulletin inviting comments on a revised Chapter 105 encroachment permit for the PA General Energy Shawnee shale gas drilling water withdrawal structure and pipeline utility crossing built out of com
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
AUGUST 17, 2023
When people are shown pictures evoking negative emotions, they remember time as passing more slowly, however, this is only true when the negative images are seen after a neutral one
Scientific American
AUGUST 18, 2023
Scientific American is the essential guide to the most awe-inspiring advances in science and technology, explaining how they change our understanding of the world and shape our lives.
Yale E360
AUGUST 17, 2023
With climate change, parts of the Arctic are seeing greater snowpack. Paradoxically, a thick blanket of snow can speed the melting of permafrost underneath, releasing buried stores of carbon, new research shows.
NRDC
AUGUST 17, 2023
Following the Federal-Aid Highway Act's signing in 1956, California fully built out its interstate and state highway system, expanding mobility access for car-owners, stimulating economic development, and creating thousands of jobs. But these benefits came with unacceptable and avoidable costs.
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New Scientist
AUGUST 16, 2023
It can be difficult to know how worried we should be about the increasing effects of climate change, but embracing the new science of climate attribution and looking rationally at the progress we have made will help us take further action
Scientific American
AUGUST 18, 2023
Scientific American is the essential guide to the most awe-inspiring advances in science and technology, explaining how they change our understanding of the world and shape our lives.
PA Environment Daily
AUGUST 16, 2023
The question and answer session with residents during the August 15 public meeting on the results of the University of Pittsburgh School of Public Health studies on the health impacts of shale gas development in Southwest Pennsylvania resulted in some very frank statements by the state Department of Health. The studies found there is a link between shale gas development and making asthma conditions worse; an increased risk of childhood lymphoma cancer; and slightly lower birth weights.
Frontiers
AUGUST 17, 2023
by Angharad Brewer Gillham, Frontiers science writer Image/Shutterstock.com Periodontitis, a common oral health problem that involves infected gums, is linked to cardiovascular disease. Scientists studying the inflammation that precedes periodontitis have found that higher inflammation, reflected by higher levels of white blood cells in saliva, is linked to less healthy arteries and a potentially higher risk of cardiovascular disease even in young, apparently healthy people.
New Scientist
AUGUST 16, 2023
Attributing extreme weather events to climate change, as I do through my work as a climatologist, means we can hold countries and companies to account for their inaction, says Friederike Otto
Scientific American
AUGUST 18, 2023
Scientific American is the essential guide to the most awe-inspiring advances in science and technology, explaining how they change our understanding of the world and shape our lives.
PA Environment Daily
AUGUST 16, 2023
On August 16, the University of Pittsburgh and Vesper Energy officially cut the ribbon on the 20-megawatt Gaucho Solar Energy project built on 68 acres on the border of Findlay Township, Allegheny County and Independence Township, Beaver County. The project is one of the largest solar projects in Western Pennsylvania, with about 55,000 solar panels generating electricity.
The Applied Ecologist
AUGUST 15, 2023
This month, The Applied Ecologist is amplifying the voice of early career ecologists from around the world working in the field of applied ecology to help inspire the next generation. In this post, Melissa Minter, Conservation Scientist within the RSPB Centre for Conservation Science, shares their story below.
New Scientist
AUGUST 16, 2023
Focusing too much on extreme weather could trigger a backlash against climate action in the mid-2020s, when global temperature rises are set to slow down as the El Niño climate pattern fades
Scientific American
AUGUST 18, 2023
Scientific American is the essential guide to the most awe-inspiring advances in science and technology, explaining how they change our understanding of the world and shape our lives.
PA Environment Daily
AUGUST 16, 2023
On August 16, the Department of Environmental Protection said it launched an investigation ,at the direction of Gov. Shapiro, to determine if sources of methane other than the natural gas distribution system could have contributed to the Plum Borough home explosion in Allegheny County that took the lives of five people. Will Simons, a spokesperson for Gov.
NRDC
AUGUST 15, 2023
With summer drawing to a close and World Honey Bee Day approaching (August 19th), legislators, advocates, and farmers from across the state called on Governor Hochul to sign the Birds and Bees Protection Act.
New Scientist
AUGUST 16, 2023
It has been 32 days since Maurice Miller, a dead man who is being kept on life support, received a genetically modified pig kidney, and it is still functioning with no signs of rejection or infection
Scientific American
AUGUST 18, 2023
Scientific American is the essential guide to the most awe-inspiring advances in science and technology, explaining how they change our understanding of the world and shape our lives.
PA Environment Daily
AUGUST 17, 2023
Now On Demand: The Energy Efficiency Alliance , Environmental Entrepreneurs , Sustainable Business Network of Philadelphia , and Sustainable Pittsburgh webinar on Shaping Pennsylvania's Clean Energy Workforce Future Feature presenters include DEP Secretary Richard Negrin and PUC Commissioner Kathryn Zerfuss and will offer participants the opportunities to ask questions.
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