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El Niño to Return This Year, Boosting Warming Trend

Yale E360

MAY 3, 2023

El Niño, a phase marked by warm waters in the eastern Pacific, will likely return this year, driving up global temperatures, according to the World Meteorological Organization. Read more on E360 →

Global Returnable Packaging Market to Reach $173B by 2030

Environment + Energy Leader

AUGUST 30, 2022

The post Global Returnable Packaging Market to Reach $173B by 2030 appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.

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Return of Trees to Eastern U.S. Kept Region Cool as Planet Warmed

Yale E360

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Over the 20th century, the U.S. as a whole warmed by 1.2 degrees F (0.7 degrees C), but across much the East, temperatures dropped by 0.5 degrees F (0.3 degrees C). A new study posits that the restoration of lost forest countered warming, keeping the region cool. Read more on E360 →

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SpaceX’s Starship Could Save NASA’s Beleaguered Mars Sample Return Mission

Scientific American

APRIL 18, 2024

Facing budgetary pressure for its Mars Sample Return program, NASA has turned to private industry for ideas—perhaps with one specific company in mind

Once Facing Extinction, Massive Fin Whales Have Returned to Antarctic Waters

Yale E360

JULY 8, 2022

After being driven to the brink of extinction, fin whales, the second-largest creatures on Earth, have returned to their ancestral feeding grounds around the Antarctic Peninsula. Read more on E360 ?.

The Mars Sample Return Mission Is at a Dangerous Crossroads

Scientific American

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Mars Sample Return has always been an expensive, high-risk, high-reward project. But now, with realization of the mission’s actual cost and expanding timeline, Congress must commit to fully supporting the effort or risk tanking the rest of NASA’s planetary science program

Inside the black box of Amazon returns

Environmental News Bits

JULY 21, 2023

You unpack your order and discover that the electric toothbrush won’t charge and only one shirt … Continue reading Inside the black box of Amazon returns Say you order an electric toothbrush and two shirts for yourself during a sale on Amazon.

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Louisiana Coastal Zone Suit Returns to State Court

Energy & the Law

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

This is only one of 42 such cases , and leads the way for all 42 to return to the parish whence they came. The producers did not show that they were subjected to the federal government’s guidance or control as subcontractors. And at least one has settled. RIP the Killer, son of Ferriday, Louisiana, cousin of Jimmy Swaggart.

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Industry’s “Recycle Everywhere” Program Would Cost Twice as Much and Deliver Far Less than Deposit Return

Enviromental Defense

JUNE 12, 2023

It would be far more effective and far less expensive to establish a deposit-return system similar to the Beer Store program.” In comparison, the Beer Store’s successful deposit-return program collects 80 per cent of beer containers and packaging. Alberta and Saskatchewan both have deposit return for all beverage containers.

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Want to reduce returns? Avatars might be the answer

Environmental News Bits

APRIL 16, 2024

Instead of overlaying an item on top of an image, … Continue reading Want to reduce returns? These avatars are often based on customer-supplied measurements, images and body-type details. Avatars might be the answer

Returning Home

Academy of Natural Sciences

AUGUST 15, 2022

I am honored to be able to return home. Holding space for them to share their fears for those who haven’t been to college but also the current worries for the rising sophomores. Even though we are in a pilot experience, the need for this type of guidance and care for the WINS girls is so important.

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How Returning Lands to Native Tribes Is Helping Protect Nature

Yale E360

JUNE 3, 2021

From California to Maine, land is being given back to Native American tribes who are committing to managing it for conservation. Some tribes are using traditional knowledge, from how to support wildlife to the use of prescribed fires, to protect their ancestral grounds. Read more on E360 ?.

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Federal Brownfields Incentives Program’s triumphant return

Environmental News Bits

DECEMBER 13, 2023

6438) (BRTIRA)… If BRTIRA is approved, taxpayers would be able to fully deduct qualified costs paid or incurred between January 1, 2023 and December 31, … Continue reading Federal Brownfields Incentives Program’s triumphant return

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First Commercial Moon Landing Returns U.S. to Lunar Surface

Scientific American

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Intuitive Machines’ IM-1 mission is the first U.S. soft landing on the moon since Apollo 17. It’s also a sign of private industry’s growing role in space

DEP Drought Update: York Remains In Drought Warning; 14 Counties Remain In Drought Watch; 6 Counties Return To Normal

PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 20, 2023

On October 20, the Department of Environmental Protection announced, after a meeting of the Commonwealth Drought Task Force, that York County remains in Drought Warning, 14 counties remain in Drought Watch and six counties have returned to normal. Clinton County will return to Drought Watch.

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In Brazil, Forests Returned to Indigenous Hands See Recovery, Study Finds

Yale E360

JANUARY 30, 2023

Granted formal rights to their ancestral lands in Brazil's Atlantic Forest, Indigenous people have stemmed forest loss and improved tree cover, a new study finds. Read more on E360 →

After an 80-year absence, gray wolves have returned to Colorado ? here’s how the reintroduction of this apex predator will affect prey and plants

Environmental News Bits

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

SciLine interviewed Joanna Lambert, professor of wildlife ecology and director of the American Canid Project at the University of Colorado Boulder, who … Continue reading After an 80-year absence, gray wolves have returned to Colorado − here’s how the reintroduction of this apex predator will affect prey and plants

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Magnetic ‘stop sign’ helps songbirds return to breeding sites

Physics World

MARCH 4, 2022

Some theories invoke an inherited “clock and compass” vector system to explain how birds can return to their breeding grounds with extraordinary precision, but the question of how they know when and where to stop was unresolved.

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Canada geese return twice as quickly if you try to shoo them away

New Scientist

DECEMBER 15, 2022

Geese chased out of a park in Chicago returned to the area twice as quickly on days when they were harassed, compared with days when they left of their own accord

Biorefineries Can Increase Financial Returns with Renewable Propane

Environmental Leader

AUGUST 17, 2022

Biorefineries can increase their financial returns by selling renewable propane instead of using it as a processing fuel or as a hydrogen feedstock. The post Biorefineries Can Increase Financial Returns with Renewable Propane appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.

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The Amazon is accelerating towards a point of no return

Inhabitant

JANUARY 3, 2023

The WWF is now warning that the Amazon is accelerating to a point of no return. This report has shed light on the current state of the Amazon rainforest and the gravity of the deforestation taking place.

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University YMCA Dump & Run returns for 2022

Environmental News Bits

JULY 28, 2022

This year collections will begin on Monday, August … Continue reading University YMCA Dump & Run returns for 2022. This project reduces litter and consumer waste, saves space in landfills, lowers dumping costs for certified housing and apartments and provides inexpensive items for folks to purchase in the fall.

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New high-tech microscope using AI successfully detects malaria in returning travelers

Frontiers

AUGUST 9, 2023

AI delivers accurate diagnosis The researchers sampled more than 1,200 blood samples of travelers who had returned to the UK from malaria-endemic countries. The post New high-tech microscope using AI successfully detects malaria in returning travelers first appeared on Science & research news | Frontiers.

Q&A: How the Wolves’ Return Enhances Biodiversity

Inside Climate News

SEPTEMBER 23, 2023

In Yellowstone National Park, the reintroduction of the gray wolf in the 1990s has helped reduce an exploding elk population, which in turn helped save plants along streams and rivers, which provide habitat for migrating birds, building materials for beavers, and dam ponds for fish and frogs. Interview by Jenni Doering, “Living on Earth”

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DEP Drought Update: Clinton & Franklin Counties Remain In Drought Warning; 6 Counties In Drought Watch; 8 Counties Return To Normal Status

PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 26, 2024

Bucks, Dauphin, Huntingdon, Lancaster, Lebanon, Montgomery, Northampton, and Perry Counties have returned to normal status. York County’s status has been changed from drought warning to drought watch. Varying localized conditions may lead water suppliers or municipalities to ask residents for more stringent conservation actions.

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Lori Garver on why NASA is returning to the moon for the wrong reasons

New Scientist

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

She says this has allowed us to plan a return to the moon – but that doesn’t mean we are going back for the right reasons Ex-NASA deputy administrator Lori Garver introduced far greater collaboration with private companies.

Statement From Ashley Wallis, Associate Director: Preservation of the Beer Store’s Recycling and Reuse Program Should Prompt Complementary Deposit Return System for All Other Beverage Containers

Enviromental Defense

DECEMBER 14, 2023

The existing deposit return program keeps hundreds of millions of reusable glass beer bottles in circulation, and even more cans and plastic containers out of landfills and the environment. Meanwhile, the Beer Store’s successful deposit-return program collects nearly 80 per cent of beer containers and packaging.

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Gone for Thousands of Years, Wild Bison Return to the UK

Yale E360

JULY 18, 2022

Wild bison, absent from the United Kingdom for thousands of years, are being reintroduced to a forest near Canterbury, England to help restore the woods to their natural state. Read more on E360 ?.

Ontario’s Step Towards Deposit Return for All Beverage Containers Is a Welcome Development for the Environment

Enviromental Defense

JUNE 28, 2023

This compares to nearly 80 per cent of Beer Store packaging in Ontario and 84 per cent of all beverage containers in Alberta, which are both covered by successful deposit-return programs. A deposit-return program for all beverage containers is the best way to prevent litter and keep empties out of landfill and incinerators.

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Returned merchandise stockpiles as waste: One company’s solution

Environmental News Bits

JULY 28, 2021

Each year about five billion pounds of returned merchandise ends up landfilled, according to goTRG’s data. It recovers and manages returns, distressed inventory, and overstock. Read the full story at Waste360. The Miami, Fla-based organization is among businesses working to keep these materials in circulation.

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Gone for thousands of years, wild bison return to the UK

Environmental News Bits

AUGUST 10, 2022

The Wilder Blean project, a partnership of Wildwood Trust and Kent Wildlife Trust, is returning bison to the West Blean and … Continue reading Gone for thousands of years, wild bison return to the UK.

After 40 years, blue whales are returning to Spain

Inhabitant

AUGUST 25, 2021

Now, blue whales are returning to Spain's coast. Rampant whaling once drove blue whales in Spain to near extinction.

Law360 Pulse | ‘Enviro Atty Returns To Greenberg Traurig’

E2 Law Blog

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

McIntyre is featured in a Law360 Pulse article titled “Post & Schell Enviro Atty Returns To Greenberg Traurig.” Environmental Practice Shareholder Paul R. The article also discusses Paul’s team of attorneys: Of Counsel Michael P. Canavan and Associates Julie Dostal , Molly K. O’Neil , and Travis Coon.

Nature reclaims Up North golf courses, as eagles (the feathered kind) return

Environmental News Bits

AUGUST 19, 2022

In Northern Michigan, the Mitchell Creek course is one of two former courses to be purchased by land conservancies, which are now working to open them as nature … Continue reading Nature reclaims Up North golf courses, as eagles (the feathered kind) return.

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General Iron Looms Over the Return to School

NRDC

AUGUST 11, 2023

As we gear up for another school year, there's a constant worry hanging over us: the possibility of the General Iron facility starting up just across the street from George Washington High School.

Product returns are wasteful for companies and the planet. Here’s how to change that

Environmental News Bits

JUNE 16, 2022

Product returns are financially and environmentally costly—but they don’t have to be. Here are 3 ways companies can rethink returns to boost revenues and reduce waste. Read the full story at Fast Company.

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This Therapy Helps Formerly Incarcerated People Return to Society

Scientific American

AUGUST 16, 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.

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China's Mysterious Spaceplane Returns to Earth

Scientific American

MAY 18, 2023

Specialists speculate that it might be similar to a U.S. spaceplane, and it could have research or military uses

ENVIRONMENTAL LAW IN CHINA: PERSPECTIVES FROM A RETURN VISIT

Acoel

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

The post ENVIRONMENTAL LAW IN CHINA: PERSPECTIVES FROM A RETURN VISIT appeared first on ACOEL. One can only hope that relations between the two countries will improve in the future so that it is not considered risky for Americans to visit China.

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California Climate Change Suit Returns to State Court

Energy & the Law

JUNE 8, 2022

Co-author Brittany Blakey. In City of San Mateo, et al v. Chevron Corporation, et al , six California jurisdictions sued 13 energy company defendants for global warming-related claims.

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Bike The Brandywine Returns For Its 5th Year On Sept. 17 In Chester County

PA Environment Daily

JUNE 13, 2022

Back from a pandemic hiatus, the Brandywine Conservancy’s Bike the Brandywine event will officially return for its fifth year on Saturday, September 17, 2022. This year’s ride will feature three scenic routes that explore the beautiful Brandywine Creek Greenway and surrounding countryside.

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Mars Sample-Return Missions Could Reduce Tensions with China on Earth

Scientific American

OCTOBER 3, 2023

may not beat China at retrieving Martian rocks first, according to an independent review board’s conclusion. But the U.S. can still lead with an exchange of samples here on Earth

Festival Of Wood Returns To Gifford Pinchot’s Grey Towers Sept. 24 & 25 In Pike County

PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

The Festival Of Wood is returning to Gifford Pinchot’s Grey Towers Historic Site in Pike County September 24 & 25. The Festival is being held in connection with National Public Lands Day. This family friendly event celebrates Penn’s Woods and Pennsylvania’s nation-leading hardwoods industry.

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Prairie Research Institute provides millions in direct returns to Illinois’ economy

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FEBRUARY 1, 2023

… Continue reading Prairie Research Institute provides millions in direct returns to Illinois’ economy

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El Niño to Return This Year, Boosting Warming Trend

Global Returnable Packaging Market to Reach $173B by 2030

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Return of Trees to Eastern U.S. Kept Region Cool as Planet Warmed

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SpaceX’s Starship Could Save NASA’s Beleaguered Mars Sample Return Mission

Once Facing Extinction, Massive Fin Whales Have Returned to Antarctic Waters

The Mars Sample Return Mission Is at a Dangerous Crossroads

Inside the black box of Amazon returns

Louisiana Coastal Zone Suit Returns to State Court

Industry’s “Recycle Everywhere” Program Would Cost Twice as Much and Deliver Far Less than Deposit Return

Want to reduce returns? Avatars might be the answer

Returning Home

How Returning Lands to Native Tribes Is Helping Protect Nature

Federal Brownfields Incentives Program’s triumphant return

First Commercial Moon Landing Returns U.S. to Lunar Surface

DEP Drought Update: York Remains In Drought Warning; 14 Counties Remain In Drought Watch; 6 Counties Return To Normal

In Brazil, Forests Returned to Indigenous Hands See Recovery, Study Finds

After an 80-year absence, gray wolves have returned to Colorado ? here’s how the reintroduction of this apex predator will affect prey and plants

Magnetic ‘stop sign’ helps songbirds return to breeding sites

Canada geese return twice as quickly if you try to shoo them away

Biorefineries Can Increase Financial Returns with Renewable Propane

The Amazon is accelerating towards a point of no return

University YMCA Dump & Run returns for 2022

New high-tech microscope using AI successfully detects malaria in returning travelers

Q&A: How the Wolves’ Return Enhances Biodiversity

DEP Drought Update: Clinton & Franklin Counties Remain In Drought Warning; 6 Counties In Drought Watch; 8 Counties Return To Normal Status

Lori Garver on why NASA is returning to the moon for the wrong reasons

Statement From Ashley Wallis, Associate Director: Preservation of the Beer Store’s Recycling and Reuse Program Should Prompt Complementary Deposit Return System for All Other Beverage Containers

Gone for Thousands of Years, Wild Bison Return to the UK

Ontario’s Step Towards Deposit Return for All Beverage Containers Is a Welcome Development for the Environment

Returned merchandise stockpiles as waste: One company’s solution

Gone for thousands of years, wild bison return to the UK

After 40 years, blue whales are returning to Spain

Law360 Pulse | ‘Enviro Atty Returns To Greenberg Traurig’

Nature reclaims Up North golf courses, as eagles (the feathered kind) return

General Iron Looms Over the Return to School

Product returns are wasteful for companies and the planet. Here’s how to change that

This Therapy Helps Formerly Incarcerated People Return to Society

China's Mysterious Spaceplane Returns to Earth

ENVIRONMENTAL LAW IN CHINA: PERSPECTIVES FROM A RETURN VISIT

California Climate Change Suit Returns to State Court

Bike The Brandywine Returns For Its 5th Year On Sept. 17 In Chester County

Mars Sample-Return Missions Could Reduce Tensions with China on Earth

Festival Of Wood Returns To Gifford Pinchot’s Grey Towers Sept. 24 & 25 In Pike County

Prairie Research Institute provides millions in direct returns to Illinois’ economy

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