The world could experience a year above 2°C of warming by 2029
New Scientist
MAY 27, 2025
2024 was the first single year to surpass the 1.
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Warming Linked to Rising Cancer Rates Among Women in the Middle East
Yale E360
MAY 28, 2025
New research finds a link between increasingly extreme heat in the Middle East and rising rates of cancer in women.
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In Test, A.I. Weather Model Fails to Predict Freak Storm
Yale E360
MAY 22, 2025
Artificial intelligence is powering weather forecasts that are generally more accurate than conventional forecasts and are faster and cheaper to produce. But new research shows A.I. may fail to predict unprecedented weather events, a troubling finding as warming fuels new extremes.
Why birds decorate their nests with weird and unnatural objects
New Scientist
MAY 23, 2025
Puzzlingly, many birds add human-made material to their nests with no obvious function now there is evidence that these home improvements might ward off predators
How to Modernize Manufacturing Without Losing Control
Speaker: Andrew Skoog, Founder of MachinistX & President of Hexis Representatives
Manufacturing is evolving, and the right technology can empower—not replace—your workforce. Smart automation and AI-driven software are revolutionizing decision-making, optimizing processes, and improving efficiency. But how do you implement these tools with confidence and ensure they complement human expertise rather than override it? Join industry expert Andrew Skoog as he explores how manufacturers can leverage automation to enhance operations, streamline workflows, and make smarter, data-dri
The Coast Guard and Preventing Environmental Pollution
NAEP Leadership Blog
MAY 22, 2025
The Coast Guard and Preventing Environmental Pollution By Dr. Jarrod Sadulski,Faculty Member, Criminal JusticeAmerican Public University The United States Coast Guard plays a crucial role in protecting the marine environment as part of its broader mission under the Department of Homeland Security. Among its various responsibilities, the Coast Guard serves as the lead federal agency in combating spills in U.S. coastal waters and shorelines, ensuring swift and effective environmental mitigation.
What Are Microgrids?
Union of Concerned Scientists
MAY 28, 2025
In 1882, Thomas Edison flipped on the switch at the Pearl Street Station , the worlds first permanent power plant. Eighty customers within a one-kilometer radius formed this earliest instance of the grid. This model proved highly effective, with business expanding to over 500 customers within two years. But other power stations soon got in the game, and the edges of these small grids eventually started to touch each other.
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Hypervelocity Stars Hint at a Nearby Supermassive Black Hole
Scientific American
MAY 23, 2025
Some stars streaking through the Milky Way at millions of kilometers per hour probably trace back to a supermassive black hole in a neighboring galaxy
Late Night Dumping II: Conventional Oil & Gas Wastewater Dumping Continues On Roads, This Time With Bigger Trucks; New Research On Harmful Wastewater Impacts
PA Environment Daily
MAY 22, 2025
On May 8, 2025 surveillance cameras again caught the latest incidents of conventional oil and gas wastewater being dumped on a section of a dirt road paved with tar and stone chips in Warren County-- this time at about 1:43 a.m. in the morning. The photos show a bigger tank truck like the ones routinely used by conventional oil and gas well companies to haul wastewater.
We need integrated funding to scale up multibenefit projects
Legal Planet
MAY 23, 2025
Climate and ecological challenges are fundamentally linked, demanding solutions that address both environmental and social issues. Multibenefit projectslike levee realignments that reconnect floodplainscan combine climate adaptation, water management and ecosystem restoration efforts. However, most funding programs focus on single-purpose projects, making it difficult to support multibenefit solutions.
After the LA Fires, Scientists Study the Toxins Left Behind
Inside Climate News
MAY 25, 2025
Researchers from Harvard and universities in California and Texas are studying the long-term effects of the Eaton and Palisades fires on air, water, soils and surfaces of properties that didnt burn. Story and photos by Nina Dietz After the Fires: First in a series about health risks following the Los Angeles wildfires that destroyed Pacific Palisades and Altadena.
The Key to Sustainable Energy Optimization: A Data-Driven Approach for Manufacturing
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. 📊 Join us for a practical webinar hosted by Kevin Kai Wong of Emergent Ene
Breaking encryption with a quantum computer just got 20 times easier
New Scientist
MAY 23, 2025
A quantum computer with a million qubits would be able to crack the vital RSA encryption algorithm, and while such machines don't yet exist, that estimate could still fall further
DolphinGemma Could Enable AI Communication with Dolphins
Scientific American
MAY 23, 2025
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Penn’s Stewards: Miles Of Beauty - Hiking Pennsylvania’s State Forest Hiking Trails
PA Environment Daily
MAY 23, 2025
The Summer Penns Stewards newsletter from the PA Parks and Forests Foundation includes a special feature in trails-- Miles of Beauty - Hiking Pennsylvanias State Forest Hiking Trails-- and lots of other great information on State Park and State Forest Friends Groups and activities. Other features include-- -- Canoe Camping -- Trailside Camping - Hiking, Water, Bike Trails -- 2024 Young Photographer Winners -- 2025 Trails Photo Contest -- Friends Groups In Action!
The CEQA Poison Pill In SB 607
Legal Planet
MAY 23, 2025
For California to meet its climate goals and bring down prices on basic needs like housing, transportation and energy, it will need to dramatically increase infill housing, transit and clean energy facilities, among other projects. Part of achieving that goal involves reforming how environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) can counter-productively slow permitting for this needed deployment.
Implementing D.E.J.I. Strategies in Energy, Environment, and Transportation
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.
Sustainable recipes: How to make elderflower cordial: A low-carbon, eco-friendly summer drink
A Greener Life
MAY 25, 2025
AI-generated visualisation of homemade elderflower cordial. By Anders Lorenzen Elderflower cordial is the taste of early summerbut making your own is not just nostalgic; its sustainable. With just a handful of ingredients and minimal energy, this DIY recipe cuts costs and emissions. Better yet, foraged flowers mean zero food miles. Our local environment, whether rural or urban, is more abundant with edible plants than we may know.
New dwarf planet spotted at the edge of the solar system
New Scientist
MAY 22, 2025
The unusual orbit of a possible dwarf planet, known as 2017 OF201, makes it less likely that our solar system contains a hidden ninth Planet X
New Infrared Contacts Let You See in the Dark
Scientific American
MAY 23, 2025
Straight out of science fiction, these contact lenses convert infrared light into visible light that humans can see
May 29 Webinar: Introduction To Community Benefit Agreements For Energy, Other Industrial Projects
PA Environment Daily
MAY 23, 2025
On May 29, community advocacy groups will host a webinar-- Introduction to Community Benefit Agreements -- for a discussion on Community Benefit Agreements and their importance in local democracy from 3:30 to 5:00 p.m. Imagine this: A large-scale industrial site is being proposed in your community. How can you ensure that you and your neighbors have a strong voice throughout the building process?
Shaping a Resilient Future: Climate Impact on Vulnerable Populations
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.
A Landmark Climate Ruling from Europe: The EFTA Court Declares Scope 3 Emissions Must Be Assessed Before Oil Project Approvals
Law Columbia
MAY 23, 2025
In a powerful and precedent-setting advisory opinion, the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) Court has declared that European Union lawapplicable pursuant to the European Economic Area (EEA) Agreementprohibits the approval of fossil fuel projects without first assessing the global climate impacts of their emissions, including those generated when oil and gas is eventually burnedso-called Scope 3 emissions.
How growing and foraging food can become a common part of cities
Environmental News Bits
MAY 23, 2025
by May East, University of Edinburgh The early morning light spills over the raised beds of a thriving community garden in Harlem, New York. Its a Saturday, and people of all ages move among the plants harvesting collard greens, making compost and packing bags of fresh vegetables.
Ultracold atoms have been 'hyperentangled' for the first time
New Scientist
MAY 22, 2025
By exerting unprecedented control over extremely cold atoms, researchers have put them in a state with several simultaneously quantum-entangled properties
Elon Musk’s AI Chatbot Grok Is Reciting Climate Denial Talking Points
Scientific American
MAY 28, 2025
The latest version of Grok, the chatbot created by Elon Musk’s xAI, is promoting fringe climate viewpoints in a way it hasn’t done before, observers say
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Environmental Hearing Board Agrees There Is ‘Acute’ Danger In CNX Misusing A Deposition In An Appeal Before The Board To ‘Punish’ An Environmental Advocate For Her Advocacy Against CNX
PA Environment Daily
MAY 23, 2025
On May 22, the Environmental Hearing Board issued a ruling in an appeal of a DEP water supply contamination determination involving the CNX Gas Company that agreed with a Center for Coalfield Justice assertion there was acute danger in CNX misusing a deposition in the case to punish an environmental advocate for her advocacy against CNX. [ EHB Docket No. 2024-114-W ] The case involved a July 26, 2024 appeal to the Board by James and Barbara Ullom in East Finley Township, Washington County over a
To Cope With Extreme Heat, Clownfish Shrink
Yale E360
MAY 29, 2025
During a severe heat wave in 2023, scientists scuba diving off the coast of Papua New Guinea captured clownfish to measure their bodies. Between February and August, they calculated the length of 134 of these iconic, orange and white fish once a month, taking a total of six measurements for each fish. Those measurements revealed something peculiar: Most of the fish shrank.
Wishcycling: how ‘eco-friendly’ labels confuse shoppers and make recycling less effective
Environmental News Bits
MAY 22, 2025
by Anastasia Vayona, Bournemouth University Have you ever thrown something in the recycling bin, hoping its recyclable? Maybe a toothpaste tube, bubble wrap or plastic toy labelled eco-friendly? This common practice, known as wishcycling, might seem harmless.
Giant ground sloths evolved three different times for the same reason
New Scientist
MAY 22, 2025
An analysis of the sloth family tree suggests three different groups of the animals evolved to gigantic sizes in response to cold and dry conditions
How to Drive Cost Savings, Efficiency Gains, and Sustainability Wins with MES
Speaker: Nikhil Joshi, Founder & President of Snic Solutions
Is your manufacturing operation reaching its efficiency potential? A Manufacturing Execution System (MES) could be the game-changer, helping you reduce waste, cut costs, and lower your carbon footprint. Join Nikhil Joshi, Founder & President of Snic Solutions, in this value-packed webinar as he breaks down how MES can drive operational excellence and sustainability.
Ministrokes Can Be Just as Dangerous for the Brain as Regular Strokes
Scientific American
MAY 27, 2025
Ministrokes, also known as transient ischemic attacks, can eventually lead to cognitive declines as steep as those that follow a full-on stroke, new research finds
May 23 Take Five Fridays With Pam, PA Parks & Forests Foundation
PA Environment Daily
MAY 23, 2025
The May 23 Take Five Fridays With Pam is now available from the PA Parks and Forests Foundation featuring articles on-- -- Salute To 2025 Foundation Award Winners ! -- Think Outside Podcast: Exploring The Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail With Mike Mumau -- Click Here for Summer Penns Stewards Newsletter -- Help Wanted: Office & Online Retail Facilitator Click Here to read the entire Take Five.
Is Your Community on the PFAS Hotspot Map?
Enviromental Defense
MAY 27, 2025
PFAS contamination in Canada should prompt this new federal government to turn off the tap This new map of PFAS contamination in Canada is alarming, and allows us to see where our homes and communities are at risk of exposure to these highly toxic chemicals. Credit: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) PFAS, also known as forever chemicals, are a large class of chemicals used in a wide range of non-stick, grease- and stain-proof consumer products, and are linked to serious health harms includ
AI-generated images can exploit how your mind works − here’s why they fool you and how to spot them
Environmental News Bits
MAY 23, 2025
by Arryn Robbins, University of Richmond Im more of a scroller than a poster on social media. Like many people, I wind down at the end of the day with a scroll binge, taking in videos of Italian grandmothers making pasta or baby pygmy hippos frolicking.
AI-powered weather forecasts could miss extreme storms
New Scientist
MAY 27, 2025
Weather forecasts based on AI are faster and sometimes more accurate than traditional ones, but they may miss rare and unprecedented weather events which are becoming more common as the climate changes
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