National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC)

MARCH 8, 2024

In remarks made on February 13 while releasing the new Census data, Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack directed attention to the loss of farmland and farms since the 2017 Census saying: “ What you find is in 2017 there were 2 million farmers, today the survey report shows we have 1.9 million in 2017. billion in 2017.

2017 102

2017 2022 2012 Conservation 102

Edouard Stenger

JANUARY 16, 2018

2017 will remain for me the year energy storage broke ground. But wind works at a maximum 35% of the time for onshore and perhaps 45% for offshore wind. Solar PV is even lower, with 20 to 30% capacity factor. So, backup solutions are being sought. Here is a summary of news that got my interest in the past few months.

2017 52

2017 2010 2016 Technology 52

Vermont Law

MARCH 13, 2019

. Keynote Address: 2017 VJEL Symposium. .

2017 40

2017 40

Law Columbia

JULY 6, 2017

Six environmental groups launched the proceeding challenging the stay after EPA published notice of the stay in the June 5, 2017 issue of the Federal Register. filed June 5, 2017; emergency motion for stay granted July 3, 2017). June 29, 2017). June 28, 2017). June 28, 2017). filed June 9, 2017).

2017 40

2017 Clean Air Act Climate Change Renewable Energy 40

Real Climate

JANUARY 5, 2024

This pattern was important for recent record or near-record years like 2016 or 2020 which started with El Niño, as well as below-trend years like 2017, 2021 etc. 2017 1.06 ± 0.13 that started with La Niña. 2018 1.05 ± 0.14 2019 1.18 ± 0.15 2020 1.21 ± 0.14 2021 1.16 ± 0.14 2022 1.23 ± 0.14 2023 1.22 ± 0.14

2016 292

2016 2017 2024 2023 292

Union of Concerned Scientists

MARCH 24, 2022

Until 2017, winter wildfires in California didn’t burn much area. In 2017, however, a record number of fires burned during the winter months. A cycle of climate impacts throughout the year can compound to create dangerous conditions, like we saw ahead of 2017’s unprecedented winter wildfires (Fig. Winter wildfires.

Climate Change 258

Climate Change 2017 2020 Greenhouse 258

Environment + Energy Leader

MAY 13, 2022

It achieved that goal in 2017. In 2010, GM committed to a 20% reduction in carbon intensity by 2020. And in January 2021, it said it would source 100% renewable energy to power GM facilities in the U.S. by 2030 and globally by 2035.

2010 246

2010 Renewable Energy 2017 2030 246

Union of Concerned Scientists

JULY 15, 2021

A study by the Chesapeake Bay Foundation in 2017 found air quality in the region was ranked moderate or worse one of every three days, […]. The Baltimore region ranks among the worst in the U.S. for air pollution.

Air Pollution 268

Air Pollution Waste 2017 268

Scientific American

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Far-right extremists shifted their online hate from Muslims to Jews in 2017, and offline hate followed the same trends

2017 143

2017 143

Yale E360

AUGUST 25, 2022

If not for climate change, 2017's Hurricane Harvey might have flooded half as many homes in the Houston area, a new study finds. Read more on E360 ?.

Climate Change 170

Climate Change 2017 170

Yale E360

JUNE 11, 2021

A new analysis from Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF) suggests that global sales of gas-powered cars likely peaked in 2017, marking a major milestone in the shift to electric vehicles. Demand for conventional vehicles fell in 2018 and 2019 before dropping sharply in 2020 amid the coronavirus pandemic.

2017 256

2017 2018 2019 2020 256

Yale E360

MARCH 25, 2022

Mass beachings have grown more frequent with rising temperatures, afflicting the reef in 1998, 2002, 2016, 2017, 2020, and again this year. The Great Barrier Reef is undergoing its sixth mass bleaching event, as unusually warm waters stress corals, authorities say. Read more on E360 ?.

2002 152

2002 2016 2017 2020 152

Circle of Blue

JUNE 7, 2022

In February 2017, the Mokelumne River broke through a levee and flooded this farm near Walnut Grove, California. Photo © Eric Gies. By Brett Walton, Circle of Blue – June 7, 2022. Modern societies have dramatically disrupted the water cycle.

2017 306

2017 2022 306

Circle of Blue

JANUARY 24, 2022

The New York Times reports that a top secret special operations unit in the Defense Department bombed the Tabqa Dam on March 26, 2017. Six months later, in October 2017, Syrian forces regained control of Raqqa. In Syria, a strategically important dam that was supposed to be protected from airstrikes was in fact the target of a U.S.

2022 325

2022 2017 2020 Electricity 325

The Energy Law Blog

MAY 5, 2023

In compliance with that obligation, MRC created a drilling schedule listing June 2, 2017 as the spud date of a new well based on its belief that the deadline to spud that well was June 19, 2017. The actual deadline, however, was May 21, 2017.

2017 98

2017 Law 2014 2023 98

Environmental Progress

JANUARY 18, 2024

These are specifically the Atlantic humpback whale UME in 2017, the North Atlantic right whale (NARW) UME in 2017, and the Atlantic minke whale UME in 2018. The UMEs for the humpback and minke whales include deaths in 2016 and 2017, respectively.

2015 144

2015 2016 Ocean 2017 144

Inside Climate News

OCTOBER 11, 2023

The manatee was downlisted in 2017 from endangered to threatened, over the objections of scientists, environmentalists and citizens. Nearly 2,000 manatees died in Florida in 2021 and 2022 as water pollution killed the seagrass they feed on. By Amy Green ORLANDO, Fla.—The

2017 125

2017 2021 2022 Politics 125

Green Bang

APRIL 21, 2017

They include a preview release of SQL Server 2017, which Microsoft described as the first relational database management system with built-in AI. ” IDC: Cognitive, AI spending expected to hit $12.5B billion this year , a 59.3 percent increase over 2016 figures. Other new products featuring AI capabilities include Microsoft R Server 9.1

2017 40

2017 Technology Technology 2016 40

Green Bang

APRIL 21, 2017

They include a preview release of SQL Server 2017, which Microsoft described as the first relational database management system with built-in AI. ” IDC: Cognitive, AI spending expected to hit $12.5B billion this year , a 59.3 percent increase over 2016 figures. Other new products featuring AI capabilities include Microsoft R Server 9.1

2017 40

2017 Technology Technology 2016 40

PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

This is a list of companies issued ten or move NOVs for abandoning conventional oil and gas wells without plugging them in any one year-- Advanced Petro Corp (2016) Aiello Bros Oil & Gas (2016; 2017) Allegheny Enterprises (2018) ARG Resources (2018) Bobcat Well & Pipeline (2017) Boyd G. 2016; 2017) IA Const Corp (2020) John H.

2017 96

2017 2016 2018 2019 96

Environmental News Bits

MAY 2, 2024

Lasker, G. Mellor, K. Mullins, M. Nesmith, S. M., & Simcox, N. “Social and Environmental Justice in the Chemistry Classroom.” ” Journal of Chemical Education, 94(8), 983–987.

2017 52

2017 52

Scientific American

MARCH 22, 2023

A new study suggests that ’Oumuamua, the mysterious visitor that whizzed through our solar system in 2017, may have been merely a small comet from another star

2017 109

2017 109

Union of Concerned Scientists

MAY 2, 2023

Notable 21 st century wildfires Since 2017, many western states have experienced record-breaking wildfires. And California’s eight largest wildfires on record have all occurred since 2017. In Colorado, for example, the state’s three largest wildfires on record all occurred in 2020.

Climate Change 231

Climate Change 2017 2021 2020 231

PA Environment Daily

APRIL 19, 2024

. -- Chester Creek, Chester Count y evaluation is being conducted in response to the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) partial approval of the Environmental Quality Board's (Board) adoption of the 2017 Triennial Review of Water Quality Standards.

2017 77

2017 Environmental Protection 2008 2024 77

NRDC

APRIL 12, 2023

In a boost for energy efficient buildings, Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan adopted the Energy Conservation Building Code (ECBC) 2017 last month. Building energy codes are effective tools to ensure energy efficiency in the construction and operation of buildings.

2017 110

2017 Conservation 110

Green Bang

MAY 25, 2017

During its recent 2017 spring session, NATO’s Parliamentary Assembly released a draft committee report titled, “The Internet of Things: Promises and Perlis of a Disruptive Technology.” . “From the perspectives of human beings, he stretched a little bit and I was surprised.”

2017 40

2017 Technology Technology 2015 40

Green Bang

MAY 25, 2017

During its recent 2017 spring session, NATO’s Parliamentary Assembly released a draft committee report titled, “The Internet of Things: Promises and Perlis of a Disruptive Technology.” . “From the perspectives of human beings, he stretched a little bit and I was surprised.”

2017 40

2017 Technology Technology 2015 40

National Law Center

JULY 6, 2023

In 2017, several environmental groups petitioned the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) to close what the groups described as a “loophole” that. The post EPA Faces Treated Seeds Lawsuit appeared first on National Agricultural Law Center.

Environmental Protection 94

Environmental Protection 2017 Law 94

NRDC

APRIL 11, 2023

In a boost for energy efficient buildings, Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan adopted the Energy Conservation Building Code (ECBC) 2017 last month. Building energy codes are effective tools to ensure energy efficiency in the construction and operation of buildings.

2017 98

2017 Conservation 98

Green Bang

JUNE 8, 2017

Following are highlights from the past week’s news developments in blockchain, artificial intelligence and Internet-of-Things technologies: MoneyConf draws 1,800-plus blockchain, fintech attendees .

2017 52

2017 Technology Technology 2030 52

Green Bang

MAY 11, 2017

Following are highlights from the past week’s news developments in blockchain, artificial intelligence and Internet-of-Things technologies: PokitDok to use Sawtooth blockchain to record healthcare transactions. co-founder and CTO of PokitDok.

2017 52

2017 Technology Technology Government 52

PA Environment Daily

APRIL 30, 2024

DEP said 1,230 wells (approximately 49%) appear to have been abandoned after January 1, 2017; 518 wells (approximately 21%) appear to have been abandoned prior to January 1, 2017; and 746 wells (approximately 30%) were identified after January 1, 2017 as having been abandoned, but the precise date of abandonment is unknown.

2017 101

2017 2023 Waste 2024 101

Enviromental Defense

JANUARY 26, 2024

President & CEO of Cenovus Energy: 2017-2023 TC Energy: 1990-2017 Chief Operating Officer of TC Energy: 2015-2017 VP and President Development of TC Energy Corp: 2006-2014 Villain Career Profile Alex Pourbaix has always gone above and beyond to advocate for pipelines and the oil and gas industry.

Fossil Fuels 103

Fossil Fuels 2017 2015 2016 103

Energy & the Law

JUNE 1, 2022

June 2017: Tests indicate the property is contaminated from oil and gas operations. October 2017: Landowners sue Americo for negligence and other claims for failure to take the “requisite steps to prevent leaks or pollution to the property once the wells became inactive.”.

2002 130

2002 2015 2017 2016 130

PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 2, 2024

These new violations are separate from violations covered in a 2017 consent order and agreement DEP signed with Energy Corporation of America-- now Greylock-- covering pollution incidents at the 17 well sites. Read more here. Read more here. Read more here. million because the company paid the penalty in full before January 31, 2018.

2011 131

2011 2017 Waste Radiation 131

Environmental Leader

JULY 12, 2022

Best Buy set out in 2017 to reduce its carbon emissions in its operations by 60% by 2030 — from a 2009 baseline. It has met that goal. Now it is upping the ante. The post Best Buy Excels at Carbon and Waste Reductions appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.

Waste 105

Waste 2009 Carbon Emissions 2017 105

Inside Climate News

DECEMBER 30, 2022

By Delaney Dryfoos In San Felipe, a fishing town on the northeast edge of Baja California, the use and transportation of gillnets have been banned by the Mexican government since 2017 as a measure to protect the rare vaquita porpoise.

2017 103

2017 Government Conservation Ocean 103