New Scientist
APRIL 25, 2024
India currently has a fairly small chip-manufacturing industry, but prime minister Narendra Modi wants the country to become a dominant player in the sector in just a few years
Environmental News Bits
APRIL 25, 2024
Ghahremani, Ali, Scott D. Adams, Michael Norton, Sui Yang Khoo, and Abbas Z. Kouzani. 2024. “Delamination Techniques of Waste Solar Panels: A Review” Clean Technologies 6(1), 280-298.
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Nanotech
APRIL 25, 2024
This week I discuss with my colleague, Heather Blankinship, Senior Scientist/Regulatory Consultant for B&C and The Acta Group, and Senior Manager for B&C® Consortia Management, L.L.C. (BCCM) to discuss the value of coalition advocacy, and its essentiality in the chemical space, especially now. Heather manages many chemical coalitions and does a masterful job of managing issues and people.
Environmental News Bits
APRIL 25, 2024
Praveen, K., Abinandan, S., Venkateswarlu, K., & Megharaj, M. (2024). “Emergy Analysis and Life Cycle Assessment for Evaluating the Sustainability of Solar-Integrated Ecotechnologies in Winery Wastewater Treatment.” ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering 12(11), 4676–4689. [link] Abstract Innovative approaches in sustainable wastewater management are vital in addressing climate change.
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.
The Applied Ecologist
APRIL 25, 2024
Benjamin Birch discusses the role of wildlife-friendly habitat in the wider surrounding landscape in promoting farmland diversity. Alongside colleagues, Birch modelled strategies of land sparing and land sharing under different levels of production. Background The conversion of natural habitats to agriculture is one of the greatest threats to biodiversity globally.
Environmental News Bits
APRIL 25, 2024
Tricia Wachtendorf, University of Delaware and James Kendra, University of Delaware People often think of disasters as great equalizers. After all, a tornado, wildfire or hurricane doesn’t discriminate against those in its path. But the consequences for those impacted are not “one-size-fits-all.” That’s evident in recent storms and wildfire disasters and in the U.S.
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Scientific American
APRIL 25, 2024
Research on personality types in the middle of the extroversion-introversion scale is limited—yet the majority of people fall into this category
NRDC
APRIL 25, 2024
The EPA's finalized rules for carbon emissions from the power sector have just been released. Here's how they've evolved.
New Scientist
APRIL 25, 2024
More than 1.4 billion people live in India, giving its healthcare system a major role in planetary well-being.
PA Environment Daily
APRIL 25, 2024
On April 24, the Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs, Pennsylvania State Police, Department of Military and Veterans Affairs and Department of Aging joined officials from the Office of Attorney General and Lehigh County to encourage Pennsylvanians to take part in the Drug Enforcement Administration’s National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day initiative this Saturday, April 27.
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.
Environmental News Bits
APRIL 25, 2024
Read the full story from WTTW. Black and Brown communities in Illinois are up to 200% more likely to live near a distribution warehouse than the overall statewide population, according to a new report from the Environmental Defense Fund on the state’s “warehouse boom,” most of which is clustered in the greater Chicago area.
PA Environment Daily
APRIL 25, 2024
The Interfaith Partners For The Chesapeake Bay will hold a May 2 webinar on How To Get Your Green Projects Funded starting at 7:00 p.m. You'll hear from local organizations and one of our congregations on how to successfully apply for a grant. Perfect for those looking to start the process and what to expect. Speakers will also discuss some of the types of funding currently available range from community partnerships through greening projects, environmental enhancement, and education for congreg
Environmental News Bits
APRIL 25, 2024
Read the full story from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory. The city of Philadelphia has pledged carbon neutrality by 2050, and the State and Local Planning for Energy (SLOPE) Platform is illustrating opportunities to reach that goal equitably. Access to clean energy benefits is inequitable across the nation, and Philadelphia is no exception.
Union of Concerned Scientists
APRIL 25, 2024
Read part 1 of this blog post series on the White House’s initiative. In a previous blog post about the federal Government Accountability Office’s (GAO) recent report about how the White House can better implement its Justice40 initiative, I noted that the GAO should have said the program needs much more transparency at multiple levels. That is the first of three fixes that I and my former colleague and senior official at the EPA Matthew Tejada agree should have been recommended.
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.
Environmental News Bits
APRIL 25, 2024
Download the topic brief. Engineers typically design thermal systems to provide the highest quality heat needed for industrial processes, leading to over-designed equipment that uses more energy than needed. Industrial heat pump (IHP) technology flips this approach, designing for the lowest-quality heat needed, then boosting to meet higher quality needs.
PA Environment Daily
APRIL 25, 2024
On April 23, Agriculture Deputy Secretary Xochitl Torres Small announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture is funding more than 700 clean energy projects to lower energy bills, expand access to domestic biofuels and create jobs and new market opportunities for U.S. farmers, ranchers and agricultural producers. The projects include 55 in Pennsylvania.
Environmental News Bits
APRIL 25, 2024
Read the full story from the Illinois Answers Project. For many Illinois residents who live in flood-prone areas, government buyouts provide an option when there is no other way out. Buyouts are intended to mitigate future flood risk by removing buildings that repeatedly flood and turning the land into open space.
PA Environment Daily
APRIL 25, 2024
On April 24, Gov. Josh Shapiro announced the investment of $274 million for 30 drinking water, wastewater, stormwater, and nonpoint source projects across 22 counties through the Pennsylvania Infrastructure Investment Authority. The projects include replacing lead or other corrosive pipes, rehabilitating aging systems, upgrading service capabilities, extending service to more communities, and reducing environmental contaminants through compliance with current regulatory levels and agricultural B
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Environmental News Bits
APRIL 25, 2024
The Waste Methane Assessment Platform (WasteMAP), a joint RMI and Clean Air Task Force (CATF) effort funded by the Global Methane Hub and Google.
Union of Concerned Scientists
APRIL 25, 2024
Since the inception of the environmental justice (EJ) movement, EJ leaders have called for accountability by the federal government for meeting the needs of communities that for generations have been systematically excluded, environmentally overburdened, and starved of much needed and deserved resources. The federal government has responded in many ways over the ensuing decades, from the Government Accountability Office’s (GAO) original 1983 study on the siting of hazardous waste facilities, to
PA Environment Daily
APRIL 25, 2024
Siri Lawson from Warren County said her home has now been surrounded by oil and gas wastewater dumping, including three incidents on the road in front of her home since April 4. Lawson provided testimony on April 17 to the Senate Democratic Policy Committee on the issue of road dumping oil and gas wastewater on public roads. Lawson said there was no oil and gas wastewater dumped on her road in Farmington Township for more than six years after the 2018 Environmental Hearing Board case she brought
PA Environment Daily
APRIL 25, 2024
“The people have a right to clean air, pure water, and to the preservation of the natural, scenic, historic and esthetic values of the environment. Pennsylvania's public natural resources are the common property of all the people, including generations yet to come. As trustee of these resources, the Commonwealth shall conserve and maintain them for the benefit of all the people.” - - Article I, Section 27 Pennsylvania Constitution [It’s Not A Suggestion] House next voting day April 29, 30, May 1
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