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Arctic Report Card 2024: How Did the Region Fare? Ask the Caribou

Union of Concerned Scientists

For the first time, the Arctic Report Card assessed that the Arctic is faltering as a reliable area for storing carbon away from the atmosphere ( Natalie et al., It was its first failing grade after thousands of years holding onto more carbon than released to the atmosphere. in Arc2024 ).

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Penn State Extension Hosts Feb. 10 Webinar On Nitrogen - Crop Nutrient And Water Pollutant

PA Environment Daily

Modern agriculture relies on nitrogen fertilizer but increasingly faces its downsides, including carbon emissions, surface water pollution, and groundwater contamination. The manufacturing of ammonia from atmospheric nitrogen has resulted in an overabundance of inorganic nitrogen in soils worldwide.

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Carbon-offset schemes aren't prepared for forests to burn

New Scientist

Read more Our plans to tackle climate change with carbon storage don't add up A forest-based carbon-offset project involves protecting or replanting forests to generate carbon credits, which can then be sold to companies or individuals to offset their greenhouse gas emissions.

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What are the environmental impacts of artificial intelligence? 

Union of Concerned Scientists

Data Centers also Contribute to Air Pollution and Degradation of Health The energy consumed by data centers doesn’t just contribute to carbon emissions—it also generates air pollution that directly harms human health.

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PUC Releases Electric Utility, PJM Summer Readiness Reports: Sufficient Generation Capacity, But Extreme Demand May Result In Energy Shortfall

PA Environment Daily

Summer Forecast According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the summer of 2025 is forecast to be hotter and wetter than normal, with an above-average Atlantic hurricane season already underway. Shapiro Announces Amazon Plans To Invest $20 Billion In Pennsylvania For A.I.

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Yes, Virginia, There ARE Federal Climate Laws.

Legal Planet

EPA that the Clean Air Act covers climate change, as well as upholding the ability of California to regulate carbon emissions from vehicles. Second, the IRA establishes a fee on methane emissions by the oil and gas industry, which is the closest this country has ever come to a carbon tax.

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The Infuriating Story Told by the Corporate and National Carbon Emissions Data

Union of Concerned Scientists

While the pursuit of accountability should consider their role in creating and spreading disinformation and their deception around climate science and research, their contributions of heat-trapping gases to the atmosphere are an important place to start. When visualizing data, clarifying the units used is critical.