PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

MEMS was founded in 2019 to promote diversity within the College of Earth and Mineral Science by Bryttani Wooten, then an undergraduate student in meteorology and atmospheric science. Penn State also has a Minorities in Agriculture and Natural Resources Club. Since then, the club has continued to grow.

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PA Environment Daily

JULY 20, 2022

Keeping our waterways free from litter and debris helps preserve the beauty of Pennsylvania’s waterways, improves water quality, enhances the health and safety of our environment, people, animals, birds and fish and protects the natural resources that we depend on for recreation and tourism,” said Reiter.

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

Will has worked professionally in the natural resources field for over 30 years. His experience spans everything from enforcement to land acquisition to developing wildlife management, natural resource protection, and access to the public for thousands of acres of State Game Lands. He has a B.S.

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 18, 2023

On May 18, the Shapiro Administration announced its support for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's draft proposal for a national marine sanctuary in Lake Erie.

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Environmental News Bits

APRIL 3, 2024

They absorb the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide from the atmosphere without using expensive technology. by James Weber, University of Reading and James A. King, University of Sheffield Tackling climate change by planting trees has an intuitive appeal. The suggestion that you can plant trees to offset your carbon emissions is widespread.

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 16, 2022

On August 16, researchers at the University of Pittsburgh and Allegheny County Conservation District released a study linking contamination in Pittsburgh’s urban soils to historical air pollution emissions and atmospheric inversions. Urban soils are known to contain various harmful contaminants that pose health risks.

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Circle of Blue

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Why it matters: The recent Inflation Reduction Act expands the tax credit for capturing carbon dioxide that would otherwise be released into the atmosphere. A similar measure stalled earlier this year due to opposition from conservatives on the state’s Natural Resources Board. Environmental Protection Agency.

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Washington Nature

DECEMBER 5, 2023

This is a direct result of excessive greenhouse gas emissions, including carbon dioxide (CO2) and methane (CH4), and the exploitation of natural resources for capitalistic gain. This can happen naturally, as growing trees and plants turn CO2 into biomass—this is the foundational premise of Natural Climate Solutions.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 19, 2023

The project was underwritten in part by a grant from The Open Space Institute's Appalachian Landscape Protection Fund , which aims to reduce climate risks for communities and emphasizes the lands’ ability to store atmospheric carbon. For perspective, this is the equivalent to CO2 emissions from 60 homes electricity use for one year.”

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Circle of Blue

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

HotSpots H2O: Unusually Powerful ‘Atmospheric River’ Pummels British Columbia and Pacific Northwest – This summer’s heat wave and wildfires weakened the landscape’s ability to absorb rainfall, further contributing to the destruction.

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Environmental News Bits

JANUARY 25, 2024

The ocean’s capacity to store atmospheric carbon dioxide is some 20% greater than the estimates contained in the latest IPCC report. Scientists looked at the role played by plankton in the natural transport of carbon from surface waters down to the seabed. Read the full story from CNRS.

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Environmental News Bits

JANUARY 3, 2022

Most of the methane gas emitted from Amazon wetlands regions is vented into the atmosphere via tree root systems — with significant emissions occurring even when the ground is not flooded, say researchers. Read the full story from the University of Birmingham. Read more →

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Environmental News Bits

MAY 2, 2022

Read the full story from the National Center for Atmospheric Research. The western United States this century is facing a greatly heightened risk of heavy rains inundating areas that were recently scarred by wildfires, new research warns.

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Circle of Blue

AUGUST 12, 2021

A relentless interval of hot, dry weather, made worse by heat-trapping gases in the atmosphere, has turned this section of the state into a cauldron of flame, dust, and smoke. It finds more evidence that severe weather events are linked to carbon in the atmosphere and are becoming more extreme.

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Enviromental Defense

OCTOBER 28, 2021

Canada has adopted a biased approach to counting and reporting forest-sector carbon that is masking the large climate impacts of logging,” says Michael Polanyi of Nature Canada. The atmosphere does not distinguish between carbon emissions from industrial logging and fossil fuels,” says Dale Marshall of Environmental Defence Canada.

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Acoel

AUGUST 15, 2023

3) The legislature shall provide adequate remedies for the protection of the environmental life support system from degradation and provide adequate remedies to prevent unreasonable depletion and degradation of natural resources. 2) The legislature shall provide for the administration and enforcement of this duty. (3)

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Union of Concerned Scientists

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

We know that over 135 years, 88 fossil fuel producers contributed approximately: 61% of the observed rise in atmospheric carbon dioxide 52% of the rise in global average temperature 34% of global sea level rise 55% of the increase in ocean acidification Fisheries, including lobsters, are responding to the warming by moving elsewhere.

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

By Department of Conservation & Natural Resources Efforts to slow or stop global warming involve many strategies working together. One strategy is to counterbalance carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions that contribute to climate change by drawing an equal amount of carbon out of the atmosphere, such as through planting trees.

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Environmental News Bits

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

Forests around the world have the capacity to pull carbon out of the atmosphere to battle global climate change. Read the full story from Utah State University. But how much carbon they actually absorb is a question that still needs answering, and tree ring data can help, according to a new research synthesis. Read more →

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Environmental News Bits

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

have literally gone up in smoke, pouring carbon back into the atmosphere.… Forests are some of our best carbon sequesters, and over the past five years hundreds of thousands of acres in the U.S. … Read more →

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Environmental News Bits

APRIL 27, 2023

Researchers show that rising temperatures in northern regions may damage peatlands: critical ecosystems for storing carbon from the atmosphere — and could decouple vital processes in microbial support systems. Read the full story from the Georgia Institute of Technology.

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 9, 2022

Funding is provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Penn State University, and matching funds from participating investigator institutions. Sean Rafferty, Research Director for Pennsylvania Sea Grant.

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Environmental News Bits

OCTOBER 12, 2023

Maintaining a water level between 20 and 30 centimeters below the local water table will boost southern peatlands’ carbon storage and reduce the amount of greenhouse gases they release back into the atmosphere during dry periods by up to 90%, a new study finds.

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Environmental News Bits

DECEMBER 15, 2021

A new study by an international team of scientists led by Ellen Pikitch, PhD, of Stony Brook University’s School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences (SoMAS), provides the first comprehensive and publicly available database of area-based marine conservation in China’s waters. Read the full story from Stonybrook University.

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A Greener Life

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

“The government of Indonesia has taken several bold initiatives to protect and restore critical coastal ecosystems, particularly coral reefs and mangroves,” said Andre Aquino, senior natural resources management specialist at the World Bank’s environment and natural resources global practice, during an online press event.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 21, 2023

As I progressed in my education, I became fascinated with how some chemicals behave similarly when they interact in the environment, such as organic chemicals in salt marshes or mercury in the atmosphere. Some chemical compounds have the same atoms, but because they are arranged somewhat differently, they can have different properties.

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Legal Planet

JANUARY 30, 2023

At least nine atmospheric rivers blasted California between December 20th and January 15th, causing flooding and extensive damage, while also delivering much needed precipitation to our parched state. has more resources than almost any other place in the country to harness rainfall to recharge groundwater basins for future use.

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PA Environment Daily

JUNE 1, 2023

We all are highly reliant on water, a renewable natural resource, and it is crucial for us to act as responsible stewards of our water,” said Brad Kunsman, water resources extension educator and Master Watershed Steward coordinator in Lehigh and Northampton counties. The deadline for scholarship applications is Aug.

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The Energy Law Blog

JULY 2, 2021

Included on the panel were representatives from both Federal and State agencies, including BOEM, the Louisiana Department of Natural Resources, and the Louisiana Department of Economic Development. The third day focused on engaging existing GOM users and understanding their concerns.

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Harrisburg area teachers and students will engage in hands-on learning around local environmental issues and solutions, and the unique nature of their communities thanks to a grant from the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), acquired by the Chesapeake Bay Foundation.

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 5, 2023

Pennsylvania Sea Grant conducts and supports scientific research that enhances the use and conservation of Pennsylvania’s coastal, watershed, and Great Lakes resources to create a healthy environment, resilient and inclusive communities, and a strong and sustainable economy. Sean Rafferty, Research Director for Pennsylvania Sea Grant.

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The Energy Law Blog

JULY 2, 2021

Included on the panel were representatives from both Federal and State agencies, including BOEM, the Louisiana Department of Natural Resources, and the Louisiana Department of Economic Development. The third day focused on engaging existing GOM users and understanding their concerns.

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Circle of Blue

JUNE 7, 2021

The study was published in the journal Nature. Heat-trapping gases in the atmosphere are spiking not only global air temperatures, but also water temperatures. It showed that oxygen levels in lakes are decreasing, caused by a combination of factors. One is climate change. Warmer water absorbs less oxygen.

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Washington Nature

JANUARY 18, 2023

In November 2021, a series of back to back atmospheric rivers slammed into the region with record rainfall, inundating floodplain communities and catastrophically crumbling infrastructure. 360 Video [Click and drag to move around]: Take a ride through the estuary at Port Susan Bay Preserve while researchers travel to count fish.

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The Energy Law Blog

DECEMBER 6, 2021

The Act defines “carbon sequestration” as “the act of storing carbon dioxide that has been removed from the atmosphere or captured through physical, chemical, or biological processes that can prevent the carbon dioxide from reaching the atmosphere.”.

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 18, 2023

Some of the wells were leaking natural gas to the atmosphere. Conventional Well Venting Gas On November 15, 2023 , DEP did a followup inspection of the Kennedy 4 conventional gas well operated by Diversified Prod LLC in Georges Township, Fayette County and found it was still venting natural gas to the atmosphere.

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

“The Lake Erie Coastal Zone is an extraordinary environmental, economic, and community resource that is under growing pressure from threats such as development, pollution, and, increasingly, climate change," said DEP Secretary Patrick McDonnell. DEP is committed to supporting these partners with grant funding and technical assistance."

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