Legal Planet

AUGUST 5, 2021

I want to highlight an example from the New York Times opinion page, not because it is the most egregious example, but because the Times is particularly influential with a range of policy and intellectual elites who might take what the piece says seriously.

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JULY 29, 2021

With over 21,000 members in 74 countries, the IBMS is the leading professional body for scientists, support staff, and students in the field of biomedical science. The IBMS will continue to support the community and benefit all biomedical scientists across the globe by transitioning the BJBS to gold open access with Frontiers.

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JUNE 27, 2023

Being headquartered in Switzerland, Frontiers is delighted to continue to offer significant benefits and support to authors in our home country. In Switzerland, 15 institutions and research centers will benefit from the terms of the new agreement. We look forward to a long-term collaboration as we work together to empower researchers.”

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Physics World

JUNE 5, 2021

That is according to a new analysis that finds the main source of emissions of the Giant Array for Neutrino Detection (GRAND) project is different during the construction and operation of the project. The annual greenhouse gas emissions of a planned neutrino experiment could be on a par to the production of 1000 cars. Environmental impact.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 6, 2023

A new report was released from the Aquatic Invasive Species Commission calls on Congress to modernize laws, increase federal funding, and improve coordination at federal, state, local, and tribal levels to combat harmful aquatic invasive species.

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MAY 12, 2022

Four alliance states—California, Hawaii, New Mexico and Washington—plan to achieve 100-percent renewable electricity by 2045 , and another seven states plus the alliance’s one territory— Puerto Rico —have a 2050 target. The benefits of dramatically cutting power plant pollution are significant.

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Frontiers

MARCH 21, 2023

New institutions can register to participate at any time and there is no annual fee to join. It offers a proprietary workflow and dashboard that provide new insights, transparency, and confidence.  Scientists empower society and our mission is to accelerate scientific discovery by making science open.

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MAY 25, 2023

Our team met with old friends and connected with many new faces at the Frontiers’ booth. We offer an innovative workflow alongside a dashboard, providing new insights and transparency.  Researchers have access to collaborative peer-review, article and author impact metrics and enhanced dissemination tools such as Loop.

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MARCH 24, 2023

Author: Rafa Tasnim Dr Rachel E Schattman is an Assistant Professor of Sustainable Agriculture at the University of Maine School of Food and Agriculture , where she leads a group of graduate students and staff scientists in the Agroecology Lab. I did not start my career in agriculture with this in mind though.

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Frontiers

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

Author: Leticia Nani Silva. Her work focuses on food engineering and food technology of new functional foods for human health. We start off by discussing the topic of aspiration and whether Elena has always wanted to be a researcher and a scientist. Elena Ibanez. Image Credit: Alba Bermudez.

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Enviromental Defense

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

This blog was co-authored by: Aliénor Rougeot , Julia Levin , and Julie Segal Following a year of climate catastrophe, world leaders will gather in Dubai from November 30th to Dec 12th to continue the global effort to address the climate crisis. Global Collaboration on Climate action : We need global collaboration to address global problems.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 11, 2024

Industry is attempting some new tactics to undermine independent science and science-based decisionmaking at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). While these strategies are new, they are built upon the old foundations of the corporate disinformation playbook. Political leadership has never been marginalized at agencies.

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PA Environment Daily

JULY 30, 2023

15 In Washington County [PaEN] -- WeConservePA Hosts Aug. 16 Update On DCNR, Bureau Of State Parks Land Management Program [PaEN] -- National Stream Restoration Conference Aug. 21-23 In Baltimore [PaEN] -- Penn State Extension: 5-Part Woodland Stewardship - Guided Engagement With Your Land Starting Sept.

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Physics World

MARCH 8, 2022

Young scientist. Her father died when she was four, but her mother Emma saw that she had a gifted child who wanted to be a scientist. New shores. Fortunately, a new possibility arose when Payne-Gaposchkin met Harlow Shapley, director of the Harvard College Observatory in Cambridge, Massachusetts, during his visit to the UK.

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PA Environment Daily

JUNE 28, 2022

In the first two decades after its founding in 1967, the primary focus of the small team of freshwater scientists was the pursuit of new knowledge about streams and rivers. Scientists had been using the same method as a research tool (and still do), but Sweeney saw its potential as an educational tool.

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Arnold Porter

DECEMBER 15, 2021

Likewise, in New York state, courts employ the Frye standard to adjudicate whether the scientific techniques used are generally accepted by other scientists as reliable. It is also important to properly train staff to follow these protocols. Maintain and document quality control procedures.

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The Energy Law Blog

AUGUST 29, 2014

DOI then restructured BOEMRE into three new Bureaus : BSEE, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) and the Office of Natural Resources Revenue. The reorganization gave BSEE regulatory authority (PDF) over safety and environmental affairs for OCS exploration and production activities. 3304, issued June 29, 2010.

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Vermont Law

FEBRUARY 6, 2017

Others are more cautious, arguing the technology is new and expensive, which results in wasteful upfront spending, legacy grey infrastructure, and shortsighted profit margins. with the local water authority. authored by Senator Feinstein of California, and. The Carlsbad plant reached a. 30 year water purchase agreement.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

OCTOBER 5, 2023

When I started with Union of Concerned Scientists back in January, the California legislative session was just ramping up. This regulation requires 100% of new medium- and heavy-duty trucks (anything from delivery vans to big rigs) sold in California to be zero emissions by 2036 and 100% of large fleets to be zero emissions by 2045.

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Circle of Blue

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

This piece is part of a collaboration that includes the Institute for Nonprofit News (INN), California Health Report, Center for Collaborative Investigative Journalism, Circle of Blue, Colorado Public Radio, Columbia Insight, The Counter, High Country News, New Mexico In Depth and SJV Water.

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AUGUST 17, 2022

Now they’re trying a new tactic: buying out homeowners to avoid finishing the job. The “death map” tells the story of decades of sickness in the small northwest New Mexico communities of Murray Acres and Broadview Acres. This April, Homestake staff indicated they had 123 properties left to buy. It didn’t happen.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JULY 13, 2022

More EVs is good news for the climate. After all, as a 2020 Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) analysis shows —and an updated, soon-to-be-released analysis will confirm—EVs’ lifecycle global warming emissions are dramatically lower than that of gas- and diesel-powered vehicles. Fortunately, scientists are on the case.

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Circle of Blue

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

In weighing the documented risks to health and the environment against the benefits of an ample food supply at reasonable prices regulatory authorities have been reluctant to exert strong safeguards except in the most egregious instances — like banning DDT in 1972 because it prevented birds from reproducing. . Now there are new worries.

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 28, 2022

In December, DEP issued a notice of violation to the brand new natural gas liquids Shell Petrochemical Plant in Beaver County for air quality violations in September and October. DEP issued over 4,270 notices of violation for new well abandonments from 2016 through 2022. Read more here. Read more here. Read more here. Read more here.

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Corp Watch

JUNE 7, 2023

USA: “The Coke Side of Life”—More Sugar, Less Science Union of Concerned Scientists PaulaR Thu, 06/08/2023 - 03:44 Friday, August 14, 2015 Read more Deborah Bailin Almost 130 years ago, Coca-Cola first quenched Americans’ thirst and splashed its irresistible blend of sugar and, yes, cocaine , across our taste buds and brains.

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Shapiro Seeks School Funding Boost To Help Poorer Districts, But Republicans Wary -- Spotlight PA - Stephen Caruso: PA Could Wipe Out Up To $400 Million In Medical Debt Under Shapiro Proposal -- TribLive Guest Essay: We Are And Always Will Be The Steel City - By Mark Holman, Fmr Chief Of Staff To Gov. Ridge -- Inquirer: Fmr Sen.

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 10, 2024

A written update by EQT on July 13, 2022 acknowledges a frack out incident with observations by its own staff, but said it “lacks scientific evidence to confirm an actual communication incident” happened.

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Corp Watch

JUNE 7, 2023

The company is also notorious for marketing these drinks to children and paying scientists to promote the idea that lack of exercise is the cause of obesity rather than sugar. And right now it is facing a lawsuit in New York brought by two bottling plant workers from Guatemala. References: Did Coca-Cola Ever Contain Cocaine?

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Corp Watch

JUNE 7, 2023

The company is also notorious for marketing these drinks to children and paying scientists to promote the idea that lack of exercise is the cause of obesity rather than sugar. And right now it is facing a lawsuit in New York brought by two bottling plant workers from Guatemala. References: Did Coca-Cola Ever Contain Cocaine?

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Corp Watch

MARCH 1, 2024

USA: ‘The revolution is here’: Chris Smalls’ union win sparks a movement at other Amazon warehouses Gloria Oladipo | The Guardian | April 6, 2022 Staff at more than 50 Amazon warehouses have contacted the organizers of last week’s historic vote establishing Amazon’s first-ever union, expressing interest in setting up unions of their own.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

DECEMBER 12, 2023

The Cuyahoga fire, along with a major oil spill off the coast of Santa Barbara that same year, galvanized national attention and led to the first Earth Day, a slew of new air and water protection laws, and the creation of new federal departments to administer them, including the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

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Corp Watch

JANUARY 31, 2024

USA: ‘The revolution is here’: Chris Smalls’ union win sparks a movement at other Amazon warehouses Gloria Oladipo | The Guardian | April 6, 2022 Staff at more than 50 Amazon warehouses have contacted the organizers of last week’s historic vote establishing Amazon’s first-ever union, expressing interest in setting up unions of their own.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

OCTOBER 24, 2023

The FDA followed the advice of its advisory committee in approving the first over-the-counter birth control pill — but also heard from advocates concerned about whether the agency has sufficiently heeded staff and advisory committee concerns in approvals for other drugs. Will CDC rely on evidence to protect health care workers?

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APRIL 6, 2023

authorities’ focus on antitrust enforcement in the digital economy was on display when the Federal Trade Commission (FTC or Commission) challenged Meta’s acquisition of Within, a virtual reality app developer, in July 2022. Letter From the Editors As we have previously written, the U.S.

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 4, 2021

22 On Air Quality Permit Renewal For Covanta Waste-To-Energy Facility In Delaware County [PaEN] -- DEP: Posts 63 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In Sept. 4 PA Bulletin [PaEN] -- ReadingT: Reading Awarded $3.3 4 PA Bulletin [PaEN] -- ReadingT: Reading Awarded $3.3

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Circle of Blue

JUNE 1, 2022

Out of the million salmon eggs fertilized at Carson, only a few thousand will survive their journey to the ocean and return upriver as adults, where they can provide food and income for fishermen or give birth to a new generation. Federal scientists project that salmon survival will decline by as much as 90% over the next 40 years.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MARCH 14, 2023

According to the results of a new Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) survey released late last month, federal scientists are now working in a more supportive environment than any other time since UCS began administering such surveys back in 2004. Over the next four years, 15,000 more scientists added their names in support.

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