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Climate change is the greatest design problem of our time. Mushrooms to the rescue?

Environmental News Bits

Mycelium offers an exciting change to upcycle agricultural waste into a low-cost, sustainable, biodegradable construction material. Read the full story at Fast Company. Even NASA wants to use mycelium on Mars. Read more →

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May 16 PA Environment Digest Now Available

PA Environment Daily

Million May 18 Webinar: Learn More About Funding The Growing Greener Program For The Next Generation DEP Sets June 28 Hearing On Response To PFOA/PFOS Contamination Around University Park Airport, Centre County EPA Announces Brownfields Cleanup, Assessment Funding; 8 Grants In PA Totaling $7.3

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PA Awards $2 Million In Clean Energy Workforce Development Grants

PA Environment Daily

Can Take To Meet Climate Goals -- The Hill Guest Essay: Clean Energy Can Light A New Path Forward For Former Coal Communities - U.S. 11:00 to Noon.

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Kathleen Hebert: Protecting the Puget Sound through Activism and Investment

Washington Nature

Seeing firsthand the rapidly accelerating effects of climate change, she was determined to battle the threat to sea stars of the haunting “ wasting syndrome ,” that swept through the delicate coastal ecosystem from Mexico to Alaska. “I Now, she “dropped everything” and refocused her full efforts on climate change.

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48 Eco Friendly Products You Can Buy Today to Help Stop Plastic Pollution

Onya

Upcycled Eco Friendly Handbags. Check Out Mother Erth’s Upcycled Handbags and Accessories. This table linen collection from Viva Terra is handmade in India by artisans who carefully collect pieces of vintage and upcycled fabrics to create elaborate patterns and colors. Check Out ShedRain’s Ecoverse Umbrella.

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Tuesday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips 1.18.22

PA Environment Daily

Million DOE Contract To Target Upcycling Plastic Waste -- Register Now For PA Chapter American Water Works Assn. Annual Conference April 25-27 In State College [PaEN] -- PA Assn. Of Environmental Educators Webinar: Feb. 18 - Social Media & Marketing For Environmental Educators.

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Thursday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips 5.12.22

PA Environment Daily

Steel Clash Over Allegheny County On New Coke [Coal] Oven Regulations -- Upcycling Plastic Waste Into Graphite Could Facilitate Transition To Electric Vehicles, Clean Energy [PaEN] -- MCall - Paul Muschick: America Stinks At Recycling Plastic, Why Don’t We Care?