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PennFuture 25th Anniversary Celebrations Honor 7 Pennsylvanians For Fighting Climate Change, Industrial Pollution

PA Environment Daily

He was appointed as a mediator by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection to work with the environmental community and industry to establish better regulations for water quality monitoring in areas impacted by coal ash. Michael Mann - Climate Champion Award PennFuture honored Dr. Michael E.

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July 3rd 2023 was the hottest day ever recorded

A Greener Life

By Anders Lorenzen Data from the US National Centre for Environmental Protection has concluded, that Monday the 3rd of July 2023 was the hottest day ever recorded globally. ” Climate scientists explain that climate change in conjunction with the weather pattern of El Nino is to blame. Measuring 17.01

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This Year’s Danger Season Is Over, but Risks to Farmworkers Remain

Union of Concerned Scientists

Climate scientists at the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) have dubbed the six-month stretch from May through October “ Danger Season ” because of the confluence of extreme weather—record heat, raging wildfires, severe storms, and flooding—that is putting people at risk around the world. Danger Season amps up pesticide risks.

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The State of the Air in 2024? Not Great

Union of Concerned Scientists

The 2024 State of the Air report I work every day on topics related to air in my role as a Senior Climate Scientist at UCS, through my volunteer grassroots work, and because I want to be a well-informed resident in the San Joaquin Valley. Failure is not an option because I live here; I cannot just disconnect. This is personal.

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Climate Litigation and Children’s Rights: Unpacking the CRC’s New General Comment

Law Columbia

Environmental Harm and Children’s Rights As climate scientists continue to report the disproportionate impact of climate change and environmental degradation on children and future generations, GC26 could not come at a better time. . §13

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Analysis: What challenges face Chile’s new ‘environmentalist’ government?

A Greener Life

A broad, cross-ministry environmentalism was one of the most striking attributes of Gabriel Boric’s recently selected cabinet of 24 ministers, 14 of whom are women. One of the strongest names is that of Maisa Rojas, a renowned climate scientist who will take over as the new Minister for the Environment. “My

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Federal Water Tap, January 30: Valuing Nature: White House Publishes Natural Capital Accounting Strategy

Circle of Blue

A climate scientist is appointed to a White House intelligence advisory board. Environmental Protection Agency is taking action to prevent groundwater contamination from coal waste. The Rundown The White House publishes a strategy for incorporating natural assets into economic accounts.