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The Drying Planet

Circle of Blue

State Department water advisor Peter Gleick, a climate scientist and a member of the National Academy of Sciences, lauded the new report for confirming trends that were once theoretical. Water is being used as a strategic and political tool. We should expect to see that more often as the water supply crisis is exacerbated.”

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Environment & Energy Educational Opportunities For Students & Adults

PA Environment Daily

-- The Citizens Voice: May 30-31 BioBlitz In Nesbitt Park, Kirby Park Natural Area In Wilkes-Barre -- Wilkes-Barre Times-Leader: First-Ever Wilkes-Barre BioBlitz Uncovers Hundreds Of Species -- Gettysburg Connection: Calling Planting Volunteers, Join Watershed Alliance Of Adams County May 31 For Pine Run Planting -- KYW: Emergency Siren Tests At Limerick, (..)

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Saturday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips - 1.11.25

PA Environment Daily

14 -15 [PaEN] -- TribLive: Climate Change Will Continue With Warmer, Wetter Conditions Predicted -- DEP Sets Feb. 20 Hearing On Interim Response To PFAS Well Water Contamination Near The Middle Spring Creek HSCA Site In Southampton Twp., 22 On Accessible Recreation Topics [PaEN] -- Apply Now!

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Physicists rise to the climate challenge: the October 2021 issue of Physics World

Physics World

Thankfully, plenty of physicists are already doing their bit to tackle the climate crisis, as we report in the October issue of Physics World magazine. The cover feature by James Dacey includes interviews with many of the climate scientists speaking at IOP Publishing’s forthcoming Environmental Research 2021 online conference.

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Wednesday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips - 10.4.23

PA Environment Daily

Shapiro, State Lawmakers To Do More To Curb Emissions -- The Guardian: ‘We’re Not Doomed Yet:’ University Of Pennsylvania Climate Scientist Michael Mann On Our Last Chance To Save Human Civilisation -- Beaver County Times: NRC Approves Beaver Valley Nuclear Power Plant License Transfer To Vistra -- WNEP: Bloomsburg Considering Solar Power For Public (..)

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Environment & Energy Educational Opportunities For Students & Adults

PA Environment Daily

14 Hearing [If Requested] On Title V Air Quality Permit For Gas-fired Hummel Station Power Plant In Snyder County [PaEN] -- DEP To Hold Aug. Seif, Former Administrative Assistant to Gov. Dick Thornburgh [PaEN] -- Breathe Project : PA Cong.

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Scranton Times Editorial: Lower Boom On Natural Gas Leaks, Audit Abandoned Gas Well Capping

PA Environment Daily

The better news is that methane does not last as long as carbon dioxide, so climate scientists have targeted reduced methane emissions as a primary means to produce short-term reductions in warming. In addition to harming the atmosphere, the massive leak also caused short-term health problems for nearby residents.