Yale E360
FEBRUARY 8, 2022
Climate change is increasingly seen as the cause of natural catastrophes, from floods to famines. But a growing number of scientists are cautioning that blaming disasters solely on climate overlooks the poor policy and planning decisions that make these events much worse. Read more on E360 ?.
Environment + Energy Leader
FEBRUARY 8, 2022
A $64 million PFOA pollution lawsuit in Upstate New York has been approved by the courts. The post Saint-Gobain, Honeywell, 3M PFOA Pollution Case Settles for $64 Million appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.
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Cool Green Science
FEBRUARY 8, 2022
Take a look at the ponderosa pine and the many creatures that rely on it. The post The Mysteries of the Ponderosa Pine appeared first on Cool Green Science.
Environment + Energy Leader
FEBRUARY 8, 2022
A $64 million PFOA pollution lawsuit in Upstate New York has been approved by the courts. The post Saint-Gobain, Honeywell, 3M PFOA Pollution Case Settles for $64 Million appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.
Speaker: Antoine M. Thompson, Executive Director of the Greater Washington Region Clean Cities Coalition
Diversity, Equity, Justice, and Inclusion (DEJI) policies, programs, and initiatives are critically important as we move forward with public and private sector climate and sustainability goals and plans. Underserved and socially, economically, and racially disadvantaged communities bear the burden of pollution, higher energy costs, limited resources, and limited investments in the clean energy and transportation sectors.
Academy of Natural Sciences
FEBRUARY 8, 2022
Accelerated climate change and biodiversity loss, both driven by human activities, are threatening nature and people’s lives and livelihoods around the world. According to the International Union for Conservation’s Red List of Threatened Species — a major indicator of the health of the world’s biodiversity — least 10,967 species are currently affected, increasing their likelihood of extinction.
Environment + Energy Leader
FEBRUARY 8, 2022
The EPA has developed a screening methodology that will be used to further examine whether the policy decision to exclude air and water exposure pathways from chemical risk evaluations will lead to a failure to identify and protect fenceline communities. The post EPA Extends Public Comment Period for Chemical Screening Methodology Aimed at Improving Fenceline Communities appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.
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Environment + Energy Leader
FEBRUARY 8, 2022
The EPA has developed a screening methodology that will be used to further examine whether the policy decision to exclude air and water exposure pathways from chemical risk evaluations will lead to a failure to identify and protect fenceline communities. The post EPA Extends Public Comment Period for Chemical Screening Methodology Aimed at Improving Fenceline Communities appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.
Frontiers
FEBRUARY 8, 2022
By Suzanna Burgelman, Frontiers science writer. Image: PARALAXIS/Shutterstock. Deforestation fires in Brazil and Indonesia accounted for 3% and 7%, respectively, of the planet’s total greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) in 2019 and 2020, finds a new study in Frontiers in Climate. Of that amount, fires in peatlands contributed to between 40% and 60% of the GHG emission impact, showing a severe underrepresentation by previous estimations.
Environmental Leader
FEBRUARY 8, 2022
Businesses want resilient and sustainable networks at prices they can afford. That is happening as microgrids gain economies of scale. . The post How to Make Microgrids Affordable for Businesses appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.
Breezometer
FEBRUARY 8, 2022
Perhaps the most popular words real estate professionals utter to potential buyers is “location, location, location.” In real estate, location is often a key factor in the selling process. Buyers may consider the view, safety, convenience of the property more. But there's another, often hidden factor to consider, which often only reveals itself after a purchase: air pollution.
Speaker: Laurie Schoeman Director, Climate & Sustainability, Capital
As households and communities across the nation face challenges such as hurricanes, wildfires, drought, extreme heat and cold, and thawing permafrost and flooding, we are increasingly searching for ways to mitigate and prevent climate impacts. During this event, national climate and housing expert Laurie Schoeman will discuss topics including: The two paths for climate action: decarbonization and adaptation.
Physics World
FEBRUARY 8, 2022
Older parents: artist’s impression of a protoplanetary disc that has just formed around a binary star (left). The image on the right shows a large cavity that has been removed from the disc by a large planet. (Courtesy: N Stecki). Even as they are dying, ancient stars in some binary systems may be forming planets, an international team of astronomers has found.
Environmental News Bits
FEBRUARY 8, 2022
Read the full story at the Bitter Southerner. After years of dredging, straightening, and leveling, the largest river swamp in the United States needs help. But no one can agree on what this iconic wilderness is supposed to look like. How do you conserve a landscape when the only constant is change?
Enviromental Defense
FEBRUARY 8, 2022
When you see an apartment building constructed in the 1980s, you might think that it’s an environmental liability. Not necessarily so. Here’s what one eco-conscious property manager has done to make her ‘80s-era properties more green, and at the same time inspire her tenants to be greener too. Monika Caemmerer manages five three-storey apartment buildings on Tomken Road in Mississauga.
Environmental News Bits
FEBRUARY 8, 2022
by Andrew Blakers, Australian National University; Bin Lu, Australian National University, and Matthew Stocks, Australian National University To cut U.S. greenhouse gas emissions in half within a decade, the Biden administration’s goal, the U.S. is going to need a lot more solar and wind power generation, and lots of cheap energy storage.
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Physics World
FEBRUARY 8, 2022
Retinal imaging is routinely performed by opticians to diagnose and monitor eye diseases and disorders. But retinal scans can reveal a lot more: abnormalities in retinal microvascular may be indicative of broader vascular disease, including problems with the heart. An international, interdisciplinary research team headed up at the University of Leeds has now developed an artificial intelligence (AI) system that can automatically analyse these routine eye scans and identify individuals at risk of
New Scientist
FEBRUARY 8, 2022
When people who weren’t getting enough sleep took measures to sleep for longer, they ate fewer calories per day and lost weight without changes to their diet or exercise
Physics World
FEBRUARY 8, 2022
Congratulations on winning the 2022 Rank Prize for Optoelectronics for your work on perovskite semiconductors. Could you explain why these materials are so important for solar power? Akihiro Kojima: Perovskites are compounds with the general formula ABX 3 , where A and B are cations and X is an anion. In the subset of perovskites called organometal halides, A represents organic ions, B represents metal ions and X represents halide ions.
New Scientist
FEBRUARY 8, 2022
Northrop Grumman makes depleted uranium rounds for the US Army, but has made a surprise announcement it will no longer do so, suggesting the controversial weapons are becoming unacceptable
National Law Center
FEBRUARY 8, 2022
A comprehensive summary of today’s judicial, legislative, and regulatory developments in agriculture and food. Email important additions HERE. REGULATORY: EPA, The post Ag and Food Law Daily Update: February 8, 2022 appeared first on National Agricultural Law Center.
Environmental Leader
FEBRUARY 8, 2022
More businesses are moving toward electric fleets but charging infrastructure keeping up with demand is necessary for those transitions to be successful. The post Successful Electric Fleet Adaptation Hinges on Charging Infrastructure appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.
Environmental News Bits
FEBRUARY 8, 2022
American University’s Assessing Carbon Removal webinar series brings together experts to examine particular carbon removal technologies.
New Scientist
FEBRUARY 8, 2022
A new website based on the latest scientific research offers people an indication of how their dietary choices can affect their lifespan
CEQA Developments
FEBRUARY 8, 2022
In an opinion filed on December 29, 2021, and later ordered published on January 25, 2022, the First District Court of Appeal (Div. 4) affirmed a judgment upholding the City of Newark’s (City) use of Government Code § 65457’s CEQA exemption for a 469-lot residential subdivision on land adjacent to San Francisco Bay. Plaintiffs unsuccessfully challenged the City’s 2019 subdivision map approval based on the claim that a subsequent EIR was required due to changes in the project and circumstances a
New Scientist
FEBRUARY 8, 2022
Leading surgeon David Cooper talks about the dawn of a new era of transplantation in which organs for human transplants come from genetically modified animals
Environmental News Bits
FEBRUARY 8, 2022
Read the full story at e360. An old industrial site in Philadelphia is being converted into a vast e-commerce distribution center, a trend being seen in other U.S. cities. But the developers of these brownfields must confront a legacy of toxic pollution and neglect of surrounding communities of color.
New Scientist
FEBRUARY 8, 2022
The barn owl’s tail has a surprisingly important role to play in making the bird more aerodynamic
Environmental News Bits
FEBRUARY 8, 2022
Read the full story at WCBU. Josh Osborn has a unique job. The Navy veteran turned ecologist leads the waterfowl aerial inventories from the Frank C. Bellrose Waterfowl Research Center at the Forbes Biological Station in Havana.
Nanotech
FEBRUARY 8, 2022
The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) published a February 2022 report entitled Important Issues on Risk Assessment of Manufactured Nanomaterials. The report provides the current practices, challenges, and strategies for assessing the risk of manufactured nanomaterials in circumstances where data are limited, and the report states that there is a necessity for more research on specific risk assessment issues.
Environmental News Bits
FEBRUARY 8, 2022
Read the full story in the New York Times. The adviser, Eric S. Lander, had apologized for his workplace conduct. The president had pledged to immediately fire any official who acted that way toward colleagues.
Environmental Leader
FEBRUARY 8, 2022
More businesses are moving toward electric fleets but charging infrastructure keeping up with demand is necessary for those transitions to be successful. The post Successful Electric Fleet Adaptation Hinges on Charging Infrastructure appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.
Environmental News Bits
FEBRUARY 8, 2022
Read the full story at Bridge Michigan. Lawyers who helped win a $626-million legal settlement tied to the Flint water crisis could receive close to $180 million for their work, according to terms set forth in a federal judge’s ruling Friday.
Environmental Leader
FEBRUARY 8, 2022
Businesses want resilient and sustainable networks at prices they can afford. That is happening as microgrids gain economies of scale. . The post How to Make Microgrids Affordable for Businesses appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.
Environmental News Bits
FEBRUARY 8, 2022
Read the full story from Northwestern University. The green building materials market is expected to skyrocket in the next five years, catalyzed by an urgent need to build structures that can respond to more intense weather patterns and offer lower carbon footprints.
PA Environment Daily
FEBRUARY 8, 2022
The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation , in partnership with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the federal-state Chesapeake Bay Program partnership, is now soliciting proposals through the 2022 Small Watershed Grants (SWG) Program. Applications are due April 21. Eligible projects are required to be within the Chesapeake Bay watershed and promote voluntary, community-based efforts to protect and restore the diverse and vital habitats of the Chesapeake Bay and its tributary rivers an
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