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Black Women Face Disproportionate Risks From Largely Unregulated Toxic Substances in Beauty and Personal Care Products

Inside Climate News

The FDA has finally proposed a ban on formaldehyde in hair straighteners, and new regulations on the cosmetics industry take effect next month. But one activist called them “a floor, not a ceiling.” By Victoria St. Martin Dereliction of Beauty: First in a series on how lax regulation of beauty care products victimizes women of color.

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COP28: Sombre climate report indicates we are on track for 3 degrees C warming

A Greener Life

By Anders Lorenzen On the eve of the COP28 climate summit, scientists at the United Nations (UN) have warned that the world is on track for 3 degrees C of warming by the end of this decade. This is double the target that world leaders agreed to in 2015, when the Paris Agreement deal was struck and subsequently implemented. But with COP28 beginning in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) next week, analysis conducted by the UN concludes that countries current emission pledges will see the worl

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Sunday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips - 11.26.23

PA Environment Daily

Pursue Your Constitutional Right To A Clean Environment In Pennsylvania House next voting day Dec. 11, 12, 13 -- Committee Schedule Senate next voting day Dec. 11, 12, 13 -- Committee Schedule TODAY’s Calendar Of Events -- PA Oil & Gas Industry Compliance So Far In 2023 - It Isn’t Pretty -- 83 New Stories - REAL Environmental & Conservation Leadership In PA [PaEN] -- Environment & Energy Educational Opportunities For Students & Adults [PaEN] -- Top 10 Stories: Harrisburg/PA Polit

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Lost and Found: A Story from Palmyra Atoll

Cool Green Science

When you work in a place remote as Palmyra Atoll, if equipment fails, there won’t be a midweek run to Bass Pro Shops. The post Lost and Found: A Story from Palmyra Atoll appeared first on Cool Green Science.

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Manufacturing Sustainability Surge: Your Guide to Data-Driven Energy Optimization & Decarbonization

Speaker: Kevin Kai Wong, President of Emergent Energy Solutions

In today's industrial landscape, the pursuit of sustainable energy optimization and decarbonization has become paramount. Manufacturing corporations across the U.S. are facing the urgent need to align with decarbonization goals while enhancing efficiency and productivity. Unfortunately, the lack of comprehensive energy data poses a significant challenge for manufacturing managers striving to meet their targets.

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PA Society For Ornithology Seeking Conservation Partners For 4th Bird Blitz June 7-17

PA Environment Daily

The 4th Annual Breeding Bird Blitz for Conservation , hosted by the Pennsylvania Society for Ornithology is seeking nonprofit organizations that support the conservation of Bird Species of Greatest Conservation Need in Pennsylvania. Applications are due by March 1. Selected organizations will be identified as partners with Pennsylvania Society for Ornithology in the 2024 event and receive an equal share of the funds raised.

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EU to Ban Greenwashing and Much More

Greenbuilding Law

The EU Parliament and Council have reached a provisional agreement on new rules to ban misleading environmental marketing claims. The agreement reached on September 19, 2023, updates the existing EU list of banned commercial practices and adds to it several problematic marketing habits characterized as greenwashing. The new rules aim is to protect consumers from misleading advertisements and help them make better purchasing choices, but many suggest they go too far as a prior restraint by govern

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Environment & Energy Educational Opportunities For Students & Adults

PA Environment Daily

Opportunities to learn more about environmental and energy issues affecting Pennsylvania for students and adults-- Awards/Recognition -- Inquirer - Frank Kummer: Princeton And Penn Scientists Win Philly Award For Their Climate Change Work -- The Allegheny Front/WPSU: New Sign For Birthplace Of Penn State Marks The School’s Agricultural Roots -- Inquirer: Maria Luisa Crawford, Celebrated Geologist And Professor Emerita At Bryn Mawr College, Has Died At 84 -- Centre Daily Times: Centre County Recy

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Top 10 Stories: Harrisburg/PA Politics Reported By Local News Media Last Week

PA Environment Daily

Because In Politics Everything Is Connected To Everything Else-- -- Gov. Shapiro -- TribLive/AP: Shapiro Says Unfinished Business Includes Private School Vouchers, More Public School Funding, Higher Minimum Wage -- City & State PA: Shapiro’s First Press Club Luncheon Address: Working With A Divided Legislature, RGGI, School Funding, More -- PennLive - Jan Murphy: Gov.