Environment + Energy Leader
JUNE 17, 2022
With the growing focus on sustainability, financial institutions face these two risks as they attempt to make successful economic transitions. The post Central Banks Face Net-Zero Transition Risks appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.
Yale E360
JUNE 17, 2022
A census of California bumble bees failed to locate several once-common species, including the formerly abundant Western bumble bee, a key pollinator for many wild plants and crops. Read more on E360 ?.
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Clean Energy Law
JUNE 17, 2022
The action marks the clearance of another significant hurdle toward BOEM’s offshore wind lease sales in federal waters offshore California, anticipated to occur this fall. By Nikki Buffa , Jennifer K. Roy , Janice M. Schneider , Brian McCall , and Julie Miles. In the first half of 2022, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has moved swiftly toward the first offshore wind lease sales in California , currently anticipated to occur in the fall.
New Scientist
JUNE 17, 2022
In an approximate 11-year cycle, the sun blasts out charged particles and magnetised plasma that can distort Earth’s magnetic field, which may disrupt our body clock and ultimately affect the heart
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.
Physics World
JUNE 17, 2022
Around the world from Kyoto to Washington DC, people enjoy the blossoming of cherry trees as a rite of spring. In some places – notably Japan and South Korea – blossom festivals are vital for local economies, so it is important that organizers get their timings right. There has always been some year-to-year variation as to when peak blossoming occurs, but in 2021 it happened in Kyoto on 26 March 2021 – the earliest it has ever been since records began over 1200 years ago.
Frontiers
JUNE 17, 2022
By Conn Hasting, science writer. Colorful virtual reality cityscape. Image credit: A. Batistatou, F. Vandeville, and Y.N. Delevoye-Turrell. Urban environments can be drab and stressful, but introducing vegetation or colorful designs could improve the wellbeing of city dwellers. A new study investigated the potential of these simple interventions using a virtual reality simulation.
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New Scientist
JUNE 17, 2022
By detecting tiny movements of particles of light, a quantum microphone has recorded human speech that is easier to understand than if it is captured by an equivalent classical version
Physics World
JUNE 17, 2022
Levels of helium-4 in the Earth’s atmosphere have been increasing since at least 1974, according to a study by researchers at the University of California, San Diego, US that resolves a longstanding anomaly in atmospheric science. Study lead author Benjamin Birner of Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego. (Courtesy: Erik Jepsen/UC San Diego).
New Scientist
JUNE 17, 2022
Artificial intelligences continue to exhibit the same biases and prejudices as humans because they are trained on what we create, but there are ways we can improve the situation
Inside Climate News
JUNE 17, 2022
Supporters of pending legislation see it as an important step toward meeting the state’s climate goals while using its ample farmland. But critics say natural carbon sequestration is hard to measure and verify. By Emma Foehringer Merchant On a windy July day in 2017, temperatures started climbing early in Pauma Valley, California, an unincorporated community about 50 miles northeast of San Diego.
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.
New Scientist
JUNE 17, 2022
Physicists have used high-speed cameras to see a drop of an odd fluid both solidify and keep flowing when it falls and hits the ground
PA Environment Daily
JUNE 17, 2022
DCNR’s Conservation and Natural Resources Advisory Council recently sent a letter to the General Assembly encouraging the allocation of a portion of the remaining American Rescue Plan Act funding for Growing Greener III. This investment will provide an investment in capital projects that are ready to be implemented and will deliver significant returns for many years.
Eco Justice
JUNE 17, 2022
Standing in a vast clearcut in British Columbia feels strangely dystopian. It’s quiet. There are no leaves to rustle, no bushes for animals to hide behind. The sun beats down. Read more. The post Why planting trees won’t solve climate change appeared first on Ecojustice.
New Scientist
JUNE 17, 2022
Sound waves can be used to keep an object hovering in the air, and a new technique works even in crowded spaces
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.
PA Environment Daily
JUNE 17, 2022
On June 17, leaders from seven state agencies highlighted the importance of protecting native species, which are critical to protecting our natural resources, at a stream restoration site at Fish and Boat Commission headquarters. Gov. Tom Wolf has proclaimed the first Pennsylvania Native Species Day. The agencies, along with 14 organizations in academia, environmental advocacy, and agriculture and other industries, are members of the Governor’s Invasive Species Council (GISC).
New Scientist
JUNE 17, 2022
After analysing a symptom-tracking app, researchers found 4.5 per cent of users who were infected when the omicron variant was dominant had symptoms at least four weeks later, compared with 10.
PA Environment Daily
JUNE 17, 2022
The Department of Environmental Protection published 99 pages of public notices related to proposed and final permit and approval/ disapproval actions in the June 18 PA Bulletin - pages 3444 to 3543. Sign Up For DEP’s eNotice: Did you know DEP can send you email notices of permit applications submitted in your community? Notice of new technical guidance documents and regulations?
New Scientist
JUNE 17, 2022
African pouched rats equipped with backpacks are being trained to locate survivors trapped under debris.
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Endangered Species Law
JUNE 17, 2022
On June 16, 2022, a vote by the California Fish and Game Commission (Commission) on whether the Western Joshua tree ( Yucca brevifolia ) should be listed as threatened under the California Endangered Species Act (CESA) resulted in a 2-2 tie. Pursuant to the Commission’s rules, the Western Joshua tree will remain a “candidate” under CESA and the issue will be taken up again at a subsequent Commission meeting.
New Scientist
JUNE 17, 2022
Last August, rain fell for the first time at the peak of Greenland’s ice sheet, but this had little impact on ice melt compared with other effects
E2 Law Blog
JUNE 17, 2022
This column seeks to sharpen up two large issues under the first sentence of Section 27 of the Environmental Rights Amendment to the Pennsylvania Constitution, Article I, the one granting an environmental right. First, is that right substantive or procedural? Second, does the right apply to all environments, or just to “traditional environmental media?”.
Enviromental Defense
JUNE 17, 2022
House to resume debate on Bill C-226 today. OTTAWA | TRADITIONAL, UNCEDED TERRITORY OF THE ALGONQUIN ANISHNAABEG PEOPLE – Civil society groups are calling on MPs to support Bill C-226 , An Act Respecting the Development of a National Strategy to Assess, Prevent and Address Environmental Racism and To Advance Environmental Justice , which will be debated before the House of Commons this afternoon.
E2 Law Blog
JUNE 17, 2022
In a much anticipated and closely watched case, global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP , led by Boston office attorneys John F. (Jay) Farraher, Jr. , David C. Fixler , and John J. Griffin, Jr. , with assistance from Courtney R. Foley , secured a victory on behalf of a solar developer in a case of first impression before the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (SJC).
Environmental Leader
JUNE 17, 2022
In its 2019 Sustainability Report, the Prysmian Group said it was committed to combating climate change and to increasing its recycling rates. Running its operations on renewable energy is critical. Its record? The post Prysmian Group’s $107 Million Investment Is Already Enhancing Sustainability appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.
PA Environment Daily
JUNE 17, 2022
On June 17, 2022, the Department of Agriculture announced the suspension of the 2 percent biodiesel content mandate on diesel fuel sold for on-road use imposed under section 3(a)(1) of the Biofuel Development and In-State Production Incentive Act (73 P.S. § 1650.3(a)(1)) for out-of-state fuel sold in the Commonwealth. The suspension shall be effective Monday, June 27, 2022 until 11:59 p.m. on Tuesday, July 26, 2022, subject to certain conditions outlined below.
Environment, Law, and History
JUNE 17, 2022
The latest issue of Water History has an article by Tobias Hrynick, "The mills of god grind slowly: the Na’aman River milling dispute and the thirteenth-century hydraulic crisis in the Crusader States" , that looks into a dispute over water rights between neighboring water mills that seems a precursor to the riparian-rights disputes that were so numerous in the nineteenth century.
PA Environment Daily
JUNE 17, 2022
The Department of Environmental Protection published notice in the June 18 PA Bulletin inviting comments on a proposed Advance Restoration Plan for Trout Run Watershed in Erie County. ( PA Bulletin, page 3519 ) The impairments addressed by the plan were listed as being caused by excessive siltation due to agriculture. In addition to improving local water quality, implementation of this proposed plan may help protect the watershed’s wild trout populations, improve water quality in Lake Leboeuf, a
Physics World
JUNE 17, 2022
Want to take part in this webinar? Join the audience. In this webinar, we will be reviewing the results presented at AAPM of a phantom study on 1–3 cm targets volumes from SRS, lung SBRT and multi-met single isocenter treatment plans. The 3D second check results are compared with both Clarkson point dose and volumetric Collapsed Cone and Monte Carlo algorithms against Varian’s Acuros in Eclipse.
PA Environment Daily
JUNE 17, 2022
The USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service in Pennsylvania now has $1.5 million in funding available through the Agricultural Conservation Easement Program (ACEP) to help state and local agencies and land trusts protect agricultural lands and wetlands within the Chesapeake Bay watershed. The deadline for applications is August 16. “For over 25 years, NRCS has worked with landowners to protect Pennsylvania’s prime farmlands,” said State Conservationist Denise Coleman.
Enviromental Defense
JUNE 17, 2022
Toronto | Traditional territories of the Huron-Wendat, the Anishnaabeg, Haudenosaunee, Chippewas and the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation – On Monday June 20th, the federal government will make an important announcement on addressing plastic pollution. Karen Wirsig, Plastics Program Manager at Environmental Defence, has been invited to speak at the announcement event being held in Toronto on Monday morning.
Ocean Conservancy
JUNE 17, 2022
Fewer plastics on our shelves? Check. Less plastic pollution in our ocean? Check. Dramatic increase in recyclability? Check. These statements could all become realities soon in the Golden State, and together, we can make it happen. Plastic Pollution Prevention and Packaging Producer Responsibility Act, or SB 54, which was introduced in the California State Legislature this week, is the most comprehensive legislation to address the plastic pollution crisis we have ever seen in the United States.
Acoel
JUNE 17, 2022
Posted on June 17, 2022 by Paul Seals. The City of Austin has become a battleground for progressive initiatives. On June 9, the City Council approved a resolution directed at water quality, flooding, and environmental justice. Surprisingly, these laudable objectives may be at cross purposes with other equally valued objectives such as curbs on urban sprawl and affordable housing.
PA Environment Daily
JUNE 17, 2022
On June 17, the Public Utility Commission posted detailed information about the distribution of 2021 Act 13 Drilling Impact Fee revenue from unconventional shale natural gas producers – totaling $234,437,575 – on the PUC’s Act 13 website. County and municipal governments directly affected by drilling will receive a total of $123,217,163 for the 2021 reporting year.
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