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Test Your Knowledge of Climate Law

Legal Planet

In case you’re stressing out over the election –and you should be, whichever side you’re — this little quiz could offer a welcome diversion. Climate change is inevitably a complex subject. Test your own knowledge of the legal aspects of the subject by answering a few quick questions. Don’t worry if you have trouble. Our audience isnt just people who live and breathe climate law.

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Thursday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips - 12.26.24

PA Environment Daily

The people have a right to clean air, pure water, and to the preservation of the natural, scenic, historic and esthetic values of the environment. Pennsylvania's public natural resources are the common property of all the people, including generations yet to come. As trustee of these resources, the Commonwealth shall conserve and maintain them for the benefit of all the people. - - Article I, Section 27 Pennsylvania Constitution [Its Not A Suggestion] House Voting Schedule January 7, 27, 28, 29

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Melting Sea Ice Giving Rise to More Storms Around Antarctica

Yale E360

The decline of sea ice around Antarctica is fueling more frequent storms in the Southern Ocean, a new study finds.

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DEP: Oil & Gas Wells Plugged In Last 6 Years: 2,941 Conventional Wells, 325 Paid By Taxpayers; 460 Shale Gas Wells Were Plugged By Well Owners

PA Environment Daily

The DEPs Oil and Gas Plugged Wells Database shows 2,941 conventional wells and 460 shale gas wells had a plugging completion date between 2019 through 2024 (so far). DEP (taxpayers) paid for plugging 325 conventional wells during that time, of which 213 were plugged through the new federal conventional well plugging program. 2,616 conventional wells were plugged by an active well owner, according to the database, however, the database does not indicate whether a well was abandoned before being p

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Precision in Motion: Why Process Optimization Is the Future of Manufacturing

Speaker: Jason Chester, Director, Product Management

In today’s manufacturing landscape, staying competitive means moving beyond reactive quality checks and toward real-time, data-driven process control. But what does true manufacturing process optimization look like—and why is it more urgent now than ever? Join Jason Chester in this new, thought-provoking session on how modern manufacturers are rethinking quality operations from the ground up.

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Mathematicians found - and fixed - an error in a 60-year-old proof

New Scientist

As part of a project to make mathematics machine-readable, mathematicians have discovered an error in an important proof.

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Attorney General-Elect Dave Sunday Announces Transition Committee Members, Including An Energy & Environment Committee

PA Environment Daily

On December 26, Attorney General Elect Dave Sunday announced his transition committee members on individual issues, including an Energy and Environment Committee. As previously announced, the Transition is being co-chaired by Bob Asher, Former Gov. Tom Corbett, Elizabeth Preate Havey, John Verbanac and Dave White. Kyle King, incoming chief of staff, is serving as the director of the transition with Ryan DeMara and Ben Wren serving as co-directors.

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Why Probability Probably Doesn’t Exist (But It's Useful to Act Like It Does)

Scientific American

All of statistics and much of science depends on probability—an astonishing achievement, considering no one’s really sure what it is

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Loss of Antarctic Sea Ice Is Giving Rise to More Frequent Storms

Yale E360

The decline of sea ice around Antarctica is fueling more frequent storms in the Southern Ocean, a new study finds.

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WWII Sugar Rationing Gave Kids a Lifelong Health Boost

Scientific American

Infants who experienced rationing had a meaningfully lower risk of diabetes and hypertension decades later

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Are Octopuses Too Smart to Be Farmed?

Scientific American

A planned octopus farm is facing opposition.

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The Key to Sustainable Energy Optimization: A Data-Driven Approach for Manufacturing

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. 📊 Join us for a practical webinar hosted by Kevin Kai Wong of Emergent Ene