Union of Concerned Scientists
SEPTEMBER 12, 2022
As the adoption of electric cars, trucks, and buses gains momentum, many people are wondering if the electric grid is up to the task of charging all of those vehicles. There are really two questions rolled up into that thought, differentiated by timescale: Can the grid handle all of the electric vehicles (EVs) we have in the near term, like today and next year?
Environment + Energy Leader
SEPTEMBER 12, 2022
The two-year project aims to increase recycling through existing bio-waster and treatment processes. The post UK Coalition Studies Compostable Packaging to Tackle Plastic Waste appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.
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Legal Planet
SEPTEMBER 12, 2022
A month from now, the Supreme Court will hear a case about an animal cruelty law. It’s not an environmental law case, but the ruling could impact the authority of states to address climate change. Odds are that its impact will be limited, but you can never be sure of what five Justices might decide to do on any given day. Cases involving issues like this one are hard to predict because they tend to scramble the usual ideological alliances.
Environment + Energy Leader
SEPTEMBER 12, 2022
The two-year project aims to increase recycling through existing bio-waster and treatment processes. The post UK Coalition Studies Compostable Packaging to Tackle Plastic Waste appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.
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.
Yale E360
SEPTEMBER 12, 2022
When told about risks from flooding, prospective homebuyers were less likely to make offers on vulnerable properties, according to new research from the real estate brokerage company Redfin, which says that a growing awareness of climate risk could stunt home prices in flood-prone areas. Read more on E360 ?.
Environment + Energy Leader
SEPTEMBER 12, 2022
Union Pacific Corporation has issued a $600 million green bond offering to fund investments aimed at decarbonizing the company's footprint and achieving set emissions reduction targets. The post Union Pacific Issues $600M Bond Offering to Decarbonize Locomotives appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.
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Frontiers
SEPTEMBER 12, 2022
Author: Natasha Inskip. Dr Karen Strier is Vilas Research Professor and Irven DeVore Professor of Anthropology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. With a Ph.D. in Anthropology from Harvard University, her current research is based in the Atlantic Forest of south-eastern Brazil, studying one of the world’s most endangered primates, the Northern muriqui.
Environmental News Bits
SEPTEMBER 12, 2022
Read the full story from the University of Illinois. Deep South Texas is unique. It feels vast and nomadic, sprawling in all directions with hundreds of thousands of acres of ranchland and – if you don’t count the cows or the main thruways along the Rio Grande – sparsely populated. It’s a diverse region, thanks … Continue reading Searching the Texas brushland for a rare, temperamental plant.
New Scientist
SEPTEMBER 12, 2022
Ribosomes, tiny structures where proteins are produced inside cells, have been made to self-replicate outside cells for the first time, which could help us understand the origins of life
Environmental News Bits
SEPTEMBER 12, 2022
Download the document. What GAO Found Fisheries managers comprised of eight Regional Fishery Management Councils (Councils) and the National Marine Fisheries Service’s (NMFS) Atlantic Highly Migratory Species Division (HMS Division) have generally used climate information to a limited extent in fisheries management activities. For example, GAO identified 12 out of 46 fishery management plans and … Continue reading Federal Fisheries Management: Opportunities Exist to Enhance Climate R
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.
Earth 911
SEPTEMBER 12, 2022
Invented in 1976, lithium-ion batteries are one of the most popular battery types currently in. The post How To Extend the Life of an EV Battery appeared first on Earth911.
Environmental News Bits
SEPTEMBER 12, 2022
Read the full story at Morning Consult. When asked to select the correct definition of the term “carbon-neutral” from three options, roughly 3 in 5 U.S. adults either chose the incorrect definition or said they didn’t know what it meant, according to new Morning Consult data. .
New Scientist
SEPTEMBER 12, 2022
An artificial intelligence model that maps the structure of molecules to their smell could help create specific food tastes or find compounds to better repel disease-carrying organisms like mosquitoes
Environmental News Bits
SEPTEMBER 12, 2022
by Andrea Marpillero-Colomina, The New School Each weekday, more than half of the K-12 students in the U.S. – over 25 million pupils – ride a school bus. Until very recently, nearly all of these 500,000 buses ran on diesel fuel. Nationwide, diesel-powered school buses produce more than 5 million tons of carbon dioxide emissions. … Continue reading Electric school buses are taking students back to school – bringing cleaner air and lower maintenance costs to school districts across the count
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.
New Scientist
SEPTEMBER 12, 2022
The activity of neurons has been measured in a slice of mouse tissue using a quantum diamond sensor – and it might one day enable a new type of non-invasive brain scanning
Inside Climate News
SEPTEMBER 12, 2022
New research suggests that using wood for construction could avoid 100 gigatons of CO2 emissions through 2100, but building skylines of timber requires careful forest planning. By Bob Berwyn Buildings constructed with more wood, and less cement and steel, would help decarbonize the construction and housing industries in line with global goals to cut greenhouse gas emissions 50 percent by 2030 and reach net zero emissions by 2050, new research shows.
New Scientist
SEPTEMBER 12, 2022
The James Webb Space Telescope has peered through the clouds of the Orion Nebula to spot stars blazing as they heat the area around them and blast apart molecules
National Law Center
SEPTEMBER 12, 2022
A comprehensive summary of today’s judicial, legislative, and regulatory developments in agriculture and food. Email important additions HERE. . The post Ag and Food Law Daily Update: September 12, 2022 appeared first on National Agricultural Law Center.
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New Scientist
SEPTEMBER 12, 2022
Diamonds found in four meteorites in north-west Africa probably came from an ancient dwarf planet, and they are expected to be harder than Earth diamonds
Nanotech
SEPTEMBER 12, 2022
The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) Series on the Safety of Manufactured Nanomaterials is to provide up-to-date information on the OECD activities related to human health and environmental safety. In September 2022, OECD has published two new reports. Advanced Materials: Working Description (No. 104) aims to illustrate the content of the advanced materials playing field and the purpose of the Working Party on Manufactured Nanomaterials’ (WPMN) engagement regarding th
PA Environment Daily
SEPTEMBER 12, 2022
The Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency will start accepting applications for FEMA Building Resilient Infrastructure and Flood Mitigation Assistance Grants on September 30. FEMA’s two competitive mitigation grant programs provide states, local communities, tribes and territories funding to address high-level future risks to natural disasters such as wildfires, drought, hurricanes, earthquakes, extreme heat, and increased flooding to foster greater community resilience and reduce disaster su
Environmental News Bits
SEPTEMBER 12, 2022
Read the full story at Investigate Midwest. Climate change is redrawing the agricultural map of the United States. As corn becomes less economically viable with changing Midwestern weather patterns, farmers look to a more diverse future.
Law Columbia
SEPTEMBER 12, 2022
This month, Carolina Arlota joins us as an Associate Research Scholar. Her work explores international and domestic (U.S.) laws governing the cross-border transport of carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) for sequestration, and how such transportation fits into broader climate and environmental protection regimes, including the Paris Agreement on Climate Change, carbon markets and emissions trading.
Environmental News Bits
SEPTEMBER 12, 2022
Read the full story at The Lens. The Crow River drains thousands of square miles of western Minnesota’s crop fields, doubling the nutrient load in the Mississippi River when the two meet near Dayton, Minn.
A Greener Life
SEPTEMBER 12, 2022
A Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) facility in Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta, Canada. Photo credit: Reuters / Todd Korol. By Anders Lorenzen. In a groundbreaking step signed into law in the US, tax credits worth $430 billion have been set aside for carbon sequestration projects. Never one to miss out on money-making opportunities, US oil and gas companies are eyeing up these newly available tax credits which would give them a chance to showcase green credentials whilst effectively getting paid for
Environmental News Bits
SEPTEMBER 12, 2022
Read the full story from New Orleans Public Radio. Flooding is happening with more frequency and lasting longer, changing floodplain habitats. Invasive species are working their way further up the river and into its tributaries. And despite efforts to curb pollution running off land and into the river, the dead zone where the Mississippi empties … Continue reading This federal program helped clean up the Great Lakes.
Law and Environment
SEPTEMBER 12, 2022
In order to pass the Inflation Reduction Act (“Act”) last month, a deal was struck with Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) to create separate legislation to reform federal energy project permitting. Now that the Act has been signed into law, Senate Democrats are making good on their promise but, as might be expected, not all parties are supportive. The reforms (and funding necessary to effectuate them) are proposed to be included as part of a Continuing Resolution that must be passed to prevent a governme
Environmental News Bits
SEPTEMBER 12, 2022
Read the full story at Upstream. The UK has shortlisted bidders for carbon capture and storage schemes, advancing towards bringing more CCS projects on stream in support of net zero strategies.
PA Environment Daily
SEPTEMBER 12, 2022
The September 12 PA Environment Digest is now available. Click Here To View Or Print The Entire September 12 PA Environment Digest 68 New Stories - REAL Environmental & Conservation Leadership In PA This Week’s Examples Of Going The WRONG WAY On Environmental, Energy Issues All Articles & NewsClips In This Week’s Digest By Topic DEP To Host Sept. 13 Virtual Roundtable To Celebrate The 60th Anniversary Of Rachel Carson's Silent Spring Publication PA Parks & Forests Foundation Invites
Environmental News Bits
SEPTEMBER 12, 2022
Read the full story from Harvest Public Media. An invasive species of worm is making its way across the Midwest, but not much is known about how to manage them. Some gardeners have taken matters into their own hands.
PA Environment Daily
SEPTEMBER 12, 2022
Are You Telling Your Story? House returns to session September 12, 13, 14 [They’re Back….] -- Committee Schedule Senate returns to session September 19, 20, 21 -- Committee Schedule TODAY’s Calendar Of Events -- September 12 PA Environment Digest Now Available [PaEN] -- University Of Pittsburgh School Of Public Health Recruiting Families In Southwest PA For Study Of Childhood Cancer, One Of 3 Studies Of Potential Health Impacts Linked To Shale Natural Gas Development [PaEN] -- Explainer: So Why
Environmental News Bits
SEPTEMBER 12, 2022
Read the full story in the American Journal of Transportation. In North America, the transportation sector has been identified as the single largest contributor of greenhouse gas emissions, at 28%. The logistics sector impacts nearly every other business and industry, by means of supplying essential goods, transporting raw materials, storing goods, and providing last-mile delivery. … Continue reading Small companies can make a big difference in reducing emissions for last-mile logistics.
Circle of Blue
SEPTEMBER 12, 2022
The Rundown. House Democrats warn their leadership not to undercut NEPA environmental reviews. The EPA’s internal watchdog says it will begin an investigation into Jackson’s water crisis. The Defense Department seeks research projects on climate change, society, and national security. And lastly, the Bureau of Reclamation releases a water-supply study of California’s American River basin.
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