Legal Planet

JANUARY 26, 2024

Updates to flow and other regulatory requirements for California’s Bay-Delta watershed are long overdue. For much of the last 12 years, state political leadership has prioritized efforts to develop voluntary agreements (VAs) with water users over completing updates to the watershed’s water quality standards. Now the State Water Resources Control Board has restarted the regulatory process and is considering what role proposed VAs will play in it.

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Yale E360

JANUARY 26, 2024

⁠The power sector is the biggest source of emissions globally, but the rapid growth of wind, solar, and nuclear generation are at last pushing power sector emissions into decline, analysts say.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JANUARY 26, 2024

In the fourth quarter of 2023, the Biden administration finalized updated procedures for conducting cost-benefit analysis and encouraging public participation in meetings about regulations. Advocates for scientific integrity commented on new draft scientific integrity policies. The Supreme Court responded to public concerns about its ethics by producing a Code of Conduct that lacks an enforcement mechanism, and it prepared to rule on cases that will determine whether agency experts or judges hav

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NRDC

JANUARY 26, 2024

Allies from key countries around the world came out resoundingly in support of the Biden administration's decision to pause permitting of new liquefied natural gas export facilities.

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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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Union of Concerned Scientists

JANUARY 26, 2024

This post is part of a series of quarterly roundups on scientific integrity. In the fourth quarter of 2023, the Biden administration finalized updated procedures for conducting cost-benefit analysis and encouraging public participation in meetings about regulations. Advocates for scientific integrity commented on new draft scientific integrity policies.

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New Scientist

JANUARY 26, 2024

After causing an international incident by suggesting that adding salt to your cup of tea will improve it, chemist Michelle Francl says it’s great to see everyone talking about chemistry

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New Scientist

JANUARY 26, 2024

A study reconstructing the climate of Italy during the Roman Empire based on marine sediments shows that three pandemics coincided with cooler, drier conditions

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Law and Environment

JANUARY 26, 2024

Late last month, the Interagency Working Group on Social Cost of Greenhouse Gases quietly released a three-paragraph memo on how agencies should determine the social cost of greenhouse gas emissions. I hesitate to call it “guidance.” Here’s the operative language: As agencies consider applying the SC-GHG in various contexts, agencies should use their professional judgment to determine which estimates of the SC-GHG reflect the best available evidence, are most appropriate for particular analyti

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New Scientist

JANUARY 26, 2024

Learning to play the piano causes various changes in activity in areas of the brain involved in memory, movement and processing sensory information

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Enviromental Defense

JANUARY 26, 2024

In Ontario, there are currently over 200 species of plants and animals at risk of extinction. These species are the most vulnerable and require species-specific conservation efforts to survive. Unfortunately, changes to regulations in recent years clearly highlight Ontario’s lack of effort to protect these species. Policies that had been put in place to protect species at risk have since been whittled down, most notably by the current provincial government, as a way to prioritize development.

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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.

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 26, 2024

On January 26, PennEnvironment and Clean Air Council announced they will file in U.S. District Court on Monday a proposed consent decree in settlement of their federal Clean Air Act lawsuit against United States Steel Corporation. If the court, as expected, approves the $42 million agreement, it would resolve a case alleging thousands of violations of air pollution standards that stemmed from a catastrophic 2018 fire and subsequent pollution control system breakdowns at the company’s three Mon V

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Enviromental Defense

JANUARY 26, 2024

Alex Pourbaix is the Executive Chairman of Cenovus, one of the largest tar sands companies in Canada. He also co-founded the Pathways Alliance , a coalition of the biggest tar sands companies that is misleading Canadians by claiming to work on climate solutions while its companies continue to increase oil extraction — this is expert-level greenwashing!

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC)

JANUARY 26, 2024

The farmers settled into their chairs at the Congressional briefing room. With the urgency climate change demands, they came from a diverse array of states with an important and powerful message to share: keep IRA funding for conservation programs in agriculture. The group gathered on January 11 on Capitol Hill to share their stories with members of Congress in a briefing hosted by the House Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition ( SEEC ) and organized with the support of the National Sust

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New Scientist

JANUARY 26, 2024

A tiny, biohybrid robot moves by contracting lab-grown muscle tissue in its legs – but it needs help to stand up in a water tank and it tops out at just 5.

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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.

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 26, 2024

The PA Recreation & Park Society is now accepting registrations for its 2024 Conference and Expo March 12-15 at the Seven Springs Mountain Resort in Seven Springs. This year’s conference theme, “Ride the Tide to PRPS” focuses on classic recreation topics, as well as sessions that provide information on new and important topics, and exciting trends.

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Scientific American

JANUARY 26, 2024

The ancestral Maya lived in better harmony with the environment and kept water clean naturally.

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 26, 2024

Penn State Extension will host a February 20 webinar on DCNR Community Conservation Partnership Grants and community forestry projects from Noon to 1:00 p.m. Dreaming of a community forestry project in your town? Learn how the Pennsylvania Department of Natural Conservation and Recreation Community Conservation Partnership Program can help make your dreams a reality.

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Scientific American

JANUARY 26, 2024

A new technique helps anesthesiologists track changes in states of consciousness

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 26, 2024

By Carol Hillestad For Pocono Heritage Land Trust Tourism in Pennsylvania is a big deal. A very big deal. 450,000 jobs. $32.9 billion a year in total economic impact. $3.4 billion in state and local revenues. Here in the Poconos, that tourism benefits outfitters, guides, hotels, resorts, and restaurants in a big way. But it’s not just the big guys who win.

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New Scientist

JANUARY 26, 2024

Engineered cells that make the substances they need to grow could dramatically reduce the cost of cultivating lab-grown meat

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 26, 2024

On January 26, the Department of Environmental Protection announced, after a meeting of the Commonwealth Drought Task Force, that Clinton and Franklin counties will remain in Drought Warning. Adams, Cameron, Cumberland, Fulton and Westmoreland Counties remain in drought watch. York County’s status has been changed from drought warning to drought watch.

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Scientific American

JANUARY 26, 2024

Ancient DNA recovered from Brazilian remains shows that syphilis and other treponemal diseases originated some 10,000 years earlier than previously thought

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New Scientist

JANUARY 26, 2024

A rubbery patch studded with suction cups that imitate the suckers on octopus limbs can make drugs penetrate the skin without breaking it or causing irritation

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Scientific American

JANUARY 26, 2024

The Hartford Financial Services Group is the latest insurer to say it won’t offer new policies to homeowners in California

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New Scientist

JANUARY 26, 2024

Engineered cells that make the substances they need to grow could dramatically reduce the cost of cultivating lab-grown meat

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Scientific American

JANUARY 26, 2024

From Papua New Guinea to the Andaman Islands, Indigenous languages are under threat. An Indian linguist helped preserve one language family.

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PBS Nature

JANUARY 26, 2024

The Big Little Journeys team travels through storms and fallen trees to reach the remote Kirindy Forest in Madagascar. Here they work with local scientists to film the short-lived journey of a matchstick-sized chameleon. Its life is finely in tune with the seasons and the team discovers how this leaves them vulnerable to the effects of a warming world.

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Scientific American

JANUARY 26, 2024

A speculative survey about AI’s future may have been biased toward an alarmist perspective

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 26, 2024

The Department of Environmental Protection will hold a hearing February 28, if requested, on the RACT II Air Quality Permit and State Implementation Plan revision for the Homer City Generation Station in Center Township, Indiana County. [ PA Bulletin, page 419 ] The hearing would be held at the DEP Northwest Regional Office, 230 Chestnut Street in Meadville, Crawford County starting at 1:00 p.m.

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Scientific American

JANUARY 26, 2024

An alleged voice recording of racist remarks exemplifies the challenges of our new AI normal

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 26, 2024

The Department of Environmental Protection will hold a hearing, if requested, February 28 on the RACT II Air Quality Permit and State Implementation Plan revision for the Conemaugh Station coal-fired power plant in West Wheatfield Township, Indiana County owned by Keystone-Conemaugh Projects, LLC. [ PA Bulletin, page 418 ] and PA Bulletin, page 470 ].

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Scientific American

JANUARY 26, 2024

Changes in the climate may have caused disruptions to Roman society that manifested as disease outbreaks, researchers have found

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 26, 2024

The Department of Environmental Protection will hold a hearing February 28, if requested, on the RACT II Air Quality Permit and State Implementation Plan revision for the Keystone Station coal-fired power plant in Plumcreek Township, Armstrong County owned by Keystone-Conemaugh Projects, LLC. [ PA Bulletin, page 417 ] The hearing would be held at the DEP Northwest Regional Office, 230 Chestnut Street in Meadville, Crawford County starting at 10:30 a.m.

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