Legal Planet

JUNE 4, 2021

In recent years, The Netherlands has become the leading site of climate change litigation. Contrary to expectations (including my own!), its district, appellate , and supreme courts decided in favor of Urgenda, an upstart environmental organization, ordering the government to more aggressively reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Now the same district court has gone further, again in favor of environmental groups but now against Royal Dutch Shell (“Shell”) , the world’s largest non-state-owned f

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JUNE 4, 2021

Countries need to fulfill their commitments to restore 1 billion hectares of degraded land, an area larger than China, by 2030 to avert dangerous climate change, according to a new report from the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the Food and Agriculture Organization. Read more on E360 ?.

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Circle of Blue

JUNE 4, 2021

YOUR GLOBAL RUNDOWN. A new study found oxygen levels in global lakes are declining, threatening the environment and drinking water supplies. Transportation of goods on Brazil’s Tiete-Parana waterway will be harmed by prolonged drought. A mining group in Chile will pay over $93 million in reparations for environmental violations on the Punta Negra salt flat.

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Physics World

JUNE 4, 2021

Black holes are nature’s fastest data-scramblers, and new research suggests that secrets thrown into them may be more secure than previously thought. In a paper published in Physical Review Letters , researchers at Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) in the US show that once a message has been scrambled by a black hole or another system with similar properties, not even a quantum computer can put it back together.

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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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New Scientist

JUNE 4, 2021

An estimated 1 million people reported experiencing long covid in the latest UK statistics, and 376,000 of them suspect they first caught the coronavirus at least a year ago

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Physics World

JUNE 4, 2021

Iron Man, Doctor Octopus, Wolverine, even Geordi LaForge. Body augmentation has been fantasized by writers for decades. Many readers have questioned how realistic the development of such technologies might be in today’s world, as this futuristic vision relies on the human brain’s ability to interface with external devices and learn to use them. Researchers from University College London are investigating the use of motor augmentation with the development of a “Third Thumb,” publishing their find

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Physics World

JUNE 4, 2021

This edition of the Red Folder has gone to the birds – or more precisely, to the raptors. First up is the news that peregrine falcons have evolved the natural equivalent of eyeliner to help them hunt. Fans of American football know that players will smear dark makeup below their eyes to reduce glare when they are trying to catch fast-moving balls. Peregrine falcons have similar patterns of dark feathers below their eyes — called malar stripes – and it had been long thought that they perfor

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New Scientist

JUNE 4, 2021

The latest coronavirus news updated every day including coronavirus cases, the latest news, features and interviews from New Scientist and essential information about the covid-19 pandemic

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Physics World

JUNE 4, 2021

Water molecules on cold surfaces require some additional heat before they can form ice, an international research team has discovered. Their novel experiment found that water molecules on a cold graphene surface initially repel each other, until additional energy allows them to reorient themselves and form electrostatic bonds. The findings fill an important gap in our knowledge of ice formation – and could lead to new ways of controlling the freezing process.

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PA Environment Daily

JUNE 4, 2021

By Anna R. Pauletta, PA Student Member, Chesapeake Bay Foundation Board Of Trustees Since I was a child, I have always had an interest in wildlife and the environment. Most of my spare time was spent in the creek behind my house in Silver Spring Township, Cumberland County, flipping stones and logs to find salamanders after school. My interests quickly turned into a lifelong passion after my exposure to wildlife and ecology classes in my secondary education.

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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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Scientific American

JUNE 4, 2021

Old maps of snow depth on the ice had led researchers to underestimate melting. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com.

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Environmental Leader

JUNE 4, 2021

As businesses grapple with return-to-work strategies – office, fully remote, hybrid? – a new UK study finds that a 32-hour work week could help fight climate change by reducing emissions more than 20%. Using data from numerous government and academic sources, the report illustrates that shifting to a four-day working. Read more ». The post 4-Day Work Week Could Cut Emissions 20% appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.

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National Law Center

JUNE 4, 2021

A comprehensive summary of today’s judicial, legislative, and regulatory developments in agriculture and food. Email important additions HERE. JUDICIAL: Includes. The post Ag & Food Law Daily Update: June 4, 2021 appeared first on National Agricultural Law Center.

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Environmental News Bits

JUNE 4, 2021

Read the full story from the Pew Research Center. Black and Hispanic workers remain underrepresented in the science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) workforce compared with their share of all workers, including in computing jobs, which have seen considerable growth in recent years. The representation of women varies widely across STEM occupations.

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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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Scientific American

JUNE 4, 2021

Here is our next installment of a new pop-up podcast miniseries that takes your ears into the deep sound of nature. Host Jacob Job, an ecologist and audiophile, brings you inches away from a. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com.

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Environmental News Bits

JUNE 4, 2021

by Noah Lenstra (University of North Carolina – Greensboro) In the summer of 2021, public libraries everywhere, from Idaho and Oklahoma to Tennessee and Arizona, will offer free meals to families with children in their local communities.

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Scientific American

JUNE 4, 2021

Today we bring you a new episode in our podcast series: COVID, Quickly. Every two weeks, Scientific American’s senior health editors Tanya Lewis and Josh. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com.

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Environmental News Bits

JUNE 4, 2021

I developed the Communicating Science LibGuide to help the Prairie Research Institute‘s researchers more effectively communicate their expertise and the impact of their work. Although there are some resources that are specific to the Institute and the University of Illinois, most of the material included in the guide will be useful for any science communicator.

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New Scientist

JUNE 4, 2021

The UK medicines regulator has approved the Pfizer/BioNTech coronavirus vaccine for use in children aged 12 to 15, but the independent vaccination committee has not yet decided whether to extend the roll-out

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Scientific American

JUNE 4, 2021

We must say no to science that exploits people. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com.

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New Scientist

JUNE 4, 2021

When male fruit flies go without food for 24 hours, they get hangry and become aggressive towards other males, lunging at each other and fencing with their legs

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Environmental News Bits

JUNE 4, 2021

Read the full story in Habitat. The Department of Buildings (DOB) has unveiled new digital resources designed to help co-op and condo boards and their property managers comply with the looming Climate Mobilization Act. Beginning in 2024, boards that fail to bring their buildings’ carbon emissions under prescribed caps will face stiff fines. A second set of caps must be met by 2030.

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New Scientist

JUNE 4, 2021

As countries start to open their borders to holiday-makers, confusion remains over which countries are safe, and what entrance requirements are necessary.

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Inhabitant

JUNE 4, 2021

The billion-dollar reactor promises renewable energy and lots of jobs for Wyoming. But not everybody is convinced the project is a good idea.

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New Scientist

JUNE 4, 2021

Astronomers have found 9 supermassive black holes that may have been hurled out of their homes at the centres of galaxies by dramatic cosmic collisions

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Scientific American

JUNE 4, 2021

We need a public health culture change informed by lessons from COVID. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com.

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Environmental News Bits

JUNE 4, 2021

Read the full story from Florida Atlantic University. The Endangered dryas monkey is one of Africa’s most mysterious primates. They are difficult to find because they live in dense vegetation in secondary forest thickets.

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Inhabitant

JUNE 4, 2021

This fashion brand is making handbags with plant-based leathers made from apples, cactus and corn.

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Environmental News Bits

JUNE 4, 2021

Read the full story in Nature. Kehinde Apara draws on artificial intelligence and her own family background to source flora for her work at a California bioprospecting company.

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PA Environment Daily

JUNE 4, 2021

The state Board of Education published notice in the June 5 PA Bulletin asking for comment on proposed education standards that eliminate the current Environment, Ecology and Agriculture Education Standards in K-12 education. Call To Action The PA Association of Environmental Education issued a call to educators across Pennsylvania in January to help restore the Environment, Ecology and Agriculture Education Standards so they apply across K-12 education.

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Environmental News Bits

JUNE 4, 2021

Read the full story from Wiley. Microplastics — small plastic pieces less than 5 millimeters in length — are ubiquitous in the environment, and they can have significant effects on wildlife.

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Nanotech

JUNE 4, 2021

On May 31, 2021, the European Union (EU) Observatory for Nanomaterials (EUON) published a Nanopinion entitled “ Updating our language: why we should not paint all nanoforms with the same brush ” by Chiara Venturini, Director General of the Nanotechnology Industries Association (NIA). Venturini reviews how the EU’s language has evolved. In 2011, the European Commission (EC) adopted a definition that describes a nanomaterial as a material at the nanoscale.

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Environmental News Bits

JUNE 4, 2021

Download the document. This report looks at how the United States can strengthen supply chains for clean energy technologies through the lens of industrial competition, cybersecurity and trade policy.

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