Yale E360
JANUARY 12, 2023
Journalist Heriberto Araujo spent four years reporting on the destruction of the Brazilian Amazon. In an interview with Yale Environment 360 , he talks about his new book, which explores the complex web of issues underpinning the deforestation of the world’s largest rainforest. Read more on E360 →.
Environment + Energy Leader
JANUARY 12, 2023
Centrus has achieved B Corp certification after scoring 35.7 points over the accreditation pass mark, earning a total of 115.7 points in the impact assessment process, setting a benchmark for Financial Services. The post Centrus Achieves B Corp Certification appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.
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New Scientist
JANUARY 12, 2023
A skin patch with microneedles that inject mRNA reduced wrinkles in mice with UV-damaged skin, a technique that could be used to treat skin conditions and arthritis related to collagen deficiency
Environment + Energy Leader
JANUARY 12, 2023
The USA, Europe, and Latin America are the top regions utilizing Gamesa Electric's new Proteus inverter. The post Gamesa Electric Experiences 182% Increase in Solar Orders 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.
New Scientist
JANUARY 12, 2023
Depression, anxiety, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, addiction and obsessive-compulsive disorder have all been linked to problems in the same circuit of brain regions
The Energy Law Blog
JANUARY 12, 2023
In a recent decision following a six-day bench trial, the Southern District of Texas ruled that shipping giant Maersk was not liable for the death of City of Kemah Police Chief Christopher Reed, who was knocked overboard when his boat caught the wake of the Maersk Idaho in the Houston Ship Channel. [1] Mr. Reed’s widow, Jana, named both Maersk and the Maersk Idaho in her suit, which alleged that the vessel violated 33 C.F.R. § 164.11 (requiring vessels over 1600 GRT to set their speed with consi
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The Applied Ecologist
JANUARY 12, 2023
Associate Editor Pieter De Frenne talks us through a new research article by Boinot et al which found that the weed communities in bocage landscapes were functionally more diverse, creating important implications for the management of agricultural bocage landscapes.
Scientific American
JANUARY 12, 2023
The world’s oceans hit their warmest levels on record for the fourth consecutive year in 2022, fueling sea-level rise and contributing to climate disasters.
PA Environment Daily
JANUARY 12, 2023
The FracTracker Alliance and the Halt the Harm Network will host a January 17 webinar on Exploring Oil and Gas Impacts on Watersheds from 3:00 to 4:00 p.m. Join this special webinar where FracTracker Alliance's Ted Auch and Matt Kelso will share the takeaways from several projects examining watershed impacts, including their recent project examining Towanda Creek.
Environment, Law, and History
JANUARY 12, 2023
I have some objections to a recent post by Dan Farber at Legal Planet, "Learning to Name Environmental Problems" Farber raises the interesting issue of when various issues seen today as "environmental problems" became thought of as such by the law, both in terms of seeing various issues – air pollution, water pollution, wilderness protection, and so on – as parts of a larger problem, and with regard to use of modern terms like "environment" and "pollution&quo
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.
Academy of Natural Sciences
JANUARY 12, 2023
As the Academy celebrates biodiversity — the remarkable, beautiful tapestry of life on Earth — this year, we are delving into some of the fascinating locations our scientists have visited in the region and across the globe to study and help protect our planet’s phenomenally diverse and incredible species. The Amazon Rainforest. Few places are as evocative of biodiversity as the Amazon Rainforest, a region of South America that occupies just 0.5% of Earth’s terrestrial area yet harbors a di
New Scientist
JANUARY 12, 2023
Fat on the outside of chocolate may be key for its mouthfeel, suggesting that fat content could be reduced in the centre without compromising the sensation
Scientific American
JANUARY 12, 2023
A rare flower encased in amber is the largest one ever found and dates from around 40 million years ago.
New Scientist
JANUARY 12, 2023
Analysis of internal climate projections shows Exxon scientists knew the harm of burning fossil fuels, while firm’s executives played down the risk
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.
Earth 911
JANUARY 12, 2023
About 800,000 years after humans first used and controlled fire, scientists at the Lawrence Livermore. The post Is Carbon-Free Nuclear Fusion Energy Just Around the Corner? appeared first on Earth911.
New Scientist
JANUARY 12, 2023
We often don't know the causes of preterm birth – but analysing metabolic substances in the vaginal microbiome may be a way to predict the risk of premature labour
PA Environment Daily
JANUARY 12, 2023
On January 12, Department of Conservation and Natural Resources Secretary Cindy Adams Dunn announced an investment of $11.8 million for streamside forest buffers, converting lawns to meadows and trees, and planting trees in urban communities to help improve water quality and to make the Commonwealth more resilient to climate change. The grants are made possible through more than $8 million in federal American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) money appropriated to the Keystone Tree Fund in the Commonwealth
New Scientist
JANUARY 12, 2023
This beautiful flower was trapped in amber between 33 million and 38 million years ago, preserving it in exquisite detail
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Inhabitant
JANUARY 12, 2023
It sounds like science fiction, but the world is changing, and the reality of turning practically anything into useable material for construction or industrial use is here. Even better, greenhouse gas can now be turned into raw material instead of released into the atmosphere where it causes runaway climate change. Scientists have found a way to use nanodiamonds to convert greenhouse gas into useable industrial material.
New Scientist
JANUARY 12, 2023
The massive eruption of a Tongan volcano in January 2022 has made it more likely that we will exceed 1.
PA Environment Daily
JANUARY 12, 2023
On January 12, the Ohio River Valley Institute issued a new report showing the total financial liabilities of Diversified Energy, the nation’s largest owner of oil and gas wells, exceeded company assets by more than $300 million in June 2022. By some definitions of insolvency, the shortfall renders Diversified technically insolvent, despite the company’s continued use of financial and accounting practices outside of industry norms.
Inhabitant
JANUARY 12, 2023
They can cause asthma in children and they emit carbon monoxide, nitrogen dioxide and fine particulate matter into the air. But President Joe Biden does not support banning gas stoves.
PA Environment Daily
JANUARY 12, 2023
On January 12, Gov. Tom Wolf announced the investment of $236 million for 25 drinking water, wastewater, and stormwater projects across 17 counties through the PA Infrastructure Investment Authority. “Over the past eight years, my administration has made a significant contribution to clean waters across the commonwealth,” said Gov. Wolf. “I’m proud of everything that we have accomplished together, and I know that as the commonwealth continues to make increased investments through state and feder
PBS Nature
JANUARY 12, 2023
The post A Dugong’s Unlikely Companions appeared first on Nature.
PA Environment Daily
JANUARY 12, 2023
While it might be winter, landowners can begin making plans to help wildlife this spring – and beyond – by planting tree and shrub seedlings offered by the Game Commission’s Howard Nursery. The 2023 seedling order form is available online , and sales are underway. The Howard Nursery grows tree and shrub seedlings for use on state game lands, by participating Hunter Access cooperators, in the Seedlings for Schools program and by the Game Commission’s conservation partners.
Arnold Porter
JANUARY 12, 2023
On January 10, 2023, the Court of Federal Claims (COFC) issued the public decision of SLS Federal Services LLC v. United States , granting judgment for the disappointed bidder and enjoining the agency from proceeding with the contract awards because the agency (i) did not evaluate price reasonableness as the law and solicitation required and (ii) violated DFARS 215.306 by proceeding to award without adequately justifying the decision to forego discussions.
PA Environment Daily
JANUARY 12, 2023
On January 12, Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful announced the recipients of their recognition program for individuals, government, organizations and businesses whose efforts support and strengthen the mission of a clean and beautiful Pennsylvania. “We are grateful for our volunteers and partners across the state whose dedication, commitment and exceptional contributions helped advance our mission and strengthen community improvement efforts statewide in 2022”, said Shannon Reiter, President of Keep P
Acoel
JANUARY 12, 2023
Posted on January 12, 2023 by Jeff Porter. Backwards, forwards, square and round. So goes a lyric by the late great Jeff Beck who died this week. Mr. Beck wasn’t writing about the decades long war over the jurisdictional reach of the Federal Clean Water Act but the shoe certainly fits. Over three months after oral argument before the United States Supreme Court in its most recent wade into Clean Water Act jurisdictional waters, EPA has now formally taken its eighth swing at resolving the r
PA Environment Daily
JANUARY 12, 2023
On January 12, Department of Conservation and Natural Resources Secretary Cindy Adams Dunn announced an investment of $19.4 million in 68 projects to help underserved and small communities and partnerships across the Commonwealth with recreation and conservation efforts. The grants are funded from multiple sources with the largest being the federal American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) money appropriated for recreation and conservation in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania’s 2022-23 budget.
Capaccio
JANUARY 12, 2023
In this podcast, we sit down with Capaccio’s VP of Strategic Solutions John Baycroft , to discuss the continued evolution o f Capaccio’s EHS-Dashboard , which builds upon the user interface, customization, and performance features of our already best-in-class EHS software platform. . More information can be found in our recent blog: EHS-Dashboard : From Best-In-Class Data Control to Better Still .
PA Environment Daily
JANUARY 12, 2023
The Chesapeake Stormwater Network is now accepting nominations for 2023 Best Urban BMP in the Chesapeake Bay Award. The deadline for nominations is February 23. The goal of this award is to: -- Recognize innovators in the field who are using new and innovative techniques for facing the challenges of stormwater management; -- Provide an avenue for disseminating these techniques to other communities who could benefit from the lessons learned and innovative approaches; -- Engage CSN’s 11,000 member
Environmental News Bits
JANUARY 12, 2023
Read the full story from Imperial College London. Researchers have used gold extracted from electronic waste as catalysts for reactions that could be applied to making medicines.
PA Environment Daily
JANUARY 12, 2023
On January 11, the PA Audubon Council announced the release of Guidelines For Municipalities On Bird-Friendly, Environmentally Responsible Utility Scale Solar Energy Facilities. The Guidelines were developed by the Council's Renewable Energy Committee and presented to PA Audubon Chapter leaders in a webinar on December 6. The Guidelines provide information and resources for Pennsylvania municipalities to use in developing ordinances for utility-scale solar projects.
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