Legal Planet

MARCH 4, 2024

There is a lot of talk about weak consumer demand for EVs — doleful from greens, triumphant from others. Maybe US carmakers have hit a few speed bumps –not surprising when trying to rapidly ramp up a product that’s new to most consumers. But the reality is actually quite reassuring in terms of the U.S. market. Globally, the picture is even rosier for EVs, with the big open question being whether U.S. carmakers are going to be shoved to the curb by the Chinese.

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Yale E360

MARCH 4, 2024

On the North American Great Lakes, ice cover usually peaks in late February or early March. But currently, the lakes are nearly ice-free.

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MARCH 4, 2024

This blog post was cowritten with Dezaraye Bagalayos, Laurie Galvagna, Kayode Kadara, Kinah Hutson, and Jose Armando Munguia, and revised by other members of the Allensworth Progressive Association team and community leaders. Over the next 15 years, California will have to repurpose about 1 million acres of cropland, most of it out of the 5.5 million irrigated acres in the San Joaquin Valley.

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Inside Climate News

MARCH 4, 2024

MethaneSAT, a partnership between the Environmental Defense Fund, Harvard University and others seeks to combat climate change through enhanced greenhouse gas emissions monitoring. By Phil McKenna A satellite that could soon play a key role in combating climate change by monitoring methane emissions entered Earth’s orbit aboard a SpaceX rocket launched from the Vandenberg Space Force Base in southern California on Monday.

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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

MARCH 4, 2024

Este blog ha sido escrito en colaboración con Dezaraye Bagalayos, Laurie Galvagna, Kayode Kadara, Kinah Hutson, y José Armando Munguía, y revisado por miembros de la Allensworth Progressive Association y líderes comunitarios. En los próximos 15 años, California tendrá que reusar aproximadamente 1 millón de acres de tierras de cultivo, la mayoría en los 5,5 millones de acres irrigados (2.2 millones de hectáreas) en el Valle de San Joaquín.

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New Scientist

MARCH 4, 2024

Existing quantum computers can solve some problems faster than any ordinary computer, but none of those problems has any practical use.

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MARCH 4, 2024

The ocean on Jupiter’s icy moon Europa is one of the best places we have found to search for alien life, but it might have less oxygen than researchers had thought

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The Applied Ecologist

MARCH 4, 2024

Author Albin Larsson Ekström discusses how their latest research evaluates the decadal effects of restoration aimed at the white-backed woodpecker on the biodiversity of saproxylic beetles. The study suggests that, for restoration to be successful, both continuous and repeated restoration efforts are needed.

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Ocean Conservancy

MARCH 4, 2024

The natural wonders of our world tend to keep us on our toes. Just when we think we’ve seen it all, there’s something new and incredibly remarkable to discover. The ocean is no exception to this status quo. In fact, the ocean has shown us, time and time again, just how truly fascinating, delightfully unique and sometimes strange its inhabitants are.

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Scientific American

MARCH 4, 2024

A concept called the “ p factor” attempts to explain why psychiatric disorders cannot be clearly separated

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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

MARCH 4, 2024

On March 4, the Chesapeake Bay Foundation invited photographers in Pennsylvania to submit their top photographs from throughout Pennsylvania’s portion of the Chesapeake Bay watershed for the Chesapeake Bay Foundation (CBF)’s annual Save the Bay Photo Contest. The deadline for entries is March 29. CBF is seeking photos that illustrate the beauty of the Chesapeake Bay and its local tributaries, as well as the plants, animals, and people that rely on it.

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Enviromental Defense

MARCH 4, 2024

Moving trucks to Hwy 407 would tackle 401 congestion faster – and $6 billion cheaper – than the Highway 413 Scheme Toronto | Traditional territories of the Mississaugas of the Credit, the Anishinaabeg, the Haudenosaunee, and the Wendat – This morning Ontario’s Official Opposition introduced a motion, that if passed by the legislative assembly and adopted, would demolish the Ontario government’s only real public pretext for pushing ahead with the $10 billion dollar “Highway 413”

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 4, 2024

Celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Delaware Highlands Conservancy with an elegant evening of glamour and generosity at the Foods of the Delaware Highlands dinner on Saturday, May 4, 2024 at Silver Birches in Hawley, Wayne County, PA. Foods of the Delaware Highlands is the Conservancy’s primary benefit event in 2024 and tickets are available for purchase now on DelawareHighlands.org/events.

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New Scientist

MARCH 4, 2024

MethaneSAT will orbit the planet 15 times a day to capture unprecedented amounts of data on methane emissions from human and natural sources

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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

MARCH 4, 2024

This profile of Bernie McGurl of the Lackawanna River Conservation Association first appeared on the WVIA website March 3, 2024 -- Bernie McGurl remembers his mother pulled the bath stopper out of their tub when he was about three years old. “I said 'Mommy where’s the water go?’ I wanted to know where the water went," he said. She explained it goes down a drain pipe into their basement then into a sewer pipe under the street.

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Scientific American

MARCH 4, 2024

Researchers who “test the tests” say that COVID rapid tests have kept up with new variants

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Enviromental Defense

MARCH 4, 2024

In part one of this series we introduced you to the huge role that the Canadian financial sector plays in exacerbating the climate crisis. Climate change could have some very significant negative impacts on the Canadian economy, and therefore your money. In this blog, we’ll discuss how climate change poses a risk to finance. What are the financial risks associated with climate change?

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 4, 2024

The managers of the Susquehanna River Water Trails are pleased to announce the release of a logo and branding suite to promote and help users navigate this unique network for on-water recreation. In conjunction with this announcement comes some exciting public programming, including a set of videos and a Susquehanna River Sojourn Series scheduled for the 2024 paddling season in June, August and September.

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New Scientist

MARCH 4, 2024

Tracking data shows that young white storks spend more time exploring new places, while older ones take a more direct route on their annual migrations

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 4, 2024

The Audubon Society of Western PA , Western PA Conservancy and Allegheny County Conservation District will host a March 28 Streambank Stabilization Workshop at the Buffalo Creek Nature Park in Saver and online from 9:00 a.m. to Noon. Half day workshop focused on streambank stabilization techniques, best practices, and permitting. The agenda includes-- -- 8:15 - 9:00: Registration & breakfast (for in-person attendees) -- 9:00 - 9:20: Introduction -- 9:20 - 10:20: Streambank Restoration Techni

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Scientific American

MARCH 4, 2024

Observations from MethaneSat could be used to independently verify industry reports and enforce regulations on fossil fuel companies

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New Scientist

MARCH 4, 2024

Fetal cells retrieved from fluid in the uterus can now be turned into balls of cells called organoids, which could help diagnose and treat fetuses with a serious lung condition

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Scientific American

MARCH 4, 2024

Plague infections in humans are rare, but a case in Oregon reminds us that the disease is not gone

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New Scientist

MARCH 4, 2024

Mysterious green sunsets were reported after the massive eruption of Krakatoa in 1883 – now simulations show how they were created and just how rare they are

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Earth 911

MARCH 4, 2024

The built environment will evolve constantly, and NextCity.org reports that 75% of the infrastructure that. The post Earth911 Podcast: Concrete.ai CEO Alex Hall On Mixing Embodied Carbon Out Of the Built Environment appeared first on Earth911.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 4, 2024

The PA Firefly Festival in Forest County is now accepting applications for a lottery for tickets to 2024 PA Firefly Festival on June 28 and 29 and for the Flow & Know Campouts on June 22 and 25. The deadline for ticket lottery entries is March 30. The winning entries will be notified by email and you will receive the ticketing website links to register and pay online for you and your party.

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Scientific American

MARCH 4, 2024

The subsurface ocean of Jupiter’s moon Europa may have far less oxygen—and less potential for life—than previously believed, according to data from NASA’s Juno spacecraft

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E2 Law Blog

MARCH 4, 2024

The Inflation Reduction Act, Pub. L. No. 117-169, 136 Stat. 1818 (Aug. 16, 2022), among other things creates tax incentives for clean energy development. The IRA enhances those tax credits for energy projects located on a “brownfield.” That enhancement will increase development pressure on “brownfield” sites. There may be some confusion over how “brown” a “brownfield” has to be to qualify, but just the label connotes an increased risk of residual liability to those associated with the site to cl

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Scientific American

MARCH 4, 2024

Urinary tract infection symptoms can resurface long after bacteria are gone.

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Nanotech

MARCH 4, 2024

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a Constituent Update on March 4, 2024, that updates its “List of Select Chemicals in the Food Supply Under FDA Review.” FDA states that the intent of this update is “…to provide more insight on the status of the FDA’s post-market assessments of chemicals in the food supply.” The information posted today includes many chemicals that FDA has been actively engaged in reviewing for the past several The post FDA Issues Update on Post-Market Assessmen

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Scientific American

MARCH 4, 2024

Science is becoming more diverse, but to make it more welcoming we need to examine our history and not repeat it

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Nanotech

MARCH 4, 2024

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) announced on March 4, 2024, that it received a petition from Bayer U.S.-Crop Science seeking a determination of nonregulated status for maize (corn) event MON 95379 that has been developed using genetic engineering to produce two insecticidal proteins to protect against feeding damage caused by target lepidopteran pests. 89 Fed.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 4, 2024

On March 4, the Public Utility Commission wrote to members of Pennsylvania's Congressional Delegation urging them to take necessary and swift action to ensure the remaining Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) funds for 2023-24 become available to help low-income families in the state. “We are concerned that 10% of Pennsylvania’s LIHEAP funding will not be released until Congress authorizes an annual budget,” said all five PUC Commissioners in a letter addressed to the Pennsylvania

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