Circle of Blue

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

As Drought Grips American West, Irrigation Becomes Selling Point for Michigan. Michigan farmers irrigate with 187 billion gallons of groundwater a year. Is the state prepared for more? Michigan counts nearly 11,000 agricultural wells, 3,800 of them installed from 2010 to 2020. Once concentrated in southwest Michigan, high-volume irrigation wells have spread north as far as Antrim County, and through central Michigan. © J.

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Legal Planet

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

What happens when agencies fail in their jobs? People can die. The most dramatic example is the opioid crisis, in which a whole series of state and federal agencies fell short. The result has been hundreds of thousands of deaths. The FDA was one of the prime culprits. It bought into a myth, carefully cultivated by the drug industry, that opioids were needed to treat an “epidemic” of chronic pain, with little likelihood of addiction when prescribed by doctors.

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Circle of Blue

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

The Rundown. The Bureau of Reclamation releases five-year projections for lakes Mead and Powell. The EPA Administrator discusses farm issues with state agricultural regulators. The GAO says Congress should work on a permanent fix for the nation’s spent commercial nuclear fuel. And lastly, foreign affairs agencies will update their global water strategy.

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Yale E360

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

Under current climate policy, the average child born in 2020 will live through around seven times as many heat waves as someone born in 1960. They will also see roughly twice as many droughts and wildfires and close to three times as many crop failures as their grandparents did, according to a new study. Read more on E360 ?.

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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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Scientific American

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

In a bid to reduce waste, a proposed regulation would require phones and other small electronics to switch to USB-C. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com.

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New Scientist

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

In parts of Africa up to 80 per cent of malaria parasites have evolved to evade detection by the rapid tests used to determine if people need treatment

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Physics World

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

Elastomers that undergo large spectral shifts in colour when stretched very little have been developed by researchers in the US and South Korea. The material scientists say that these liquid crystalline elastomers with an unusually large Poisson’s ratio could have a variety of uses, from visual displays to smart windows. Colour can be produced by the absorbance of light by dyes and pigments.

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Environmental News Bits

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

by Trish Barker, Prairie Research Institute Water operators, technical assistance providers, regulators, consultants, private well owners, and more all have a role to play in protecting public health. The team behind both WaterOperator.org and the Private Well Class is launching a new podcast to strengthen connections between the many stakeholders involved in this effort.

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Physics World

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

As scientists, one of the most frustrating things we can be told is “nice idea, but the technology to achieve it doesn’t exist yet”. Academic researchers rarely have enough time and resources to push the development of such technology forward, so these ideas invariably get shelved. One such nice idea would be to use mass spectrometry to “see” metabolism – the chemical processes that underpin life itself – as they take place, to help our understanding of diseases.

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Environmental News Bits

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

by Lisa Sheppard, Prairie Research Institute With some of the best farmland in the country, Illinois has a competitive advantage over other states in the agriculture sector.

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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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Inhabitant

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

The San Juan Islands have the same problem as lots of beautiful places — it relies on tourism dollars and wants to welcome visitors, but the ecosystem can only take so much.

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A Greener Life

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

Photo credit: Orsted. By Anders Lorenzen. Ahead of COP26, the UK government has signalled its support for climate action by announcing a £265 million renewables support scheme. . The Contracts for Difference (CfD) scheme is the preferred government method to incentivise investment in renewables and other low-carbon energy technologies. The government has announced that £265 million per year will be set aside for low-carbon projects in the scheme’s fourth year.

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New Scientist

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

The US Army Corps of Engineers has developed technology that can 3D print buildings in disaster areas, and there are plans for the world’s first 3D-printed vehicle bridge

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National Law Center

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

A comprehensive summary of today’s judicial, legislative, and regulatory developments in agriculture and food. Email important additions HERE. REGULATORY: FWS, The post Ag & Food Law Daily Update: September 27, 2021 appeared first on National Agricultural Law Center.

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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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New Scientist

SEPTEMBER 27, 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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Scientific American

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

In a bid to reduce waste, a proposed regulation would require phones and other small electronics to switch to USB-C. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com.

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New Scientist

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

Jupiter’s early orbit had a wobble that may have flung asteroids from the inner and outer solar system into each other, creating hybrid rocks such as the Nedagolla meteorite that fell in India in 1870

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

The Department of Conservation and Natural Resources is inviting public feedback on how it is implementing its Riparian Buffer Grant Program. The deadline for responses is September 30 Between 2016 and 2020, DCNR awarded over $6.8 million through nearly 60 grants to local partners, resulting in approximately 1,270 acres of forest buffers planted. Your feedback to help DCNR determine opportunities to improve and streamline this grant program to be even more successful at getting buffers installed

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New Scientist

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

A device that bakes moon rocks to temperatures above 1000°C can efficiently extract water and oxygen from the dirt, which could be helpful for future lunar explorers

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Scientific American

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

Experts explain what this treatment involves, who needs it and how to get it. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com.

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New Scientist

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

Older people who had large home libraries as children perform better in memory tests, possibly because early cognitive enrichment helps to buffer the brain

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Scientific American

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

Tropical cyclones are becoming more intense, but not necessarily more frequent, with climate change. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com.

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Inhabitant

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

Zero Energy Ready Homes push the limits of sustainable living. In these houses, the total amount of renewable energy produced is equal to the amount of energy used per year, resulting in net-zero energy bills and carbon-free homes.

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Environmental News Bits

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

Read the full story at PV Magazine. India’s solar capacity growth up to 2030 also means the accumulation of a significant amount of PV module waste due to early failures or damage during transportation, installation, and operation. The waste generation could be 21 kilotons, assuming India’s cumulative installed PV capacity grows to 287.

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Environmental Leader

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

For all the potential good of carbon pricing, CPLC warns that it must be implemented correctly to avoid “deficiencies that have prevented it from achieving its full potential," including. The post Carbon Pricing Can Drive ‘Least-Cost’ Emissions Reductions, Innovation Among Businesses, New Report Finds appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.

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Environmental News Bits

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

Read the full story at e360. North Carolina’s industrial-scale hog farms have long been a major source of pollution. Smithfield Foods now plans to turn some hog waste into biogas, but critics say the project does nothing about the larger problem of waste being stored in lagoons and sprayed on fields.

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Environmental Leader

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

For all the potential good of carbon pricing, CPLC warns that it must be implemented correctly to avoid “deficiencies that have prevented it from achieving its full potential," including. The post Carbon Pricing Can Drive ‘Least-Cost’ Emissions Reductions, Innovation Among Businesses, New Report Finds appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.

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Environmental News Bits

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

Read the full story from the University of Nebraska. Brian Couch, associate professor of biological sciences at Nebraska, is leading a new NSF-funded project to assess the quality and implementation of open educational resources: publicly available lesson plans, lab activities and other course materials designed, in this case, for undergraduate biology courses.

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Scientific American

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

A string of hives between posts can fend off the pachyderms better than other deterrents, research shows. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com.

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Environmental News Bits

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

Download the document. Beginning in 2021, the Wind Turbine Materials Management Team in ISTC’s Renewable Energy Equipment Recover-Reuse Program is coordinating a group of experts across various sectors in wind energy and waste management to evaluate waste management concerns related to wind energy development in Illinois.

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

The Department of Conservation and Natural Resources will host three virtual workshops in November for potential applicants for Community Conservation Partnership Grants. Anyone interested in applying for Community Conservation Partnerships Program grants in 2022 is strongly encouraged to attend the three virtual workshops The workshops will be held-- -- November 4: Eastern counties -- November 10: Central counties -- November 16: Western counties Click on the links above to register.

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Environmental News Bits

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

Read the full story from Concordia University. Multidisciplinary group The Synthetic Collective, including Studio Arts associate professor Kelly Jazvac, explores the complexities and perils of our addiction to human-made materials.

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New Scientist

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

Between 2015 and 2100, if the world follows a 1.5°C global warming trajectory instead of a 3.1°C one it would mean 1.

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