Inside Climate News

APRIL 23, 2023

Climate change portends ever more frequent fires, and the smoky haze is “not easy to run from anymore,” notes one of the study’s leaders. By Emma Foehringer Merchant When wildfires spread through parts of Northern California wine country in 2017, they melted electronics, combusted cars and exploded propane tanks. The fires sent acrid smoke billowing into the sky, its footprint wafting over the state and extending for 500 miles into the Pacific Ocean.

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Scientific American

APRIL 23, 2023

Virtual visits surged in the pandemic, and studies show they maintain high-quality medicine

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New Scientist

APRIL 23, 2023

Worm-like amphibians called caecilians have a mutation in a genetic sequence that’s critical for limb development, which could explain how they became limbless

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A Greener Life

APRIL 23, 2023

Photo credit: UN. By Anders Lorenzen On Earth Day (22nd of April), the UN’s Secretary-General Antonio Guterres continued his rhetoric that tackling the climate crisis is more urgent than ever. In the below video message, Guterres explained that currently, our actions are laying waste to forests, jungles, farmland, wetlands, oceans, coral reefs, rivers, seas, and lakes and that biodiversity is collapsing as one million species teeter on the brink of extinction.

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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

APRIL 23, 2023

Essays in English written by people from China were branded by text-analysis tools as being generated by artificial intelligence 61 per cent of the time

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A Greener Life

APRIL 23, 2023

Photo credit: RWE. By Anders Lorenzen EDF, the French energy giant known for its nuclear portfolio, has confirmed its decarbonisation commitment by announcing it will construct the largest offshore wind farm in France. Eoliennes en Mer Manche Normandie (EMMN), a company partly owned by EDF Renewables (the renewable energy arm of EDF) and Maples Power, was selected to build the “Centre Manche 1” offshore wind project.

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Real Climate

APRIL 23, 2023

What does a new entrant in the lower troposphere satellite record stakes really imply? At the beginning of the year , we noted that the NOAA-STAR group had produced a new version (v5.0) of their MSU TMT satellite retrievals which was quite a radical departure from the previous version (4.1). It turns out that v5 has a notable lower trend than v4.1, which had the highest trend among the UAH and RSS retrievals.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 23, 2023

Here are 105 new stories in the PA Environment Digest about individuals, groups, local governments, farmers, businesses, watershed groups and many more working all across Pennsylvania to restore and protect the environment and show others the beauty that surrounds us. Thank you for your leadership! -- 3 Pennsylvania Schools Achieve Green Ribbon Schools Recognition From U.S.

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Greenbuilding Law

APRIL 23, 2023

“By completely prohibiting the installation of natural gas piping within newly constructed buildings, the City of Berkeley has waded into a domain preempted by Congress,” is the opening sentence and ultimate holding in the April 17, 2023, decision of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in California Restaurant Association vs. City of Berkley. This precedent setting decision by a federal appellate court did not require preternatural abilities by the judges who simply stated the obvious to many of

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 23, 2023

Are You Telling Your Story?

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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

APRIL 23, 2023

The editorial first appeared in the Scranton Times on April 23, 2023 -- Two months after a derailed chemical-laden train imperiled thousands of residents along the Ohio-Pennsylvania border, Northeast Pennsylvania again faces the risk of millions of gallons of even more dangerous material passing through the region every day. New Fortress Energy, which in March 2022 suspended its plan to construct a plant in Wyalusing, Bradford County, to liquefy vast amounts of Marcellus Shale natural gas, has i

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 23, 2023

Below are examples of going the WRONG WAY on environmental and energy issues from last week’s articles and NewsClips-- -- Ohio River Basin Alliance Responds To Listing Of Ohio River As America's 2nd Most Endangered River In The Nation; Lehigh River On List Too [PaEN] -- The Allegheny Front: Ohio River Ranks 2nd On America’s Most Endangered List By American Rivers Group -- MCall - Evan Jones: Lehigh River Named One Of 10 Most Endangered In Country; Warehouses And Poor Planning Blamed In Report --

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 23, 2023

Opportunities to learn more about environmental and energy issues affecting Pennsylvania for students and adults-- -- 3 Pennsylvania Schools Achieve Green Ribbon Schools Recognition From U.S. Dept. of Education [PaEN] -- Observer-Reporter: California Area School District In Washington County Recognized As Top Sustainability School -- DEP EE Newsletter: Winners Of 2022 PA Meaningful Watershed Educational Experience Awards Announced; Other Environmental Ed News [PaEN] -- DCNR State Parks Environme

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 23, 2023

Because In Politics Everything Is Connected To Everything Else-- -- Gov. Shapiro -- Erie Times Guest Essay: 100 Days In, Gov. Shapiro Must Sharpen His Focus On Climate Change And The Environment - By Clean Air Council -- PA Senate/House -- PA Capital-Star: House Reconvenes Monday, Here’s What’s On The Agenda -- Post-Gazette/Capitolwire.com-Robert Swift: House Panel Advances Single Constitutional Amendment Bills On Child Sexual Abuse -- AP: Commonwealth Court Tosses Wolf Lawsuit Against Multiple

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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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