Legal Planet
AUGUST 18, 2022
Production and combustion of fossil fuels imposes enormous costs on society, which the industry doesn’t pay for. I want to talk about some options for using the tax system to change that. One option, a tax on carbon dioxide emissions, gets the most attention but seems politically impossible. The closest we’ve ever come to a carbon tax is a limited fee on methane emissions under the new IRA law.
Environment + Energy Leader
AUGUST 18, 2022
Water restrictions in Arizona, Nevada, and Mexico will likely affect industry, especially agriculture. The post Water Cuts Loom as Colorado River Basin Enters Tier 2 Shortage appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.
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Environmental News Bits
AUGUST 18, 2022
Chatziparaskeva, G., Papamichael, I., Voukkali, I., Loizia, P., Sourkouni, G., Argirusis, C., & Zorpas, A. A. (2022). End-of-Life of Composite Materials in the Framework of the Circular Economy. Microplastics, 1(3), 377–392. [link] Abstract: Composite materials constitute an appealing choice in many industrial sectors, due to their unique composition and characteristics, such as low maintenance requirements, light weight, … Continue reading End-of-Life of Composite Materials in the Fra
Inside Climate News
AUGUST 18, 2022
With New Jersey focused on local climate impacts in its new curriculum, the Palmyra Cove Nature Park combines wetlands, woods and shoreline with the technology required to understand them. By Daelin Brown When New Jersey became the first state in America to require climate change education in its primary schools two years ago, John Moore found himself ideally situated as a hands-on educator at the Palmyra Cove Nature Park on the Delaware River.
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
AUGUST 18, 2022
Researchers have succeeded in making photosynthesis more efficient in soybean plants, in a major breakthrough that will mean less forest has to be cut down to make way for farms
National Law Center
AUGUST 18, 2022
A comprehensive summary of today’s judicial, legislative, and regulatory developments in agriculture and food. Email important additions HERE. . The post Ag and Food Law Daily Update: August 18, 2022 appeared first on National Agricultural Law Center.
Environmental Professionals Connection brings together the best content for environmental professionals from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
Environmental News Bits
AUGUST 18, 2022
Read the full story from Cornell University. Smart thermostats – those inconspicuous wall devices that help homeowners govern electricity usage and save energy – may be falling into a dumb trap. Set by default to turn on before dawn, the smart thermostats unintentionally work in concert with other thermostats throughout neighborhoods and regions to prompting … Continue reading Smart thermostats inadvertently strain electric power grids.
Environmental Leader
AUGUST 18, 2022
EcoVadis has scored thousands of companies based on their carbon reduction efforts. The post Report: Most Companies Have Set Some Form of Supply Chain Emissions Reduction Targets appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.
Environmental News Bits
AUGUST 18, 2022
Read the full story at Core77. A Scandinavian company called Clever Cone has patented a new, proprietary way to laminate veneer cones. Their special technique, the company says, “facilitates an endless range of possibilities.
Earth 911
AUGUST 18, 2022
Perhaps you are considering switching to an electric vehicle — that’s great! But if you. The post ICE Driver Education: Eco-Friendly Tips for the Road appeared first on Earth911.
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.
Environmental News Bits
AUGUST 18, 2022
Read the full story from Newcastle University. Scientists have created a new tool to fill the large gaps in our understanding of where and how human activities threaten wild species around the world.
PA Environment Daily
AUGUST 18, 2022
On July 12, Grant Township’s Home Rule Charter banning frack waste injection wells was invalidated by the Commonwealth Court. The Township has appealed the decision to the PA Supreme Court, according to the Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund. The Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund released this summary of the decision-- In 2015, the people of Grant Township in Indiana County enacted a Charter that banned the dumping of frack waste, after Pennsylvania General Energy (PGE) sought p
Environmental News Bits
AUGUST 18, 2022
Read the full story from Cell Press. Direct air capture technology removes carbon dioxide from the air and compresses it for sequestration or utilization and promises to help us meet net-zero emissions goals. However, the process of direct air capture can be energy and land intensive and expensive. To design a direct air capture process … Continue reading Could modified train cars capture carbon from the air?
PA Environment Daily
AUGUST 18, 2022
The York County Conservation District held its annual Conservation Awards Picnic on Thursday August 11th, at Rocky Ridge County Park to present their 2022 Conservation Awards. Each year a committee selects individuals and businesses in York County to recognize for their stewardship and commitment to conservation efforts. Award recipients were presented with a signed, limited edition framed print by Millicent Neill Decker while guests enjoyed a catered picnic dinner.
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.
Environmental News Bits
AUGUST 18, 2022
Read the full post at Sustainable, Secure Food. Imagine a space in your downtown – no matter the size – where fruit is grown. Planners have intentionally planted woody, perennial plants as key components of a community food production system. That’s a public food forest. Public food forests can vary in their design. An ideal … Continue reading What are public food forests?
Ocean Conservancy
AUGUST 18, 2022
When I think of seaweed, I immediately think of mysterious ocean monsters attacking me during childhood beach trips with my family. Imagine my relief when I discovered these monsters were just seaweed! As a child, I didn’t consider what, exactly, seaweed was or why it could be important. However, as an adult, I can’t help but wonder what those “sea monsters” really were.
Environmental News Bits
AUGUST 18, 2022
September 21, 2022, Indianapolis, INMore information and registration The 25th Annual Pollution Prevention (P2) Conference and Tradeshow will be held on Thursday, September 21, 2022 at the Marriott North in Indianapolis, Indiana. The theme of this year’s conference is “Celebrating 25 Years of Pollution Prevention in Indiana: Honoring Our Past as We Journey to the Future.” … Continue reading Indiana Department of Environmental Management 25th Annual Pollution Prevention Conference and Trade
Endangered Species Law
AUGUST 18, 2022
For the magnificent ramshorn ( Planorbella magnifica ), a fresh-water snail species native to southeastern North Carolina, efforts to secure protection under the federal Endangered Species Act have progressed at a snail’s pace. Today, twelve years after environmentalists originally petitioned the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) to list the species, the Service proposed to list the magnificent ramshorn as endangered, and to designate two ponds spanning 739 acres as critical habitat
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Environmental News Bits
AUGUST 18, 2022
Read the full story from Quartz. If you lived in Iceland 100 years ago, you’d probably never seen a tree in real life. They had all been chopped down by the Vikings who settled the previously unpopulated land starting in the 9th century. But more recently, the country known for its rocky, otherworldly landscapes has been trying to bring back its long-lost … Continue reading Iceland is bringing back the forests razed by Vikings.
PA Environment Daily
AUGUST 18, 2022
On August 18, the Independent Fiscal Office issued its quarterly natural gas production report which shows natural gas production decreased for the second quarter in a row-- a 0.9% decrease in the second quarter and a 0.6% decrease in the first quarter of 2022, compared to last year. IFO said this is the first time year-over-year production declined for consecutive quarters since the data became available in 2015.
Environmental News Bits
AUGUST 18, 2022
Read the full story at Timeout New York. At the end of 2021, we reported on the arrival of over 11 million new oysters inside the Hudson River as part of the Billion Oyster Project, a nonprofit that hopes to seed a billion bivalves in the New York Harbor by 2035. Fast-forward a few months and the Hudson River … Continue reading The Hudson River is now home to 20 million newly-deposited oysters.
Academy of Natural Sciences
AUGUST 18, 2022
A new exhibition this summer and fall takes visitors on an exciting journey through our watersheds to understand how everyone’s actions on land affect the ocean, even if they don’t live down the Jersey Shore. . Ocean Bound , opening Saturday, Aug. 20, abounds with hands-on activities, eye-popping aquatic life and fascinating videos that help guests understand what a watershed is, recognize threats to the watershed, identify solutions to problems, and even how to go about implementing change.
PA Environment Daily
AUGUST 18, 2022
The House Environment and Energy Committee is scheduled to hold a hearing August 30 on the threats electromagnetic pulse attacks and solar flares pose to the electric grid and security. The hearing is a follow up to a June meeting of the Committee to report out House Resolution 213 (Metcalfe-R-Butler) which urges Congress to fund measures to protect the power grid from electromagnetic pulse attacks and solar flare incidents.
The Applied Ecologist
AUGUST 18, 2022
Kilian Murphy and colleagues propose applied autoethnography, a form of structured reflection whereby researchers use personal experience to contribute to understanding collaborative processes, as a repeatable protocol to describe inter-organisational interactions during the research process in ecology and environmental research.
New Scientist
AUGUST 18, 2022
Irrigating more land could help feed 1.
Environmental News Bits
AUGUST 18, 2022
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PA Environment Daily
AUGUST 18, 2022
The PA Natural Heritage Program released its annual report this week detailing its accomplishments during 2021 that includes discovering new species, solving mysteries and discovering rare species in new places. The report also celebrates the program’s 40 years of accomplishments. The Program is a partnership between the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, the Fish and Boat Commission, Game Commission, Western PA Conservancy and the U.S.
Washington Nature
AUGUST 18, 2022
by Grace Lee Kang, freelance writer When Jamie Robertson and his wife moved into their house in Tacoma, the pair of bigleaf maples residing in the front yard welcomed them to their new home. Nearly 75 feet in height, the trees’ branches and foliage soared high and wide, providing shade and cooler temperatures all afternoon to the home and its residents.
E2 Law Blog
AUGUST 18, 2022
GT’s John Eliason (Global Co-Head of Energy Project Finance ) and Margaret Weil (Of Counsel) will host a webinar on Aug. 19, 2022 at 12 p.m. about the Inflation Reduction Act and what’s in store for the renewables and alternative energy market. Topics Include: The extension and expansion of tax credits. The new credit rate structure. Prevailing wage/apprenticeship requirements.
PA Environment Daily
AUGUST 18, 2022
By Carol Hillestad, For Pocono Heritage Land Trust Even in the midst of this summer’s long dry spell, Jonas Mountain Nature Preserve in Polk Township, Monroe County is still flush with water. Springs, runs, and wetlands abound, all leading to the living heart of this place: Jonas Creek. Linda Snyder, whose family once owned land here, has been hiking these woods for years.
National Law Center
AUGUST 18, 2022
On August 16, 2022, President Biden officially signed the $739 billion spending package known as the Inflation Reduction Act (“IRA”) into. The post Ag & the IRA: Conservation Provisions in the Inflation Reduction Act appeared first on National Agricultural Law Center.
Environmental News Bits
AUGUST 18, 2022
by Bart Crezee, University of Leeds and Simon Lewis, UCL Democratic Republic of the Congo’s government is preparing to auction off a series of licenses to drill for oil in the Congo basin. This threatens to damage around 11 million hectares of the world’s second largest rainforest. But it is not just trees that might … Continue reading Congo peat swamps store three years of global carbon emissions – imminent oil drilling could release it.
PA Environment Daily
AUGUST 18, 2022
Are You Telling Your Story? House returns to session September 12, 13, 14 -- Committee Schedule Senate returns to session September 19, 20, 21 -- Committee Schedule TODAY’s Calendar Of Events TODAY 10:00: Agenda Posted. DCED PA Grade Crude [Oil] Development Advisory Council meeting. State College. Remote Access via Microsoft Teams. Conference Call: +1 267-332-8737.
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