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Meet the Honorees: Paula Panzino, Chief Science Officer, ADEQ

Environment + Energy Leader

As CSO, she has the privilege of working with ADEQ staff to solve the hardest environmental problems in Arizona - Known, Ongoing, and Unauthorized Impact sites. The post Meet the Honorees: Paula Panzino, Chief Science Officer, ADEQ appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.

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News Flash! International Cooperation on the Environment Remains Possible

Law and Environment

In these times of much woe, it’s always noteworthy when the mainstream media reports good news. Especially when it’s good news about effective international cooperation on environmental protection issues. . Today, the New York Times reported that a recent assessment shows that the world is on track to reach pre-1980 levels of upper atmosphere ozone by roughly 2040.

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Nexii Completes Climate Smart Certification Program

Environment + Energy Leader

The Climate Smart program has enabled companies to reach an average of 24% emissions reductions against baseline and $4.7 million CAD in total cost savings. The post Nexii Completes Climate Smart Certification Program appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.

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Pollinator Loss Stunting Fruit and Vegetable Production, Leading to More than 400,000 Early Deaths a Year

Yale E360

The global decline of bees and other pollinators is stunting yields of fruits, vegetables, and nuts. Scientists estimate that the loss of these nutritious foods is leading to 427,000 early deaths a year. Read more on E360 →.

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Manufacturing Sustainability Surge: Your Guide to Data-Driven Energy Optimization & Decarbonization

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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Mercedes-Benz to Have EV Charging Network by 2027

Environment + Energy Leader

Mercedes-Benz aims to have its own EV fast-charging network in place by the end of 2027. The post Mercedes-Benz to Have EV Charging Network by 2027 appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.

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Low Salt Marsh Habitats Release More Carbon in Response to Warming, a New Study Finds

Inside Climate News

This complicates their role as carbon sinks as temperatures, and the sea level rises. By Hannah Loss Salt marshes, excellent reservoirs of carbon, are living ecosystems with vegetation and microscopic organisms that live, breathe, poop and die in the marsh mud.

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Urban lizards have gene mutations that help them adapt to city life

New Scientist

Anole lizards living in three cities in Puerto Rico have mutations in genes linked to immune function, limb and skin development, which may help them thrive alongside humans

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Green Bond Sales Expected to Grow By 30% in 2023

Environment + Energy Leader

According to a credit research note from Barclays, corporate ESG bond issuance dropped to $362 billion last year from $461 billion the previous year. The lender estimates that this year, ESG bond sales will increase by 30% due primarily to the sale of green bonds. . The post Green Bond Sales Expected to Grow By 30% in 2023 appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.

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Our 2023 State Legislative Priorities

Washington Nature

Momentous Opportunity for Climate Investments in Olympia. Speak up for nature this session Learn what it means to “Sign in Pro” — one of the quickest, easiest ways to show your support for a bill moving through the Legislature. Today kicks off the 2023 state legislative session for our elected state leaders. Over the next 105 days, the halls of the state capitol in Olympia will be bustling with more activity than we’ve seen in the past few years.

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Nexii Completes Climate Smart Certification Program

Environment + Energy Leader

The Climate Smart program has enabled companies to reach an average of 24% emissions reductions against baseline and $4.7 million CAD in total cost savings. The post Nexii Completes Climate Smart Certification Program appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.

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Implementing D.E.J.I. Strategies in Energy, Environment, and Transportation

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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December Monthly Roundup

National Law Center

December 2022 Monthly Roundup As we begin a new month (and a new year!) and reflect on last month, staff. The post December Monthly Roundup appeared first on National Agricultural Law Center.

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Not All Emission Reductions are Created Equal

Environment + Energy Leader

Not all climate actions result in immediate emission reductions. Emission reporting standards do not address this, so a company could take credit for a reduction that may have no climate impact for years to come. This has serious implications for how we address climate change through consumer choices and corporate actions. The post Not All Emission Reductions are Created Equal appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.

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White Noise review: Did this adaptation of a postmodern novel succeed?

New Scientist

Noah Baumbach’s version of Don DeLillo's award-winning novel may reflect the book’s complexity, but ultimately it could well justify fears the book is unfilmable

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3 Ways To Encourage Sustainability Practices in Your Community

Earthava

The post 3 Ways To Encourage Sustainability Practices in Your Community appeared first on Earthava. Sustainability is a topic we can’t get away from. And we shouldn’t want to. Doing everything in our power to promote and sustain the planet’s health should be on all our to-do lists. Things are improving in this regard, with 51% of respondents in an IBM survey agreeing that environmental sustainability is more important to […].

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Shaping a Resilient Future: Climate Impact on Vulnerable Populations

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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Fetal stem cell treatment for multiple sclerosis shows promising signs

New Scientist

People with progressive multiple sclerosis had higher levels of protective molecules in their spinal fluid two years after being injected with stem cells from a fetus.

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A gorgeous pavilion in Helsinki is getting global attention

Inhabitant

The Helsinki Biennial Pavilion on the south harbor of Helsinki, Finland, has won the Architecture MasterPrize 2022, an award that honors global designs.

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How to be happy, according to the longest-running study of happiness

New Scientist

Harvard psychiatrist Robert Waldinger leads a study that has tracked hundreds of people over 80 years to see what makes a happy and meaningful life.

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Half of All Mountain Glaciers Are Expected to Disappear by 2100

Scientific American

Even if the world meets its most ambitious climate targets, about half of all mountain glaciers will melt away by the end of the century.

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Sustainability at Retail

Sustainability impacts every nation, company, and person around the world. So much so that, in 2015, the United Nations (UN) issued a call for action by all countries to work toward sustainable development. In response to this and as part of a global Sustainability at Retail initiative, Shop! worked collaboratively with its global affiliates to address these critical issues in this white paper.

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Genetic map of cells linked to endometriosis could improve treatments

New Scientist

Mapping the cells involved in endometriosis could improve our understanding of how genetics influences the risk of the condition and open the door to new drug targets

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Environmental groups taking provincial government to court over attack on Hamilton’s official plan

Enviromental Defense

Ontario government served with legal notice over carving up greenbelt lands. Toronto | Traditional territories of the Mississaugas of the Credit, the Anishinaabeg, the Haudenosaunee, and the Huron-Wendat – Ecojustice, on behalf of Environmental Defence, has served the Ontario government with a notice of application for a judicial review of its unilaterally imposed changes to Hamilton’s official plan.

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First satellite launch from the UK failed due to an ‘anomaly’

New Scientist

Virgin Orbit’s LauncherOne rocket and a group of nine satellites it was taking to low-Earth orbit burned up in the atmosphere as the launch failed

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Registration Begins for NNI Webinar on EHS Implications of Metal Nanoparticles in Aquatic Environments

Nanotech

On February 1, 2023 , the National Nanotechnology Initiative (NNI) will hold a webinar on the environmental, health, and safety (EHS) implications of metal nanoparticles in aquatic environments. According to NNI, the focus will be on copper and copper oxide, nickel, and silver nanoparticles. Each expert panelist will provide an overview on the current state of knowledge for a particular metal nanoparticle.

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First satellite launch from the UK set to go ahead in Cornwall

New Scientist

Cosmic Girl, a modified Boeing 747 plane, is set to carry Virgin Orbit’s LauncherOne rocket and its payload of satellites up into the air so the rocket can release them into orbit

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Weekly List Of PA Environment & Energy Articles & NewsClips By Topic

PA Environment Daily

PA Environment Digest Put Links To The Best Environment & Energy Articles and NewsClips From Last Week Here By Topic. It gives you an in-depth view of environment and energy issues being reported by media across Pennsylvania. Are You Telling Your Story? Send articles, comments to: PaEnviroDigest@gmail.com.

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Children living near airport found to have raised lead levels in blood

New Scientist

A study of children living near one such airport in US finds those within 1.

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The Incredible Mating Ritual of Opalescent Squid

PBS Nature

The post The Incredible Mating Ritual of Opalescent Squid appeared first on Nature.

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What technology do we need to get us to net-zero?

Inhabitant

The world now knows we need to get to net-zero emissions, or even negative emissions, to make up for lost time fighting climate change. But what gaps in technology need to be filled to make that a reality?

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Finland to have its first large offshore wind farm

A Greener Life

An illustration of Korsnäs offshore wind farm, By Anders Lorenzen. The Swedish energy giant Vattenfall has won the right to build the largest offshore wind farm in Finland. It will be the first Finnish offshore wind farm to be built in open water. The Korsnäs offshore wind farm will be constructed 15 kilometres off the Finnish coast near the municipality of Korsnäs and it will have an estimated capacity of 1.3 gigawatts (GW).

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DEP, Health Joined By Lung Cancer Survivor To Encourage Home Radon Testing; Winners Of Student Radon Poster Contest Announced

PA Environment Daily

On January 9, the departments of Environmental Protection and Health were joined by a lung cancer survivor to encourage Pennsylvanians to do a simple test for radon in their homes as part of National Radon Action Month. “Forty percent of homes in Pennsylvania have a higher level of radon gas than federal guidelines,” said DEP Acting Secretary Ramez Ziadeh.

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Sustainability Excellence in Manufacturing Awards

Environmental News Bits

ProFood World will recognize outstanding food and beverage processing and packaging innovation projects via the eighth annual Sustainability Excellence in Manufacturing Awards competition. These annual peer-reviewed awards recognize manufacturing plants for their efforts in driving improved performance through sustainability, honoring those companies and individuals that seek to go beyond environmental compliance.

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January 9 PA Environment Digest Now Available

PA Environment Daily

The January 9 PA Environment Digest is now available. Click Here To View Or Print The Entire January 9 PA Environment Digest 37 New Stories - REAL Environmental & Conservation Leadership In PA This Week’s Examples Of Going The WRONG WAY On Environmental, Energy Issues PA Environment & Energy Weekly Reader’s Digest: Articles & NewsClips By Topic Guest Essay: Counties, PEMA Need To Include A Complete Vulnerability Assessment Of All Natural Gas Facilities In State, County Hazard Mitigat

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APHIS Announces Final Regulatory Status Review Guide

Brag

By Lynn L. Bergeson and Carla N. Hutton. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) announced on December 22, 2022, that it posted its final Regulatory Status Review (RSR) guide. The RSR guide details the information requirements and process for submitting an RSR request under the revised biotechnology regulations at 7 C.F.R.

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Protecting 30% of Earth’s surface for nature means thinking about connections near and far

Environmental News Bits

by Veronica Frans, Michigan State University and Jianguo “Jack” Liu, Michigan State University A biodiversity crisis is reducing the variety of life on Earth. Under pressure from land and water pollution, development, overhunting, poaching, climate change and species invasions, approximately 1 million plant and animal species are at risk of extinction.