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ExxonMobil to Expand Carbon Capture and Storage at Wyoming Facility

Environment + Energy Leader

ExxonMobil will expand carbon capture and storage at its LaBarge, Wyoming, facility, which has captured more CO2 than any other facility in the world to date. The post ExxonMobil to Expand Carbon Capture and Storage at Wyoming Facility appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.

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UN Climate Report Details Growing Impacts, Highlights Urgent Need for International Cooperation

Yale E360

Rising temperatures are unleashing increasingly severe storms, heat waves, droughts, and floods, challenging humanity's ability to adapt, according to a new report from the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). The assessment warns of the catastrophic impacts that await if nations do not quickly make steep cuts in emissions. Read more on E360 ?.

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The Supreme Court Could Block Climate Change Protections

Union of Concerned Scientists

West Virginia v. Environmental Protection Agency could have far-reaching impacts for health and the environment.

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Federal Water Tap, February 28: EPA Rejects Industry Objections to Chlorpyrifos Rules

Circle of Blue

The Rundown. The EPA rejects industry objections to its restrictions on the pesticide chlorpyrifos. The Interior Department allocates $1.7 billion this year for tribal water rights settlements. The Bureau of Reclamation tells many farmers in California’s Central Valley not to expect irrigation water from federal canals this year. And lastly, House committees hold hearings on federal pandemic relief funds and green infrastructure.

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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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The Truck Industry’s Decades-long War on Stronger Pollution Controls

Union of Concerned Scientists

The EPA is under extreme pressure from industry to propose an absurdly ineffective standard for trucks.

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Experimental evidence found for long-distance intermolecular forces

Physics World

Experimental evidence of long-range attractive forces between cellular proteins has been obtained by researchers in France more than 50 years after the idea was first proposed. The forces are mediated by electromagnetic radiation, and they could explain how molecules find their targets inside the crowded interiors of living cells. At any given time, around 130,000 pairwise interactions may be occurring between proteins in a living cell.

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Eric and Wendy Schmidt Awards for Excellence in Science Communication

Environmental News Bits

Application deadline: April 3, 2022 The National Academies Eric and Wendy Schmidt Awards for Excellence in Science Communication encourage high-quality science communication and help build a diverse community of science journalists, research scientists, and institutions, which will help society meet the challenges and opportunities posed by climate change, future pandemics, human genome editing, and other… Read more →

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Salad-dressing inspired droplets could improve printed electronics

Physics World

The assembly of 2D nanosheets on the surface of emulsion nanodroplets leads to the stabilization of the emulsion and requires only a tiny amount of material – report physicists in the UK. Furthermore, the team has developed a model that allows fine-tuning of the solvent composition so the droplets could be used to create components for a range of applications from strain sensors to batteries.

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Frontiers’ volunteers: 26.2 miles in support of the National Autistic Society

Frontiers

Frontiers’ volunteers have always been at the forefront of community and societal responses. This week, we talk to fellow Fronton Liz Bowley , Director of Publishing Development, about taking on a gruelling challenge of the 2021 Marathon in support of the National Autistic Society. Liz Bowley (Image credit: Jennifer West). What is your background? What is your role at Frontiers?

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How can Illinois address the problem of PFAS pollution?

Environmental News Bits

Editor’s note: Following action by the federal Environmental Protection Agency, the state of Illinois is investigating the occurrence of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in community water supplies across the state, with an eye toward developing policies to reduce their use.

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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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‘Delay is Death,’ said UN Chief António Guterres of the New IPCC Report Showing Climate Impacts Are Outpacing Adaptation Efforts

Inside Climate News

The findings show the urgency of immediate climate action, but some scientists worry that the conflict in Ukraine may be distracting from the gravity of its message. By Bob Berwyn Today’s report on climate impacts, vulnerabilities and adaptation from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change was finalized just as Russia invaded Ukraine. Russian scientists at the online approval session Sunday apologized for their country’s invasion, while the war drew Ukrainian scientists away from the meeti

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Ag and Food Law Daily Update: February 28, 2022

National Law Center

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: February 28, 2022 appeared first on National Agricultural Law Center.

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Battery analysis underpins future gains in performance and lifetime

Physics World

The revolution in mobile technologies has been enabled in large part by advances in rechargeable lithium-ion batteries, allowing more powerful mobile devices with super-sized screens to operate for longer. Unfortunately, however, the battery remains one of the most common points of failure. Thousands of charge-and-discharge cycles take their toll on materials inside the cell, eventually reducing the ability of the battery to store charge and supply power to the device.

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Heat waves hit the poor hardest – a new study calculates the rising impact on those least able to adapt to the warming climate

Environmental News Bits

by Mojtaba Sadegh, Boise State University; John Abatzoglou, University of California, Merced, and Mohammad Reza Alizadeh, McGill University Spend time in a developing country during a heat wave and it quickly becomes clear why poorer nations face some of the greatest risks from climate change.

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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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Off the beaten track: from school straight to working on the national physical standards

Physics World

Alternative path Perdi Potgieter works in the mass team at the National Physical Laboratory, having done an apprenticeship with them at 16. (Courtesy: NPL). What projects do you work on at NPL? I split my time between two areas, one being the Kibble balance project and the other being measurement services. The Kibble balance is an instrument that has been designed to generate a standard mass by comparing virtual electrical and mechanical power.

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Germany pulls the plug on major Russian gas pipeline, but not Russian gas 

A Greener Life

By Anders Lorenzen. In the wake of Russia invading Ukraine , Germany has finally given in to international pressure and has, for now, cancelled their involvement in Nord Stream 2, a major gas pipeline that would supply Russian gas to Germany. Campaigners have long called for Germany to cancel the project, citing climate grounds. New German Chancellor, Olaf Scholz, has finally pulled the plug on the $10 bn project.

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‘Coherent optical engineering’ turns opaque material temporarily transparent

Physics World

Ultrashort pulses of light can dramatically alter the electronic and magnetic properties of certain materials. Indeed, such pulses have already been used to modify band gaps in graphene and topological insulators. The main drawback is that the laser light employed is extremely intense, making it easy to damage the materials through excessive heating.

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Une Révolution Mondiale Du Biogaz Est En Cours

Edouard Stenger

Alors que la France semble enfin voir ses capacités de génération de biogaz décoller – avec pas moins de 152 nouveaux méthaniseurs sur notre territoire en 2021 – et que l’invasion Russe de l’Ukraine nous pousse tous à diminuer rapidement et massivement nos consommations de gaz fossile, il m’est apparu important de traduire dans ma langue maternelle et publier ici cet article d’introduction au biogaz.

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A detailed look at the coronavirus's first days at a Wuhan market

New Scientist

Three recent studies give a detailed picture of how the coronavirus pandemic began and strengthen the case that the virus came from animals at the Huanan seafood market

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EPA updates resources to help federal purchasers meet the Biden administration’s sustainability goals

Environmental News Bits

Read the full story at National Law Review. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced on February 4, 2022, the release of a “new and improved” Framework for the Assessment of Environmental Performance Standards and Ecolabels for Federal Purchasing under its Environmentally Preferable Purchasing (EPP) program, as well as a webpage highlighting ecolabel criteria that address per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS).

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Europe rethinks its energy strategy after Russia's attack on Ukraine

New Scientist

About 40 per cent of Europe’s gas comes from Russia, but the European Union is expected to release a new energy strategy to reduce its reliance on Russian imports

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‘Complete crisis’ as PFAS discovery upends life and livelihood of young Maine farming family

Environmental News Bits

Read the full story from Maine Public. The temperature had finally crept above zero on a recent morning as Johanna Davis and Adam Nordell walked along the snowy path leading to one of three greenhouses on their organic farm. The unheated, 3,000-square-foot greenhouse was less frigid, but still cold.

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Omega-3 supplements could reduce the number of premature births

New Scientist

South Australia has launched a world-first programme to reduce premature births by testing omega-3 levels during pregnancy and giving supplements when they are low

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Michigan 2050 carbon neutrality goal could be an economic engine – if it avoids a rush to gas

Environmental News Bits

Read the full story in Forbes. Michigan’s new economywide 2050 carbon neutral proposal vaults it into the vanguard of United States climate ambition. It’s just the fourth such goal nationwide with interim targets of 28% carbon reductions compared to 2005 by 2025, 52% by 2030, and carbon neutrality by 2050, going net negative thereafter.

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Record flooding in Australia driven by La Niña and climate change

New Scientist

A slow-moving low-pressure system has dropped 790 millimetres of rain on Brisbane in one week, causing floods that have claimed eight lives

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Sustainability is redefining customer loyalty and retailers must step up efforts, says Retail Insight

Environmental News Bits

Read the full story at Food Navigator. The majority of US shoppers believe grocery store chains could be doing more when it comes to sustainability efforts around food packaging, food waste, and greener supply chains.

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Female mammals that suckle another’s young have more offspring

New Scientist

An analysis of 1800 mammalian species shows that those in which females suckle not just their young but those of other females in the social group have larger litters

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Lake Michigan’s salinity is on the rise

Environmental News Bits

Read the full story at Eos. Lake Michigan is a major resource for drinking water, manufacturing processes, and other economic gains for the state of Michigan and surrounding areas. However, it’s no secret that human activities have affected water quality in the Great Lakes, particularly in recent years.

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Photosynthesis rates are increasing globally due to rising CO2 levels

New Scientist

An analysis of plants at 68 sites around the world finds evidence that rates of photosynthesis have risen since the year 2000

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Activists push Michigan for bolder, faster climate efforts

Environmental News Bits

Read the full story at Bridge Michigan. As Michigan regulators consider how to transition the state away from fossil fuels by 2050, activists want them to focus more heavily on housing, transportation and rooftop solar.

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Aid agencies warn of humanitarian emergency in Ukraine

New Scientist

Infections, lack of clean water and loss of healthcare are among the dangers facing Ukrainian people, with some hospitals already out of oxygen

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U of I Press to publish second edition of Field Guide to Amphibians and Reptiles of Illinois

Environmental News Bits

The second edition of the Field Guide to Amphibians and Reptiles of Illinois offers up-to-date information on the state’s 102 species of frogs and toads, salamanders, turtles, lizards, and snakes. Detailed descriptions by the authors include habitats, distinguishing features, behaviors, and other facts, while revised range maps and full-color photographs help users recognize animals in the field.

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Would Vladimir Putin really use nuclear weapons in Ukraine?

New Scientist

Russia's invasion of Ukraine hasn't gone to plan and has led to an economic backlash from the West.

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HP backs ‘disruptive’ paper bottle technology with acquisition of Choose

Environmental News Bits

Read the full story in Packaging Europe. HP Inc has announced its acquisition of Choose Packaging – the inventor of a commercially-available, zero-plastic paper bottle.