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Del Monte Developing Compostable Fruit Cups, Improving Sustainable Packaging

Environment + Energy Leader

Del Monte is developing several ways to improve and advance its use of sustainable and recyclable packaging. The post Del Monte Developing Compostable Fruit Cups, Improving Sustainable Packaging appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.

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The Stream, January 25, 2022: Agricultural Experts Ask For Proactive Climate Investment in British Columbia

Circle of Blue

YOUR GLOBAL RUNDOWN. Missouri’s governor proposes a new office to prepare the state for droughts and floods. California officials will release 15 percent of requested water supplies to districts after winter storms last month. Demonstrators protest sewage dumps in the River Thames in the United Kingdom after a late warning resulted in swimmers wading through raw sewage last month.

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Atlanta Hawks Reaches One Million Pounds of Waste Diverted Using Recycling, Donation Practices

Environment + Energy Leader

Given the ever-increasing emphasis on sustainability, many stadiums are taking action to green their operations. The post Atlanta Hawks Reaches One Million Pounds of Waste Diverted Using Recycling, Donation Practices appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.

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In the Wake of 2021's Costly Deluges, Europe's Banks and Insurers Face a Reckoning

Yale E360

With parts of Europe still recovering from last summer's devastating floods, the European Central Bank (ECB) is gauging how commercial lenders would cope if flood-prone real estate were to suddenly lose nearly half of its value. Read more on E360 ?.

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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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Physicists detect an Aharonov-Bohm effect for gravity

Physics World

The idea that particles can feel the influence of potentials even without being exposed to a force field may seem counterintuitive, but it has long been accepted in physics thanks to experimental demonstrations involving electromagnetic interactions. Now physicists in the US have shown that this so-called Aharonov-Bohm effect also holds true for a much weaker force: gravity.

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French Creek Named 2022 Pennsylvania River Of The Year

PA Environment Daily

On January 25, Department of Conservation and Natural Resources Secretary Cindy Adams Dunn and Janet Sweeney of the PA Organization for Waterways and Rivers (POWR) announced French Creek in northwestern Pennsylvania had been selected as the state’s 2022 River of the Year. “The River of the Year highlights Pennsylvania’s amazing waterways annually and we are excited to recognize French Creek as the 2022 winner,” Dunn said.

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DCNR Bans Use Of Oil & Gas Wastewater On Its Over 6,500 Miles Of Dirt, Gravel Roads

PA Environment Daily

The Department of Conservation and Natural Resources has banned the use of oil and gas wastewater for any purpose on its over 6,500 miles of roads in State Forests-- a majority of which are dirt and gravel roads-- and on State Park roads. DCNR is the largest owner of dirt and gravel roads in the Commonwealth. DCNR’s latest Guidelines for Administering Oil and Gas Activity on State Forest Lands bans the application of brine or other produced oil and gas well wastewater on State Forest roads (page

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Local Government Associations File Brief to the Supreme Court in Support of EPA’s Clean Air Act Authority

Law Columbia

By Jacob Elkin. Today, the Sabin Center filed an amicus brief on behalf of the National League of Cities and the U.S. Conference of Mayors in West Virginia v. EPA , a case that is currently before the United States Supreme Court. The case concerns the scope of the United States Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) authority to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from existing fossil fuel power plants under Section 111(d) of the Clean Air Act (CAA).

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Helping practitioners to make and document conservation decisions: the Evidence-to-Decision tool

The Applied Ecologist

In this contribution post, Alec Christie introduces a novel tool guiding and encouraging practitioners to document and report the evidence and reasoning behind conservation decisions. The tool guide and template are permanently archived in Applied Ecology Resources. Originally posted and adapted from the Conservation Evidence blog and Conservation Land Management.

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Over the holidays Wilmot Township attempts to sneak through MZO for thousands of homes

Enviromental Defense

This is a guest blog by Kevin Thomason. When governments want to be sneaky, they make announcements when they think no one is paying attention. And that’s just what the Township of Wilmot tried to do. Late on Christmas Eve, the Township of Wilmot announced a Special Council Meeting to support a Minister’s Zoning Order (MZO) request in Wilmot Township.

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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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Tiger Sharks, Tracked Over Decades, Are Shifting Their Haunts With Ocean Warming

Scientific American

Using a combination of fishing data and satellite tracking, scientists found that the sharks have shifted their range some 250 miles poleward over the last 40 years. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com.

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PBS Nature

The sardine run along the East coast of South Africa is one of nature’s greatest spectacles, a challenging voyage for these fish as they navigate the ocean, barely escaping the mouths of hungry predators who depend on this event for food. Between May and July, billions of these tiny fish gather to create a shoal that is many miles long. As the largest biomass migration on the planet, researchers estimate the sardine run could rival Africa’s wildebeest migration.

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Frontiers for Young Minds to Connect Schoolchildren to Scientists in a Live Peer Review at Dubai Expo

Frontiers

This year, the World Expo in Dubai has been bridging governments, companies, international organizations and citizens through the theme of “Connecting Minds, Creating the Future” The prestigious scientific publisher Frontiers will do just that by hosting a live review of a real scientific article by schoolchildren at the Swiss Pavilion. Frontiers for Young Minds in partnership with SSPH+ at the Dubai Expo.

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??Advocating For Solar Energy Projects On Abandoned Mine Lands

PA Environment Daily

By Kathy Cook, PA League of Women Voters , Environmental Policy Director According to the Eastern Pennsylvania Coalition for Abandoned Mine Reclamation (EPCAMR) there are over 200,000 acres of abandoned mine land in Pennsylvania. This abandoned mine land pre-dates the federal Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act (SMCRA) which was enacted in 1977.

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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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The James Webb Space Telescope launches astronomy into a new era

Physics World

After decades in the making, the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) finally launched on 25 December 2021, ushering in a new era for astronomy. On Monday the $10bn mission reached its destination, the L2 Lagrange point 1.5 million kilometres from Earth where it will remain in orbit throughout the mission. In this episode of the Physics World Stories podcast, Andrew Glester meets JWST scientists to recall their experiences of the mission launch and the telescope’s journey so far.

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Why Omicron Is Putting More Kids in the Hospital

Scientific American

The huge jump in cases means more hospitalizations. And children’s small airways can be more easily blocked by infections. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com.

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Deep neural networks track eye movements during MRI scans

Physics World

Our eyes are considered windows to the soul. For scientists and physicians, the eyes provide access to memories, cognition and even neurological dysfunction. What our eyes fixate on, and how we maintain our gaze, may be diagnostic of impaired working memories, indicative of amnesia or even signal Parkinson’s disease. The gold standard of modern human neuroimaging is functional MRI (fMRI), which uses strong magnetic fields to measure changes in blood flow, and therefore brain activity.

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Schoolkids Are Falling Victim to Disinformation and Conspiracy Fantasies

Scientific American

Although children are prime targets, educators cannot figure out how best to teach them to separate fact from fiction. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com.

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Airborne viruses could be protected by phase transitions in droplets and aerosols

Physics World

Phase transitions within protein-rich aerosols and droplets may protect viruses at low humidity levels, which could explain why respiratory diseases such as COVID-19 can often spread efficiently in dry air. That is the conclusion of Ryan Davis of Trinity University in Texas and colleagues, who have observed a structural transition in aerosols that occurs as humidity falls.

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Dangerous Flu Comeback Expected atop COVID This Winter

Scientific American

COVID shutdowns limited the spread of influenza in 2019–2020. Several factors could mean this season will be more severe. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com.

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Quantum computers are a million times too small to hack bitcoin

New Scientist

Bitcoin is theoretically vulnerable to being cracked by quantum computers, but calculations show they would need to be a million times larger than those that exist today

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Dangerous Flu Comeback Expected atop COVID This Winter

Scientific American

COVID shutdowns limited the spread of influenza in 2019–2020. Several factors could mean this season will be more severe. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com.

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Microbes survive deep below the seafloor at temperatures up to 120°C

New Scientist

It was thought that microbes in sediments beneath the seafloor died above 80°C, but scientists have found some that can survive up to 120°C and possibly higher temperatures

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Webb Telescope Reaches Its Final Destination Far from Earth

Scientific American

The ambitious observatory has arrived at its home—near a gravitationally stable spot called L2—for a premier view of the universe. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com.

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Some bee colonies have to kill thousands of ‘selfish’ wannabe queens

New Scientist

About one-fifth of all Melipona beecheii stingless bee larvae develop as queens, but the colony accepts only one – the rest are executed by worker guards

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Procedures: Agency Adjudication

National Law Center

This article is the next installment of NALC’s blog series on legal procedure. A previous blog post in the series explained. The post Procedures: Agency Adjudication appeared first on National Agricultural Law Center.

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How much more contagious could the coronavirus get?

New Scientist

The coronavirus is evolving to become more transmissible, and eventually it could even overtake measles, the most contagious virus we know of

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Ag & Food Law Quarterly Report: Fourth Quarter 2021

National Law Center

The National Agricultural Law Center provides the Ag & Food Law Quarterly Report as part of its mission to serve as the nation’s. The post Ag & Food Law Quarterly Report: Fourth Quarter 2021 appeared first on National Agricultural Law Center.

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Covid-19 news: Strain on health services led to extra non-covid deaths

New Scientist

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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How using 3D-printed foam can cut down concrete waste

Inhabitant

The construction industry is highly unsustainable. In fact, 7% of global CO2 emissions result from cement production alone. In an effort to cut down construction-related carbon emissions, researchers in the Digital Building Technologies (DBT) department at ETH Zürich have created FoamWork.

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Geologists to pinpoint official birthplace of the Anthropocene in 2022

New Scientist

Whether we are in a new geological epoch is still up for debate, but geologists have almost decided where on Earth should be the official birthplace of the Anthropocene

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Ag and Food Law Daily Update: January 25, 2021

National Law Center

A comprehensive summary of today’s judicial, legislative, and regulatory developments in agriculture and food. Email important additions HERE. Judicial: Indigenous. The post Ag and Food Law Daily Update: January 25, 2021 appeared first on National Agricultural Law Center.

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Solar panel technology breakthrough to increase efficiency

Inhabitant

With the pressure on to save ourselves from global warming, we need more efficient solar panels like yesterday. But the next best thing is soon, and thanks to new developments in solar technology, solar panels may increase their efficiency by almost half by 2025.

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AI can spot wounded wild animals and poachers in camera trap footage

New Scientist

An AI designed to detect bed sores in digital images has been used to identify wounded animals in camera trap footage, and can also detect poachers

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