Union of Concerned Scientists

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Earlier this summer, I wrote about three bills that were poised to make long overdue changes to California’s outdated and inequitable water rights system. Whether you call it updating, modernizing, or reforming, changes to the water rights system have long been considered a political third rail —the electric kind you don’t touch. This year, one of those water rights bills, Senate Bill 389 (SB 389) made it through the gauntlet of the legislature and will become law if Governor Newsom signs it.

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Legal Planet

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

In this, my third post on the recently released report of the Climate Overshoot Commission , I’ll discuss their treatment of the most challenging and controversial part of their mandate, Solar Geoengineering or Solar Radiation Modification (SRM). As I noted in my introductory post on the Commission, I served as an advisor to the Secretariat and my students in the UCLA International Climate Law and Policy Clinic provided research and analytic support to the Secretariat.

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Real Climate

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Media awareness about global warming and climate change has grown fairly steadily since 2004. My impression is that journalists today tend to possess a higher climate literacy than before. This increasing awareness and improved knowledge is encouraging, but there are also some common interpretations which could be more nuanced. Here are two examples, polar amplification and extreme rainfall.

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Scientific American

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Scientific American is the essential guide to the most awe-inspiring advances in science and technology, explaining how they change our understanding of the world and shape our lives.

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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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Inside Climate News

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

A new report finds aluminum manufacturing worldwide emits more than a billion tons of carbon dioxide annually, as well as chemicals called perfluorocarbons that warm the planet for 50,000 years. By Phil McKenna Aluminum is crucial for a clean energy economy, but its production is a leading source of greenhouse gas emissions as well as toxic air and water pollution, according to a new report by the Environmental Integrity Project on the “paradox” of aluminum.

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Scientific American

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Scientific American is the essential guide to the most awe-inspiring advances in science and technology, explaining how they change our understanding of the world and shape our lives.

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Scientific American

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Lessons from past eras when Earth was a hothouse or a snowball tell us whether we are doomed by climate change or still have time to prevent that fate

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New Scientist

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

In the US, health officials recommend that everyone over the age of 6 months receives the latest annual covid-19 vaccine, while the UK and other European countries are restricting it to older or vulnerable people

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Scientific American

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Scientific American is the essential guide to the most awe-inspiring advances in science and technology, explaining how they change our understanding of the world and shape our lives.

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Inside Climate News

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

The potential gains for Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Ohio have not been clearly spelled out, and the science is being challenged, as the Department of Energy prepares to announce the builders of six to 10 federally funded hubs across the country. By Jon Hurdle PITTSBURGH—As the federal government nears a decision on which of the nation’s proposed “hydrogen hubs” will share up to $8 billion in startup money, critics of the idea in the Appalachian region are asserting that the program would do

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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

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

The Environmental Health Project based in Southwest PA published a fact sheet on how the Department of Environmental Protection is issuing permits for shale gas infrastructure facilities without considering the impact of how those new sources of pollution will impact local communities when added to the existing pollution in the area. Each permit becomes a stand-alone decision without considering the cumulative impacts of this pollution on communities.

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New Scientist

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Diagnosing obstructive sleep apnoea generally requires an overnight hospital stay, but an AI model could spot signs of the condition while people sleep at home

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Scientific American

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Scientific American is the essential guide to the most awe-inspiring advances in science and technology, explaining how they change our understanding of the world and shape our lives.

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New Scientist

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Carefully measuring the Wi-Fi signals leaking out of a room can let you build up a detailed picture of what is inside – even to the extent of reading a sign made from 3D letters

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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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Frontiers

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

By Mischa Dijkstra, Frontiers science writer Researchers rated the teaching style of swimming teachers in the Netherlands, focusing on the degree to which the need for autonomy, competence, and relatedness of children were thwarted or supported on the whole. They concluded that there is an opportunity to improve swimming teaching styles, especially by focusing more on the need for autonomy in children.

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New Scientist

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

The number of onsite inspections at waterways in England has fallen sharply, with experts expressing concern about the rise of "office-based" checks

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Scientific American

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Governments must “separate climate from geopolitics” and work together to triple renewables and deeply cut planet-warming emissions, says International Energy Agency executive director Fatih Birol

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New Scientist

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Venus is remarkably similar to Earth in many ways, but saying its surface is unsuitable for life is a drastic understatement.

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Scientific American

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Scientific American is the essential guide to the most awe-inspiring advances in science and technology, explaining how they change our understanding of the world and shape our lives.

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New Scientist

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Male pattern baldness could soon be a thing of the past, with new hair loss treatments beginning to show tantalising results

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Scientific American

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Scientific American is the essential guide to the most awe-inspiring advances in science and technology, explaining how they change our understanding of the world and shape our lives.

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New Scientist

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Children with emotional or behavioural issues in school may benefit from the presence of trained therapy dogs in classrooms, according to education professionals

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PBS Nature

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

The ocean depths are full of mysteries, but luckily there are intrepid spies up to the task of discovering them for us. Go on a mission deep beneath the waves in Spy in the Ocean, A Nature Miniseries , premiering Wednesdays, October 25 – November 15 at 8/7c on PBS ( check local listings ), YouTube and the PBS App. John Downer Productions created dozens of new waterproof animatronic spy cameras for this latest installment of the popular Spy in the Wild series, including a whale calf, shark, dolph

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New Scientist

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

By looking at the amount of sunlight and shade available, which are both important factors in supplying a lunar settlement with power and water, researchers have found the perfect location for a moon base

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The Applied Ecologist

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Fairlie Kirkpatrick Baird from NatureScot discusses their latest research that reveals the increasing risk of extreme drought in Scotland and how that may affect key habitats and their species. One of the first things that comes to mind when people think of Scotland, alongside the beautiful mountains and the Loch Ness Monster, is the terrible weather.

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ESA

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Guest Post by Dr. Laura A. Meyerson Meyerson, pictured above, co-lead the IBPES Biological Invasions report. Copyright: Laura Meyerson For the last 4.5 years, I have had the honor of working with a core team of 86 experts from 47 countries to help produce a global assessment of invasive alien species. The report was launched on September 4, 2023, in Bonn, Germany by the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES).

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Enviromental Defense

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Canada needs to take more action to transition away from fossil fuels Statement from Aly Hyder Ali, Oil and Gas Program Manager Ottawa | Traditional, unceded territory of the Algonquin Anishinaabeg People – We applaud today’s report from the International Energy Agency (IEA), which sends a clear signal: the era of fossil fuels is ending. For the first time, the IEA now predicts that demand for all fossil fuels will peak this decade and significantly decline, even without any additional climate p

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

On September 26, the Asbury Woods Environmental Education Center in Erie recognized the work of its volunteers who play a vital role in helping them achieve their goals of conserving the land, connecting people to nature and inspiring environmental stewardship. In the past fiscal year, 285 volunteers spent 7,747 hours of their time caring for the Woods and sustaining our educational programs.

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Frontiers

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Open access publisher Frontiers is supporting the Open Access Days 2023 conference taking place in Berlin 27-29 September 2023. The focus of this year’s event, entitled “Shaping Visions,” is on open and free access to research results, scientific literature, and other materials on the internet. Photo credit: Open-Access-Büro Berlin Organized by the Open-Access-Büro Berlin and hosted by the Freie Universität Berlin , Open Access Days 2023 is an annual central conference on open access (OA)

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

In October, the Pennsylvania Resources Council will host its final household chemical collection event of the season, providing area residents with one more opportunity to safely and cost effectively dispose of common chemicals such as cleaners, paints, stains and varnishes, batteries, electronic cigarettes, motor oil and pesticides. This PRC household chemical collection held in partnership with the Beaver County Department of Sustainability and Waste Management will take place on Saturday, Oct

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC)

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Laura Zaks National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition lzaks@sustainableagriculture.net Tel. 347.563.6408 Release: Crop Insurance Bills Would Level the Playing Field, Save Taxpayers Billions Washington, DC, September 26, 2023 – Today, the Assisting Family Farmers Through Insurance Reform Measures Act , or the AFFIRM Act, was introduced by Representative Earl Blumenauer (D-OR-3).

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

On September 21, The Conservation Fund and the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources Bureau of Forestry announced the 436-acre expansion of Pinchot State Forest following final transfer of the land to DCNR. The land is now open to the public for non-motorized recreational activities such as hiking, bird watching and picnicking. Additionally, conserving this large swath of forest will ensure protection of drinking water sources as well as reducing the amount of runoff and flooding caus

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Nanotech

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

The International Bar Association (IBA) Agriculture and Food Section (AFS) is sponsoring two sessions at the IBA Annual Conference Paris 2023, covering the increase in antimicrobial resistance (AMR) as it impacts global food security and ways to protect biodiversity through legal instruments. Antimicrobial resistance regulation in the context of one health: how legislation can help reduce AMR, Tuesday, October 31, 2023, 11:15 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

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