Circle of Blue
JUNE 2, 2021
This year and next, Arizona and California intend to draw on water they banked in the big reservoir, even as water levels drop. Lake Mead, the largest reservoir on the Colorado River, is a centerpiece for water supplies in Arizona, California, and Nevada. Mead’s declining water levels, projected to reach record lows in the next two years, will challenge water managers in the basin.
Legal Planet
JUNE 2, 2021
New UC Berkeley/UCLA Law report discusses policy solutions to accelerate investment in nature-based climate solutions in California. Register for a free webinar on Wednesday, June 16 from 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM Pacific Time with an expert panel to learn about the top findings. This post is co-authored by Katie Segal and Ted Lamm. Some of the most promising, cost-effective climate change solutions are in our own backyards.
This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.
Energy & the Law
JUNE 2, 2021
Co-author Rusty Tucker. What if you pay good money for a mineral interest and record the deed in the official public records, thereby securing your title? What if your predecessors-in-title decide among themselves they made a material mistake in a conveyance way back in the chain of title, fix the alleged error, and record the correction deed? What if they don’t seek your approval and don’t even bother to tell you about the fix?
Physics World
JUNE 2, 2021
Artificial intelligence (AI) techniques are increasingly employed for biomedical data analysis, for applications such as helping clinicians detect cancers in medical images, for example. AI models require large and diverse training datasets, most commonly anonymized or pseudonymized patient data, which are sent to the clinics where the algorithm is being trained.
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.
Scientific American
JUNE 2, 2021
There is a surprising correlation between baseline pupil size and several measures of cognitive ability. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com.
Physics World
JUNE 2, 2021
As a PhD student and teaching assistant at the University of Waterloo in the late 2000s, I was asked to proctor a final exam in first-year mechanics that was being taken by a diverse student group. During the test, nearly every question from the students was about a problem that required knowledge of “football”. We were in Canada, and the exam did not specify whether it was referring to American football or what we Americans call soccer.
Environmental Professionals Connection brings together the best content for environmental professionals from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
Physics World
JUNE 2, 2021
Researchers in Russia have built a highly accurate, atomic-scale gyroscope that detects rotation through changes in the coupled spins of electrons and nitrogen nuclei. Led by Alexey Akimov at the Lebedev Physical Institute in Moscow , the team created its device by exploiting defects in the atomic structure of diamond. The approach could enable tiny gyroscopes to be integrated onto inexpensive microchips that could be used on lightweight aerial vehicles.
PA Environment Daily
JUNE 2, 2021
Senate returns to voting session June 7, 8, 9 House returns to voting session June 7, 8, 9 Click Here for LATEST Updated PA Environment & Energy NewsClips TODAY’s Calendar Of Events WeConservePA Urges Groups To Work With County, Local Govts. To Invest Federal Rescue Funds For Watershed Restoration, Land Conservation, Park & Trail Improvement Projects [PaEN] May State Revenues Bring Year-To-Date Collections $2.9 Billion Over Estimates [PaEN] AP: PA Tax Collections Continue To Rebound From
Physics World
JUNE 2, 2021
Ambient WiFi signals can be used to power small electrical devices such as LEDs, researchers in Singapore and Japan have shown. Hyunsoo Yang at the National University of Singapore and colleagues have developed a new way of connecting tiny microwave oscillators, allowing them to charge a capacitor that can then drive devices such as remote sensors. The research could also lead to the development of circuits that mimic the nervous system.
National Law Center
JUNE 2, 2021
A comprehensive summary of today’s judicial, legislative, and regulatory developments in agriculture and food. Email important additions HERE. REGULATORY: EPA, The post Ag & Food Law Daily Update: June 2, 2021 appeared first on National Agricultural Law Center.
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
JUNE 2, 2021
Download the document. The United States faces a once-in-a-generation opportunity to address the challenges of rebuilding economies, promoting racial justice, and reducing emissions while building for a more resilient, sustainable future. But it will take careful policy and planning to make this a reality.
New Scientist
JUNE 2, 2021
After illegal dumps in Turkey, plastic waste imports were banned from the country, which takes most of the UK's recycling – which could spur the UK to find ways to recycle at home
Scientific American
JUNE 2, 2021
Made from microalgae and bacteria, the new substance can survive for three days without feeding. It could one day be used to build living garments, self-powered kitchen appliances or. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com.
New Scientist
JUNE 2, 2021
Netflix documentary Breaking Boundaries: The Science of Our Planet is a deep-dive into the nine natural processes upon which all life on Earth depends, featuring David Attenborough and Johan Rockström
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.
Scientific American
JUNE 2, 2021
One year after supercomputers worked together to fight COVID, it’s time to broaden the partnership to prepare for other crises. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com.
New Scientist
JUNE 2, 2021
The world's insects are in trouble – if we start using pesticides to protect plants rather than killing insects it could make a big difference, says Théotime Colin and Andrew B.
Arnold Porter
JUNE 2, 2021
In a landmark ruling with implications for the future of Proposition 65 enforcement, the US District Court for the Eastern District of California has preliminarily enjoined any person from filing or prosecuting lawsuits seeking cancer warnings for acrylamide on food and beverage products sold in California. The ruling stops hundreds of enforcement actions in their tracks, bodes well for the ultimate end of Proposition 65 acrylamide lawsuits, and has implications for other listed chemicals.
New Scientist
JUNE 2, 2021
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
Advertisement
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.
A Greener Life
JUNE 2, 2021
Donald Pols, director of Friends of the Earth Netherlands reaction after the verdict is delivered. Photo credit: Reuters / Piroschka van de Wouw. By Anders Lorenzen. In a landmark climate case, the Dutch oil and gas giant Shell has been ordered to do more to cut its emissions. The ruling argues that the energy giant is not moving fast enough. The ruling made in a Dutch court in The Hague last week (26th of May) could trigger a wave of legal actions against energy companies around the world.
New Scientist
JUNE 2, 2021
NASA has selected two missions to Venus, called DAVINCI+ and VERITAS, to launch between 2028 and 2030, marking the agency’s first return to our sweltering neighbour since 1989
Environmental News Bits
JUNE 2, 2021
by Mojtaba Sadegh (Boise State University), Amir AghaKouchak (University of California, Irvine), and John Abatzoglou (University of California, Merced) Just about every indicator of drought is flashing red across the western U.S. after a dry winter and warm early spring. The snowpack is at less than half of normal in much of the region.
New Scientist
JUNE 2, 2021
Mindfulness is hailed as a treatment for a vast array of problems and the apps are now hugely popular. But do the claims about its benefits stack up?
Arnold Porter
JUNE 2, 2021
The European Commission describes its recently proposed legislation as “the first-ever legal framework on AI.”[[N:EC Press Release, European Commission, Europe Fit for the Digital Age: Commission Proposes New Rules and Actions for Excellence and Trust in Artificial Intelligence (Apr. 21, 2021).]] Implicit in this description is that other jurisdictions, the United States included, lack legal frameworks governing artificial intelligence.
New Scientist
JUNE 2, 2021
Tampons and sanitary pads that have been modified to change colour in the presence of some urinary tract infections could help to quickly diagnose such conditions in countries where access to healthcare is limited
Arnold Porter
JUNE 2, 2021
Arnold & Porter again earned a perfect score and the designation as a "Best Place to Work for LGBTQ Equality" by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation's Corporate Equality Index (CEI). This marks the 15th year that the firm has been ranked. Partner Angela Vicari, who co-chairs the firm's LGBTQ affinity group, Pride, and is a member of the firm's Diversity & Inclusion Committee, said: "Being ranked for 15 years, and again earning a perfect score, is something to be proud of.
New Scientist
JUNE 2, 2021
When parasitic ants move into another species’ colony, they outsource foraging to the host ants – which may be why several species of parasitic ants have lost the genes for taste and smell
Arnold Porter
JUNE 2, 2021
Please join our interdisciplinary panel of expert outside counsel, crisis advisors and industry experts for a complimentary, CLE-eligible webinar covering vital questions regarding CFIUS's energetic exercise of its enhanced authority to look back and re-evaluate previous non-notified Foreign Direct Investment in US company and real estate transactions.
Scientific American
JUNE 2, 2021
Despite the best efforts of scientists eager to study Earth’s sister world, U.S. efforts to send a dedicated spacecraft to Venus have languished. An imminent announcement could decide whether. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com.
New Scientist
JUNE 2, 2021
From hippos escaping from drug lord Pablo Escobar’s private zoo to plant intelligence, a new podcast, Anthropomania, explores how humans interact with other life
Ocean Conservancy
JUNE 2, 2021
In April 2021, Florida was staring down an immediate environmental calamity. The Piney Point phosphogypsum stack just south of Tampa had failed and had begun to spill millions of gallons of toxic, nutrient-rich, possibly radioactive wastewater into Tampa Bay and the Gulf of Mexico. This spelled imminent doom for local coastal habitats, including mangroves, seagrass beds and oyster reefs, as well as countless aquatic animal species ranging from manatees and sea turtles to dolphins, otters and gam
New Scientist
JUNE 2, 2021
A man has been infected with the H10N3 strain of bird flu in China, but the risk of the virus spreading between people is thought to be low
Environmental Leader
JUNE 2, 2021
‘True Zero,’ as Steve Hoy, former IBMer and CEO of Enosi, calls it, may be the new term used to talk about achieving carbon emissions reductions goals. While net zero refers to an overall balance between emissions produced and emissions removed from the atmosphere, true zero, or 24/7 carbon-free energy, Read more ». The post Are We Pivoting From Net Zero To True Zero?
New Scientist
JUNE 2, 2021
The world has undoubtedly got a fake news problem – there is a compelling case for setting up an international body to combat it, writes Graham Lawton
Expert insights. Personalized for you.
363 
Let's personalize your content