Law and Environment

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Last month, Judge John Hunderaker held that the Endangered Species Act requires EPA to consult with the Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Marine Fisheries Service before issuing recommended water quality criteria. He also vacated EPA’s 2016 chronic freshwater criterion for cadmium. The case is potentially important for a number of reasons.

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Enviromental Defense

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Statement by Phil Pothen, Ontario Environment Program Manager, Environmental Defence, on Premier Doug Ford failing to meaningful back down on plans to hand over Greenbelt lands to developers Toronto | Traditional territories of the Mississaugas of the Credit, the Anishinaabeg, the Haudenosaunee, and the Huron-Wendat – This morning Premier Doug Ford continued to resist calls to reverse the environmentally disastrous $8.3 billion attack on Greenbelt lands.

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Scientific American

SEPTEMBER 5, 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 5, 2023

An analysis of the sculpted shoes on the statues in China’s Terracotta Army, which dates back about 2200 years, suggests that their real-life soldier equivalents had surprisingly flexible footwear

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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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Scientific American

SEPTEMBER 5, 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 5, 2023

Four years after Google first demonstrated the supremacy of quantum computers over ordinary ones, why aren't these exotic machines being used for practical problems?

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New Scientist

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Plain water, coffee or milk? Sports or energy drinks? Our ideas about what we ought to be drinking, and how much, are confounded by half-truths.

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Inside Climate News

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Doctors at Harvard devised the treatment principles based on the belief that every person’s health is affected by climate change. By Danish Bajwa Harvard University’s Chan School of Public Health has developed a Climate Resiliency Toolkit to aid emergency rooms and clinics with protocols for robust medical care during climate emergencies, based on the assumption that they now affect every person on the planet.

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Scientific American

SEPTEMBER 5, 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 5, 2023

Several AI chatbots were tested to see how well they could perform legal reasoning and tasks used by human lawyers in everyday practice – GPT-4 performed the best, but still wasn’t great

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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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The Applied Ecologist

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Author Edith Villa-Galaviz shares her team’s latest study exploring key pollinator species identity and behaviour for strawberry crops that can provide vital insights for improving crop yield. Fourteen years ago, a PhD student collected a large dataset on the visitation and pollen loads of the insects that visited three strawberry fields in the South West England.

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NRDC

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

The federal government has finalized a long-awaited suspension of the regulation that previously permitted LNG transport by rail across the country.

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

The PA GreenGov Council and Penn State Sustainability will host the third annual Commonwealth Sustainability Week October 2 to 6. The week's events will feature daily webinars, each featuring subject matter experts followed by an open question & answer discussion providing folks the opportunity to share their questions and receive feedback in real-time.

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Environmental News Bits

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Download the report. What GAO Found According to the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), state departments of transportation (state DOT) and metropolitan planning organizations (MPO) play a key role in implementing activities to reduce transportation-related greenhouse gas emissions, including on-road emissions from vehicles.

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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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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

The PA Environmental Council’s In case You Missed It In August is now available featuring articles on-- -- Partners Celebrate Opening Of Kensington & Tacony Rail Trail In Southeast PA -- Plan Your Tumbling Waters Hike In Northeast PA -- 2023 Pennsylvania Sojourns Roundup ! -- Bringing Life To Learning At River Alive! Learning Trail In Philadelphia -- Cultivating Connections To Regenerative Farming At Rodale Institute -- PEC Podcast: Clearing The Air - Direct Air Capture Hub -- PEC Podcast: T

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Environmental News Bits

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

by Peter Irga, University of Technology Sydney; Eamonn Wooster, Charles Sturt University; Fraser R Torpy, University of Technology Sydney; Jack Rojahn, University of Canberra, and Robert Fleck, University of Technology Sydney Growing city populations and limited space are driving the adoption of green roofs and green walls covered with living plants.

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

The Chesapeake Conservation Landscaping Council hosts an exclusive tour of The Bower Native Plant Landscape and Sculpture Park in Perry County with the founders of The Bower on September 27 from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. The Bower Native Plant Landscape and Sculpture Park is a hidden gem nestled on a 36-acre residential property in the northern Appalachian Mountains.

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New Scientist

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Compared with monkeys, great apes have greater range of motion in their shoulders and elbows, which may help heavier primates climb down safely

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

On September 5, the The Safety Division of the Public Utility Commission -- which is part of the Commission’s independent Bureau of Investigation and Enforcement-- has concluded their investigation into an April 2022 incident in Plum Borough , Allegheny County, finding no evidence that public utility equipment caused the event. Hialeah Drive Incident Overview On April 23, 2022, pipeline safety engineers from the Safety Division responded to and initiated an investigation of a reported explosion

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New Scientist

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Stone balls found at a site used by early humans about 1.

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National Law Center

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

In May 2023, a group of Chinese citizens living in Florida and a real estate brokerage firm—whose clients are primarily Chinese. The post Federal Judge Decides Not to Halt Enforcement of Florida’s Foreign Ownership Law appeared first on National Agricultural Law Center.

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New Scientist

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Soaring US demand and high drug prices may be keeping the weight loss injections from other nations

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

The latest Pennsylvania Firefly Festival newsletter provides an update on firefly education and research-- 2023 PA Firefly Season Now that the 11th Pennsylvania Firefly Festival events have concluded and the firefly season has ended we wanted to reflect on the 2023 season and share some plans for 2024. First, we introduced a lottery system for the registration as a test.

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New Scientist

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Northern gannets show a consistent preference for one side or the other when diving to catch fish, with a roughly equal split between lefties and righties

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

On September 27, Penn State Extension will hold another in its series of Water Cooler Talk webinars on Private Wells and Enteric Disease starting at Noon. Enteric diseases are diseases caused by bacteria that typically enter the body through the mouth. Well water is often thought to be free of microbiological contamination because of the incorrect assumption that the soil environment will naturally filter out disease-causing organisms.

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Environmental News Bits

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Read the full story at Grist. With EVs taking the streets by storm, an unlikely industry now wants a piece of the pie. Trade associations, fuel producers, and bipartisan lawmakers are pushing for biogas, fuel made from animal and food waste, to start receiving federal credits meant for powering electric vehicles.

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New Scientist

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Removing some of the thick jelly layers surrounding spotted salamander eggs may help the embryos inside access more oxygen in the water

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Environmental News Bits

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Sep 13, 2023, 2:30 pm CDTRegister here. Join River Network, Water Hub, and Climate Nexus for a conversation about making your content more accessible, inclusive, and welcoming for all communities. Together they’ll share takeaways from the Water Hub’s Digital Accessibility Guide and River Network’s new Inclusive Communications Guide, including graphic design tips, ethical storytelling practices, SEO as an accessibility tool, and more.

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Law Columbia

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Dan has joined the Sabin Center as a Smart Surfaces Fellow, as part of our Cities Climate Law Initiative. His work will focus on facilitating the adoption of reflective roofs and pavements, porous pavements, green roofs, solar PV and more at the metropolitan and community level. Before joining the center as a Smart Surfaces Fellow, Dan advocated for the just transition to renewable electricity generation in the Southeast as a litigator with the Southern Environmental Law Center.

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Environmental News Bits

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Read the full story at NutraIngredients USA. Nutraceutical companies that claim their products or packaging are “PFAS-free” should proceed cautiously, says attorney John Villafranco.

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Nanotech

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

The Society for Chemical Hazard Communication (SCHC) presents the 2023 Annual Meeting, covering worker safety, domestic and international regulatory compliance, toxicology and other chemical and physical hazards, environmental toxicology, and risk analysis. Karin F. Baron, MSPH, Director of Hazard Communication and International Registration Strategy, B&C and Richard E.

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Environmental News Bits

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Read the full story from the Champaign Unit 4 School District. Seven Unit 4 School Buildings were awarded ENERGY STAR Certification. The schools include: Carrie Busey, Kenwood, and Robeson Elementary Schools, Garden Hills Academy, Edison and Jefferson Middle Schools and Franklin STEAM Academy.

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Enviromental Defense

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Statement from Phil Pothen, Ontario Environment Program Manager at Environmental Defence, on Housing Minister Clark’s Resignation re: Breach of Integrity Rules Toronto | Traditional territories of the Mississaugas of the Credit, the Anishinaabeg, the Haudenosaunee, and the Huron-Wendat – Phil Pothen, Environmental Defence’s Ontario Environment Program Manager, is available to provide insight following Housing Minister Clark’s resignation over the Ontario government’s Greenbelt scandal.

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