Japanese Scientists Find Microplastics in the Clouds Above Mount Fuji
Yale E360
SEPTEMBER 29, 2023
After sampling the skies over two Japanese mountains, scientists have found microplastics in the clouds.
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How to See the 'Ring of Fire' Annular Solar Eclipse of October 14
Scientific American
SEPTEMBER 29, 2023
This annular solar eclipse will only reveal its full glory to a select few, but onlookers across much of the Western Hemisphere can catch a partial glimpse of the dazzling phenomenon
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Food Is Made to be Eaten: New Videos Encourage Food Donation
NRDC
SEPTEMBER 29, 2023
NRDC teamed up with Chef Tom Colicchio to highlight liability protections for food donors because food is made to be eaten and should not end up in landfills.
Stop Trying to 'Find' Your Passion--There's a Better Way to Love What You Do
Scientific American
SEPTEMBER 29, 2023
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Manufacturing Sustainability Surge: Your Guide to Data-Driven Energy Optimization & Decarbonization
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.
Hollow nanoparticles linked by DNA make unusually strong materials
New Scientist
SEPTEMBER 29, 2023
Particles that are too small to be assembled into materials with conventional methods can be bound together with DNA molecules – the result is clumps of unusually strong and stiff material
What Humans Lose When AI Writes for Us
Scientific American
SEPTEMBER 29, 2023
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New York City's Floods and Torrential Rainfall Explained
Scientific American
SEPTEMBER 29, 2023
Record-breaking rains caused major flash flooding in New York City, reminiscent of Hurricane Ida and a sign of what climate change will increasingly bring
PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices/Opportunities To Comment - September 30
PA Environment Daily
SEPTEMBER 29, 2023
The following DEP notices were published in the September 30 PA Bulletin related to oil and gas industry facilities. Many of the notices offer the opportunity for public comments. -- The Department of Environmental Protection published notice in the September 30 PA Bulletin it has scheduled a public hearing on October 31 on a proposed Title V Air Quality Permit for the Eastern Gas Transmission South Oakford Natural Gas Compressor Station located in Hempfield Township, Westmoreland County. ( PA B
Eaten, Crushed or Starved; Male Tarantulas Trade Their Life to Impregnate a Mate
Scientific American
SEPTEMBER 29, 2023
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We’ve just realised that a tiny West African crocodile can moo
New Scientist
SEPTEMBER 29, 2023
Audio recordings reveal that the African dwarf crocodile moos like a cow – and listening out for its calls could help biologists track the species in the wild
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.
Gettysburg Times: DCNR Secretary Dunn Stresses Connection Between Community And Protection Of Natural Resources Giving People ‘A Sense Of Place’ That Makes PA Unique
PA Environment Daily
SEPTEMBER 29, 2023
By Ken Knox, Gettysburg Times The article originally appeared in the Gettysburg Times on November 9, 2015 -- Supporters of the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) were treated to a keynote speech by the organization's secretary, Cindy Adams Dunn, during an fundraiser dinner held at Hauser Estate Winery in Orrtanna [Adams County] Friday night.
Students search desert for lost rocket after attempted launch to space
New Scientist
SEPTEMBER 29, 2023
KSP’s chairman Shapol M says he is nervous but confident ahead of the launch. "The rocket is going together nicely, but we need to be careful with everything. We'll hopefully put in the engines soon. The best thing about Mojave is that the weather is almost always good, but we're trying to launch early in the morning before the winds pick up.
Sept. 29 Take Five Friday With Pam, PA Parks & Forests Foundation
PA Environment Daily
SEPTEMBER 29, 2023
The September 29 Take Five Friday With Pam is now available from the PA Parks and Forests Foundation featuring articles on-- -- Thanks to all participating in PA Healthy Lands Week ! -- Lots of “Friends of” projects going on in State Parks, Forests! -- Celebrate PA Forests By Taking A Walk In Penn’s Woods Oct. 1 Click Here to read the entire Take Five.
Mysteries of the endocannabinoid system and how we're unravelling them
New Scientist
SEPTEMBER 29, 2023
The cell signalling network in our bodies that helps cannabis get us high is also vital to many other aspects of our health, from sleep to inflammation.
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.
Thank you to all the women in science
Frontiers
SEPTEMBER 29, 2023
Author: Leticia Nani Silva How do you say goodbye to your biggest achievement? For three years, Frontiers’ Women in Science blog has been my pride and joy, my biggest accomplishment, my success story. It’s now time to pass it to the next coordinators, who have been here since day one, Carolina Capelo Garcia and Thimedi Hetti. Photo credit: Frontiers The Women in Science blog was born from a spontaneous idea back in 2019, when life was very different, and Zoom was still practically unheard of wit
Male butterflies plug attractive females’ genitals to stop them mating
New Scientist
SEPTEMBER 29, 2023
Some male butterflies insert a stopper into their mate’s reproductive tract – and they use bigger, more effective plugs to stop rivals from mating with females that have a better chance of survival
Earth911 Podcast: Simen Saetre on Making Salmon a New, Domesticated Fish
Earth 911
SEPTEMBER 29, 2023
Farmed salmon has been touted as a solution to food scarcity as the world turns. The post Earth911 Podcast: Simen Saetre on Making Salmon a New, Domesticated Fish appeared first on Earth911.
Sebastian Faulks: ‘Homo sapiens is a very odd creature’
New Scientist
SEPTEMBER 29, 2023
The award-winning novelist Sebastian Faulks on how he came to set his new novel The Seventh Son – the latest pick for our New Scientist Book Club – a little way into the future
Sustainability at Retail
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DEP Posted 54 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In September 30 PA Bulletin
PA Environment Daily
SEPTEMBER 29, 2023
Highlights of the environmental and energy notices in the September 30 PA Bulletin -- -- The Department of Environmental Protection published notice in the September 30 PA Bulletin Of Time Change For Oct. 17 Comment Hearing On Interim Final Environmental Justice Policy In Erie. -- The Department of Environmental Protection published notice in the September 30 PA Bulletin Of Time Change For Oct. 26 Comment Hearing On Interim Final Environmental Justice Policy In Philadelphia -- PA Oil & Gas I
Unlocking the mysteries of the body's system that lets you get high
New Scientist
SEPTEMBER 29, 2023
The endocannabinoid system that helps cannabis get us high is also vital to many other aspects of our health.
Song of the Stars, Part 3: The Universe in all Senses
Scientific American
SEPTEMBER 29, 2023
An astronomy festival in Italy opted to make all of its events and workshops multisensory. They wanted to see whether sound, touch and smell can, like sight, transmit the wonders of the cosmos.
These are the next comets that will be visible in 2023
New Scientist
SEPTEMBER 29, 2023
Three comets named Hartley, Encke and Tsuchinshan will pass by the sun in the next few months and be visible from Earth.
Government Shutdown Could Delay Climate Action
Scientific American
SEPTEMBER 29, 2023
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How we get high: Unlocking the secrets of the endocannabinoid system
New Scientist
SEPTEMBER 29, 2023
The endocannabinoid system that helps cannabis get us high is also vital to many other aspects of our health.
PJM Interconnection Files Proposed Winter Storm Elliot Settlement With Nonperforming Electric Generators With FERC, Requests Final Action By Dec. 29
PA Environment Daily
SEPTEMBER 29, 2023
On September 29, the PJM Interconnection and 80 other settling parties filed a settlement package to comprehensively resolve 15 separate Federal Energy Regulatory Commission complaints regarding extraordinary non-performance charges resulting from Winter Storm Elliott on Dec. 23 and Dec. 24, 2022. PJM reported outages of natural gas-fired electric generation accounted for 70% of the total outages, coal 16% and the remainder were oil, nuclear, hydro, wind and solar.
Song of the Stars, Part 3: The Universe in all Senses
Scientific American
SEPTEMBER 29, 2023
An astronomy festival in Italy opted to make all of its events and workshops multisensory. They wanted to see whether sound, touch and smell can, like sight, transmit the wonders of the cosmos.
Gov. Shapiro’s Work Group Concludes A Cap-And-Invest Carbon Pollution Regulation Program Would Be Optimal Approach To Reducing Greenhouse Emissions From Power Plants; Scale Up Solar Energy
PA Environment Daily
SEPTEMBER 29, 2023
On September 30, Gov. Shapiro released the consensus recommendations by the Climate and Energy Work Group of organized labor, energy industry, consumer and environmental stakeholders to discuss Pennsylvania’s energy future, including the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative. The Governor made clear any energy policy supported by his Administration must meet his three-part test of protecting and creating energy jobs; taking real action to address climate change; and ensuring reliable, affordable po
EPA's Critics Recycle Nonsense about Cost to Cut Pollution
Scientific American
SEPTEMBER 29, 2023
For decades industry has claimed that curbing pollution costs too much, but the reality has proven otherwise.
Looming Government Shutdown Puts Public Safety and Health at Risk
NRDC
SEPTEMBER 29, 2023
The House majority must do their job before people are forced to pay the price.
Afro-Brazilian Community in Bahia Wins Certification, in Victory Against Luxury Resort Plan
Corp Watch
SEPTEMBER 29, 2023
Boipeba, an idyllic island in Bahia state, has some of Brazil’s most beautiful beaches. Mangaba Cultivo de Coco bought up a fifth of the island to turn it into a hotel resort threatening the local traditional community and ecology.
Green Procurement Programs for Steel Cannot Merely Lock in the Status Quo
NRDC
SEPTEMBER 29, 2023
Low-carbon procurement programs must encourage decarbonization across the steel industry.
Government Shutdown Looms over Scientists
Scientific American
SEPTEMBER 29, 2023
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DEP Invites Comments On Title V Air Quality Permit For Eastern Gas Transmission Compressor Station In Westmoreland County At Oct. 31 Hearing
PA Environment Daily
SEPTEMBER 29, 2023
The Department of Environmental Protection is scheduled to hold a public hearing on October 31 on a proposed Title V Air Quality Permit for the Eastern Gas Transmission South Oakford Natural Gas Compressor Station located in Hempfield Township, Westmoreland County. (Sept. 30, 2023 PA Bulletin, page 6076 ) The proposed project will add Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR) units to each of two compressor engines, in order to achieve the presumptive RACT III requirements for each engine.
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