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Meet the E+E 100: Ashley Fahey, Sr. Manager, Global Product Sustainability, Kohler Co.

Environment + Energy Leader

The Environment+Energy Leader 100 is an annual list that recognizes environment and energy management “doers.” Here, Ashley Fahey talks about a successful implementation and sustainability trends we can expect to see in the coming year. The post Meet the E+E 100: Ashley Fahey, Sr. Manager, Global Product Sustainability, Kohler Co. appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.

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Star Bright: What Are Dark Sky Reserves?

Cool Green Science

In a world of artificial light, how can we protect our view of the night skies? The post Star Bright: What Are Dark Sky Reserves? appeared first on Cool Green Science.

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Meet the E+E 100: Ashley Fahey, Sr. Manager, Global Product Sustainability, Kohler Co.

Environment + Energy Leader

The Environment+Energy Leader 100 is an annual list that recognizes environment and energy management “doers.” Here, Ashley Fahey talks about a successful implementation and sustainability trends we can expect to see in the coming year. The post Meet the E+E 100: Ashley Fahey, Sr. Manager, Global Product Sustainability, Kohler Co. appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.

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Environment & Energy Educational Opportunities For Students & Adults

PA Environment Daily

Opportunities to learn more about environmental and energy issues affecting Pennsylvania for students and adults-- -- In Memoriam: Greg Wilson Donegal Chapter Of Trout Unlimited, Lancaster County - ‘One Stream At A Time’ [PaEN] -- LancasterOnline - Ad Crable: Donegal Trout Unlimited Much More Than A Fishing Club [Includes The Late Greg Wilson ] -- Stroud Water Research Center STREAM Girls Leader Mandy Nix Honored By Valley Forge Trout Unlimited [PaEN] -- Stroud Water Research Center Partner West

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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.

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Fourth Circuit Affirms Remand of WV State Tort Claims Involving RCRA Site

MGKF Law

Rejecting federal officer removal and federal question removal theories, the Fourth Circuit affirmed the District of West Virginia’s remand of a state tort suit against the remediators of an EPA-permitted Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (“RCRA”) site. W.V. St. Univ. Bd. of Govs. v. Dow Chem. Co. et al. , No. 20-1712, __ F.4 th __, 2022 WL 90242 (Jan. 10, 2022).

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Post-Gazette Editorial: Sale Of Last Coal-Fired Power Plant In Allegheny County Good Sign For Post-Coal Economy

PA Environment Daily

This editorial first appeared in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette on January 23, 2022 -- The sale of the Cheswick Generating Station in Springdale, the last remaining coal-powered plant in Allegheny County, to a company that will conduct environmental remediation and redevelopment is a hopeful sign for a post-coal regional economy. While leaders in the Allegheny Valley and the wider region need to remain vigilant, the sale of the coal plant properties to Charah Solutions should benefit the environmen

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This Week’s Examples Of Going The WRONG WAY On Environmental, Energy Issues

PA Environment Daily

While PA Environment Digest’s priority is to highlight positive examples of environmental and energy leadership, 2022 is an election year which demands accountability to voters. Below are examples of going the WRONG WAY on environmental and energy issues from last week’s articles and NewsClips-- -- DEP 2022 Water Quality Report Shows 27,886 Miles Of Streams With Impaired Water Quality In PA (33%) - An Increase From 25,468 In 2020 [PaEN] -- Senate Committee Set To Meet Jan. 25 On Bills To Redefin

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Multimode optical fibres make a hair-thin 3D imaging system

Physics World

A new three-dimensional imaging system uses multimode optical fibres (MMFs) rather than traditional bulk optics, paving the way for applications in medical imaging. The system can scan a scene at a rate of nearly 23 000 points per second over depths of up to several metres beyond the end of a roughly 40-cm-long fibre. It can also record near real-time videos at frame rates of nearly 5 Hz, making it competitive with standard, camera-based fibre-optic endoscopes of the type routinely employed in b

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ESG may be Fashionable in New York

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Clothing is worn by almost everyone, almost all of the time. Across the globe, the $1.3 Trillion clothing industry employs more than 300 million people. Over the last 15 years, clothing production worldwide more than doubled and during that period people bought 60% more garments than before but kept them, on average, only half as long. As described by Sofi Thanhauser in her new book, Worn, “by 2017, one garbage truck of clothes (5,787 pounds) was burned or sent to landfills every second.”.

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Pittsburgh, Philadelphia Join White House Building Energy Performance Standards Coalition

PA Environment Daily

On January 21, the White House announced the Biden Administration is teaming up with states, cities, labor, and industry to launch the Building Performance Standards Coalition , a first-of-its-kind partnership between 33 state and local governments dedicated to delivering cleaner, healthier, and more affordable buildings. Both Pittsburgh and Philadelphia are part of the Coalition which includes nearly 20 percent of the nation’s building footprint in their jurisdictions and 22 percent of the coun

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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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46 New Stories - REAL Environmental & Conservation Leadership In PA

PA Environment Daily

Here are 46 new stories in the PA Environment Digest about individuals, groups, local governments, farmers, businesses, watershed groups and many more working all across Pennsylvania to restore and protect the environment and show others the beauty that surrounds us. Thank you for your leadership! -- In Memoriam: Greg Wilson Donegal Chapter Of Trout Unlimited, Lancaster County - ‘One Stream At A Time’ [PaEN] -- LancasterOnline - Ad Crable: Donegal Trout Unlimited Much More Than A Fishing Club [I

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Sunday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips 1.23.22

PA Environment Daily

NOTICE Is Your Story Being Told? Senate returns to session Jan. 24, 25, 26; Feb. 7, 8, 9 -- Committee Schedule House returns to session Jan. 24, 25, 26; Feb. 7, 8, 9 -- Committee Schedule TODAY’s Calendar Of Events -- MONDAY 10:00 a.m.: U.S. Secretary Of Interior, Gov. Wolf Highlight Upcoming Investments In Abandoned Mine Reclamation Thru Bipartisan Infrastructure Law In Luzerne County. -- 46 New Stories - REAL Environmental & Conservation Leadership In PA [PaEN] -- Environment & Energy

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Top 10 Stories: Harrisburg/PA Politics Reported By Local News Media Last Week

PA Environment Daily

Because In Politics Everything Is Connected To Everything Else-- -- 2022 Priorities Gov. Wolf Highlights Strong Financial Position Of Commonwealth Going Into Next Budget [He forgot to thank Biden & Congress for billions in federal aid] -- PA Cap-Star: Wolf Touts Multi-Billion State Surplus, But Projections Depict Gloomy Fiscal Future -- TribLive: Wolf Joins Pittsburgh Leaders To Tout PA’s Fiscal Improvements -- WESA: ‘Seize The Moment’: Gov.