Sat.Jan 20, 2024

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Pink Fairy Armadillos Have a Weird Double Skin Not Seen in Any Other Mammal

Scientific American

Pink fairy armadillos evolved a unique double skin millions of years ago as they moved underground in response to a drying climate

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Endangered Whale ‘Likely to Die’ After Suspected Vessel Strike. Proposed NOAA Rules Could Prevent Future Collisions, Scientists Say

Inside Climate News

Expanded whale “school zones” could help prevent boat collisions, but proposed rules are facing backlash from the boating industry. By Kiley Price In late November, scientists identified a North Atlantic right whale, nicknamed Juno, breaching the waters off the coast of Georgetown, South Carolina, with a days-old calf by her side, the first documented birth of the season.

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PA Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - Jan. 13 to 19; 9 Abandoned Conventional Wells; 4 Abandoned Shale Gas Wells; Freshwater Pipeline Break; Ice & Snow

PA Environment Daily

From January 13 to 19, DEP’s Oil and Gas Compliance Database shows oil and gas inspectors filed 564 inspection entries (federal holiday, bad weather this week). So far this year-- as of January 12 -- -- NOVs Issued In Last Week: 9 conventional, 20 unconventional -- Year To Date - NOVs Issued: 137 conventional and 28 unconventional -- Enforcements 2024: 12 conventional and 1 unconventional -- Inspections Last Week: 168 conventional and 325 unconventional -- Year To Date - Inspections: 433 convent

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Norwegian fossil fuel projects denied on climate grounds

A Greener Life

The Breidablikk oil field. Photo credit: Elisabeth Sahl – Jonny Engelsvoll / Equinor. By Anders Lorenzen Environmentalists are celebrating after a court ruling has found that three new offshore oil and gas fields granted by the Norwegian government were found invalid as their environmental impact was not sufficiently assessed. It is believed that this ruling could set a precedent for new fields.

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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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Agenda Announced! Interfaith Partners For The Chesapeake Bay Faith & Waters Restoration Summit Feb. 19

PA Environment Daily

The Interfaith Partners for the Chesapeake just released the agenda for the Faith & Waters Restoration Restoration Summit on February 19 at St. Mary’s Parish in Annapolis, MD. The agenda includes these sessions-- 9:00 - 9:30 am Registration & Continental Breakfast 9:30 -10:30 am Welcome by Father Woods / Opening Keynote Speakers 10:45 -11:30 am Breakout Sessions / Roundtables (Choose One) -- Advocacy Training: Strengthen Your Organizing and Citizen Lobbying Skills (Section 1) -- Plastic

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4 Months Later, XTO Energy, Inc. Said They Will Plug 4 Shale Gas Wells DEP Found To Be Abandoned And Not Plugged In September

PA Environment Daily

On January 16, 2024, the Department of Environmental Protection did a routine inspection of an XTO Energy, Inc. [an ExxonMobil company] shale gas well pad in Prospect Borough, Butler County and found four shale gas wells continued to be in violation of regulations requiring wells to be plugged after abandonment. The wells-- Patton C 2H, 3H, 4H and 5H-- were at the Coretsky shale gas well pad DEP’s January 16 inspection reports for each of the wells said DEP originally issued notices of violation