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The Great Salt Lake and Its Web of Life Face an Uncertain Future

Yale E360

"Vanishing Oasis" — First-Place Winner of the Yale Environment 360 Film Contest — documents how massive withdrawals from rivers that feed the Great Salt Lake are threatening the survival of millions of migratory birds and creating bare lake beds that generate plumes of toxic dust.

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A Heroic Effort Aims to Save Florida's Coral Reefs from Record Heat

Scientific American

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Post-Gazette Editorial: Who Pays For Natural Gas Development’s Harm? Pennsylvania Should Acknowledge The Clear Fact That Fracking Has Hurt People, Specifically Children

PA Environment Daily

This editorial first appeared in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette on August 20, 2023 -- The results of a long-awaited study of the effects of unconventional natural gas development — that is, hydraulic fracturing or “fracking” — on children’s health show that neither industry advocates nor environmental activists were exactly right. Yes, fracking is associated with increased levels of asthma and rare lymphomas in children, as well as small effects on birth weight.

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Lessons from Antarctica about Raising Kids in the Climate Crisis

Scientific American

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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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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Colorado Law Will Lead the Nation in Reducing GHGs from Buildings

Greenbuilding Law

Last week, Colorado established mandatory energy performance standards for large buildings. Buildings are one of Colorado’s top five sources of greenhouse gas emissions. As directed by a state law enacted in 2021, as HB 1286, the Colorado Health Department’s Air Pollution Control Division developed the newly finalized standards. The building performance standards law applies to more than 8,000 buildings across Colorado and make no mistake compliance with this new regulatory scheme will cost bui

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Bipartisan Group Of PA Members Of Congress Urge President To Declare Federal Disaster After Severe Flooding, Storms Caused 7 Deaths, Property Damage In Berks, Bucks, Northampton Counties

PA Environment Daily

On August 17, U.S. Senators Bob Casey (D-PA) and John Fetterman (D-PA) and members of Congress Madeleine Dean (D-PA-4), Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA-6), Susan Wild (D-PA-7), Daniel Meuser (R-PA-9), and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA-1) sent a bipartisan letter to President Joe Biden urging him to approve a request by Gov. Josh Shapiro for a major disaster declaration for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in response to severe storms, straight-line winds, and flooding that occurred across the Commonwealth in J

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Sunday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips - 8.20.23

PA Environment Daily

Pursue Your Constitutional Right To A Clean Environment In Pennsylvania! “Pursue Your Happiness In Pennsylvania” Senate next voting day September 18, 19, 20; Oct. 2, 3, 4 [Unless Sooner Recalled] -- Committee Schedule House next voting day September 26, 27; October 2, 3, 4, 16 [Unless Sooner Recalled] -- Committee Schedule TODAY’s Calendar Of Events -- 56 New Stories - REAL Environmental & Conservation Leadership In PA [PaEN] -- Environment & Energy Educational Opportunities For Students

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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-- -- Gov. Shapiro -- SpotlightPA: Why Some Shapiro Cabinet Picks Are Still ‘Acting’ -- PennLive - Charles Thompson: IFO Says PA’s New Labor Contracts To Cost Taxpayers $3.2 Billion Over 4 Years -- Independent Fiscal Office: Budget Impact Of New Union Contract FY 24-25 - $696 Million -- Budget 2023 -- MCall Guest Essay: PA Budget Fails To Do Anything To Lower Property Taxes; It’s Time To Just Abolish Them - By Sen.

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56 New Stories - REAL Environmental & Conservation Leadership In PA

PA Environment Daily

Here are 56 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! -- University Of Pittsburgh School Of Public Health Studies Find Shale Gas Wells Can Make Asthma Worse; Children Have An Increased Chance Of Developing Lymphoma Cancer; Slightly Lower Birth Weights [Pa