Yale E360
JULY 7, 2022
In a global first, Brazil's supreme court has declared the Paris Climate Agreement a human rights treaty. Within Brazil, the court ruled, the climate pact should supersede national law. Read more on E360 ?.
Physics World
JULY 7, 2022
Imaging inflammation: MR images of a brain overlaid with the stick fraction, an MRI measure associated with microglia activation. (Courtesy: Silvia De Santis). Chronic inflammation of the brain is linked to a range of increasingly common degenerative brain diseases, such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s. Evidence suggests that neuroinflammation contributes to the progression and worsening of such diseases.
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Inside Climate News
JULY 7, 2022
The push to extract materials and food from the oceans at industrial scale menaces vulnerable communities and biodiversity. By Rachel Rodriguez, Bob Berwyn A globe-spanning study published Thursday outlines new, potentially unexpected threats to ocean ecosystems and vulnerable coastal communities within the next five to 10 years that will come on top of the already harmful effects of overfishing, pollution and global warming.
Frontiers
JULY 7, 2022
By Mischa Dijkstra, Frontiers science writer. Scientists here study the spectra from G+0.693-0.027, a molecular cloud near the center of the Milky Way. They detect a range of nitriles, key building blocks for RNA, including cyanoallene, propargyl cyanide, cyanopropyne, and possibly cyanoformaldehyde and glycolonitrile, none of which had previously been found in G+0.693-0.027.
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.
New Scientist
JULY 7, 2022
A computer algorithm can use a technique called "ghost imaging" to reconstruct objects from a person's brainwaves that the person themselves can't see
Physics World
JULY 7, 2022
In this episode of the Physics World Weekly podcast, the climatologist Fredi Otto explains why scientists can say with confidence that certain extreme weather events such as floods and heatwaves are more likely to have happened because of climate change. Otto is at the Grantham Institute for Climate Change and the Environment, Imperial College London.
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Ocean Conservancy
JULY 7, 2022
“Florida and beaches” are like “peanut butter and jelly”—they just go together, a match made in heaven. Between the soft sand, unique seashells, warm waters and fascinating ocean animals, there are so many things to love about Florida beaches. One of the best perks to walking along a Florida shoreline is simple: sea birds. Florida is known as an amazing state for bird watching with a multitude of species that live there, but you don’t have to be a hard knocks bird watcher to catch a glimpse of a
New Scientist
JULY 7, 2022
The race to replace Boris Johnson as UK prime minister has begun, with Suella Braverman and Steve Baker announcing their intention to run. They may be joined by Michael Gove, Rishi Sunak and others, but where do the hopefuls stand on science?
The Applied Ecologist
JULY 7, 2022
In their new study, Searle, Kaszta, and co-authors from Botswana, Zimbabwe, Germany, the UK, and the US discuss how machine learning can be used to disentangle multi-species habitat relationships and inform conservation planning over large areas. The importance of policy and governance in preserving wildlife areas has historically meant that conservation has been restricted to efforts within country borders.
New Scientist
JULY 7, 2022
Aerial surveys have found groups of up to 150 fin whales feeding near Antarctica, a sign that populations have bounced back since since the 1976 ban on hunting these whales
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.
National Law Center
JULY 7, 2022
A comprehensive summary of today’s judicial, legislative, and regulatory developments in agriculture and food. Email important additions HERE. . The post Ag and Food Law Daily Update: July 7, 2022 appeared first on National Agricultural Law Center.
New Scientist
JULY 7, 2022
Researchers have built a logic gate – a basic computing building block – that uses vibrations for information processing instead of electrons, making it very energy efficient
CEQA Developments
JULY 7, 2022
On March 7, 2022, the Second District Court of Appeal (Div. 4) filed its published opinion in Southwest Regional Council of Carpenters, et al. v. City of Los Angeles, et al (The Icon at Panorama, LLC, Real Party in Interest) (2022) 76 Cal.App.5th 1154. In reversing the trial court’s judgment and writ setting aside the approvals and EIR for a mixed-use commercial and residential infill development project, the Court held the Project EIR did not violate CEQA’s requirement of an accurate, stable,
New Scientist
JULY 7, 2022
A cheap and easily manufactured material can act as a thermal conductor at low temperatures and an insulator at high temperatures, which may help prevent dramatic battery fires and explosions
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.
National Law Center
JULY 7, 2022
Up to now, each article in this series exploring the legal claims commonly raised by plaintiffs in pesticide injury cases has. The post Plaintiffs & Pesticides: Honorable Mentions appeared first on National Agricultural Law Center.
New Scientist
JULY 7, 2022
Optimising the wheat genome could help us double yields of the crop, according to plant scientists – although other researchers say they are being too optimistic
Environmental Leader
JULY 7, 2022
A 200-megawatt electrolyzer facility will be built in the Netherlands. The post Shell Plans Largest Green Hydrogen Plant in Europe appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.
New Scientist
JULY 7, 2022
A dinosaur discovered in Argentina has been identified as a new species. Meraxes gigas lived 20 million years before T.
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Environmental News Bits
JULY 7, 2022
Read the full story at Smart Cities Dive. The U.S. Government Accountability Office issued a report in June indicating federal agencies, namely the Environmental Protection Agency and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, should take more action to help communities manage risks from harmful algal blooms and hypoxia – extremely low waterway oxygen levels – which are increasing with climate change.
New Scientist
JULY 7, 2022
A brief test has proven that the new LUX-ZEPLIN dark matter detector is the most sensitive ever.
Environmental News Bits
JULY 7, 2022
By Joelle Renstrom On November 8, 2021, the American Heart Association journal Circulation published a 300-word abstract of a research paper warning that mRNA Covid vaccines caused heart inflammation in study subjects. An abstract typically summarizes and accompanies the full paper, but this one was published by itself. According to Altmetrics, the abstract was picked … Continue reading How science fuels a culture of misinformation.
Environmental Leader
JULY 7, 2022
Peaks Renewables, a subsidiary of Summit Utilities focused on investing in technologies to decarbonize thermal energy, broke ground on Maine's first renewable natural gas (RNG) dairy digester on July 6, 2022, in Clinton, Maine. The post Maine’s First RNG Dairy Digester Now Under Construction appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.
Environmental News Bits
JULY 7, 2022
Read the full story from Washington University in St. Louis. Collaborative research finds a lack of available metals may be responsible for more nitrous oxide than previously thought.
PA Environment Daily
JULY 7, 2022
The PA Environmental Council’s In Case You Missed It In June is now available featuring articles on-- -- Unlikely Team Reforesting Abandoned Mine Site - Video -- Tracking Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funding Opportunities In PA -- PEC Blog: Celebrating Native Species -- PEC Blog: Philadelphia Region Circuit Trails Network Gap Priorities -- PEC Blog: PEC Water Team River Rally Adventures -- PEC Blog: Ecological Value Of Clean Water In Laurel Highlands -- PEC Podcast: Update On Laurel Highlands C
Environmental News Bits
JULY 7, 2022
Read the full story at Food Navigator USA. The FDA has acknowledged that people are frustrated it isn’t moving more quickly to set action levels for heavy metals in baby foods, but says proposals from states’ attorneys general to expedite the process and immediately set thresholds for heavy metals based on levels achieved by the … Continue reading FDA and states attorneys general clash over action levels for heavy metals in baby foods.
PA Environment Daily
JULY 7, 2022
The Southwestern PA Commission Water Resources Center hosts four upcoming webinars on stormwater and flood insurance topics. The webinars include-- -- July 20: Increasing Stormwater Resiliency Through Innovative Codes & Ordinances - Noon to 1:00 p.m.: Over the past several years, the City of Pittsburgh has been experiencing a growing renaissance of new and redevelopment projects.
Environmental News Bits
JULY 7, 2022
Read the full story from Deloitte. Change is afoot in how the consumer industry approaches environmental sustainability. And it’s not just in how companies think of it—shifting from good corporate citizenship to understanding sustainability is a critical business risk and, for some, even an opportunity. But change is also apparent in how they are making progress, … Continue reading Driving accountable sustainability in the consumer industry?.
PA Environment Daily
JULY 7, 2022
On July 7, Department of Conservation and Natural Resources Secretary Cindy Adams Dunn today visited Maurice K. Goddard State Park in Mercer County to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the park and to honor Goddard’s legacy as one of the nation’s leading conservationists. “I cannot think of a better way to remember Doc Goddard’s legacy than by celebrating a half century of this beautiful park that is named in his honor,” Dunn said.
Environmental News Bits
JULY 7, 2022
Read the full story at Research Information. Frontiers has become the first publisher to join the ‘Stick to Science’ initiative to support open scientific collaboration.? Initiated by Universities UK, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne (EPFL), public research university ETH Zurich, the ETH Board, Wellcome and The Royal Society, the ‘Stick to Science’ campaign calls for an open, inclusive, … Continue reading Frontiers is first publisher to join ‘Stick to Science’ initiative.
PA Environment Daily
JULY 7, 2022
On July 7, Department of Environmental Protection Waste, Air, Radiation and Remediation Deputy Secretary Krishnan Ramamurthy and the Professional Recyclers of Pennsylvania Executive Director Jennifer Summers highlighted the student winners of PROP’s 2022 Earth Week Poster and Video Contest. There were 12 winning posters and three winning videos [ to be posted on PROP’s website ]-- Poster Winners -- Lilliana “Lilly” Lohsl, Penn Mont Academy, Blair County -- Samira Patel, Penn Mont Academy, Blair
Environmental News Bits
JULY 7, 2022
Read the full story from the British Ecological Society. The British Ecological Society has today announced that one of its youngest journals, Methods in Ecology and Evolution, will become a fully open access publication from January 2023.
Capaccio
JULY 7, 2022
Capaccio is keeping a pulse on the latest news out of OSHA granting the initial approval to the state of Massachusetts to move forward with a new occupational health and safety plan for both state and local government employers. With over 6,500 public sector employers and nearly 434,000 public employees throughout the state, Massachusetts would be the latest state to receive OSHA approval.
Environmental News Bits
JULY 7, 2022
Read the full story at Science Business. EU science ministers today signed off an agreement backing research assessment reform in Europe, alongside conclusions on open science, international cooperation and Horizon Europe missions. In a meeting in Luxembourg, the 27 ministers acknowledged it’s time for the EU to revamp how it evaluates research, putting more weight … Continue reading EU science ministers agree on research assessment reform?.
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