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Rivian Solar Charging Site to Power Dozens of Electric Vehicles

Environment + Energy Leader

The company is installing renewable sources at its manufacturing site in Illinois to help give vehicles power. The post Rivian Solar Charging Site to Power Dozens of Electric Vehicles appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.

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Once Denied Federal Protection, the Snail Darter Fish Is No Longer Endangered

Yale E360

The snail darter is no longer facing extinction and has been removed from the endangered species list, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced. Read more on E360 ?.

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More Companies Add Sustainability Ratings, Make Supply Chain Improvements

Environment + Energy Leader

An EcoVadis report measured the progress of 53,000 companies from across the world. The post More Companies Add Sustainability Ratings, Make Supply Chain Improvements appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.

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More Climate News You Don’t Often Hear

Energy & the Law

Its time again to report on climate-related news from a perspective other than the alarmists. I’ll leave it to those who know more than I. First, have you wondered why all the news your Google search finds seems to spell climate D-O-O-M? Maybe its because the UN has teamed up with the search engine to bury the kind of stories you see here. Don’t take my word for it.

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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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Tennessee to be Home to New Renewable Natural Gas Project

Environment + Energy Leader

Republic Services and Archaea Energy have announced plans for an RNG facility at Middle Point Landfill in Tennessee to be developed through the companies' Lightning Renewables joint venture. The post Tennessee to be Home to New Renewable Natural Gas Project appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.

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Lung Cancer in Nonsmokers? Study Identifies Air Pollution as a Trigger

Inside Climate News

Researchers have discovered how tiny particles from fossil fuel emissions exploit a gene mutation to promote the growth of cancer. By Victoria St. Martin The cough just wouldn’t go away.

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Mars is littered with 15,694 pounds of human trash from 50 years of robotic exploration

Environmental News Bits

Cagri Kilic, West Virginia University People have been exploring the surface of Mars for over 50 years. According to the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs, nations have sent 18 human-made objects to Mars over 14 separate missions. Many of these missions are still ongoing, but over the decades of Martian exploration, humankind has … Continue reading Mars is littered with 15,694 pounds of human trash from 50 years of robotic exploration.

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Tennessee to be Home to New Renewable Natural Gas Project

Environment + Energy Leader

Republic Services and Archaea Energy have announced plans for an RNG facility at Middle Point Landfill in Tennessee to be developed through the companies' Lightning Renewables joint venture. The post Tennessee to be Home to New Renewable Natural Gas Project appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.

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DeepMind AI finds new way to multiply numbers and speed up computers

New Scientist

Matrix multiplication - where two grids of numbers are multiplied together - forms the basis of many computing tasks, and an improved technique discovered by an artificial intelligence could boost computation speeds by up to 20 per cent

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DEP Issued NOVs To Conventional Oil & Gas Companies For Abandoning 55 Wells Without Plugging Them During September Alone, A Dramatic Increase In New Well Abandonments

PA Environment Daily

The Department of Environmental Protection issued notices of violation to conventional oil and gas companies for abandoning 55 wells without plugging them during September alone, according to DEP’s Oil and Gas Program Compliance Database. That brings the total number of NOVs issued by DEP for abandoning wells without plugging them in the Third Quarter of 2022 to 163 conventional wells and three unconventional shale gas wells.

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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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Dredging in crucial habitat sparks row over UK marine protected areas

New Scientist

Footage showing protected Scottish waters raked clean by scallop dredgers shows that marine protected areas are "paper parks", say campaigners

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In Search of the Hidden Cooper River

Academy of Natural Sciences

The Cooper River, a 16-mile tributary of the Delaware River in southwestern New Jersey, was once heavily polluted and nearly half sewage. Today, thanks to the Clean Water Act and many efforts from local organizations, this river is a thriving waterway perfect for local recreation — fishing, birdwatching, rowing, kayaking and canoeing — hidden in plain sight.

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Did magnetism shape the universe? An epic experiment suggests it did

New Scientist

The idea that magnetism helped shape the universe has been dismissed by scientists for decades, but now new experiments involving plasma that is hotter than the sun are prompting a rethink

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Russia has created a methane bomb, on purpose

A Greener Life

A satellite image shows gas from the Nord Stream pipeline bubbling up in the water following incidents in the Baltic Sea. Photo credit: Roscosmos/ Handout. By Anders Lorenzen. Emissions of methane, the world’s most potent greenhouse gas (GHG) have been given an unwelcome boost. The recent ruptures in two Nord Stream gas pipelines have been blamed by the European Union (EU) on Russia.

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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.

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JWST and Hubble teamed up to take a stunning image of two galaxies

New Scientist

The James Webb Space Telescope and the Hubble Space Telescope observe the universe in different wavelengths, and combining their data has given astronomers a detailed look at the interstellar dust in a pair of galaxies

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Washington County Community Meeting Updates Residents On PA Health & Environment Studies, Discusses Health Impacts Of Shale Gas Development

PA Environment Daily

An October 5 public meeting in Canonsburg, Washington County offered residents an opportunity to learn more about a set of research studies titled the PA Health and Environment Studies now being conducted by the University of Pittsburgh’s School of Public Health. The event was planned and presented by the Center for Coalfield Justice , the Environmental Health Project , FracTracker Alliance , the Mountain Watershed Association , and Physicians for Social Responsibility Pennsylvania.

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Astronomers found a weird asteroid closer to the sun than any other

New Scientist

Scientists have found three strange asteroids that orbit relatively close to the sun – one is the closest to the sun we’ve ever found, and another may someday hit Earth

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Fall Visitors To Conventional Oil & Gas Drilling Areas Urged To Report Illegal Road Dumping Of Drilling Wastewater

PA Environment Daily

Hunters, hikers, fall foliage visitors and anyone going out to enjoy Penn’s Woods this fall are urged by former Department Of Environmental Protection Secretary David Hess to report the illegal road dumping of conventional oil and gas wastewater on roads. “The counties hunters, hikers and fall foliage enthusiasts visit to enjoy Pennsylvania’s forests are many of the same counties where conventional oil and gas operators are still illegally dumping their drilling wastewater on dirt, gravel and ev

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Sustainability at Retail

Sustainability impacts every nation, company, and person around the world. So much so that, in 2015, the United Nations (UN) issued a call for action by all countries to work toward sustainable development. In response to this and as part of a global Sustainability at Retail initiative, Shop! worked collaboratively with its global affiliates to address these critical issues in this white paper.

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Dazzling photograph of pink-breasted galahs in Australian desert

New Scientist

This image of a flock of galahs taking off from a tree was captured by artist and photographer Christian Spencer, while out driving in Australia's Strzelecki desert

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Study Finds Global Warming Fingerprint on 2022’s Northern Hemisphere Megadrought

Inside Climate News

Long heatwaves in Eurasia and North America baked soils dry, threatening ecosystems and food production, and contributing to a cascade of compounding impacts that can reduce power supplies and increase heat deaths. By Bob Berwyn Nobody expected the wildfire that started burning in early August on the steep, forested hillside above Stoliv, Montenegro.

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Two eye-opening new books delve into the world of animal communication

New Scientist

Tom Mustill's How to Speak Whale and Karen Bakker's The Sounds of Life explore what we know about the way life on Earth communicates, from whales to coral reefs.

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Guest Commentary: The Role of Human Rights Institutions In Tackling Climate Change: A Case Study of the Philippines

Law Columbia

Guest Commentary: The Role of Human Rights Institutions In Tackling Climate Change: A Case Study of the Philippines. Antoine De Spiegeleir, PhD researcher at the European University Institute*. Maria Antonia Tigre, Global Climate Litigation Fellow, Sabin Center for Climate Change Law. Introduction. Earlier this year, the Commission on Human Rights of the Philippines released its final report detailing the findings of a groundbreaking inquiry ( In re Greenpeace Southeast Asia and Others ) into th

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Nuclear review: Oliver Stone's paean to a nuclear future

New Scientist

A new documentary explores the promise of nuclear energy as an antidote to the climate crisis, but the result may be a little too one-sided

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Ag and Food Law Daily Update: October 5, 2022

National Law Center

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: October 5, 2022 appeared first on National Agricultural Law Center.

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Has a recent glut of fantasy shows pushed sci-fi out of the limelight?

New Scientist

HBO's Game of Thrones turned fantasy into a cultural phenomenon on the small screen; now, rival platforms are rushing to catch up.

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Federal government to prioritize US-made, lower-carbon construction materials

Environmental News Bits

Read the full story from The Hill. The U.S. government will for the first time prioritize the use of American-made, lower-carbon construction materials in federal procurement and federally funded projects, the General Services Administration (GSA) announced on Tuesday. To realize this goal, the GSA has issued a request for information about the availability of domestically … Continue reading Federal government to prioritize US-made, lower-carbon construction materials.

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Ships release invisible contrails that slightly cool the climate

New Scientist

The effect of aerosol pollution from shipping and other sources on clouds has been underestimated and may need to be factored into future climate models

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Free virtual event: Sustainable Refrigeration Summit (Oct 24-28, 2022)

Environmental News Bits

This free virtual summit will bring together the stakeholders needed to solve the puzzle of sustainable refrigeration in supermarkets – including food retailers, manufacturers, service contractors, engineers, consultants, government agencies, policymakers, utilities, energy, and environmental stakeholders. Hear the latest regulatory and industry trends and learn from leading food retailers, industry experts, and policymakers.

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Why the UK government's attack on nature cannot be allowed to succeed

New Scientist

The UK government’s bid to slash environmental protections is an onslaught on nature and the laws that protect it.

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Industry Insights from NIZO: Sustainable food processing offers path through the energy crisis

Environmental News Bits

Read the full story from Food Navigator. Sustainability goals have already made reducing energy consumption a priority for the food industry. Now, soaring energy costs are adding economic urgency to that drive. How can vital energy savings be achieved?

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A complex network of fungi links orchids in the rainforest canopy

New Scientist

Orchids that grow on trees in the forest canopy may access food by connecting to a network of fungal threads

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How new processing techniques have ‘great potential’ to make food more sustainable

Environmental News Bits

Read the full story at Dairy Reporter. Processed food can get a bad rap. But according to researchers in Norway, new processing techniques can help extend shelf-life to reduce food waste and its detrimental effects on the environment.

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Nutrient-measuring device could make microwaves that count calories

New Scientist

Scientists have found a way to use leaked electromagnetic radiation to measure nutrients in microwaved meals