Mon.Jan 08, 2024

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Inequality Today: Unfinished Work

Legal Planet

More than a half century after Martin Luther King’s death, his work is still unfinished. Sadly, despite his efforts and those of many others, inequality remains a reality along multiple, interrelated dimensions: race, income, and geography. Inequality is not merely economic; it involves differences in health and life expectancy — and in exposure to pollution and the risks of climate change.

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Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon Fell in Half Last Year

Yale E360

Forest loss in the Brazilian Amazon was down 50 percent, year on year, in 2023, according to government figures.

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PSA Well Permit Dispute Makes its Way to the Texas Supreme Court

Energy & the Law

Contacted at his seaside villa, Captain Renault said he was shocked that Elsie and Adrian Opiela are asking the Texas Supreme Court to review questions surrounding the Railroad Commission’s approval of a drilling permit for a Production Sharing Agreement well. The Commission’s “65% Rule” for multi-tract horizontal wells is invalid because the Commission does not have the authority to make such a rule.

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European Reporting Standards Published in the Official Journal of the EU

Clean Energy Law

For in scope companies, disclosures may be required as early as the reporting period for the 2024 financial year. By Paul A. Davies , Michael D. Green , and James Bee On 22 December 2023, the Commission Delegated Regulation specifying the first set of European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS) was published in the Official Journal of the European Union (EU). [1] The ESRS apply from 1 January 2024, for financial years beginning on or after that date.

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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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Once Known for Its Pollution, Pittsburgh Becomes a Poster Child for Climate Consciousness

Inside Climate News

The National Climate Assessment shines a light on the city’s “innovative” plans to curb flooding based on projections for heavier, climate-amplified precipitation. By Jon Hurdle The City of Pittsburgh’s incorporation of climate-change projections into its stormwater-control regulations have been highlighted by the latest National Climate Assessment as an example of how a city can prepare itself for the bigger, more frequent rain storms produced by the changing climate.

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There can be 240,000 plastic particles in a litre bottle of water

New Scientist

Own brand one-litre water bottles from three unnamed US supermarkets each contained hundreds of thousands of microscopic plastic particles

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The Peregrine lunar lander may not make it to the moon

New Scientist

After its 8 January launch aboard a Vulcan rocket, Astrobotic’s Peregrine lander has experienced a fuel leak that may leave it without enough propellant to land on the moon

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Pebble Mine: SCOTUS Denies Original Review of EPA Veto

NRDC

In the latest defeat for the embattled Bristol Bay mining scheme, the Supreme Court unanimously rejects the Dunleavy Administration’s motion for review.

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Diamond rain may be more common across the universe than we thought

New Scientist

It may be easier than researchers thought to form diamonds inside giant planets, which means that it might rain diamonds on up to a third of the planets we’ve discovered so far

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CFA Begins Accepting Applications For Act 13 Watershed Restoration, Mine Reclamation, Sewage, Flood Mitigation, Recreation Grants Feb. 1

PA Environment Daily

The Commonwealth Financing Authority begins accepting applications for Act 13 Program watershed restoration, abandoned mine drainage abatement, baseline water quality data, orphaned or abandoned well plugging, sewage facilities, flood mitigation programs and recreation grants on February 1. The deadline for applications is May 31. These grants are funded by the Act 13 drilling impact fees paid by unconventional shale gas drillers.

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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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Should nations try to ban bitcoin because of its environmental impact?

New Scientist

Bitcoin miners seem unwilling to take action to curb the cryptocurrency's energy and water use – so some campaigners argue that it is time for governments to intervene

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Find Local Polluters: Climate TRACE Unveils Groundbreaking Tool That Visualizes GHG Sources

Earth 911

Imagining all the sources of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions has been challenging for people trying. The post Find Local Polluters: Climate TRACE Unveils Groundbreaking Tool That Visualizes GHG Sources appeared first on Earth911.

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Animal bones ground into an edible paste could help reduce food waste

New Scientist

A Finnish start-up has developed a method of grinding up chicken or fish bones into a nutritious paste to make meat production more efficient.

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Northcentral PA Conservancy Partners With Landowner To Preserve 64 Acres In Columbia County

PA Environment Daily

On January 8, the Northcentral PA Conservancy highlighted a recent partnership with a Columbia County sportsman to preserve 64 acres in Briar Creek Township. A true sportsman understands and champions conservation. In fact, hunters have been some of the conservation movement’s biggest advocates since the beginning. After all, it was President Theodore Roosevelt, an avid hunter himself, who went on to create the United States Forest Service and conserved approximately 230 million acres of public

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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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Extreme droughts are worse for plants than we thought

New Scientist

Grasslands are almost 40 per cent less productive after a year of extreme drought, an experiment spanning six continents suggests

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DCNR Begins Accepting Community Conservation Partnership Grant Applications Jan. 16; Snowmobile/ATV Grants Feb. 1

PA Environment Daily

The Department of Conservation and Natural Resources will begin accepting Community Conservation Partnership Grant applications on January 16. The deadline to submit applications is April 3. Community Conservation Partnerships Grants can Fund Planning, acquisition, and development of public parks; Recreation areas; Motorized and non-motorized trails; River conservation and access; Conservation of open space; and Community and watershed forestry projects.

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Christina Koch: ‘I come to work to do cool things like go to the moon’

New Scientist

Christina Koch, who will become the first woman to go to the moon with the Artemis II mission, on what space smells like, why it is difficult to return to Earth and how astronauts play human bowling

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January 8 Weekly PA Environment Digest Now Available

PA Environment Daily

“The people have a right to clean air, pure water, and to the preservation of the natural, scenic, historic and esthetic values of the environment. Pennsylvania's public natural resources are the common property of all the people, including generations yet to come. As trustee of these resources, the Commonwealth shall conserve and maintain them for the benefit of all the people.” -- Article I, Section 27 Pennsylvania Constitution [It’s Not A Suggestion] Click Here To View Or Print The Entire Jan

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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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2024 Resolution for OSHA: Propose A Workplace Heat Standard

NRDC

OSHA should resolve to get a proposed workplace heat standard out for public comment before 2024’s hot weather starts.

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Uranus and Neptune Have Similar Hues, New Study Shows

Scientific American

A new analysis finds that images from Voyager 2's close encounter with Neptune show the planet as being far too blue

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What’s Great and What Needs Fixing in the EPA’s Proposed Lead Rule

NRDC

The EPA would require most water systems to remove lead pipes within 10 years. That's great, but key improvements are needed.

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Vulcan launch: Why is NASA going back to the moon?

New Scientist

NASA has launched a robotic lander towards the moon in its first mission to the lunar surface since the Apollo programme

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Without the Moon Human Society Might Not Exist

Scientific American

The moon helps us keep time, inspires religions and shapes science, yet it still keeps secrets from us.

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Interns Wanted: Department Of Environmental Protection, Conservation & Natural Resources, Agriculture - Deadline Feb. 16

PA Environment Daily

The deadline to apply for internships with state agencies like the Departments of Environmental Protection, Conservation and Natural Resources, Agriculture and Health is February 16. The positions can be searched by agency, location, salary and job type. DEP Positions There are 27 intern positions open in DEP at regional offices and Harrisburg, including for biologists, engineering, clean water, mining, waterways and wetlands, laboratories, coastal resources, watershed restoration, air quality,

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Job Post: Staff counsel term position at the ELC

Environmental Law Centre

The Environmental Law Centre is seeking a lawyer to fill a term position as Staff Counsel. Our activities focus on law reform, research and public legal education in areas of environmental and natural. The post Job Post: Staff counsel term position at the ELC appeared first on Environmental Law Centre.

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Susquehanna Greenway Partnership Awards Mini-Grants; New Grant Round Now Open

PA Environment Daily

The Susquehanna Greenway Partnership is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2023 Susquehanna Greenway Mini-Grant Program , as well as the exciting opening of a second application round to distribute funds still available. Of the first round, congratulations are in order to the Lewisburg Neighborhoods Corporation and the Montour Area Recreation Commission for their awarded projects on the Susquehanna Greenway.

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Improved Working Conditions for Recyclers Also Benefit Ocean Health

Ocean Conservancy

Last summer while visiting family in Bogotá, Colombia, a city located 9,000 feet above sea level in the Andes, I noticed more plastics than during my visit a decade ago. I also visited my city of birth, Santa Marta, a port city on the Colombian Caribbean coast. Although these two cities are 600 miles apart and have wildly different climates, social justice in Bogotá is deeply interconnected to plastic pollution in the Caribbean.

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Eckley Miners’ Village Awarded Willary Foundation Grant To Design, Research Lodging Facilities

PA Environment Daily

Eckley Miners’ Village in Luzerne County has been awarded a $17,000 Willary Foundation grant to design an interdisciplinary research center and overnight lodging in two of the historic site’s 19th-century homes. The project is part of an initiative to preserve Eckley’s historic structures by selectively adapting them for contemporary uses. Jacobs Wyper Architects completed initial designs for the 2,500-foot research center in July 2023.

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Malta Initiative Survey on OECD Test Guidelines and Guidance Documents Will Close January 12

Nanotech

The Malta Initiative is conducting a survey to collect input on priorities where the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) Test Guidelines (TG) and Guidance Documents (GD) need actions to make them applicable to nanomaterials and other advanced materials. The survey includes a preliminary list of suggested topics. Respondents can choose specific topics upon which to comment.

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Game Commission: Howard Nursery Seedling Sale Accepting Orders; Seedlings For Schools Program Ordering Begins Feb. 5

PA Environment Daily

On January 8, the Game Commission announced Howard Nursery is now accepting orders for its annual Seedling Sale and will be accepting orders for the Seedlings for Schools Program starting February 5. Annual Seedling Sale The Howard Nursery grows tree and shrub seedlings for use on state game lands, by participating Hunter Access cooperators, in the Seedlings for Schools program and by the Game Commission’s conservation partners.

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BETO Releases Summary Report Following Transition to Sustainable, Circular Economy for Plastics Workshop

Nanotech

The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO) announced on December 20, 2023, that it released a summary report following its June 8-9, 2023, Workshop: Transitioning to a Sustainable, Circular Economy for Plastics. The workshop, hosted by BETO in partnership with DOE’s Advanced Materials and Manufacturing Technologies Office and the Climate Pledge coalition, brought together stakeholders from industry, academia, national laboratories, and non-profit organizations to

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PUC Calls On PA Congressional Delegation To Support Permanent Program To Provide Financial Assistance For Water, Wastewater Services To Low-Income Households

PA Environment Daily

All five Public Utility Commission commissioners recently urged members of the Pennsylvania Congressional delegation to support a permanent program to provide financial assistance for water and wastewater services to low-income households. In a letter to the delegation from all five PUC Commissioners, they said, “Water is an essential utility service for which there is no substitute.

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The U.S. Energy Transition Explained in 8 Numbers

Scientific American

Solar and natural gas surged last year in the U.S.