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Deconstructing Buildings: The Quest for New Life for Old Wood

Yale E360

A growing number of cities have launched initiatives to reuse the wood waste from construction and demolition that now ends up in landfills. The challenge, proponents say, is to deploy new techniques for disassembling old buildings and markets for repurposing the salvaged wood.

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The man quietly spending $1 billion on climate action

New Scientist

From geoengineering to anti-methane cow vaccines and green aviation fuel, meet the former nuclear physicist deciding which climate change technologies hold the most promise

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DEP Reviewing Permits For Drinking Water Treatment System To Provide Water For 21 Homes In Dimock, Susquehanna County Whose Wells Were Contaminated By Shale Gas Drilling 20 Years Ago

PA Environment Daily

On June 10, the Department of Environmental Protection announced it is reviewing additional permits for the drinking water treatment facility that will provide clean, safe drinking water to 21 homes in Dimock, Susquehanna County that have had their water wells impacted by natural gas drilling. Pennsylvania American Water Company has started construction on a new public water line for Dimock residents – the result of a settlement of criminal charges secured by then-Attorney General Shapiro after

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Sound waves control droplet movement in microfluidic processor

Physics World

Thanks to a new sound-based control system, a microfluidic processor can precisely manipulate droplets with an exceptionally broad range of volumes. The minimalist device is compatible with many substrates, including metals, polymers and glass. It is also biocompatible, and its developers at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University say it could be a transformative tool for applications in biology, chemistry and lab-on-a-chip systems.

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How to Modernize Manufacturing Without Losing Control

Speaker: Andrew Skoog, Founder of MachinistX & President of Hexis Representatives

Manufacturing is evolving, and the right technology can empower—not replace—your workforce. Smart automation and AI-driven software are revolutionizing decision-making, optimizing processes, and improving efficiency. But how do you implement these tools with confidence and ensure they complement human expertise rather than override it? Join industry expert Andrew Skoog as he explores how manufacturers can leverage automation to enhance operations, streamline workflows, and make smarter, data-dri

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DCNR Celebrates Naturalistic Fish Passage On The Susquehanna River At Shikellamy State Park In Northumberland County

PA Environment Daily

On June 11, as part of the watershed-wide Chesapeake Bay Awareness Week , the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources celebrated the new naturalistic fish passage at Shikellamy State Park in Northumberland County for its upstream benefit to native species such as American shad and eels, and its downstream benefit to the Chesapeake Bay. “Stewardship and conservation of our environment is the core of what DCNR does every day.

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Inside Europe's largest jellyfish farm

New Scientist

Images from a jellyfish-breeding facility in Germany showcase the luminous invertebrates' environmental challenges and medical promise

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An instantaneous voice-synthesis neuroprosthesis

Nature

Nature, Published online: 12 June 2025; doi:10.1038/s41586-025-09127-3 A brain-to-voice neuroprosthesis enables a man with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis to synthesize his voice in real time by decoding neural activity, demonstrating the potential of brain–computer interfaces to enable people with paralysis to speak intelligibly and expressively.

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Solar Orbiter Captures the First-Ever Images of the Sun’s South Pole

Scientific American

Skip to main content Scientific American June 11, 2025 4 min read Behold the First Images of the Sun’s South Pole Solar Orbiter isn’t the first spacecraft to study the sun’s poles—but it’s the first to send back photographs By Meghan Bartels edited by Lee Billings A radiance map from Solar Orbiter’s SPICE instrument shows the location of carbon ions in the region of the sun’s atmosphere where the temperature abruptly rises.

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How you breathe is like a fingerprint that can identify you

Nature

Nature, Published online: 12 June 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-01835-0 Your inhalation and exhalation pattern is not only unique to you, it can be a marker of your physical and mental state, study suggests.

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These images are the first time we have seen the sun's south pole

New Scientist

The Solar Orbiter spacecraft, a joint mission between the European Space Agency and NASA, is the first to venture into a tilted orbit around the sun, letting it take some unusual pictures

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The Key to Sustainable Energy Optimization: A Data-Driven Approach for Manufacturing

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. 📊 Join us for a practical webinar hosted by Kevin Kai Wong of Emergent Ene

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Animals Expend 76,000 Gigajoules of Energy Sculpting Our Planet Every Year

Scientific American

Skip to main content Scientific American June 11, 2025 2 min read See How Animals Sculpt the Planet This tally of animals’ effect on Earth’s geology, equivalent to that of thousands of extreme floods, most likely is an underestimate By Cody Cottier edited by Sarah Lewin Frasier Kenyan termite mound. Vicki Jauron/Babylon and Beyond Photography/Getty Images Earth’s surface is a work forever in progress.

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Disney and Universal lawsuit may be killing blow in AI copyright wars

New Scientist

Two huge movie studios are suing Midjourney, claiming the firm’s AI has been trained on their copyrighted material – the entrance of the Hollywood giants into this legal fight could be a watershed moment for AI and copyright

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PA Sea Grant: Virginia Friedman From Abington Friends School In Montgomery County Will Be Part Of A Shipboard Science Program On Lake Michigan This Summer

PA Environment Daily

On June 11, Pennsylvania Sea Grant announced Virginia Friedman, a 7th grade science teacher at Abington Friends School in Jenkintown, Montgomery County, will join Sea Grant’s Center for Great Lakes Literacy staff and Great Lakes researchers to work aboard an EPA research vessel July 7-13, 2025. Through a partnership with the EPA Great Lakes National Program Office, NOAA, and with funding from the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative , educators will spend a full week alongside researchers aboard t

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Cyborg tadpoles are helping us learn how brain development starts

New Scientist

Close Advertisement Skip to content Sign in Search the website Events Tours Shop Jobs Subscribe now Explore by section News Features Newsletters Podcasts Video Comment Culture Crosswords | This weeks magazine Explore by subject Health Space Physics Technology Environment Mind Humans Life Mathematics Chemistry Earth Society Explore our products and services Events Tours Shop Jobs Subscribe now Subscribe now Mind Cyborg tadpoles are helping us learn how brain development starts Implants that monit

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How to Drive Cost Savings, Efficiency Gains, and Sustainability Wins with MES

Speaker: Nikhil Joshi, Founder & President of Snic Solutions

Is your manufacturing operation reaching its efficiency potential? A Manufacturing Execution System (MES) could be the game-changer, helping you reduce waste, cut costs, and lower your carbon footprint. Join Nikhil Joshi, Founder & President of Snic Solutions, in this value-packed webinar as he breaks down how MES can drive operational excellence and sustainability.

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Pittsburgh Business Leaders Deliver Letter Urging PA's US Senators To Preserve Federal Energy Tax Credits And 100,000 Jobs In Pennsylvania

PA Environment Daily

On June 11, Pittsburgh business leaders gathered at the Pittsburgh City-County Portico to herald the importance of federal energy tax credits to Pennsylvania’s job market and economy, and then hand-delivered a letter to Senator Dave McCormick and Senator John Fetterman’s Pittsburgh district offices in the name of securing American energy independence.

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'Impossible' particle that hit Earth may have been dark matter

New Scientist

We may already have had our first-ever encounter with dark matter, according to researchers who say a mysteriously high-energy particle detected in 2023 is not a neutrino after all, but something far stranger

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Who is on RFK Jr’s new vaccine panel — and what will they do?

Nature

Nature, Published online: 12 June 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-01852-z Critics fear that anti-vaccine leader’s picks for crucial committee will be a ‘disaster for public health’.

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ACC Files TSCA Section 21 Petition Seeking Reconsideration of TCE Risk Management Rule

Nanotech

On May 27, 2025, the American Chemistry Council (ACC) petitioned the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under Section 21 of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) to reconsider the final risk management rule for trichloroethylene (TCE). ACC requests that EPA reconsider and amend two provisions of the rule: To give EPA adequate time to consider the issues raised in the petition, ACC also hereby requests that EPA take immediate action to revise the TCE rule The post ACC Files TSCA Section

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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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Plastic pyrolysis − chemists explain a technique attempting to tackle plastic waste by bringing the heat

Environmental News Bits

by Kevin A. Schug, University of Texas at Arlington and Alexander Kaplitz, University of Texas at Arlington In 1950, global plastic production was about 2 million tons. It’s now about 400 million tons – an increase of nearly 20,000%. As a material, it has seemingly limitless potential.

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Can we stop big tech from controlling the internet with AI agents?

New Scientist

With tech giants like Google developing ways for AI models to communicate and work together, there are fears that smaller players could get left behind in the rush to unleash AI agents on the internet

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A father of environmental justice rebukes Sierra Club, Ben Jealous over treatment of Black Alabamians

Environmental News Bits

Read the full story at Inside Climate News. Dr. Robert Bullard has long spoken out about Shiloh, a historically Black community regularly flooded by an elevated highway. Now, he says the president of the nation’s largest environmental group should own up to the promises he’s made.

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Wednesday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips - 6.11.25

PA Environment Daily

PA Environment Digest Will Be CLOSED June 14 to 19. "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 S

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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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Climate anxiety as a call to global justice

Environmental News Bits

Hanife, B., Cianconi, P., Grillo, F., Paulinich, A., & Janiri, L. (2025). Climate anxiety as a call to global justice. Frontiers in Psychology, 16, 1547678. [link] Abstract Climate anxiety (or eco-anxiety) is a growing psychological phenomenon linked to the increasing awareness of the environmental crisis caused by climate change.

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A compelling book asks if we are killing off the idea of private life

New Scientist

How did we lose the sense that some parts of life should be off-limits rather than open to commodification?

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Planned NIH Cuts Threaten Americans’ Health, Senators Charge in Tense Hearing

Scientific American

Senators grilled NIH director Jayanta Bhattacharya the day after more than 300 NIH staff members sent him a fiery letter protesting the cancellation of thousands of research projects

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The discovery that cancer hacks nerves could lead to fairer treatments

New Scientist

With rising cancer rates, we need more good news, and the latest finding that cancer interacts with the nervous system means cheap and readily available drugs could help

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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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Stanford engineers reinvent wastewater purification to unlock valuable resources

Environmental News Bits

Read the full story from Stanford University. Wastewater isn’t just waste – it’s packed with hidden value. Stanford researchers are developing cutting-edge resins – porous beads that together act like a coffee filter – not only to remove contaminants but also to recover valuable products, like ammonia for fertilizer.

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How to use psychology to feel better about how you look in a swimsuit

New Scientist

Recent research delves into our issues with "seasonal body image dissatisfaction", says David Robson, who has advice on how to combat it during the summer months

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New York bitcoin miners are buying up power plants—and communities are fighting back

Environmental News Bits

Read the full story at Inside Climate News. New York is home to four of the largest bitcoin mines in the country, which consume huge quantities of electric power and water to cool their server farms, emit loud humming noises around the clock and flood the atmosphere with copious greenhouse gases and pollutants.

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Does this new tent repel both water and the laws of physics?

New Scientist

Close Advertisement Skip to content Sign in Search the website Events Tours Shop Jobs Subscribe now Explore by section News Features Newsletters Podcasts Video Comment Culture Crosswords | This weeks magazine Explore by subject Health Space Physics Technology Environment Mind Humans Life Mathematics Chemistry Earth Society Explore our products and services Events Tours Shop Jobs Subscribe now Subscribe now Comment Does this new tent repel both water and the laws of physics?

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Urban parks can support people and biodiversity—if they are designed with both in mind

Environmental News Bits

Read the full story at Inside Climate News. Research shows that parks are crucial for supporting city dwellers—people or the surprising abundance of animals that inhabit urban wildlands. However, designing parks with both in mind can be a tall task. Bright lights are good for human safety, but can be disruptive to insect populations.

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