Yale E360
JUNE 2, 2022
The Rio Grande, which flows out of the Rockies and later forms the U.S.-Mexico border, has long been impacted by withdrawals for agriculture and other uses. Now, rising temperatures and an unprecedented drought pose a grave and growing peril to the river and its ecosystems. Read more on E360 ?.
Union of Concerned Scientists
JUNE 2, 2022
It’s here! After years of advocacy, one executive order , two proposed laws , and numerous initiatives across federal agencies , the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)—the independent federal agency responsible for protecting the financial system—has finally proposed that publicly traded corporations be truthful with investors about their climate impacts and how they plan to address them.
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Legal Planet
JUNE 2, 2022
Last week, I posted about the British government’s climate policy. In sharp contrast with their American counterparts, British conservatives remain firmly behind the Paris Agreement and supportive of cap-and-trade. In another respect, though, there’s more similarity: in both countries, subnational governments play a key role in climate policy. Here’s what’s happening across Great Britain.
Environment + Energy Leader
JUNE 2, 2022
Google Cloud has entered into a new partnership for the development of an Artificial Intelligence-based energy solution to optimize the value of ENGIE’s wind portfolio on the short-term power markets. The post Google Cloud Accelerates Wind Energy Development appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.
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.
Legal Planet
JUNE 2, 2022
Dale Goble, professor of law at University of Idaho, passed this April. There are numerous excellent tributes to Dale’s life, available here , here , and here. As a co-author of Dale’s on our Wildlife Law casebook, I wanted to add my personal recognition of his life and work. When I first started teaching law over 15 years ago, one of my first courses was a Biodiversity Law class.
Physics World
JUNE 2, 2022
In this episode of the Physics World Weekly podcast, Jenni Strabley and Simon McAdams of Quantinuum explain how quantum computers could be used to simulate industrially relevant quantum systems such as the large molecules used in pharmaceuticals and the materials used in hydrogen fuel cells. Quantinuum offers quantum computing hardware and software and Strabley and McAdams talk about the company’s new quantum computational chemistry software platform and the firm’s roadmap for the future.
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Physics World
JUNE 2, 2022
© AuntMinnieEurope.com. After decades of dormancy, deuterium is surging in research use as a contrast agent for MRI. Researchers discussed deuterium’s potential in a talk at the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine ( ISMRM ) meeting. In their presentations, Joseph Ackerman from Washington University in St. Louis and Robin de Graaf from Yale University talked about the history of deuterium and how it can be used as a safe, effective contrast agent in a method called deut
PA Environment Daily
JUNE 2, 2022
The Pennsylvania Council of Trout Unlimited is pleased to announce that nearly $15,000 has been awarded to educators across Pennsylvania through the Trout in the Classroom (TIC) Grant Program. Funding will be used to purchase equipment and supplies to maintain existing Trout in the Classroom tanks and set up new ones, pay for transportation and other field trip expenses, and provide teachers with the materials and equipment they need to integrate the TIC curriculum into their classrooms.
Environmental News Bits
JUNE 2, 2022
Read the full story in Harvard Business Review. While many leaders have ramped up efforts to make their organizations equitable for members of marginalized groups, evidence shows that Black employees continue to experience disrespect in the workplace. Since Black professionals face a bind in dealing with racialized comments, organizations need to take responsibility for preventing … Continue reading Research: The real-time impact of microaggressions.
PA Environment Daily
JUNE 2, 2022
The House Environmental Resources and Energy Committee is scheduled to meet on June 7 to consider legislation to take away the Environmental Quality Board’s authority to increase conventional oil and gas well bonding amounts to the current taxpayer cost of plugging and continue the exemption from any bonding for wells drilled before 1985 (which is most of them).
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
JUNE 2, 2022
When someone has a civil dispute against another person or entity, the path the dispute resolution will take is not always. The post Procedures: The Routes that a Dispute Can Take appeared first on National Agricultural Law Center.
PA Environment Daily
JUNE 2, 2022
On June 2, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced the selection of Dr. Kandis Boyd as the new Director of EPA's Chesapeake Bay Program. Dr. Boyd will start her new role as Director on June 6. "I’m thrilled to have Kandis join our leadership team as we are stepping up restoration efforts for the Bay in the face of emerging challenges,” said EPA Mid-Atlantic Regional Administrator Adam Ortiz.
National Law Center
JUNE 2, 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: June 2, 2022 appeared first on National Agricultural Law Center.
New Scientist
JUNE 2, 2022
Students who were exposed to the highest level of outdoor noise pollution while at school showed slower improvements in memory and attentiveness
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.
Earth 911
JUNE 2, 2022
LEDs are the darlings of the lighting world. If lightbulbs were in high school, LEDs. The post Light Up With Energy-Efficient LEDs appeared first on Earth911.
New Scientist
JUNE 2, 2022
Sea turtles have to dash into the sea after they hatch, but young leatherback turtles often get lost on the way because they have relatively poor eyesight
Physics World
JUNE 2, 2022
How did you get into space science? I’m a geochemist by training and after I did my PhD at the University of Bordeaux, France, in 2010, my supervisor inspired me to study materials from space. I went to Paris for my first postdoc position where I analysed the composition of particles returned from a comet by NASA’s Stardust mission. Then I moved to the University of Bern in Switzerland where I measured and analysed a variety of meteorites for five years until 2017.
New Scientist
JUNE 2, 2022
Your height is determined by both your genes and environment, but the genetic component may also increase your risk of a variety of diseases
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CEQA Developments
JUNE 2, 2022
On June 1, 2022, the Sixth District Court of Appeal, in response to a request for publication, ordered that its previously unpublished May 9, 2022 opinion in Committee for Sound Water and Land Development v. City of Seaside (KB Bakewell Seaside Venture II, LLC, Real Party in Interest) (2022) Cal.App.5th be published. Matt Henderson’s and my May 20, 2022 post discussing and analyzing the Court’s decision, which is now precedent and can be cited as such, can be found here. .
Environmental News Bits
JUNE 2, 2022
Read the full story at Fast Company. Sudoc—a winner of Fast Company’s 2022 World Changing Ideas Awards—harnesses the science of biomimicry to create safer and more sustainable options for the dirtiest tasks.
New Scientist
JUNE 2, 2022
Vortex rings, similar to smoke rings, have been observed in pulsing light before.
Environmental News Bits
JUNE 2, 2022
Read the full story from Reuters. The U.S. government will let some farmers plant crops on environmentally sensitive land that had been set aside for conservation, in an effort to help mitigate the global food crisis, the Department of Agriculture (USDA) said on Thursday.
PA Environment Daily
JUNE 2, 2022
Whether collecting forensic evidence that will bring poachers to justice, tracking down lost hikers or live-trapping black bears for research, Pennsylvania State Game Wardens have among the most unique, diverse and exciting careers in wildlife conservation. This summer, youths ages 11 to 15 can experience some of it for themselves. The Pennsylvania Game Commission is holding one-day Junior Game Warden Camps across the Commonwealth, providing those who attend a structured, fun-filled day learning
Environmental News Bits
JUNE 2, 2022
Read the full story at GreenBiz. At GreenBiz’s annual conference on the circular economy, Circularity 22 this week in Atlanta, plastics experts and practitioners took the stage to discuss the ins and outs of the solutions to the plastics problem — and how to build the momentum to find success.
PA Environment Daily
JUNE 2, 2022
The PA Environmental Council In Case You Missed It In May is now available featuring articles on-- -- Celebrating PA’s Outdoor Economy - DCNR Secretary Cindy Dunn Lifetime Achievement Award -- Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative Fight Moves To The Courts -- Get Out On A River This June -- PEC To Take On Bikeout’s Operations -- Spring Into Action With Great American Cleanup -- PEC Rides Return This Fall - Register Now!
Environmental News Bits
JUNE 2, 2022
Read the full story at Fast Company. A California-based startup is pioneering a new solution to sad greens: a thermodynamic sticker that captures condensation inside your produce box.
Environmental Leader
JUNE 2, 2022
Schneider Electric and ETAP integrate power management platforms to help companies reduce energy risks in their operations. The post Power Management System Helps Companies Reduce Outage Risk appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.
Environmental News Bits
JUNE 2, 2022
Read the full story in the National Law Review. A California appellate court recently concluded that the bumble bee is a “fish,” at least for the purposes of certain provisions in the California Endangered Species Act (Cal. ESA). Because bumble bees are “fish,” they can be subject to the Cal. ESA. While this conclusion would … Continue reading How bumble bees became “fish”: A California appellate decision illustrates canons of statutory construction.
Environmental Leader
JUNE 2, 2022
Over the past 25 years, hospitals have overall decreased fossil fuel use, but electricity use isn’t declining as much. The post Hospitals Use Less Fossil Fuel but Energy Use Hasn’t Slipped Much appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.
Environmental News Bits
JUNE 2, 2022
Read the full story at Inside Climate News. Under a 2020 law, utilities must generate some of their power from coal plants fitted with technology that captures carbon, but in recent filings to regulators, two companies are warning about the cost and environmental impacts.
PA Environment Daily
JUNE 2, 2022
Sustainable Pittsburgh and the Plastics Collaborative published a new white paper containing a series of policy recommendations for Southwestern Pennsylvania communities around the issue of single-use plastics. After a year of research that included interviewing governmental representatives and experts around the country who had experience in implementing single-use plastic reduction policies, the Policy Working Group of the Collaborative recommends three targets for policy initiatives to curb s
Environmental News Bits
JUNE 2, 2022
Read the full story from Kaiser Health News. Power wheelchair users have long been fighting for the right to repair their wheelchairs themselves or through independent repair shops. Medicare and most insurance companies will replace complex wheelchairs only every five years. The wheelchair suppliers that have contracts with public and private health insurance plans restrict … Continue reading Despite a first-ever ‘right-to-repair’ law, there’s no easy fix for wheelchair users.
PA Environment Daily
JUNE 2, 2022
The Pennsylvania Outdoor Writers Association presented its annual Excellence in Craft Awards at the spring conference banquet held May 21 at Mansfield University. Awards Chair Brad Isles presented first-place awards to 18 winners across a total of eight Core Award and 20 Specialty Award categories. Overall, 39 members submitted a total of 347 entries across a combined 225 categories.
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