Circle of Blue

MAY 16, 2022

Five Fixes for Michigan’s Drinking Water Woes The Great Lakes News Collaborative asked state and national experts how Michigan could break the cycle of underfunding and poor decision-making that has left water systems across Michigan in sorry shape. Throughout the Great Lakes region and across the U.S., water systems are aging. In some communities, this means water bills that residents can’t afford or water that’s unsafe to drink.

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Environment + Energy Leader

MAY 16, 2022

Food company Do Good Foods has officially launched Do Good Chicken in grocers throughout Philadelphia. The post ‘Do Good Foods’ Begins Sale of Carbon-Reduced Chicken appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.

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Yale E360

MAY 16, 2022

Plane-mounted laser imaging has allowed scientists to map the size, shape, and density of trees in the Sierra Nevada mountains in California, revealing how low- and moderate-intensity burns make forests more resilient to larger blazes. Read more on E360 ?.

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Clean Energy Law

MAY 16, 2022

The Draft 2022 Scoping Plan Update takes an all-of-the-above approach to decarbonize California. By Joshua T. Bledsoe and Brian McCall. On May 10, 2022, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) released its Draft 2022 Scoping Plan Update for public review and comment. Originally, the California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006 required CARB to develop a scoping plan, to be updated every five years, that describes the approach California will take to reduce Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions to

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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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Physics World

MAY 16, 2022

A form of manganese oxide that incorporates crystals of water between its layers could make an ideal heat-storage material. The newly-synthesized oxide is similar to the common mineral birnessite in its composition, and the Japan-based researchers who created it say that its volumetric energy density exceeds 1000 MJ/m 3 – close to the theoretical maximum and the highest among all minerals that “lock” other molecules within their structure.

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Frontiers

MAY 16, 2022

Frontiers, the 3rd most-cited research publisher, appoints Dr Julia Kostova as director of publishing development to lead the editorial strategy for the U.S. market with the mission to accelerate the transition to open access. Photo credit: Frontiers. With more than 15 years’ experience, Dr Kostova is a seasoned professional of the scholarly publishing industry.

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New Scientist

MAY 16, 2022

In Glasgow, 196 countries promised to "revisit and strengthen" their plans for curbing emissions, but there is little sign of this happening before the next talks in November

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Environmental News Bits

MAY 16, 2022

by Nicholas P. Sullivan, Tufts University People in the world’s developed nations live in a post-industrial era, working mainly in service or knowledge industries. Manufacturers increasingly rely on sensors, robots, artificial intelligence and machine learning to replace human labor or make it more efficient. Farmers can monitor crop health via satellite and apply pesticides and … Continue reading The information age is starting to transform fishing worldwide.

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National Law Center

MAY 16, 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: May 16, 2022 appeared first on National Agricultural Law Center.

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Academy of Natural Sciences

MAY 16, 2022

Perspectives from Black Birder Anwar Abdul-Qawi. Anwar Abdul-Qawi has his eyes on the sky. With binoculars in hand, he is not only looking to spot a feathered friend in flight, but as the Academy’s lead keeper and educator of animal programs, he is seeking new ways to inspire the public about the natural world. Whether it is on the museum floor or behind the scenes, in the classroom or in the field, you can be sure to find Abul-Qawi connecting with everyone he meets on the importance of co

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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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New Scientist

MAY 16, 2022

Simulations of more than 140,000 possible planetary systems show that pairs of giant planets like Jupiter and Saturn may make their star systems more hospitable to habitable Earth-like worlds

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A Greener Life

MAY 16, 2022

The Extreme E team picking up their Environmental Sustainability Award. Photo credit: Extreme E. By Anders Lorenzen. The company behind SUV electric vehicle racing has won a major sustainability and sports award. At this year’s Sports Industry Awards, Extreme E’s electric off-road racing championship was crowned the winner of the Sport Industry’s first Environmental Sustainability Award.

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Physics World

MAY 16, 2022

Around the world interest is growing in using high-power laser beams to disable airborne invaders such as drones and other unmanned objects. These so-called directed-energy systems have the potential to damage or destroy small aerial devices at a fraction of the cost of launching conventional defence missiles or munitions. They have the added advantage that they can be reused many times to counter multiple attacks as well as the growing threat of drone swarms.

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New Scientist

MAY 16, 2022

The new-to-science Chiriquí fire salamander was found by a Panamanian team that has been investigating one of the least-explored regions of Central America

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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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Physics World

MAY 16, 2022

The Breur Award is the highest honour given by the European Society for Radiotherapy and Oncology ( ESTRO ), in recognition of the major contribution made by the winner to radiotherapy. At this year’s ESTRO meeting in Copenhagen, the award was presented to Jan Lagendijk from UMC Utrecht. Lagendijk led the development of the MR-Linac, accomplishing the complex task of combining a linear accelerator with an MRI scanner to enable MR-guided radiotherapy.

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New Scientist

MAY 16, 2022

Beautiful floating organisms called neuston are gathered up by the same ocean currents as plastic pollution, and they may be endangered by clean-up efforts

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CEQA Developments

MAY 16, 2022

In an opinion filed on April 12, and later ordered published on May 11, 2022, the Third District Court of Appeal reversed a judgment that had denied a CEQA writ petition challenging the City of Mount Shasta’s issuance of a wastewater permit for the Crystal Geyser Water Company’s bottling plant project. We Advocate Through Environmental Review, et al v.

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New Scientist

MAY 16, 2022

Detailed analysis of mosquito bites in the Central African Republic found that, contrary to assumptions, many occur indoors during the daytime when people are not well protected by traditional anti-malaria defences

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Environmental News Bits

MAY 16, 2022

Read the full story at Treehugger. Measuring the energy efficiency of a house is pretty easy: You have your heat loss calculation before it’s built and you have the gas and electric bills after. Figuring out the operating carbon emissions is straightforward as well. But what about the embodied carbon—the upfront carbon emitted when building … Continue reading Total carbon footprint of a North American home is more than you think.

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New Scientist

MAY 16, 2022

E-cigarettes may be more effective than nicotine patches as a tool for quitting smoking during pregnancy, suggests a UK study

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Environmental News Bits

MAY 16, 2022

Read the full story at Fast Company. Only 4.7% of 401(k) plans offer the choice of an environmental, social, and governance fund, according to the Plan Sponsor Council of America.

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New Scientist

MAY 16, 2022

Since 7 May, the UK Health Security Agency has announced three cases of monkeypox, two of which required hospital care

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Environmental Leader

MAY 16, 2022

A report finds the industrial waste management market will significantly increase over the next decade. The post Industrial Waste Management Market Value Could Top $2 Trillion by 2031 appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.

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New Scientist

MAY 16, 2022

An AI was designed to predict when people are at risk of having a mental health crisis, based on their health records, but plans to extend the project with mobile phone data seem to have been scrapped

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Environmental News Bits

MAY 16, 2022

Download the document. This white paper summarizes readily available information on control techniques and measureswith the potential to mitigate greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from stationary combustionturbines permitted to operate as electric utility generating units (EGUs). A discussion of the basic types of available stationary combustion turbines is included as well as factors that influence GHG … Continue reading Available/Emerging Technologies for Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions f

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Ocean Conservancy

MAY 16, 2022

My family loves spending time at the beach—the sun, the sand, the crash of the ocean waves. But what I treasure most are those moments when we get to witness all the creatures that dwell along the shoreline. My kids love searching for tracks left by nesting sea turtles, watching a dolphin leap from the waves, following a crab scurrying over the beach, and finding starfish lurking in tide pools.

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Environmental News Bits

MAY 16, 2022

Read the full story from Utah State University. Trees have a complex relationship with snow and energy as the season warms up, but new research shows that big trees can protect melting snowpacks in water-stressed environments.

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New Scientist

MAY 16, 2022

New varieties of South American darter fish were documented in Brazil’s Apuí region.

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Environmental News Bits

MAY 16, 2022

Read the full story at Centered. A new computer coding tool created by Northwestern University engineers is enabling kids to build and program sustainable, battery-free, energy-harvesting electronic devices. They based Battery-free MakeCode on the learn-to-code platform Microsoft MakeCode. The visual program makes learning easy by dragging and dropping pre-made code blocks — similar to the building block video … Continue reading Whiz kids: New tool teaches kids sustainable electronics cod

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Earth 911

MAY 16, 2022

Roian Atwood, senior director of Sustainability at Tractor Supply Company, joins the conversation to discuss. The post Earth911 Podcast: Tractor Supply Co.’s Roian Atwood on Reaching Carbon Neutrality by 2040 appeared first on Earth911.

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Environmental News Bits

MAY 16, 2022

Read the full story in the New York Times. As Britain went into its first Covid lockdown, a scientist asked for help transcribing rainfall records spanning three centuries. Thousands of people online answered the call.

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 16, 2022

DCNR’s Bureau of State Parks just highlight some Spring and early summer environmental education activities and more in their May newsletter -- -- Celebrate Rachel Carson’s Birthday - May 27, 1907 -- Nature-Based Teaching Ideas, Resources, & Lessons -- Earn Act 48 hours - In-Person & Virtual Educator Professional Development Workshops -- PA State Park Programs + Webinars, Conferences, & Grants for Educators -- Explore the Outdoors!

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Environmental News Bits

MAY 16, 2022

Read the full story at Packaging Europe. Albert Heijn is launching AH Packaging Free, a shopping concept that will see around 70 products – including cereal, pasta, spreads, tea, and nuts – offered in smart dispensers that can be used with consumers’ own containers or reusable jars and bags purchased in store.

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