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Declassified Logbooks from World War II-Era Warships to Fill Critical Gap in Climate Record

Yale E360

A massive volunteer effort to digitize World War II-era U.S. naval logbooks is helping fill an important gap in the climate record.

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Establishing Standing in Citizen Suits Under the Clean Air Act: Breathing Polluted Air May Not Suffice

Law and Environment

Earlier this month, Judge William Young dismissed for lack of standing claims brought by the Conservation Law Foundation alleging that bus companies violated anti-idling regulations. The opinion is important, because it does not make life easy for citizen plaintiffs and it provides something of a roadmap for defendants to follow in challenging plaintiffs’ standing.

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Artificial Intelligence Could Finally Let Us Talk with Animals

Scientific American

Scientific American is the essential guide to the most awe-inspiring advances in science and technology, explaining how they change our understanding of the world and shape our lives.

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Earliest evidence of buildings made from wood is 476,000 years old

New Scientist

We tend to think that ancient humans were constantly on the move, but at a site in Zambia there are the first tentative hints that people stayed put and built large wooden dwellings

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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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Octopuses Used in Research Could Receive Same Protections as Monkeys

Scientific American

Scientific American is the essential guide to the most awe-inspiring advances in science and technology, explaining how they change our understanding of the world and shape our lives.

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'Dark earth' made by Amazon farmers stores carbon for centuries

New Scientist

Nutrient-rich soil known as “dark earth” has been cultivated by Indigenous farmers in the Amazon for centuries, leaving behind a large and still uncounted store of carbon

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Statement on Thorold City Council’s Unanimous Vote Against a New Gas Plant in Niagara

Enviromental Defense

Keith Brooks, Programs Director, Environmental Defence Toronto | Traditional territories of the Mississaugas of the Credit, the Anishinaabeg, the Haudenosaunee, and the Huron-Wendat – We applaud the members of Thorold City Council for voting unanimously against this unnecessary and highly polluting project. Ontario doesn’t need more gas plants. We are encouraged to see communities like Thorold recognize this and stand up for their residents.

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The entire brain may be involved in language, not just a few regions

New Scientist

Brain regions identified as “language centres” are actually hubs that coordinate the processing of language throughout the brain, argues a controversial new study

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A Newly Discovered Brain Signal Marks Recovery from Depression

Scientific American

Scientific American is the essential guide to the most awe-inspiring advances in science and technology, explaining how they change our understanding of the world and shape our lives.

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Brain damage linked to schizophrenia may spread as condition develops

New Scientist

Brain scans show loss of tissue starting in small areas when people first experience psychosis, and following neural highways until later it encompasses wider regions of the brain

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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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Earliest Evidence of Wooden Construction Uncovered

Scientific American

Researchers say the discovery of the earliest known wooden construction expands their knowledge of the woodworking skills of early humans that existed before Homo sapiens

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Vaccine that erases immune memory may help treat multiple sclerosis

New Scientist

An experimental vaccine that erases the immune system’s memory of a molecule could be used to stop autoimmune reactions like those seen in multiple sclerosis, type 1 diabetes or coeliac disease

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NRDC Stands with Striking Autoworkers

NRDC

NRDC is committed to supporting the UAW, and we pledge to work with the union to ensure no worker is left behind in the transition to the clean car economy.

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The Naked Neanderthal review: Looking for the real Neanderthals

New Scientist

From creating cave art to burying their dead, how we see Neanderthals reveals as much about us as it does about them, argues Ludovic Slimak in a fascinating new book.

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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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Suppressing an Onrush of Toxic Thoughts Might Improve Your Mental Health

Scientific American

Scientific American is the essential guide to the most awe-inspiring advances in science and technology, explaining how they change our understanding of the world and shape our lives.

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AI is evolving for its own benefit, not ours

New Scientist

Our creation of artificial intelligence has unleashed a third evolutionary process that we don't understand and can't control, warns Susan Blackmore, author of The Meme Machine

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Nobel Prize winners inspire young minds in new scientific articles for kids 

Frontiers

Frontiers for Young Minds launches third volume of Nobel Collection articles for young readers Photo credit: Frontiers Frontiers for Young Minds , an award-winning, non-profit, open-access scientific journal for kids, has released the third volume of its Nobel Collection today. The new volume features five articles on topics from using a glowing protein found in jellyfish to understand cell function to studying the smallest units of matter.

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Human noise pollution drives monkeys to rely on communication by scent

New Scientist

Tamarins living near cities in the Amazon Rainforest use odour to communicate nearly twice as often as usual when noise pollution spikes from nearby freeways or town centres

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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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DEP: Widespread Presence Of PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’ In Fresh Water Leading Shale Gas Operators To Use Contaminated Water In Fracking Operations; DEP Doesn’t Require Routine PFAS Testing

PA Environment Daily

In an April 2023 DEP determination of whether natural gas drilling contaminated a Washington County family’s water well, DEP said the “widespread presence of PFAS” forever chemicals in fresh water may have led to “inadvertently” using contaminated water to frack a shale gas well. But, DEP concluded the use of contaminated water did not result in polluting the water well with PFAS chemicals.

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Suppressing worrying thoughts may improve our mental health

New Scientist

Rather than recalling and focusing on fearful thoughts, it might sometimes be useful to avoid these imaginings to boost our well-being and avoid symptoms of mental health conditions like depression or PTSD

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Nick Offerman 'Face Plants' To Show Benefits Of Cover Crops

NRDC

Nick Offerman's quirky new video concludes with the tagline, "Don't treat soil like dirt," and is a key part of NRDC's campaign to promote cover crops in the next Farm Bill.

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Silkworms genetically engineered to produce pure spider silk

New Scientist

Spider silk has been seen as a greener alternative to artificial fibres like nylon and Kevlar, but spiders are notoriously hard to farm.

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PA Assn. Of Environmental Educators Now Accepting Nominations For 2024 Meaningful Watershed Education, PA Environmental Educator Awards

PA Environment Daily

The PA Association of Environmental Educators is now accepting nominations for two awards programs-- Meaningful Watershed Education and the PAEE Annual Awards. The deadline for nominations is December 15. Watershed Education The MWEE Partner of Excellence and the MWEE School of Excellence Award are two annual awards intended to celebrate outstanding support of and/or implementation of the Meaningful Watershed Educational Experience (MWEE) in Pennsylvania MWEEs are learner-centered experiences th

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How dark matter-powered stars could solve a huge cosmological puzzle

New Scientist

Astronomers say they have spotted evidence of stars fuelled by the annihilation of dark matter particles.

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Lancaster Theological Seminary: Re-Imagining A Christian Response To A Changing Climate Oct. 6 Online Program

PA Environment Daily

On October 6, the Lancaster Theological Seminary is sponsoring a special online program-- Re-Imagining A Christian Response To Climate Change from Noon to 1:00 p.m. Dr. Julia O’Brien , from the Lancaster Theological Seminary, will share her expertise as a scholar of the Hebrew Bible and what implications reading the text differently can have on our theology.

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Dark stars: Have we finally found a weird sun powered by dark matter?

New Scientist

Astronomers say they have spotted evidence of stars fuelled by the annihilation of dark matter particles.

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WATCH: "Thrown To The Wind"

Environmental Progress

The wind industry says it isn't killing whales, but it is. New boat traffic is colliding with whales. And high-decibel sonar is separating whale mothers from their calves, sending them into harm's way. Our new documentary, which lays out the evidence, is now free to watch.

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Corkscrew-shaped microbot could use sound to spiral through human body

New Scientist

Microscopic helical robot travels through narrow tubes when exposed to sound, and could eventually be used to deliver drugs inside of the body by spiralling through its vasculature.

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FEMA Needs More Money to Keep Up with Disasters. Instead It Faces a Potential Government Shutdown

Scientific American

A government shutdown could force the Federal Emergency Management Agency to curtail all disaster activities at a time when it is already short of cash to respond to crises

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Holly tree species not seen by scientists in 200 years reappears

New Scientist

No sightings of the Pernambuco holly tree had been confirmed since the species was first identified in 1838.

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DEP Issues NOVs To Roulette Oil & Gas LLC For Abandoning Another Conventional Well In Potter County; Roulette Applying For Oil & Gas Wastewater Injection Well Permit

PA Environment Daily

On September 19, 2023, DEP inspected the Contant 1 conventional well operated by Roulette Oil and Gas LLC in Harrison Township, Potter County and issued notices of violation for failure to plug the well upon abandoning it. DEP also issued an NOV for failure of the operator to plug the well to stop the vertical flow of fluids or gas within the well bore.

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The easy trick to evenly cut a pizza into 5, 7 or any number of slices

New Scientist

You ordered a pizza for your party, but the restaurant forgot to slice it – these mathematical tricks can help you cut it evenly, says Katie Steckles

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Should You Get a Blood Test For Alzheimer's?

Scientific American

Consumers can now get easy tests for Alzheimer’s. But these tests may not really help patients that much–yet.

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