Wed.May 18, 2022

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When Women Lead: Women’s Environmental Voting Records in Congress, 1972-2021

Environmental News Bits

We found that women in Congress vote for legislation supporting clean air, clean water, renewable energy, climate action, and public … Continue reading When Women Lead: Women’s Environmental Voting Records in Congress, 1972-2021.

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The Stream, May 18, 2022: How Some Cities in the American West Have Ample Water Supplies Amid Drought

Circle of Blue

The moratorium, that initially took place in 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic, was lifted in June of 2021. Officials in Saginaw, Michigan indicated that the city may lift a moratorium on water utility shutoffs. After intense pushback from residents and community activists, the moratorium was reinstated two weeks later.

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Why We Can Send A Rover To Mars, But We Can’t Send An Electron From New York to California

Union of Concerned Scientists

Insufficient transmission contributed to the awful power outages in Texas in February 2021 that left more than 200 people dead. Let’s look at the topic of benefits from investing in the grid. Insufficient transmission also is causing huge delays in building renewable energy facilities that displace coal and fossil gas power plants.

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France Asks Providers to Give Updated R-Nano Declaration Numbers to Customers upon Request

Nanotech

To do so, providers “must ‘duplicate’ the substance identity information entered in [fiscal year (FY)] 2021, without submitting it.” ANSES states that it is asking providers to give an updated declaration number to their customers upon request, “even if they have no declaration to perform.”

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Concerning primordial black holes

Physics World

and 5 solar masses, the latest LIGO and Virgo observational run, as of November 2021, closed this gap, as three of the 35 new events detected fell within that range. While there seemed to be a historical “mass gap” between 2.5 Courtesy: LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA / Aaron Geller / Northwestern).

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Senate Democratic Policy Committee Holds June 2 Hearing On Health Impacts Of Shale Gas Infrastructure In Allegheny County

PA Environment Daily

NewsClip: -- Pittsburgh Business Times: Environmental Groups Warn Of Dangers If LNG Is Allowed To Be Shipped By Rail Related Articles: -- Environmental Health News: Public Health In PA Ignored During Fracking Rush - Report -- Now On Demand: Videos From 2021 Shale Gas & Public Health Conference; Including Preliminary Results Of A Penn State Study (..)

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Wednesday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips 5.18.22

PA Environment Daily

Abney Leads By Wind Margin In Pittsburgh State House Race -- Post-Gazette: Steve Irwin, Summer Lee Race For Congressional Seat Too Close To Call -- Spotlight PA: Despite High Vaccination Rates Among PA Prisoners, Some COVID Restrictions Remain In Place -- Erie Times: In 2024, These 2 Groups Will Decide Which President PA Picks -- LancasterOnline: Lancaster (..)