Nanotech
FEBRUARY 7, 2025
On February 5, 2025, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) delayed until March 21, 2025, the effective date of a January 2025 rule adding nine per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) to the list of chemicals subject to toxic chemical release reporting under the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA) and the Pollution Prevention Act (PPA). 90 Fed.
Scientific American
FEBRUARY 7, 2025
Bird flu is infecting more people than we think.
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New Scientist
FEBRUARY 7, 2025
The Quipu superstructure is enormous, spanning 1.
Nanotech
FEBRUARY 7, 2025
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has published the Developments in Delegations on the Safety of Manufactured Nanomaterials and Advanced Materials between July 2023 and June 2024 — Tour de Table (Tour de Table). The Tour de Table lists U.S. developments on the human health and environmental safety of nanomaterials.
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.
New Scientist
FEBRUARY 7, 2025
Until now, 90 per cent of the excess heat created by greenhouse gas emissions has been drawn down into the ocean, but this capacity for heat absorption is now being lost, which could lead to longer marine heatwaves and harm ocean life
Scientific American
FEBRUARY 7, 2025
A mathematician has uncovered the stories behind the symbols used in math
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Scientific American
FEBRUARY 7, 2025
AI-based systems can help identify livestock’s early signs of distress
New Scientist
FEBRUARY 7, 2025
Turning old fighter jets into a fine powder and using that to 3D print new components is a more sustainable way to build the RAF's next-generation aircraft and it avoids sourcing materials from Russia
Scientific American
FEBRUARY 7, 2025
“Keep your eye on the ball” is a motto for many athletes—and for astronomers trying to find Earth-threatening space rocks
New Scientist
FEBRUARY 7, 2025
Elon Musk's DOGE task force is reportedly being given unchecked access to the computers that run the US government, and experts warn that it risks bringing down systems and leaking sensitive data
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
Scientific American
FEBRUARY 7, 2025
Top soccer players demonstrate superlative cognitive abilities for strategizing and situational awareness
New Scientist
FEBRUARY 7, 2025
Pig gelatin can be used to make a robotic arm that safely biodegrades, rather than adding to landfill
PBS Nature
FEBRUARY 7, 2025
The team films something not seen before: an hours-long teaching session between adults and their young. Killer whales are one of only a handful of animals that actively teach their young, and it's the females that take on this duty, ensuring the survival of their families.
New Scientist
FEBRUARY 7, 2025
A prosthetic hand that weighs about half that of a human hand also enables wearers to carry out intricate tasks, such as tying knots
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.
NRDC
FEBRUARY 7, 2025
Its agenda puts Americans' health at risk.
New Scientist
FEBRUARY 7, 2025
An experiment in which people were asked to choose random numbers or boxes on a grid, then do the same a year later, has revealed that we each have our own unique approach to randomness - and we're generally very bad at it
Environmental News Bits
FEBRUARY 7, 2025
Read the full story in the Chicago Sun-Times. Bird flu has decimated poultry flocks and infected cattle herds. The risk to humans is currently low, but that could easily change as influenza can rapidly change.
New Scientist
FEBRUARY 7, 2025
A report in The Washington Post says that the UK government has ordered Apple to reveal encrypted data held by any user, anywhere in the world here is what you need to know
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.
Environmental News Bits
FEBRUARY 7, 2025
Read the full story at Carbon Brief. A forest twice the size of Greater London would need to be planted in the UK to cancel out the extra emissions from the expansion of Heathrow, Gatwick and Luton airports, Carbon Brief analysis reveals.
National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC)
FEBRUARY 7, 2025
As the 119th Congress begins , the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (2018 Farm Bill) reauthorization is again on the agenda after numerous extensions. The farm safety net, which includes commodity support programs and federal crop insurance, is a fundamental component of any farm bill. The National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC) has long supported a federal safety net to help farmers manage risk and withstand financial volatility.
Environmental News Bits
FEBRUARY 7, 2025
Read the full story at Recycling Today. German steelmaker Saarstahl AG has announced that its French subsidiary Saarstahl Rail and SNCF Rseau have signed a contract that will see Saarstahl supply recycled-content steel rails to the French national railway company.
Nanotech
FEBRUARY 7, 2025
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin on February 4, 2025, announced the Powering the Great American Comeback Initiative (PGAC Initiative). It consists of five pillars and is intended to serve as a roadmap to guide EPAs actions under Administrator Zeldin. The five pillars are: Administrator Zeldin explained Pillar 3 by stating, Any business that wants to invest in America should be able to do so without having to face years-long, uncertain, and costly The post EPA A
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Environmental News Bits
FEBRUARY 7, 2025
Read the full story in the New York Times. States are using higher registration fees for electric cars to make up for declining fuel taxes, but some are punitive, environmentalists say. A federal tax could be coming.
Nanotech
FEBRUARY 7, 2025
A key force propelling reform of the Toxic Substances Control Act through Congress in 2016 was a bipartisan belief, shared by the business and environmental communities alike, that the Environmental Protection Agency needs more information to do its job of protecting the American public from adverse effects caused by chemical exposures. After all, it has been domestic policy under TSCA for almost a half century that adequate information should be developed. and The post Lynn L.
Environmental News Bits
FEBRUARY 7, 2025
Read the full story at Recycling Today. Ace Green Recycling Inc., Houston, and Nigeria-based electric vehicle (EV) manufacturer Spiro have signed a strategic agreement to support the circular battery value chain in Africa. Through their partnership, Ace Green will recycle end-of-life lithium-ion batteries (LIBs), including lithium iron phosphate (LFP) batteries, and Spiros manufacturing scrap.
Scientific American
FEBRUARY 7, 2025
The Trump administration has halted funding for a $5-billion program that Congress created to help states build out their electric vehicle charging network
Environmental News Bits
FEBRUARY 7, 2025
Read the full story at Recycling Today. A product-material-product loop (PMP) established and operated by Japanese companies Panasonic Corp. and Mitsubishi Materials Corp. has recovered more than 8,000 tons of gold, silver, and copper recovered from end-of-life printed circuit boards (PCBs) harvested from discarded home appliances, according to the companies.
National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC)
FEBRUARY 7, 2025
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Laura Zaks National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition press@sustainableagriculture.net Tel. 347.563.6408 Release: Unlawful Federal Funding Freeze Causing Confusion and Harm on Farms and in Communities Nationwide Secretary of Agriculture nominee Brooke Rollins must quickly restore order and ensure USDA honors its legal commitments to farmers, communities Washington, DC, February 7, 2025 Today, the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC) expressed anger ov
Environmental News Bits
FEBRUARY 7, 2025
Jiang, T., Wang, B., & Hassan, M. (2025). Green synthesis of natural limonite-modified biochar catalyst for peroxymonosulfate activation in efficient degradation carbamazepine in water. Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 115522.
Scientific American
FEBRUARY 7, 2025
Researchers in the U.S. are grappling with Trump administration executive orders around health and science agency funding and communications.
Environmental News Bits
FEBRUARY 7, 2025
Aji Nugroho, R. A., Hsu, H.-W., Wang, W.-C., Utomo, V. L., Saputro, H., Sittijunda, S., Kuo, J.-K., & Surjasatyo, A. (2025). Energy/exergy, economic, and environment (3E) analysis of the hydrogen energy production process. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 103, 467479.
Legal Planet
FEBRUARY 7, 2025
The chaos of Trump 2.0 is making it difficult to think about affirmative environmental action these days. At the policy level and in the courts, environmentalists are going to be playing defense for the next few years. Much of what is going on these days feels beyond the average persons control and that can be cause for feelings of hopelessness or despair.
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