Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 24, 2023

In an important win for climate accountability in the United States, the US Supreme Court decided that lawsuits filed in Colorado, Maryland, California, Hawai’i, and Rhode Island against fossil fuel companies including ExxonMobil, Chevron, Shell, Suncor, and others will remain in state courts. Now the case s, brought against the oil and gas giants for their decades of disinformation and other contributions to the climate crisis, can finally move ahead.

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Legal Planet

APRIL 24, 2023

After three years of drought , a parade of storms brought flooding, landslides, and a massive snowpack to California. With water temporarily so abundant, it is tempting to push planning for water scarcity to the back burner. But California does not have this luxury. The state’s water management challenges during wet and dry times interrelate , and are intensifying.

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Environment + Energy Leader

APRIL 24, 2023

By 2040, the EPA aims to completely eradicate the discharge of plastic and other waste from land-based sources into the environment. The post EPA Unveils Draft National Strategy to Combat Plastic Pollution. But, is it Feasible? appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 24, 2023

Ethylene oxide is used to sterilize medical equipment and to fumigate food products. It is also used as the initial component for making other chemicals, especially ethylene glycol (antifreeze), but also for making textiles, detergents, polyurethane foam, solvents, medicine, adhesives, plastics, and resins. Ethylene oxide was first described in 1859.

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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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Environment + Energy Leader

APRIL 24, 2023

As water resources come under increasing threat, a network approach to supply chain and water risk management will be essential. The post A Network Approach to Water-Related Supply Chain Challenges appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 24, 2023

El óxido de etileno se utiliza para esterilizar equipos médicos y fumigar productos alimenticios. Se utiliza como componente inicial para fabricar otros productos químicos, especialmente etilenglicol (anticongelante), pero también para fabricar textiles, detergentes, espuma de poliuretano, disolventes, medicamentos, adhesivos, plásticos y resinas. El óxido de etileno se describió por primera vez en 1859.

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Yale E360

APRIL 24, 2023

Provincial governments in China approved more new coal power in the first three months of this year than they did in all of 2021, according to a new analysis from Greenpeace.

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Cleannovate

APRIL 24, 2023

Banking…Agriculture…Chemistry These three words seem to summarise my professional life so far. This is to say that my career path has been anything but straight – as you can see from the diversity in the three words. This journey has been punctuated by eventualities that deserve to be narrated in form of a story.

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Legal Planet

APRIL 24, 2023

In teaching my class on Climate Law, I’ve been struck by how many new legal questions courts are confronting as a result of the climate crisis. Dealing with these new legal questions is going to put stress on existing legal doctrines and require courts to rethink some basic principles. Unfortunately, the Supreme Court is pushing courts in favor of greater rigidity by embracing backward-looking doctrines like textualism and originalism while disengaging from the Chevron doctrine.

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Law and Environment

APRIL 24, 2023

On April 13, 2023, the Commissioners of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) voted to approve a proposal that will accelerate the commercialization of fusion energy in the United States. Specifically, the NRC determined that fusion energy be regulated under the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s byproduct material framework contained in 10 C.F.R. Part 30 , “Rules of General Applicability to Domestic Licensing of Byproduct Material.

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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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Environment + Energy Leader

APRIL 24, 2023

As of 2022, the company has successfully transitioned four out of seven manufacturing sites fully to renewable energy. The post Seagate’s FY2022 Report Highlights Achievements in Renewable Energy and Environmental Sustainability appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.

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Circle of Blue

APRIL 24, 2023

The Rundown Under a proposed settlement, the EPA will scrutinize Pennsylvania’s water pollution in the Chesapeake Bay watershed. The U.S. Forest Service begins re-examining climate resilience policies for forests and grasslands. The House fails to overturn President Biden’s veto of legislation to reduce Clean Water Act protections. The National Interagency Fire Center publishes a three-month wildfire outlook.

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Energy & the Law

APRIL 24, 2023

Golden Eagle Resources II LLC v. Rice Drilling D LLC. presents a small step in the development of subsurface trespass law in Ohio. The federal court considered a motion to dismiss, in which it evaluated the sufficiency of the complaint to state a cause of action. Such a motion is not a challenge to plaintiff Golden Eagle’s factual allegations. The causes of action were trespass and conversion.

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New Scientist

APRIL 24, 2023

The Hope orbiter got closer to Mars’s moons Deimos and Phobos than any probe before, collecting unprecedented images and data that hints at the moons’ true origins

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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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Frontiers

APRIL 24, 2023

Author: Sorcha Brennan Professor Jayati Ghosh taught economics at Jawaharlal Nehru University in New Delhi for nearly 35 years, and since January 2021 she has been a Professor of Economics at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. She has authored and/or edited 20 books and more than 200 scholarly articles. Recent publications include When Governments Fail: Covid-19 and the Economy , Informal Women Workers in the Global South , and Demonetisation Decoded.

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The Applied Ecologist

APRIL 24, 2023

Finalista do Southwood Prize 2022 Este post também está disponível em inglês aqui. Douglas Cirino discute o artigo dele e de colegas de pesquisa que explora como as paisagens urbanas são mais saudáveis aquelas que compartilham o espaço da cidade com a vegetação.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 24, 2023

Are You Telling Your Story? House holds Regular Session April 24, 25, 26, May 1, 2, 3, 22, 23, 24 -- Committee Schedule Senate holds Regular Session April 24, 25, 26, May 1, 2, 3, 22, 23, 24 -- Committee Schedule TODAY’s Calendar Of Events TODAY 10:00: House Environmental Resources and Energy Committee holds hearing on Pennsylvania's newly expanded abandoned conventional oil and gas well plugging program and on updating conventional oil and gas well bonding requirements.

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The Applied Ecologist

APRIL 24, 2023

Shortlisted for the Southwood Prize 2022 This post is also available in Brazilian Portuguese here. Douglas Cirino discusses his and research colleagues’ article which explores how healthier urban landscapes are those that share city space with greenery. São Paulo Upon arriving in São Paulo, the largest metropolis in the world outside of Asia, I was shocked by the amount of concrete used to build the city.

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Enviromental Defense

APRIL 24, 2023

Countries around the world are taking action to address climate change. This has significant implications for Canada, where a labour transition in the energy industry is on the horizon. Canada has taken small steps to prepare for this shift, but it is still missing robust legislation to give workers, communities and the general public confidence that no one will be left behind.

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Law Columbia

APRIL 24, 2023

Creator: George Stoyle The advisory opinion request to the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) on State Parties’ obligations under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS, Convention) to prevent, reduce, and control pollution of the marine environment from climate change, and to protect and preserve the marine environment in relation to climate change impacts raises critical legal questions.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 24, 2023

Throughout May, the Pennsylvania Resources Council will collect electronics for recycling on designated weekdays in Allegheny County. Through the generous support of the Allegheny County Health Department, PRC will conduct e-waste collection events on Mondays and Wednesdays in May in South Park. “PRC helps residents conveniently and cost-effectively dispose of a wide variety of items not accepted in curbside pickup,” according to PRC Executive Director Darren Spielman.

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New Scientist

APRIL 24, 2023

Brain scans show adolescents with more psychiatric symptoms have undergone less “pruning”, when unneeded synaptic connections between neurons disappear

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 24, 2023

The Greater Erie City Nature Challenge is back for its second year. This 4-day bioblitz takes place around the world from April 28 through May 1, 2023 and Asbury Woods in Erie is pleased to lead the way for the Greater Erie area. The City Nature Challenge was started in 2016 by the California Academy of Sciences and the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County and has grown into a global event.

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Earth 911

APRIL 24, 2023

Carbon capture strategies will play an essential role in drawing down CO2 levels. A carbon. The post Earth911 Podcast: How To Build a Just & Equitable Carbon Capture Industry appeared first on Earth911.

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New Scientist

APRIL 24, 2023

A longer small intestine may improve the absorption of nutrients from our food, which may be required more during pregnancy or while breastfeeding

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Enviromental Defense

APRIL 24, 2023

The Red-headed Woodpecker and Monarch Butterfly are just two of the 33 species listed in the Species at Risk Act that will suffer if development in the DRAP moves forward Toronto | Traditional territories of the Mississaugas of the Credit, the Anishinaabeg, the Haudenosaunee, and the Huron-Wendat – A new report from Environmental Defence overwhelmingly shows that large scale residential and commercial development in the Duffins Rouge Agricultural Preserve (DRAP) threatens numerous local ec

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New Scientist

APRIL 24, 2023

An electrochemical transistor made from balsa wood opens up the possibility of embedding sensors and other electronic devices in plants, which could help in agriculture and forest management

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Scientific American

APRIL 24, 2023

Imaginary numbers—the square roots of negative numbers—are an inescapable part of quantum theory, a study shows

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New Scientist

APRIL 24, 2023

A material made from a protein in the silk of spiders can rapidly seal any breaks and would work in wearable electronics to monitor your health

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NRDC

APRIL 24, 2023

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has proposed new rules to address air pollution. But experts worry it’s not enough.

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Earthava

APRIL 24, 2023

The post 10+ Simple Tips To Save Money By Going Green appeared first on Earthava. Most people understand the benefits living an eco-friendly lifestyle can have on the planet. You can’t turn on the news or scroll through social media without seeing information on climate change, pollution, or excessive waste. Living a more sustainable lifestyle is important for everyone, from major corporations to the average household.

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Scientific American

APRIL 24, 2023

Dead trees have accumulated in an Arctic basin for centuries, creating one of the largest “carbon pools” in the world

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New Scientist

APRIL 24, 2023

More than 100 charged calcium atoms chilled to extremely low temperatures have been arranged into a two-dimensional crystal, which could be used for studying quantum materials or building quantum computations

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