Environment + Energy Leader
AUGUST 11, 2022
The Association of Plastic Recyclers found that US plastic recyclers could increase the recycling rate with minimal additional investment and using existing processing infrastructure in the US. The post Report: Recycling Rate Can Be Boosted with Minimal Investment and Existing Infrastructure appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.
Circle of Blue
AUGUST 11, 2022
of Water. Curtis Riganti, climatologist at the National Drought Mitigation Center, speaks with Delaney Nelson, Circle of Blue reporting intern, about the latest U.S. Drought Monitor map. Transcript. Eileen Wray-McCann: Welcome to Speaking of Water, from Circle of Blue, where we discussions of vital water topics that often flow beneath the headlines.
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Environment + Energy Leader
AUGUST 11, 2022
The City of Reno and Washoe County has expanded their partnership with nZero to reach the area’s climate goals. The post City of Reno to Use Advanced Technology to Meet Carbon Reduction Goals appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.
Law and Environment
AUGUST 11, 2022
Governor Baker signed the climate bill ( H.5060 ), titled An Act Driving Clean Energy and Offshore Wind, into law on Thursday August 11, 2022. The act combines and modifies provisions from the House’s proposed offshore wind bill (H.4524) and the Senate’s proposed omnibus climate bill (S.2819). The legislation covers a wide range of policy changes focused on electrifying vehicles and transit, reducing fossil fuel connections in new construction, and revamping policy related to solar, offshore win
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.
Environment + Energy Leader
AUGUST 11, 2022
A new report says carbon capture and storage will keep growing, especially with a focus on heavy industries and government regulations. The post Heavy Industries Help Drive Steady Carbon Capture Market Growth appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.
Law and Environment
AUGUST 11, 2022
Based on numerous sources, Governor Baker has now signed an Act Driving Clean Energy and Offshore Wind. This bill includes a number of key advancements for increased adoption of zero emission vehicles and clean transportation throughout the Commonwealth. The law: Outlaws the sale of internal combustion vehicles by any dealership after January 1, 2035 by making it an unfair or deceptive act or practice under Chapter 93A; Increases the ZEV rebate from $2,500 to $3,500-$5,000 for passenger and li
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New Scientist
AUGUST 11, 2022
A 2021 experiment achieved the landmark milestone of nuclear fusion ignition, which data analysis has now confirmed – but attempts to recreate it over the last year haven’t been able to reach ignition again
Environmental News Bits
AUGUST 11, 2022
by Stacy Morford, The Conversation Fifty years ago, U.S. scientists launched a satellite that dramatically changed how we see the world. It captured images of Earth’s surface in minute detail, showing how wildfires burned landscapes, how farms erased forests, and many other ways humans were changing the face of the planet. The first satellite in … Continue reading Landsat turns 50: How satellites revolutionized the way we see – and protect – the natural world.
New Scientist
AUGUST 11, 2022
The risks of catching covid-19, or being vaccinated against it, during pregnancy have been debated throughout the pandemic, with research now overwhelmingly supporting that pregnant people get vaccinated
Environmental News Bits
AUGUST 11, 2022
by Christine Keiner, Rochester Institute of Technology The zebra mussel has been a poster child for invasive species ever since it unleashed economic and ecological havoc on the Great Lakes in the late 1980s. Yet despite intensive efforts to control it and its relative, the quagga mussel, these fingernail-sized mollusks are spreading through U.S. rivers, … Continue reading The westward spread of zebra and quagga mussels shows how tiny invaders can cause big problems.
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.
New Scientist
AUGUST 11, 2022
A growing population and climate change means the UK needs to consider long-term measures like major reservoirs and water transfers, not just short-term fixes like hosepipe bans
Environmental News Bits
AUGUST 11, 2022
by Abdul Salam, Purdue University Water is the most essential resource for life, for both humans and the crops we consume. Around the world, agriculture accounts for 70% of all freshwater use. I study computers and information technology in the Purdue Polytechnic Institute and direct Purdue’s Environmental Networking Technology (ENT) Laboratory, where we tackle sustainability … Continue reading Farmers can save water with wireless technologies, but there are challenges – like transmitting
New Scientist
AUGUST 11, 2022
Moving like an insect may not be the most efficient way for tiny flying robots to hover – they get more lift by taking advantage of vortices of air that form under their wings
The Energy Law Blog
AUGUST 11, 2022
In response to multiple requests from stakeholders and interested parties during the third Gulf of Mexico (GOM) Intergovernmental Renewable Energy Task Force meeting , the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management agreed to extend the public comment periods for the two potential wind energy areas (WEAs) and the draft Environmental Assessment (EA). Both 30-day comment periods, which were originally scheduled to end on August 19, 2022, have been extended by 15 calendar days to September 2, 2022.
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.
New Scientist
AUGUST 11, 2022
Some large, meat-eating dinosaurs such as Tyrannosaurus rex had keyhole-shaped eye sockets, and reconstructions suggest this helped them bite with greater force
National Law Center
AUGUST 11, 2022
Various state and federal laws require agricultural employers to classify their workers to help determine the legal responsibilities that the employer. The post Independent Contractors v. Employees appeared first on National Agricultural Law Center.
New Scientist
AUGUST 11, 2022
Prolonged concentration may cause a compound called glutamate - which can be harmful at high levels - to accumulate in regions at the front of the brain
National Law Center
AUGUST 11, 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: August 11, 2022 appeared first on National Agricultural Law Center.
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New Scientist
AUGUST 11, 2022
Unlike people, 43 species of monkeys and apes are known to have so-called vocal membranes, which may prevent them from having precise voice control
Environmental Leader
AUGUST 11, 2022
The FedEx subsidiary will test the vehicles in nine markets across the United States as part of a target to transition to an all-electric fleet. The post FedEx Office Pilots Ford E-Transit Vans for Same-Day Delivery appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.
New Scientist
AUGUST 11, 2022
An extinct volcano’s underground reservoir in Mississippi has supplied CO2 to US beverage makers and food processing companies for decades.
Environmental News Bits
AUGUST 11, 2022
Read the full story at News Nation. Lower costs and government incentives make harvesting solar energy cheaper than growing crops in some places, but there is a worry that a solar boom would further destabilize the American food system. Researchers behind a $10 million project led by the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign say combining crops … Continue reading Can solar panels share land with crops?
New Scientist
AUGUST 11, 2022
Twenty people who were legally blind or visually impaired received a transplant of a cornea made from pig collagen.
Environmental News Bits
AUGUST 11, 2022
Read the full story at GreenBiz. There is no shortage of enterprise software firms vying to meet the needs of large companies seeking to calculate and manage carbon emissions information in a more automated, verifiable fashion. There are far fewer tools catering to small and midsize businesses — ironic when you consider that these enterprises … Continue reading Meet the ESG software startup prioritizing SMBs.
The Applied Ecologist
AUGUST 11, 2022
Associate Editor, Sharif Mukul speaks to the co-lead author of this month’s Editor’s Choice article, Stuart Smith, which presents results from a systematic review of tropical peat swamp forests reforestation projects across Southeast Asia. The restoration of degraded forested lands is a global priority, incentivised by international commitments to counteract decades of rapid deforestation.
Environmental News Bits
AUGUST 11, 2022
Read the full story at Construction Dive. The U.S. Department of Energy announced $39 million in awards for 18 projects that are developing technologies to transform buildings into net carbon storage structures. Several of these awards consist of alternative concrete and cement materials, as part of the DOE push to improve energy efficiency and reduce … Continue reading DOE awards $39M for tech that would enable buildings to store carbon.
PA Environment Daily
AUGUST 11, 2022
On August 11, Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful announced it is partnering with the Department of Transportation to implement the Cigarette Litter Prevention Program at 14 state welcome centers. A grant of $20,000 for the program was awarded to Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful from the national organization, Keep America Beautiful. The CLPP program began with a scan or physical count of cigarette butts and other tobacco products of each participating visitor center.
Environmental News Bits
AUGUST 11, 2022
Read the full story at GreenBiz. The Supreme Court’s West Virginia decision puts the ball of developing rules for business to contribute meaningfully to sustainability squarely in the private sector’s court. When, as Joel Makower’s disturbing article in these pages points out, there has been little progress in meeting the U.N. Sustainable Development Goals, U.S. leadership is … Continue reading Governing the sustainability commons.
Acoel
AUGUST 11, 2022
Posted on August 11, 2022 by Tommy Lavender. Well, when the Fourth Circuit says a state enforcement action is not enough, it should be cause for concern. In the Naturaland Trust v. Dakota Finance LLC decision from the Fourth Circuit, the Court concluded in a split decision that a South Carolina enforcement action was insufficient to preclude a citizens suit commenced pursuant to Clean Water Act § 505(a)(1), notwithstanding the provisions of Clean Water Act § 309(g)(6)(A)(ii).
Environmental News Bits
AUGUST 11, 2022
Read the full story at Resource Recycling. Collaboration between an industry group and several Michigan organizations helped Great Lakes Tissue think outside the carton when it comes to its use of recycled material. Michigan-based Great Lakes Tissue teamed up with the Carton Council of North America, the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD) … Continue reading Michigan paper mill finds new solution for residuals.
PA Environment Daily
AUGUST 11, 2022
The organizing committee for the November 10 PFAS Specialty Conference issued a call for abstracts on behalf of the PA Water Environment , PA Section American Water Works and PA Municipalities Associations. The deadline for submissions is September 2. PFAS ‘forever chemicals’ continue to be a challenge for municipalities and water authorities in Pennsylvania.
Environmental News Bits
AUGUST 11, 2022
Read the full story at QSR Magazine. Recent bottlenecks and shortages have restaurants reevaluating their supply chains—and sustainability might just be part of the solution.
PA Environment Daily
AUGUST 11, 2022
On August 9, the U.S. Department of Energy issued a Request for Information on the development and implementation of a $675 million Critical Materials Research, Development, Demonstration, and Commercialization Program. Funded by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, the program will address vulnerabilities in the domestic critical materials supply chain, which are both an economic disadvantage and an impediment to the clean energy transition.
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