Union of Concerned Scientists
AUGUST 11, 2023
In this opening stanza of one of my favorite poems, “La Jornada” by Antonia Quintana Pigno, the speaker laments the disastrous effects of J. Robert Oppenheimer’s love affair with New Mexico. She suggests that her own love affair as a brown woman with the white scientist could have stopped the Manhattan Project and the development of the atomic bomb.
Yale E360
AUGUST 11, 2023
While past studies have linked fracking to earthquakes, scientists now say the drilling method is also a source of even small seismic tremors.
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Scientific American
AUGUST 11, 2023
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.
NRDC
AUGUST 11, 2023
As we gear up for another school year, there's a constant worry hanging over us: the possibility of the General Iron facility starting up just across the street from George Washington High School.
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.
Scientific American
AUGUST 11, 2023
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.
PA Environment Daily
AUGUST 11, 2023
The following DEP notices were published in the August 12 PA Bulletin related to oil and gas industry facilities. Many of the notices offer the opportunity for public comments. -- The Department of Environmental Protection is now accepting public comments on two Chapter 105 encroachment applications submitted by Olympus Energy/Hyperion Midstream LLC covering natural gas gathering pipelines and water pipelines in Westmoreland County, according to public notices in the August 12 PA Bulletin.
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Inside Climate News
AUGUST 11, 2023
Record-warm Atlantic sea surface temperatures and slow-developing effects of an El Niño favor hurricane activity. By Amy Green ORLANDO, Fla.—NOAA forecasters are upping their expectations for the 2023 hurricane season, based on record-warm Atlantic sea surface temperatures.
New Scientist
AUGUST 11, 2023
Every couple of decades Saturn develops a huge storm, and now researchers have found that the atmosphere keeps chemical records of those storms for hundreds of years
NRDC
AUGUST 11, 2023
The UK Government's new Biomass Strategy won't do much to stop the ongoing flow of wood from North American, and European, forests to UK power stations.
Scientific American
AUGUST 11, 2023
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.
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
AUGUST 11, 2023
Amidst record breaking heat and intensifying climate disasters, industry is still calling for fossil fuel expansion in the second quarter of 2023
New Scientist
AUGUST 11, 2023
What we can learn from efforts to protect Tane Mahuta, a giant kauri tree in New Zealand, and Pando, a forest of thousands of genetically identical trees that make up one organism
Scientific American
AUGUST 11, 2023
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.
PA Environment Daily
AUGUST 11, 2023
The Department of Environmental Protection published notice in the August 12 PA Bulletin inviting comments on a proposed Total Maximum Daily Load Water Quality Plan for the headwaters of Alder Run Watershed in Erie County. ( PA Bulletin, page 5065 ) The PA Integrated Water Quality Monitoring and Assessment Report included stream segments listed as impaired for aquatic life in the watershed.
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.
Scientific American
AUGUST 11, 2023
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.
PA Environment Daily
AUGUST 11, 2023
Highlights of the environmental and energy notices in the August 12 PA Bulletin -- -- The Environmental Quality Board published final regulations setting Radiation Safety Requirements for Non-Healing Arts Radiation-Producing Devices in the August 12 PA Bulletin. -- The Department of Environmental Protection is now accepting public comments on two Chapter 105 encroachment applications submitted by Olympus Energy/Hyperion Midstream LLC covering natural gas gathering pipelines and water pipelines i
New Scientist
AUGUST 11, 2023
Waymo and Cruise can now charge for ride-hailing services throughout San Francisco despite objections that driverless cars interfere with traffic and first responders
Environmental News Bits
AUGUST 11, 2023
Read the full story at Utility Dive. Federal tax credits that provide direct payments can help communities finance climate change mitigation and resilience projects that previously were out of reach due to high initial costs, according to a report the Alliance for a Sustainable Future published this month.
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New Scientist
AUGUST 11, 2023
Among a group of people who listened to different audiobooks before bed, researchers could identify what story they heard based on the descriptions of their dreams
Environmental News Bits
AUGUST 11, 2023
Read the full story at Politico. Amber Wellman is leading Chemours through a new phase in the global chemistry giant’s decarbonization and sustainability journey. Wellman started as chief sustainability officer in April and rolled out the company’s sixth sustainability report last month.
PA Environment Daily
AUGUST 11, 2023
The Department of Environmental Protection published notice in the August 12 PA Bulletin it has initiated an interim Hazardous Sites Cleanup response at the American Biodiesel Energy, Inc. site at 4680 Iroquois Avenue, Harborcreek Township, Erie County. ( PA Bulletin, page 5052 ). The site is located on a 11-acres parcel with one partially demolished, collapsed, and fire-damaged building, abandoned waste including miscellaneous scrap, large numbers of tanks, totes, and drums in various stages of
Environmental News Bits
AUGUST 11, 2023
Read the full story at Labels & Labeling. The stickers on fruits such as banana and apples exist solely as unnecessary waste, or at least communicate their produce code to the person ringing you up at the store.
New Scientist
AUGUST 11, 2023
As the US coal industry slowly dies, a poignant documentary explores the communities left in some of its Virginian heartlands and finds hope for the future
Environmental News Bits
AUGUST 11, 2023
Read the full story at GreenBiz. A pool of money — $9 billion over five years — was set aside for detection and cleanup as part of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law enacted in November 2021.
New Scientist
AUGUST 11, 2023
Grey wolves living on the southwest coast of Alaska are regularly eating a diet rich in marine animals
Environmental News Bits
AUGUST 11, 2023
Read the full story at Utility Dive. A recent U.S. Department of Energy report found that improving passive energy efficiency performance in buildings prevents deaths and keeps occupants safer during extreme weather events.
New Scientist
AUGUST 11, 2023
Exotic stars may be scattered throughout the cosmos, from boson stars that could look like black holes to dark stars that might be powered by dark matter
Environmental News Bits
AUGUST 11, 2023
Read the full story from Packaging Dive. Amcor Rigid Packaging created a 100% recycled PET wine bottle for Ron Rubin Winery’s Blue Bin line that launched this month. The partners say this is the first 750-milliliter, or standard size, premium wine bottle made from 100% rPET to be released in the United States.
PA Environment Daily
AUGUST 11, 2023
The Department of Environmental Protection published notice in the August 12 PA Bulletin that it has extended the Erosion and Sediment Control Permit ESCGP-3 for Earth Disturbances related to Oil and Gas Development to January 6, 2025. The Department said it is extending the availability of this permit to adequately complete preparation of the issuance of ESCGP-4.
Environmental News Bits
AUGUST 11, 2023
Read the full story in Fast Company. The idea is to save water while generating a lot of electricity. California’s Central Valley is about to be the first pilot in the U.S.
New Scientist
AUGUST 11, 2023
Juveniles of a common household spider have been shown to eat their siblings in the lab, and they are probably doing it in our cupboards too
Environmental News Bits
AUGUST 11, 2023
Read the full story at Packaging Europe. gr3n and Intecsa Industrial are entering a joint venture to build a ‘first-of-a-kind’ manufacturing facility for the microwave-assisted depolymerisation of PET – aspiring to produce 40,000 tons of recycled PET a year by 2027.
PA Environment Daily
AUGUST 11, 2023
The Mountain Watershed Association will host three public meetings on a new draft Part I of a Conservation Plan for the Youghiogheny River Watershed that provides a holistic approach to preservation and protection. Part I of the Plan covers Dunbar Creek to the Headwaters. The document provides an overview all the existing studies for the region and will include a list of recommendations that, when implemented, will improve conditions within the watershed.
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