EPA Recognizes Problem of Truck Pollution, But Hesitates on Solution
Union of Concerned Scientists
MARCH 7, 2022
It's critical that EPA's proposed rule on pollution standards for heavy-duty trucks be stronger.
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Smoothing the Path for Transmission Lines
Legal Planet
MARCH 7, 2022
New high-power transmission lines have to run a regulatory gauntlet to get approved. One of the biggest barriers, however, isn’t about whether the line can be built but who will pay for it. That has turned out to be a much knottier problem than you might think. A decision by the D.C. Circuit on Friday, however, has given the go-ahead for a rough-and-ready solution that’s far from precise but eminently reasonable.
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Causes and Consequences of Epic Western US Drought
Union of Concerned Scientists
MARCH 7, 2022
Climate change is a big factor.
Spring Is Starting Sooner and Growing Warmer, Analysis Shows
Yale E360
MARCH 7, 2022
Spring is beginning sooner in the United States, with 97 percent of 242 locations across the country experiencing temperature increases since 1970, according to a new analysis from Climate Central. Read more on E360 ?.
Manufacturing Sustainability Surge: Your Guide to Data-Driven Energy Optimization & Decarbonization
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.
Why reforming scientific awards can help to tackle discrimination in physics
Physics World
MARCH 7, 2022
A scientific award reflects what the community values. It can raise the profile of a scientist’s work, create opportunities for career advancement and increase researcher morale. Awards can motivate scientists to perform high-risk, high-reward research – to make breakthroughs and change how we understand the world. Prizes can also strengthen community bonds and establish role models as well as transform interest, investment and participation in a particular discipline. .
AIG Integrates Climate Into Its Investment and Underwriting Decisions: It’s Progress, But Is It Enough?
Law and Environment
MARCH 7, 2022
Last week, AIG significantly restricted its underwriting of and investment in fossil fuel projects. Specifically, it announced the following actions: With immediate effect, committed to no longer invest in or provide insurance for construction of any new coal-fired power plants, thermal coal mines or oil sands; With immediate effect, committed to no longer invest in or underwrite new operation insurance risks of coal-fired power plants, thermal coal mines or oil sands for those clients that der
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Holographic plasma lenses could focus ultra-high intensity lasers
Physics World
MARCH 7, 2022
Two new methods for generating holographic plasma lenses capable of focusing ultra-high intensity lasers have been proposed by researchers in the US. Using computer simulations, a team led by Matthew Edwards at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) worked-out how the robust structures could be created by imprinting carefully-generated interference patterns onto a plasma medium.
Legislative Session 2022: The Final Week
Washington Nature
MARCH 7, 2022
With just 3 days to go before Sine Die, the big day by which all laws and budgets must be passed by state legislators, we’re down to the wire to make sure climate and conservation are prioritized during these last few days of session. We are thankful to have many environmental advocates in the Washington state Legislature, but with limited time, we’re calling on leadership to ensure climate, wildlife, and our lands aren’t sidelined as we make it over the finish line.
Dynamic control over exciton transport achieved at room temperature
Physics World
MARCH 7, 2022
Dynamically-controlled exciton transport has been demonstrated in a 2D transition metal dichalcogenide (TMD) using surface acoustic waves (SAWs). Researchers in the US and Japan used the SAWs to induce mechanical strain in a tungsten diselenide sample at room temperature, resulting in a maximum net exciton shift of nearly 1 micron. This work is a big step toward room temperature, practical excitonic devices including cooler and more efficient electronics.
UN climate report warns the lives of over two billion people are at risk?
A Greener Life
MARCH 7, 2022
The Amboassary district in Madagascar’s Grand Sud region is experiencing a historic drought. Photo credit: Viviane Rakotoarivony / OCHA. By Anders Lorenzen. For climate scientists, the war in Ukraine came at the worst possible time as the media attention they would have hoped for surrounding the release of the latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report was urgently diverted to the breaking news story of Russia invading Ukraine.
Implementing D.E.J.I. Strategies in Energy, Environment, and Transportation
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.
Is the Amazon Approaching a Tipping Point? A New Study Shows the Rainforest Growing Less Resilient
Inside Climate News
MARCH 7, 2022
Beset by worsening drought and more fires, the forest could become a savannah within decades. A study co-author says it is losing the ability “to restore itself back to a stable state.” By Georgina Gustin The world’s largest rainforest is losing its ability to bounce back from droughts and fires, pushing it farther toward a threshold where it could transform into arid savannah, releasing dangerous amounts of greenhouse gases in the process.
Mouse pups born from unfertilised eggs through genetic manipulation
New Scientist
MARCH 7, 2022
Parthenogenesis, the development of offspring from unfertilised eggs, was thought to be impossible in mammals, but researchers have used genetic trickery to make it happen
Ag and Food Law Daily Update: March 7, 2022
National Law Center
MARCH 7, 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: March 7, 2022 appeared first on National Agricultural Law Center.
Amazon rainforest nears tipping point that may see it become savannah
New Scientist
MARCH 7, 2022
More than three quarters of the world's largest rainforest has become less resilient since the early 2000s, with areas near humans and with lower rainfall the worst hit
Shaping a Resilient Future: Climate Impact on Vulnerable Populations
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.
North Carolina Hurricanes Linked to Increases in Gastrointestinal Illnesses in Marginalized Communities
Inside Climate News
MARCH 7, 2022
A new study finds communities of color face the greatest increase in emergency room visits for flood-borne illnesses, showing the growing health risks and disproportionate burdens of climate change. By Leah Campbell North Carolina emergency rooms reported hundreds of visits for gastrointestinal illnesses like diarrhea, vomiting and abdominal pain in the weeks during and after Hurricanes Florence, in 2018, and Matthew, in 2016.
Geese may have been the first birds to be domesticated 7000 years ago
New Scientist
MARCH 7, 2022
Goose bones from Stone Age China suggest the birds were being domesticated there 7000 years ago, which could mean they were domesticated before chickens
Earth911 Podcast: The Ocean Conservancy’s Dr. Anja Malawi Brandon on Plastic Progress
Earth 911
MARCH 7, 2022
Dr. Anja Malawi Brandon, an advisor to the Plastics Pact and U.S. Policy Analyst for. The post Earth911 Podcast: The Ocean Conservancy’s Dr. Anja Malawi Brandon on Plastic Progress appeared first on Earth911.
Special brain cells may signal when to start new memories
New Scientist
MARCH 7, 2022
Recordings from electrodes in people’s brains reveal that certain neurons in the hippocampus show a burst of activity to mark the boundary between different events
Sustainability at Retail
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PUC Highlights 4 Electric Utilities In PA Decreasing The Cost of Their Electricity
PA Environment Daily
MARCH 7, 2022
On March 7, the Public Utility Commission continues encouraging consumers to monitor energy costs and explore ways to conserve and save – including comparing prices for electric generation and evaluating competitive supplier offers. The PUC notes that, as on March 1, 2022, five of Pennsylvania’s major electric distribution companies (EDCs) have adjusted their prices to compare (PTCs) on electric generation for default service or “non-shopping” customers.
Social spiders synchronise to catch prey hundreds of times their size
New Scientist
MARCH 7, 2022
Some spider species that live in groups of thousands on enormous webs synchronise their movements to catch insects up to 700 times heavier than an individual spider
How to finance Scope 3 emissions reductions on farms
Environmental News Bits
MARCH 7, 2022
Read the full story at GreenBiz. As the food and agriculture industry takes a closer inventory of its climate impact and companies start setting science-based targets, reducing Scope 3 emissions becomes top of mind. It’s where 80 to 90 percent of the industry’s climate footprint lies.
Net zero: The UK is building its last big gas power plant
New Scientist
MARCH 7, 2022
Keadby 2 will almost certainly be the UK’s last large traditional gas power plant as the country transitions to clean energy - and other planned power plants nearby demonstrate how it will get there
Webinar: Credible Corporate Climate Action: How to Set and Meet Net-Zero Targets
Environmental News Bits
MARCH 7, 2022
Mar 10, 2022, 1-2 pm CTRegister here. As public pressure for action to tackle climate change grows, companies are increasingly expected to set and execute on emissions targets aligned with science.
China’s Zhurong Mars rover finds hints landscape was shaped by water
New Scientist
MARCH 7, 2022
The first reported findings from China’s Mars rover suggest the plain it is exploring was shaped by winds – and perhaps also by water
Protecting Nature by Reforming Environmentally Harmful Subsidies: The Role of Business
Environmental News Bits
MARCH 7, 2022
Download the document. Industry-specific reviews of government subsidies have been much more common than analyses examining several natural resource sectors at once. Yet there is a great deal of overlap across sectors.
Leaded petrol may have lowered the IQ of over half the US population
New Scientist
MARCH 7, 2022
Exposure to leaded petrol as a child has been linked to an average IQ drop of 2.6 points among US adults, increasing to 5.
Oregon State researchers makes key advance in turning apple waste into packaging material
Environmental News Bits
MARCH 7, 2022
Read the full story from Oregon State University. A new study by Oregon State University scientists outlines a key advance in turning apple waste into an environmentally friendly packaging material that could serve as an alternative to plastic.
Akamai Makes Progress on Renewable Energy, Efficiency and Reducing Platform Emissions
Environmental Leader
MARCH 7, 2022
Akamai Technologies made strides in reaching its 2030 sustainability goals with progress in renewable energy and emissions reductions. The post Akamai Makes Progress on Renewable Energy, Efficiency and Reducing Platform Emissions appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.
Webinar: Teaching Climate Consequences with CLEAN: Motivate and Inspire, Don’t Despair?
Environmental News Bits
MARCH 7, 2022
Mar 14, 2022, 5:30 pm CDTRegister here. The consequences of climate change are all around us, unfortunately. How can we teach these topics without overwhelming our students or causing anxiety?
NanoHarmony Posts Recording of Webinar on Use of OECD Test Guidelines
Nanotech
MARCH 7, 2022
On March 1, 2022, NanoHarmony held the first in a series of webinars covering the different phases that an Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) test guideline (TG) progresses through during its journey from a science-based initial idea through to use by industry to fulfill regulatory obligations. A recording of the March 1, 2022, webinar on the use of TGs in industry is now available.
A new tool shows how much dams will alter river temperatures, threatening native fish
Environmental News Bits
MARCH 7, 2022
Read the full story at e360. A new online tool reveals how more than 200 planned dams worldwide will alter river temperatures, potentially rendering waters too hot or too cold for native fish.
Chesapeake Bay Foundation Now Accepting Entries To Save The Bay Photo Contest
PA Environment Daily
MARCH 7, 2022
The Chesapeake Bay Foundation is now accepting entries to the 2022 Save The Bay Photo Contest. The deadline to enter is April 1. Open to both amateur and professional photographers, CBF's annual Photo Contest highlights the beauty and character of the Chesapeake Bay and its watershed's rivers and streams through the eyes of those who enjoy them. CBF is seeking photographs that illustrate the positive aspects of the Bay and the rivers and streams throughout its watershed Click Here for all the de
New environmental labelling system unveiled
Environmental News Bits
MARCH 7, 2022
Read the full story at Food Navigator. Belgium academics have unveiled a new environmental labelling system that enables easy recognition of the degree of environmental sustainability of food and beverages at point of sale.
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