Yale E360
OCTOBER 6, 2023
After more than a decade of intensive planning and research, an extensive campaign to eradicate invasive species on a Galapagos island got underway this week.
Scientific American
OCTOBER 6, 2023
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New Scientist
OCTOBER 6, 2023
An annular solar eclipse, also known as a “ring of fire” eclipse because of the way the sun and moon line up, will be visible in the US, Central America and South America on 14 October
Scientific American
OCTOBER 6, 2023
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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.
New Scientist
OCTOBER 6, 2023
An artificial intelligence model could one day alert medical professionals if someone has recently used cannabis and may be dangerously intoxicated
Scientific American
OCTOBER 6, 2023
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PA Environment Daily
OCTOBER 6, 2023
The Department of Environmental Protection is inviting comments on a proposed Chapter 105 permit and Section 401 Water Quality Certification for three new PA General Energy shale natural gas and water pipelines in Cummings and McHenry Townships, Lycoming County. ( PA Bulletin, page 6237 ) The project would build three pipelines-- 12-inch shale natural gas pipeline and two 8-inch flexsteel water pipelines-- within a 30-foot wide, 3.7 mile long permanent right-of-way and a temporary right-of-way t
Scientific American
OCTOBER 6, 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.
New Scientist
OCTOBER 6, 2023
A study involving 16 million people in the US found that those prescribed so-called GLP-1-agonists had an increased risk of serious gastrointestinal conditions, including stomach paralysis
Inside Climate News
OCTOBER 6, 2023
Protecting the Southwest’s winged mammals from the menaces coming to their roosts and their flight paths first requires changing the public’s perspectives of the keystone species. By Emma Peterson It’s only a matter of time before Arizona identifies its first case of white-nose syndrome and the disease that has killed millions of bats in the U.S. spreads throughout the Sonoran Desert.
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.
JANZEN AG
OCTOBER 6, 2023
There has been a lot of talk about soil carbon farming in the last few years. The USDA describes “ soil carbon farming ” as “the use of specific on-farm practices designed to take carbon out of the air and store it in soils and plant material.” Carbon farming practices include application of soil amendments like compost, biochar, cover crops, and use of conservation tillage.
PA Environment Daily
OCTOBER 6, 2023
The following DEP notices were published in the October 7 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 inviting comments on a proposed Chapter 105 permit and Section 401 Water Quality Certification for three new PA General Energy shale natural gas and water pipelines in Cummings and McHenry Townships, Lycoming County. ( PA Bulletin, page 6237 ) Read more here. -- The Departm
New Scientist
OCTOBER 6, 2023
Flooding from rising tides has added at least 23 minutes to the total annual commuting time for people living in coastal communities of the US, adding up to millions of hours wasted each year
PA Environment Daily
OCTOBER 6, 2023
On October 3, 2023, DEP issued a notice of violation to CNX Gas Company LLC for making unauthorized water withdrawals to support shale gas fracking operations for 17 days between May 6, 2023 and July 6, 2023 totaling 389,518 gallons. The source of the water withdrawal was the Municipal Authority of Westmoreland County Beaver Run Reservoir in Bell and Washington Townships, Westmoreland County.
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.
Earth 911
OCTOBER 6, 2023
Meet Scott Graybeal, CEO of Caelux, which has developed a perovskites-based nanotechnology that can improves. The post Earth911 Podcast: Caelux CEO Scott Graybeal on the U.S. Perovskite Solar Panel Supply Chain appeared first on Earth911.
PA Environment Daily
OCTOBER 6, 2023
On October 6, Gov. Josh Shapiro announced the U.S. Small Business Administration has granted an administrative declaration of a disaster, making loans available for businesses and homeowners impacted by July flooding in Northampton County. Impacted residents in Bucks, Carbon, Lehigh, and Monroe counties in Pennsylvania and Warren County in New Jersey may also be eligible for assistance.
Scientific American
OCTOBER 6, 2023
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New Scientist
OCTOBER 6, 2023
Microsoft's AI-powered Bing Chat can be tricked into solving anti-bot tests with stories about deceased grandmothers or missing glasses
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NRDC
OCTOBER 6, 2023
The new regulations will prevent up to a billion metric tons of harmful emissions.
Scientific American
OCTOBER 6, 2023
What is a permafrost thaw slump? Just imagine a massive hole with an area the size of more than nine football fields—and growing—where ice-cold ground once stood.
PA Environment Daily
OCTOBER 6, 2023
The Department of Environmental Protection is now accepting public comments on a proposed Chapter 105 permit and Section 401 Water Quality Certification for two proposed Olympus Energy, LLC water withdrawal structures in the Beaver Run Reservoir in Washington Township, Westmoreland County to be used to support shale natural gas development. ( PA Bulletin, page 6242 ) Olympus is proposing to install, operate, and maintain two 36 x 22 temporary floating intakes within the Beaver Run Reservoir and
Enviromental Defense
OCTOBER 6, 2023
Toronto | Traditional territories of the Wendat, the Anishnaabeg, Haudenosaunee, Chippewas and the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation – In an effort to Stop Highway 413, local community members have organized walks and bike rides passing through different sections of farmland, forests and the Greenbelt that are threatened by the proposed Highway 413 with a focus on 2 walks through downtown Bolton.
PA Environment Daily
OCTOBER 6, 2023
Highlights of the environmental and energy notices in the October 7 PA Bulletin -- -- The Environmental Quality Board invites comments on a proposed regulation adding 17 new or updated Water Quality Standards. ( formal notice ) The Department of Environmental Protection is inviting comments on changes to the Water Quality Toxics Management Strategy related to cyanide. ( formal notice ) A virtual public hearing has been scheduled on both these proposals for November 14 starting at 1:00 p.m.
Scientific American
OCTOBER 6, 2023
What is a permafrost thaw slump? Just imagine a massive hole with an area the size of more than nine football fields—and growing—where ice-cold ground once stood.
PA Environment Daily
OCTOBER 6, 2023
DEP’s Citizens Advisory Council is scheduled to meet on October 10 to introduce its new Executive Director Ian Irvin and discuss “identifying DEP matters” with DEP Executive Deputy Secretary Jessica Shirley. Ian Irvin Ian Irvin is an attorney-- graduate of Dickinson Law School-- who worked for the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission for the last eight years specializing in administrative law related to nuclear material licenses.
Frontiers
OCTOBER 6, 2023
Academic freedom is an ironclad principle in the scholarly world. Yet, we have observed that academic freedom has come under pressure in recent years. On 25 September 2023, the European Parliament Committee on Industry, Research, and Energy (ITRE) published a draft report on the promotion of the freedom of scientific research in the European Union (EU).
PA Environment Daily
OCTOBER 6, 2023
The Department of Environmental Protection will hold a hearing November 13 on NPDES Stormwater and Chapter 105 Encroachment permit applications for the River Pointe Logistics Center project in Upper Mount Bethel Township, Northampton County. ( PA Bulletin, page 6267 ) Representatives from the Department’s Waterways & Wetlands Program, the Northampton County Conservation District and River Pointe Logistics Center, LLC will be in attendance.
Endangered Species Law
OCTOBER 6, 2023
On September 30, 2023, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia granted summary judgment in favor of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) in a case challenging the agency’s final rule downlisting the American burying beetle ( Nicrophorus americanus ) to “threatened species” status under the Endangered Species Act (ESA).
PA Environment Daily
OCTOBER 6, 2023
On October 5, Petro Erie Inc. filed an expanded appeal with the Environmental Hearing Board of DEP’s August 16, 2023 order requiring the operator to restore the Village Of Reno’s water supply and clean up the spill of conventional oil well wastewater from wells the company operates in Venango County. [ EHB Docket No. 2023075 ] One grounds for the appeal is that the “Appellant lacks the financial ability to comply with the Order.
National Law Center
OCTOBER 6, 2023
The National Agricultural Law Center compiles and publishes a quarterly newsletter highlighting recent and upcoming events and resources. The newsletter. The post The NALC Quarterly Newsletter: 3Q23 appeared first on National Agricultural Law Center.
Corp Watch
OCTOBER 6, 2023
Yasuni National Park in the Amazon rainforest of Ecuador, one of the most biodiverse areas of the planet, is home to the Huaorani, Tagaeri and Taromenane Indigenous peoples. It has been exploited for oil by companies like Shell and Petroecuador for over 50 years. In September 2023, after 10 years of activism, the people of Ecuador voted to halt oil drilling forever.
Nanotech
OCTOBER 6, 2023
The EU Academy, an online hub owned by the European Union (EU), is offering an online course on how EU legislation addresses nanomaterials. The target audience includes: The learning objectives include: The post EU Academy Offers Free Online Course on Nanomaterials in EU Legislation appeared first on Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.
Environmental News Bits
OCTOBER 6, 2023
Read the full story in the Chicago Tribune. At least 960 migrating birds, the highest number on record, died Thursday in “massive carnage” at McCormick Place Lakeside Center, according to David Willard, a retired bird division collections manager at the Field Museum. Birds were crashing into windows even as monitors collected the casualties, Willard said.
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