Scientific American

MARCH 9, 2024

People who had tiny plastic particles lodged in a key blood vessel were more likely to experience serious health problems or die during a three-year study

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Law and Environment

MARCH 9, 2024

Earlier this month, the District of Columbia Court of Appeals vacated most of EPA’s startup, shutdown, and malfunction SIP Call. The Court’s rationale boils down to EPA’s failure to make a predicate finding that the SIP call was “necessary or appropriate to meet the [CAA’s] applicable requirements.” Without plumbing the depths of the Clean Air Act’s intricacies, it will give some sense of the nuances of the Act that the Court reached this decision while at the same time rejecting the Petitione

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HumanNature

MARCH 9, 2024

Writ ten by Samantha Nordstrom The Patchwork Initiative and the Student Sustainability Center hosted a movie night to watch Fashion Reimagined , a documentary about sustainable fashion, from 6-8pm at the Avenir Museum on February 27. Krazy Karl’s Pizza and soft drinks were provided to about 16 people that attended. Some students were attending for extra credit in a Design & Merchandising class taught by Professor Sonali Diddi, who’s also the sponsor for the Patchwork Initiative.

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Scientific American

MARCH 9, 2024

Are you smarter than an 18th-century Prussian?

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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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HumanNature

MARCH 9, 2024

Written by Bella Conrad The School of Environmental Sustainability at Colorado State University invited Eduardo Brondízio, an anthropologist, to speak at the Lory Student Center on February 27 about place-based actions for sustainability in the Amazon rainforest. A place-based action is typically a project where a team works in the field and involves more connection with the community.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 9, 2024

From March 2 to 8, DEP’s Oil and Gas Compliance Database shows oil and gas inspectors filed 1,243 inspection entries. So far this year-- as of the week ending March 1 -- -- NOVs Issued In Last Week: 90 conventional, 4 unconventional -- Year To Date - NOVs Issued: 1,388 conventional and 175 unconventional -- Enforcements 2024: 91 conventional and 19 unconventional -- Inspections Last Week: 275 conventional and 383 unconventional -- Year To Date - Inspections: 2,543 conventional and 4,366 unconven

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 9, 2024

" The people have a right to clean air, pure water, and to the preservation of the natural, scenic, historic and esthetic values of the environment. Pennsylvania's public natural resources are the common property of all the people, including generations yet to come. As trustee of these resources, the Commonwealth shall conserve and maintain them for the benefit of all the people.” - - Article I, Section 27 Pennsylvania Constitution [It’s Not A Suggestion] Senate next voting day March 18, 19, 20

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