Union of Concerned Scientists

MAY 2, 2023

After several years of drought and tinder-box conditions, abundant rains over the past winter have those of us who live in the western United States hoping for a year with less wildfire activity this summer and fall than we’ve had in recent years. The latest seasonal outlook from the National Interagency Fire Center largely points to such a reprieve—at least for the next few months.

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Yale E360

MAY 2, 2023

Tero Mustonen has led a successful effort to restore roughly 80 areas of ecologically critical peatlands across his native Finland. In an interview, he talks about the importance of bringing Indigenous knowledge to rewilding initiatives in far northern regions and beyond.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MAY 2, 2023

In March, one of the most comprehensive bills for advancing environmental justice was reintroduced in the US House and Senate: the A. Donald McEachin Environmental Justice for All Act (EJ for All Act). The bill, introduced in the House by Reps. Raúl Grijalva and Barbara Lee, and Sens. Cory Booker and Tammy Duckworth on the Senate side, is named in honor of the late Rep.

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Environment + Energy Leader

MAY 2, 2023

McKinsey & Company says European industrials reduced their demand by 25 billion cubic meters of natural gas in the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. But it adds that China and India could replace that by consuming 35 billion cubic meters, which they get at a discount.

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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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Circle of Blue

MAY 2, 2023

May 2, 2023 Fresh is a biweekly newsletter from Circle of Blue that unpacks the biggest international, state, and local policy news stories facing the Great Lakes region today. Sign up for Fresh: A Great Lakes Policy Briefing , straight to your inbox, every other Tuesday. — Christian Thorsberg, Interim Fresh Editor This Week’s Watersheds The city of Waukesha, whose groundwater was often contaminated with radium, will receive water directly from Lake Michigan no later than this fall.

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Environment + Energy Leader

MAY 2, 2023

David Worford joins Enivornment+Energy Leader as Editor In Chief and is excited to help grow quality and informative content for business leaders.

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Environment + Energy Leader

MAY 2, 2023

The five projects will also include energy storage and be operational by early next year.

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Energy & the Law

MAY 2, 2023

In TotalEnergies E&P USA, Inc. v. MP Gulf of Mexico LLC. t he Supreme Court of Texas resolved the chaos created by conflicting dispute resolution regimes in three contracts for ownership and operation of an offshore unit and gathering system. The essential question: Did the parties agree that an arbitrator, rather than the courts, must determine the arbitrability of the disputes.

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Environment + Energy Leader

MAY 2, 2023

Executives are looking to add tools to make their ESG strategies a reality, such as implementing advanced technologies and improving data collection.

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Enviromental Defense

MAY 2, 2023

THE GREAT LAKES | ANISHINABEK TERRITORY – Last Friday, the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFII) recommended that Canada and the United States decommission the Enbridge Line 5 oil pipeline. In the Final Report of its annual session, issued last week, the UNPFII recognized that Line 5 “jeopardize[s] the Great Lakes” and “presents a real and credible threat to the treaty-protected fishing rights of Indigenous Peoples in the United States and Canada.&#

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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.

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New Scientist

MAY 2, 2023

Radio signals sent to NASA spacecraft could have already reached four neighbouring star systems, and if any aliens tried to respond, we might hear from them within a few years from now

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Washington Nature

MAY 2, 2023

by Ailene Ettinger, Quantitative Ecologist We know trees and green spaces support cooling in our cities, but what is the impact of individual street trees? For over a year, we’ve had temperature loggers installed in 57 locations—some with street trees nearby and others without—around the Tacoma Mall neighborhood in South Tacoma. It’s part of our project entitled, GRIT (Greening Research in Tacoma).

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New Scientist

MAY 2, 2023

Penetrating the blood brain barrier via pulses of ultrasound waves led to a 3-fold increase in the concentration of a chemotherapy drug in people with the brain cancer glioblastoma multiforme

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 2, 2023

The PA Recycling Markets Center is hosting a June 8 Battery Recycling Markets Development Summit on June 8 at the Historic Hotel Bethlehem in Bethlehem, PA. Session topics include-- -- Battery Recycling Stream, Challenges & Opportunities -- Extended Producer Responsibility and Brand Impact -- Strategies for Recycling Facilities -- EPA/DEP Update Click Here for more information.

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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.

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New Scientist

MAY 2, 2023

The coronavirus commonly causes gastrointestinal symptoms, but whether this is due to inflammation, disruption to our microbiome or the virus affecting the permeability of our gut wall is unclear

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 2, 2023

On April 25, Earthworks filed a formal environmental complaint with the Department of Environmental Protection with video evidence showing more air pollution violations by gas flares at the Shell Petrochemical Plant in Beaver County. DEP acknowledged the complaint by email and said they were looking into it. On April 13 and 14, Earthworks recorded video using an optical gas imaging camera showing evidence of significant incomplete combustion at one of Shell's ground flares.

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NRDC

MAY 2, 2023

The EPA wants to lower people’s exposure to this potent neurotoxin by going after the pollutant’s biggest source.

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New Scientist

MAY 2, 2023

In lab experiments, chimpanzees and bonobos share peanuts and grapes with other apes who shared food first, doing so at about the same rate as 4-year-old children

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CEQA Developments

MAY 2, 2023

On April 7, 2023, the Third District Court of Appeal filed a lengthy published opinion – the latest installment in one of the longer ongoing CEQA battles in recent memory – affirming a judgment finding an EIR for the Federal relicensing of Oroville Dam and related hydropower facilities legally adequate. County of Butte and County of Plumas, et al v.

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New Scientist

MAY 2, 2023

A device designed for people with photophobia features transparent LCD screens that selectively reduce light from the brightest parts of the scene

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Scientific American

MAY 2, 2023

An increase in activity in dying brains might be associated with last-minute conscious experiences, but scientists don't know for sure

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 2, 2023

DEP’s Citizens Advisory Council is scheduled to meet May 9 to hear updates on a variety of issues, including federally-funded infrastructure projects, the Act 54 longwall coal mining impact report, carbon capture and Pennsylvania’s hydrogen hub proposal. The agenda also includes an update from DEP on agency actions to be given by Ian Harlow, Acting Deputy Secretary for Administration.

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Scientific American

MAY 2, 2023

Many bird species are producing fewer offspring as global temperatures rise, and larger migratory species are particularly affected

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New Scientist

MAY 2, 2023

Under new rules in Australia, e-cigarettes will be more tightly regulated as prescription-only pharmaceutical products and nicotine-free vapes will be banned completely

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Scientific American

MAY 2, 2023

New results from a U.A.E. orbiter suggest Mars’s moons may be pieces of the planet.

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New Scientist

MAY 2, 2023

A technique based on high-resolution satelllite images could help researchers monitor tree cover loss, reforestation and the impact of climate change

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Edouard Stenger

MAY 2, 2023

If you listen to mainstream media pundits, you may be missing it : a real energy revolution is taking place as renewables are ramping up and up and are on an exponential curve. King Coal is still the first source of electricity , but this will be very temporary as wealthy nations are ditching it as fast as they can to the benefit or wind and solar. These are good news for our climate and our common future.

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New Scientist

MAY 2, 2023

Cases of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder are rocketing, but what's the cause?

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 2, 2023

The Pennsylvania Recycling Markets Center , in collaboration with the Department of Environmental Protection, has launched a new online searchable database of Pennsylvania recycled materials markets outlets. The user-searchable markets database facilitates pairing of those with recycled items to end markets or manufacturers that can use these materials for production feedstocks.

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National Law Center

MAY 2, 2023

In the past two years or so, as discussed in the first article of this series, the issue of restricting foreign. The post State Proposals on Restricting Foreign Ownership of Farmland: Part Six appeared first on National Agricultural Law Center.

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NRDC

MAY 2, 2023

While the 9th Circuit Court ruling threatens local government action to cut pollution from gas appliances, California policy makers have several opportunities this legislative session to reinforce that local leaders are far from alone in the important work to get fossil fuels out of our homes.

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 2, 2023

The Pennsylvania Resources Council will launch its 2023 Hard-To-Recycle Collection Event s in Allegheny County by hosting an event at Galleria at Pittsburgh Mills, Frazer Township, on Saturday, June 3, from 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Throughout the summer and fall, three hard-to-recycle collections held in partnership with the Allegheny County Health Department will enable individuals to responsibly recycle a wide variety of items not accepted in curbside collection such as e-waste, tires and small F

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Scientific American

MAY 2, 2023

Chloroplasts’ choreography keeps plant cells powered

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