Environment + Energy Leader
MAY 8, 2023
As the G20 countries are collectively responsible for 80% of global emissions, the aim of reducing the emissions by 55% by 2030, is at the top of the corporate agenda.
Union of Concerned Scientists
MAY 8, 2023
Electric transportation is essential for a cleaner and healthier world. Replacing gasoline vehicles with electric can reduce emissions that cause climate change and illnesses. Researchers like me are putting a microscope to the electric vehicles (EVs) because, as with any extraction and manufacturing, there are associated impacts. We are specifically looking at the social and environmental impacts of mining and processing the minerals that are used in the batteries powering these vehicles, buses
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Environment + Energy Leader
MAY 8, 2023
Most people know about battery storage -- the devices that store and release energy for shorter spurts of time. As for LG Energy Solution, it is opening up a huge battery plant in Arizona in 2025.
Yale E360
MAY 8, 2023
A hot spell in Southeast Asia has broken all-time heat records. It comes on the heels of a record-breaking heat wave in Southern Europe and North Africa that scientists say was "almost impossible" without climate change.
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.
Environment + Energy Leader
MAY 8, 2023
The service was launched earlier this year for its global express carriers.
PA Environment Daily
MAY 8, 2023
Are You Telling Your Story? House holds Regular Session May 22, 23, 24, June 5, 6, 7, 12, 13, 14, 20, 21, 22 -- Committee Schedule Senate holds Regular Session May 8, 9, 10, June 5, 6, 7, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23 -- Committee Schedule TODAY’s Calendar Of Events TODAY Off The Floor: Senate Appropriations Committee meets to consider Senate Bill 188 (DiSanto-R- Dauphin) authorizing the General Assembly to kill regulations by doing nothing [ Read more here ]; Senate Bill 190 (Brooks-R-Crawford) requiring
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Enviromental Defense
MAY 8, 2023
As the beverage industry prepares to charge us a fee for its packaging waste, Ontarians make it clear they’d rather get that money back Toronto | Traditional territories of the Mississaugas of the Credit, the Anishinaabeg, the Haudenosaunee, and the Huron-Wendat – More than three-quarters of Ontarians want a deposit-return program for non-alcoholic beverage containers, according to a new survey conducted by Environics Research.
Environment + Energy Leader
MAY 8, 2023
The project, called the SoutH2Port, will be one of the most ambitious in Europe and will have a production capacity of 240 tons a day.
Frontiers
MAY 8, 2023
Download the top ebook releases from this month, including work on the biodiversity of the Philippine Seas , new insights into understanding emerging and reemerging viruses , findings on how big data can be used in health care applications , and research on what effects space flight has on human brains. All ebooks are free to download, share and distribute.
Environment + Energy Leader
MAY 8, 2023
Using renewable natural gas could be a key piece of reducing fleet emissions.
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.
PA Environment Daily
MAY 8, 2023
The PA Organization for Watersheds and Rivers , Stroud Water Research Center , Penn State Extension Master Watershed Steward Program will host a May 17 webinar on Putting Water Quality Data To Work Locally - A Conversation Cafe from 6:00 to 7:30 p.m. The program will explore challenges and opportunities for meaningfully sharing water quality monitoring data with municipal officials, local Environmental Advisory Councils, and the public for improved land use planning and decision-making on local
New Scientist
MAY 8, 2023
Astronomers used the James Webb Space Telescope to spot strange asteroid belts around the nearby star Fomalhaut, along with evidence for at least three planets
PA Environment Daily
MAY 8, 2023
Communities across the region were alive with volunteers this April in celebration of Earth Week and the 3rd Annual Susquehanna Greenway Cleanup Week. During April 12 – 29, 2023, nineteen partnering communities and organizations from across the Commonwealth organized 26 events that attracted over 900 volunteers and collectively removed more than 29,000 of pounds of litter from area parks, trails, and communities along the Susquehanna River.
New Scientist
MAY 8, 2023
The cells could potentially be used to treat range of medical conditions, from heart attacks to cancer, without having to be made from scratch for each person
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.
PA Environment Daily
MAY 8, 2023
The May 8 PA Environment Digest is now available. Click Here To View Or Print The Entire May 8 PA Environment Digest 88 New Stories - REAL Environmental & Conservation Leadership In PA This Week’s Examples Of Going The WRONG WAY On Environmental, Energy Issues Weekly List Of PA Environment & Energy Articles & NewsClips By Topic 21 Projects Honored With The 2023 Governor's Award For Environmental Excellence PA Environmental Council: Making This Place Better - Allegheny County Executiv
Scientific American
MAY 8, 2023
High temperature records have been set from Portugal to Thailand as heat waves fueled by climate change have arrived early this spring
PA Environment Daily
MAY 8, 2023
On May 8, the PA Wilds Center for Entrepreneurship, Inc. announced the recipients of the 2023 Champions of the PA Wilds Awards. The winners will be honored at the 2023 PA Wilds Dinner & Awards , to be held on July 27 at Gobbler’s Knob in Punxsutawney, Jefferson County. The 2023 Champions are – -- Artisan of the Year: Sue Morris -- Best Brand Ambassador: New Trail Brewing Company -- Business of the Year: Highland Chocolates -- Conservation Stewardship: Kelly Williams -- Event of the Year: Pot
Scientific American
MAY 8, 2023
Vernal Pools are safe havens for creatures like the fairy shrimp, who have lived through the end of the dinosaurs, the breakup of Pangea, and multiple ice ages, but humans are paving them over.
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PA Environment Daily
MAY 8, 2023
By Noah Evans, Penn State News Some may not know it, but Penn State has a rich culture surrounding the art and sport of fly fishing. The University’s fly fishing program was founded in the 1930s, and now, the Penn State Fly Fishing Club , in the College of Agricultural Sciences, continues this tradition with an ever-growing and diversifying community of more than 80 members.
Earth 911
MAY 8, 2023
How can we sustainably harvest more energy and move it to where it is needed? The post Earth911 Podcast: Putting Solar Generation Everywhere With Ubiquitous Energy’s Veeral Hardev appeared first on Earth911.
New Scientist
MAY 8, 2023
Thousands of offshore wells have been left uncapped in the Gulf of Mexico, which means oil or methane could leak out and harm marine ecosystems
NRDC
MAY 8, 2023
President Biden’s decision on the next offshore oil and gas leasing program is expected just as polling shows that a majority of voters do not want to expand offshore drilling.
Scientific American
MAY 8, 2023
A curious mathematical phenomenon called Benford’s law governs the numbers all around us
PA Environment Daily
MAY 8, 2023
In December 2022, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency released new regulations to address fugitive methane emissions from oil and gas well sites and centralized production facilities. The regulations, for the first time, embrace recent advances in new methane detection technologies. They establish monitoring frequency and detection method requirements based on results obtained from using the FEAST model that a former Harrisburg University of Science and Technology researcher refined for thr
New Scientist
MAY 8, 2023
US healthcare organisations are trialling OpenAI’s GPT-3 for drafting clinician messages to patients.
Environmental News Bits
MAY 8, 2023
Arnima Tamta; Sudhanshu Kumar Jha (2023). “Implications of Green Technology for Climate Change Mitigation Minimizing Waste and Pollution.” International Journal of Innovative Science and Research Technology 8(3). [link] Abstract: Climate change is the long-term alteration of temperature and weather patterns.
New Scientist
MAY 8, 2023
Clostridium difficile kills 13,000 people each year in the US alone.
PA Environment Daily
MAY 8, 2023
The Pennsylvania Environmental Council , in partnership with the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, is announcing the availability of a new mini-grant for an “urgent issue on a designated PA Water Trail.” Proposals for this award will be accepted on a rolling basis until the available funds have been awarded or until December 31, 2024, whichever occurs first.
Montrose
MAY 8, 2023
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. / CALGARY, Alberta — May 8, 2023 — Montrose Environmental Group, Inc. (“Montrose” or the “Company”) (NYSE: MEG) today announced the acquisition of GreenPath Energy Ltd. (“GreenPath”), a leading optical gas imaging and fugitive emissions management services firm in Canada. GreenPath’s leadership, including President Joshua Anhalt, will join Montrose and be integrated into the Company’s Measurement and Analysis Segment.
Environmental News Bits
MAY 8, 2023
Read the full story from the Chicago Sun-Times. According to environmental groups, Illinois is at the precipice of a rush of corporations coming in to the state to lay thousands of miles of pipelines without the proper protections in place for neighboring residents.
Union of Concerned Scientists
MAY 8, 2023
This week is Drinking Water Week , but not everyone in America has the same access to safe, reliable running water, or a system for removing and treating wastewater when flushing toilets. Rural communities and communities of color are more at risk of unsafe water and inadequate sanitation due to historical disinvestment, regulatory failures, and structural racism.
Environmental News Bits
MAY 8, 2023
Read the full story from the Product Stewardship Institute. We’ve come a long way from Woodsy the owl’s “give a hoot don’t pollute” campaign. Here’s a brief overview of how litter laws work with EPR in the United States – from enacted laws in Maine, Oregon, Colorado, and California, to Washington’s Recycling and Packaging (WRAP) … Continue reading Do litter laws have a place in EPR?
Circle of Blue
MAY 8, 2023
The Rundown The EPA agrees to a timeline for updating slaughterhouse water pollution standards. With higher water releases this year, temporary “shadow accounting” on the Colorado River system goes away. Lawmakers introduce bills on PFAS liability for water utilities and labeling non-flushable wipes. House Republican proposal to address the debt ceiling would cut funding for lead pipe removal.
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