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Krasdale Foods, PowerFlex Complete Solar Energy Installation in the Bronx

Environment + Energy Leader

Bronx businesses and residents now have the opportunity to subscribe to the project and receive credits for a portion of the solar energy generated.

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The Feed: Vol. 1, Issue 11

National Law Center

The Feed newsletter highlights recent legal developments affecting agriculture, with issues released twice a month. Click below to sign up for. The post The Feed: Vol. 1, Issue 11 appeared first on National Agricultural Law Center.

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United Therapeutics Unveils Net Zero Energy Distribution Center

Environment + Energy Leader

United Therapeutics Corporation unveiled its net zero energy distribution center at its Research Triangle Park Campus in North Carolina.

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World's Largest Fusion Project Is in Big Trouble, New Documents Reveal

Scientific American

The International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER) is already billions of dollars over budget and decades behind schedule.

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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.

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Microsoft’s Net-Zero Goals Propel It to Invest in Carbon Capture and Storage

Environment + Energy Leader

Microsoft’s involvement with carbon capture and storage speaks volumes — a company determined to get to net zero that is willing to put its money where its mouth is.

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Midwest states need a modern grid to supercharge clean energy goals

NRDC

Midwest states are already leading on clean energy, but achieving their goals depends on the power grid's readiness. We need the electricity system to catch up.

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Here's What the Supreme Court's Clean Water Act Ruling Means to You

Scientific American

Formerly “adjacent” wetlands in more than half of all states may be dredged or filled now that their federal protections have been stripped

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Good-Loop Launches Carbon Assessment Tool for Advertisers

Environment + Energy Leader

With Green Ad Tag agencies can set their internal carbon targets on the platform and identify which publishers fail to meet their sustainability goals.

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Game Commission: Good News And Bad News About Piping Plovers At Presque Isle State Park

PA Environment Daily

If you have been following the exciting story of Pennsylvania's piping plovers , our rarest nesting shorebird and one of the most critically endangered species globally, nesting at Presque Isle State Park in Erie, then you know about the four-egg nest that was recently protected. Sadly, the trailblazing mail (BYO), who put Pennsylvania back on the map for plover recovery, went missing.

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Ancient plant's leaves didn't follow golden rule as modern ones do

New Scientist

Most modern plants grow leaves in a pattern that follows the Fibonacci sequence, but a reconstruction of a 400-million-year-old plant reveals that its leaves grew much more chaotically

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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.

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Bioenergy Research and Education Bridge Program

Environmental News Bits

The Bioenergy Research and Education Bridge Program (BRIDGES) is a case study-based education curriculum created by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO) in partnership with Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Idaho National Laboratory (INL), and education, community, industry, and other government partners.

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How to see five planets align in the sky this weekend

New Scientist

In the early morning on 17 June you will be able to see Mercury, Uranus, Jupiter, Neptune and Saturn all appear in the sky together - here's how you can spot them, wherever you are in the world

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Bees can learn, remember, think and make decisions – here’s a look at how they navigate the world

Environmental News Bits

by Stephen Buchmann, University of Arizona As trees and flowers blossom in spring, bees emerge from their winter nests and burrows. For many species it’s time to mate, and some will start new solitary nests or colonies. Bees and other pollinators are essential to human society.

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Cosmic rays help navigate underground in first real-world test

New Scientist

Particles produced by cosmic rays hitting Earth's atmosphere, called muons, have been proposed as an alternative to GPS navigation that would work underground - and now it has been tested for real

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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.

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Wyoming Valley Sanitary Authority, Penn State Master Watershed Stewards Host July 15 Rain Barrel Workshop

PA Environment Daily

Join the Wyoming Valley Sanitary Authority and the Penn State Extension Master Watershed Steward Program at the Marriott Residence Inn in Wilkes-Barre on July 15 from 10:00 a.m. to Noon for a free Rain Barrel Workshop. Learn more about how rain barrels can benefit you, your property and the environment and maybe even reduce your stormwater fee. Register by calling 570-825-9483 or send an email to stormwater@wvsa.org.

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When Disaster Strikes, Is Climate Change to Blame?

Scientific American

Scientists are specifying how much damage climate change is adding to extreme weather events, potentially influencing court cases, insurance claims and public policy

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What are 'synthetic embryos' and why are scientists making them?

New Scientist

The first human embryo-like structures have been created from stem cells, in a move that could help scientists study the causes of early miscarriages

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This Tiny Fish Can Recognize Itself in Photos

Scientific American

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.

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Sustainability at Retail

Sustainability impacts every nation, company, and person around the world. So much so that, in 2015, the United Nations (UN) issued a call for action by all countries to work toward sustainable development. In response to this and as part of a global Sustainability at Retail initiative, Shop! worked collaboratively with its global affiliates to address these critical issues in this white paper.

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PA Resources Council Hosts June 27 Electronics Waste Recycling Collection In Chester County

PA Environment Daily

The Pennsylvania Resources Council will host an e-waste recycling collection event on June 27 in Chester County to provide area residents with a convenient and cost-effective method of responsibly disposing of televisions, computers and other electronic equipment. The e-waste collection will take place on Tuesday, June 27, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Warwick County Park, 191 County Park Rd., Pottstown, PA 19465.

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Chemists have solved a decades-long problem of bonding beryllium

New Scientist

Atoms of a metal don't like to bond with one another, but chemists have succeeded in forging a metallic bond between two beryllium atoms

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Draconian Laws Deter Pregnant Women from Treating Drug Abuse

Scientific American

In some states, punitive drug laws require physicians to report a pregnant person with a substance use disorder, leading to the removal of their child after birth

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Meet the Needlefish

Ocean Conservancy

If anyone in my family has a question about the ocean, I’m the first person they ask. While I was on vacation recently, my sister would constantly point at things swimming beneath the waves and ask me, “What’s that?” One of these creatures was a needlefish, and at the time I knew almost nothing about them. Who were these little swimming sword fighters who seem ready to joust on any occasion?

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Exposing C-section babies to vaginal fluid boosts their development

New Scientist

Transferring a mother's vaginal fluid to a baby born by Caesarean section was linked to their development being more advanced at 6 months

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Useful Feedback, More Than Praise, Helps Students Flourish

Scientific American

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.

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DEP Declares Statewide Drought Watch, Recommends Voluntary Water Conservation

PA Environment Daily

On June 15, following a meeting of the Commonwealth Drought Task Force this week, the Department of Environmental Protection declared a statewide drought watch. While not required, residents and businesses are encouraged to voluntarily conserve water by reducing their nonessential water use. “Although this week has brought some welcome rain to much of the state, it's not enough to make up for the lack of rainfall this spring, following a winter that brought little snowfall in many areas,” said D

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Fifth District Holds Harm To Public Interest In Informed Decisionmaking Must Be Considered By Court In Deciding Whether To Grant Preliminary Injunction In CEQA Case

CEQA Developments

In a published opinion filed June 7, 2023, the Fifth District Court of Appeal held the trial court erred in applying California’s interrelated factors test to deny a preliminary injunction in a CEQA case. The error consisted of failing to consider harm to the public interests in informed decisionmaking and public disclosure as relevant informational harm to be weighed in evaluating the relative balance of harms likely to result from the erroneous granting or denial of the preliminary injunction

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Reef sharks are being wiped out by overfishing so rays are taking over

New Scientist

A global survey reveals that common species of coral reef shark are in sharp decline, and rays are more abundant in reefs where sharks have been depleted

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Cleveland-Cliffs completes successful blast furnace hydrogen injection trial at Middletown Works

Environmental News Bits

Read the full story at Green Car Congress. Cleveland-Cliffs has successfully completed a hydrogen injection trial at its Middletown Works blast furnace. This introduction of hydrogen gas as an iron-reducing agent in the blast furnace is the first use of this carbon-friendly technology in the Americas region.

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Plan to restore England's chalk streams may take decades

New Scientist

Chalk streams, a type of nutrient-rich river found mostly in England, are under threat from pollution and over-exploitation.

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Inside big beef’s climate messaging machine: confuse, defend and downplay

Environmental News Bits

Read the full story in The Guardian. A Masters of Beef Advocacy program teaches ‘scientific sounding’ arguments on cattle’s sustainability in an all-out public relations war.

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New Tool Reveals How AI Makes Decisions

Scientific American

Large language models such as ChatGPT tend to make things up.

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Can giant surveys of scientists fight misinformation on COVID, climate change and more?

Environmental News Bits

Read the full story in Nature. Shocked by the COVID-19 infodemic, several efforts have launched to gather researchers’ consensus views, with the hope of improving public debate and policymaking.

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Statement on the Tabling of Bill C-50: The Canadian Sustainable Jobs Act

Enviromental Defense

Statement from Aliénor Rougeout, Program Manager, Climate and Energy Toronto | Traditional territories of the Mississaugas of the Credit, the Anishinaabeg, the Haudenosaunee, and the Huron-Wendat – We are encouraged by the proposed sustainable jobs legislation. With this act, the federal government is making a credible commitment to include affected workers and communities in the preparation for the energy transition.