Yale E360
MARCH 18, 2022
Smoke from bushfires that spread across Australia in late 2019 and early 2020 destroyed high-altitude ozone in the Southern Hemisphere, according to a study that offers new insight into the threat posed by wildfires. Read more on E360 ?.
Energy & the Law
MARCH 18, 2022
Co-author Stephanie Snyder-Zuasnabar*. A subcontractor’s mineral lien in Texas is invalid when, at the time the mineral owner receives notice of the lien affidavit, the mineral owner is not yet obligated to pay the contract price to its contractor. So says Pearl Resources Operating Co., LLC v. Transcon Capital, LLC , The real takeaway that drilling contractors already know: A turnkey drilling contract gone wrong is the gateway to a financial apocalypse.
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PBS Nature
MARCH 18, 2022
Vast, wild and remote, the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) is where some of the world’s greatest wildlife spectacles unfold. Situated in the northeast corner of Alaska, this refuge has long-protected survivors of the Ice Age that still roam a frozen wilderness. The Porcupine caribou herd traverses all of it on the longest land-animal migration on Earth, witnessing extraordinary wildlife moments along the way.
Physics World
MARCH 18, 2022
The world has been shocked by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine – but no-one ought to have been surprised. Under president Vladimir Putin, Russia had already invaded the country in 2014 – annexing the Crimean peninsula – and supported Russian separatist forces in the Donbass region. Early last year it also started massing troops on the Ukrainian border. If anyone was in any doubt, Putin spelled out his intentions last July in a 5000-word essay , claiming that Russia had been “robbed” of lands in Ukra
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.
Washington Nature
MARCH 18, 2022
Last week Congress approved a $1.5 trillion FY2022 omnibus spending package to fund the federal government through Sept. 30. The Nature Conservancy engages deeply on advocacy for federal conservation funding, and we’re pleased to see the solid investments for conservation, climate resilience, and clean energy included in this bill. The bill passed with bipartisan support in both the U.S.
Frontiers
MARCH 18, 2022
By Jodie Birch, Frontiers in Psychology. International Day of Happiness, held March 20th, is a global celebration which recognizes the relevance of happiness and wellbeing as universal goals and aspirations in the lives of human beings around the world. To shed light on this international event, Frontiers in Psychology launched the Research Topic “ International Day of Happiness: Happiness and Wellbeing in an Era of the Climate Catastrophe ” in the journal’s Emotion Science sectio
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National Law Center
MARCH 18, 2022
A comprehensive summary of today’s judicial, legislative, and regulatory developments in agriculture and food. Email important additions HERE. . The post Ag and Food Law Daily Update: March 18, 2022 appeared first on National Agricultural Law Center.
Environmental News Bits
MARCH 18, 2022
Read the full story from PVTech. Solar power generation in the US rose by 25.23% in 2021, making it the country’s fastest-growing source of electricity, while renewables accounted for 21.02% of all electricity and look set to surpass coal in terms of total production in 2022.
New Scientist
MARCH 18, 2022
Known for their long legs and striking bright pink feathers, a flamingo's diet has a big impact on their colour.
Environmental News Bits
MARCH 18, 2022
Read the full story in The Guardian. Artificial intelligence has been identified as one of the top three emerging technologies in conservation, helping protect species around the world.
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
MARCH 18, 2022
By Anne Daymut, Western PA Coalition For Abandoned Mine Reclamation The PA Abandoned Mine Reclamation Conference will be held June 22-23 at the Ramada Inn and Conference Center in State College. This year's theme-- New Opportunities On The Horizon! The Conference will be held in-person and virtually. Stay tuned for details. Video Tours The Conference Committee is inviting individuals to submit abandoned mine reclamation project video tours this Spring!
Environmental News Bits
MARCH 18, 2022
Read the company news release. LexisNexis® Legal & Professional today announced the launch of PatentAdvisor™ Extension, a free web browser extension that makes available data insights about individual patent examiners and art units directly on the United States Trademark and Patent Office (USPTO) websites.
Environmental Leader
MARCH 18, 2022
Platform.sh understands that its customers want a clear picture of the company’s carbon emissions, but knowing how to calculate and improve its environmental impact is a challenge for any company. Here’s what Platform.sh did. The post Case Study: Platform.sh Calculates Emissions, Optimizes Operations for Customers — and Cost Savings appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.
Environmental News Bits
MARCH 18, 2022
Mar 24, 2022, 10:30 am CDTRegister here. Climate journalism is at a turning point, as the day-to-day impacts of the climate crisis deepen and people everywhere search for the next, best thing they can do to make a difference. The science says we have until 2030 to cut global greenhouse gas emissions by 45%.
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
MARCH 18, 2022
By: Jeffrey Woleslagle, Natural Resource Specialist, DCNR’s Bureau of Forestry Researchers are tracking a newly found disease killing American beech trees that has spread from Ohio throughout Pennsylvania and on through New England. American beech trees (Fagus grandifolia) are common in Pennsylvania’s forests. They are known for smooth, light gray skin-like bark and dense, hard wood.
Environmental News Bits
MARCH 18, 2022
Read the full story in Environmental Factor. Following its successful January launch of the Early-Stage Investigator (ESI) Spotlight Webinar Series, the NIEHS Environmental Health Sciences Core Centers kept the momentum going on Feb. 9 with presentations on how early exposure to arsenic and lead can affect brain function.
PA Environment Daily
MARCH 18, 2022
The Department of Environmental Protection published notice in the March 19 PA Bulletin inviting comments on a proposed technical guidance on Trenchless [Horizontal Drilling] Pipeline Construction. DEP proposed the Trenchless Technology Guidance outline the policies, procedures and best practices for the prevention of adverse environmental impacts from constructing pipelines using horizontal drilling techniques.
Environmental News Bits
MARCH 18, 2022
Read the full story at Mashable. Making your social media profiles accessible to the majority of people stumbling across your posts is an intentional practice. From Instagram and Twitter photo descriptions to captioning audio on your TikTok videos, you have to consciously add these accessibility considerations.
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PA Environment Daily
MARCH 18, 2022
The March 18 Take Five Fridays With Pam is now available from the PA Parks & Forests Foundation. Check out summer lifeguard jobs at several state parks. Click Here to read the entire Take Five. Visit the Foundation’s Events webpage and DCNR’s Calendar of Events for activities happening near you. For more information on programs, initiatives, special events and how you can get involved, visit the PA Parks & Forests Foundation website.
Environmental News Bits
MARCH 18, 2022
Read the full story at Waste Dive. Oil price volatility from the war in Ukraine could drive up virgin resin prices, making recycled resins more competitive, according to analysts at the Plastics Recycling Conference.
PA Environment Daily
MARCH 18, 2022
The Department of Environmental Protection published 47 pages of public notices related to proposed and final permit and approval/ disapproval actions in the March 19 PA Bulletin - pages 1646 to 1693. Sign Up For DEP’s eNotice: Did you know DEP can send you email notices of permit applications submitted in your community? Notice of new technical guidance documents and regulations?
Environmental News Bits
MARCH 18, 2022
Read the full story from the UCLA Institute of the Environment & Sustainability. From Nebraska to California, Texas to Montana, the Western United States has a lot of wide-open spaces — hundreds of millions of acres’ worth.
New Scientist
MARCH 18, 2022
In an analysis of nearly 30,000 websites, 94.
Environmental News Bits
MARCH 18, 2022
Read the full story in Wired. A new study finds that turbines can muddle ships’ navigational systems, obscuring the location of smaller boats or creating misleading images on radar screens.
E2 Law Blog
MARCH 18, 2022
In 2018 I commented on this blog about an opinion of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court concerning a claim by the developer of a condominium development against the City of Lowell whose operation of a landfill on the property had caused contamination. Grand Manor Condominium Ass’n v. City of Lowell , 88 N.E.3d 1154 (Mass. 2018). The Court reiterated the rule that the Massachusetts Oil and Hazardous Material Release Prevention Act, commonly known as “Chapter 21E,” authorizes a private claim
Environmental News Bits
MARCH 18, 2022
Read the full story from the University of Exeter. Labelling of plastic products needs a drastic overhaul including a new ‘sustainability scale’ to help consumers, researchers say.
Environment, Law, and History
MARCH 18, 2022
Last week I enjoyed attending on online event of the Asian Legal History Seminar, at which Devika Shankar presented her article, "Water, Fish and Property in Colonial India, 1860–1890" , recently published in Past & Present. I recently covered similar issues in my article, "Nature Versus the Common Law: Nature as a Norm in the Water Law of the British World" , published last summer in Clio@Themis, though I totally missed the cases discussed by Shankar, and she comes at the topic from a wholl
Environmental News Bits
MARCH 18, 2022
Read the full story at The City. Creating more employment opportunities that also tackle climate change could be the way to a cleaner and more financially sound future for the city and many of its least privileged residents.
Frontiers
MARCH 18, 2022
Frontiers for Young Minds takes you down on a dive into the depths of the historical scientific archives and introduces you to scientists you may have not heard about, but you definitely should! This time, we tell you the story of a scientist who is amongst the brave and brilliant researchers who formed the history of chemistry – Carl Wilhelm Scheele.
Environmental News Bits
MARCH 18, 2022
Read the full story from Hospital del Mar Medical Research Institute. The risk of suffering an ischaemic stroke, the most common type of cerebrovascular event, is 16 percent less in people who have green spaces less than 300 meters from their homes.
PA Environment Daily
MARCH 18, 2022
On March 18, the departments of Environmental Protection and Transportation joined a community litter cleanup in Franklin County as part of the spring Pick Up Pennsylvania campaign and encouraged residents, local leaders and businesses across the state to do the same in their communities. “Clean green spaces and waterways factor into our physical and mental health and enable the function of the ecosystem we depend on.
Environmental News Bits
MARCH 18, 2022
Read the full story from Manufacturing Business Technology. A senior German official predicted Tuesday that the war in Ukraine and its impact on fossil fuel prices worldwide will provide a “massive boost” for the means and measures needed to curb climate change.
Union of Concerned Scientists
MARCH 18, 2022
The Government Accountability Office (GAO)–which is the non-partisan congressional watchdog agency-recently published a report finding that 1/3 of chemical facilities in the United States with risk management plans are at risk of future disasters due to climate change. In other words, if we don’t act, our country has multiple serious public health emergencies in waiting, the majority of which will impact communities of color and low-income communities.
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