Union of Concerned Scientists
AUGUST 17, 2023
Extreme weather events have been burning , flooding , and freezing the country for years. And now, as the U.S. cranks its air conditioners to get through historic high temperatures , the need for energy that slows, not hastens, climate change is more apparent than ever. Yet, in 2022, almost 40% of electricity in the US was generated by power plants fueled by natural gas.
Yale E360
AUGUST 17, 2023
With climate change, parts of the Arctic are seeing greater snowpack. Paradoxically, a thick blanket of snow can speed the melting of permafrost underneath, releasing buried stores of carbon, new research shows.
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New Scientist
AUGUST 17, 2023
Over the past few years, the white clouds that usually shroud Neptune’s surface have disappeared, and it may be because of changes in the sun’s activity over its 11-year cycle
Frontiers
AUGUST 17, 2023
Authors: Rose Gordon-Orr and Carolina Capelo Garcia Natalia Kucirkova is a professor at the University of Stavanger in Norway and The Open University in the UK. She also holds the position of visiting professor at University College London (UCL), UK, and acts as the chair of the International Collective of Children’s Digital Books. Loleta Fahad serves as the head of Career Development in Organizational Development at University College London (UCL), UK.
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.
Scientific American
AUGUST 17, 2023
At Los Angeles’ La Brea Tar Pits, scientists found they could watch large mammals disappear from the fossil record—and could trace the ecosystem through the catastrophe
NRDC
AUGUST 17, 2023
Following the Federal-Aid Highway Act's signing in 1956, California fully built out its interstate and state highway system, expanding mobility access for car-owners, stimulating economic development, and creating thousands of jobs. But these benefits came with unacceptable and avoidable costs.
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Frontiers
AUGUST 17, 2023
by Angharad Brewer Gillham, Frontiers science writer Image/Shutterstock.com Periodontitis, a common oral health problem that involves infected gums, is linked to cardiovascular disease. Scientists studying the inflammation that precedes periodontitis have found that higher inflammation, reflected by higher levels of white blood cells in saliva, is linked to less healthy arteries and a potentially higher risk of cardiovascular disease even in young, apparently healthy people.
PA Environment Daily
AUGUST 17, 2023
Now On Demand: The Energy Efficiency Alliance , Environmental Entrepreneurs , Sustainable Business Network of Philadelphia , and Sustainable Pittsburgh webinar on Shaping Pennsylvania's Clean Energy Workforce Future Feature presenters include DEP Secretary Richard Negrin and PUC Commissioner Kathryn Zerfuss and will offer participants the opportunities to ask questions.
New Scientist
AUGUST 17, 2023
When people are shown pictures evoking negative emotions, they remember time as passing more slowly, however, this is only true when the negative images are seen after a neutral one
PA Environment Daily
AUGUST 17, 2023
Are you and your congregation ready to take action to help restore and protect your watershed, but don’t know where to start? The Interfaith Partners for the Chesapeake Bay now has a new Site Assessment Action Kit available with step-by-step instructions for promoting clean water and healthy ecosystems through responsible land and water management. How It Works - A Case Study Right after attending IPC's Faithful Green Leaders Training in October 2021, Christ Church Forest Hill, Rock Spring Paris
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.
CEQA Developments
AUGUST 17, 2023
In a published opinion filed August 14, 2023, the Third District Court of Appeal reversed a judgment that denied a petition for writ of mandate challenging the State Department of Public Health’s (Department) approval of Real Party in Interest Harm Reduction Coalition of Santa Cruz County’s (real party) needle exchange program. Grant Park Neighborhood Association Advocates v.
PA Environment Daily
AUGUST 17, 2023
On August 15, the federal Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement announced a grant of $100,000 in a cooperative agreement for a watershed restoration project in Dunkard Township, Pennsylvania. OSMRE’s Watershed Cooperative Agreement Program (WCAP) provides funds to nonprofit organizations for the construction of acid mine drainage treatment facilities that help restore the health of local streams.
New Scientist
AUGUST 17, 2023
A new type of star may eventually collapse and become a magnetar – a highly magnetic neutron star, whose origins have been a cosmic mystery for decades
PA Environment Daily
AUGUST 17, 2023
The Department of Environmental Protection is now accepting applications for 2024 Environmental Education Grants. The deadline to apply is November 15. Funding priority will be given to environmental education projects that engage people living, working and/or attending school within Environmental Justice (EJ) areas in topics related to Climate Change and/or Water.
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.
NRDC
AUGUST 17, 2023
NRDC Board member John Echohawk, a member of the Pawnee Nation, has devoted his career to asserting the legal and civil rights of Native Americans.
PA Environment Daily
AUGUST 17, 2023
On August 17, The Nature Conservancy in Pennsylvania announced it has purchased 130 acres in Pennsylvania’s Shohola Township [Pike County] and immediately transferred that parcel to the Pennsylvania Game Commission for addition to State Game Land 116. The newly acquired acreage is located near, but not directly adjacent to, 1,071 acres in the Shohola Creek watershed purchased by TNC and transferred to PGC earlier this year.
New Scientist
AUGUST 17, 2023
A series of catastrophic fires killed off many large mammals in southern California by 13,000 years ago, and they were largely due to the arrival of humans
Scientific American
AUGUST 17, 2023
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National Law Center
AUGUST 17, 2023
On August 7, 2023, the states of Iowa and Nebraska filed a lawsuit against the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) to challenge. The post States File Suit Over E10 Biofuels appeared first on National Agricultural Law Center.
Scientific American
AUGUST 17, 2023
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New Scientist
AUGUST 17, 2023
Fruit flies with access to a spinning carousel seem to ride on it for fun in a rare case of play-like behaviour in an invertebrate
Scientific American
AUGUST 17, 2023
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Environmental News Bits
AUGUST 17, 2023
Read the full story from Drexel University. As part of ongoing efforts to develop materials that could enable alternative energy sources, researchers have produced a titanium oxide nanofilament material that can harness sunlight to unlock the ubiquitous molecule’s potential as a fuel source.
Scientific American
AUGUST 17, 2023
Magnetars possess magnetic fields that are trillions of times stronger than those of ordinary stars.
Environmental News Bits
AUGUST 17, 2023
The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are targets for global development that were adopted in 2015. All countries have agreed to work towards achieving them by 2030. Our World in Data‘s SDG Tracker presents data across all available indicators from their database, using official statistics from the UN and other international organizations.
Earth 911
AUGUST 17, 2023
Other materials may cost more money than clean water, but no resource is more precious. The post Where Does Wastewater Go? appeared first on Earth911.
Environmental News Bits
AUGUST 17, 2023
Read the full story at Packaging Gateway. Dr. Jorge Hurtado, PreScouter analyst, provides an overview of some of the strategies presented to address microplastic in packaging.
Scientific American
AUGUST 17, 2023
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.
Environmental News Bits
AUGUST 17, 2023
Read the full story in Environment + Energy Leader. General Motors, BMW, Honda, Hyundai, Kia, Mercedes-Benz, and Stellantis have announced a joint venture to install more than 30,000 electric vehicle charge points across North America.
New Scientist
AUGUST 17, 2023
Wildfires in the northern hemisphere burn more fiercely when plants start growing earlier in the year, which they do because of the warming climate
Environmental News Bits
AUGUST 17, 2023
Read the full story at GreenBiz. I was speaking with a mentor of mine a few weeks ago about something I’ve struggled with for years: my pessimism. Negativity (and the sarcasm that tends to follow) has been a hallmark of my personality, however unwanted, for as long as I can remember.
New Scientist
AUGUST 17, 2023
The accuracy of pedestrian-detecting AI systems may be biased against some groups of people, fuelling calls for more transparency and tighter regulations
Environmental News Bits
AUGUST 17, 2023
Read the full story from the Associated Press. The idea is simple: install solar panels over canals in sunny, water-scarce regions where they reduce evaporation and make electricity. A study by the University of California, Merced gives a boost to the idea, estimating that 63 billion gallons of water could be saved by covering California’s … Continue reading Solar panels on water canals seem like a no-brainer.
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