Yale E360
JANUARY 24, 2023
Under President Joko Widodo, Indonesia has gained international praise for its conservation policies. But now the government is clamping down on scientists who are questioning official claims that the country’s endangered orangutan and rhino populations are increasing.
Environment + Energy Leader
JANUARY 24, 2023
Legence, a Blackstone company announce three key acquisitions in the Western United States to provide localized expertise in decarbonizing the built environment. The post Legence Expands Sustainable Firms appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.
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Union of Concerned Scientists
JANUARY 24, 2023
Winter Storm Elliott spread extremely cold temperatures across much of the country and knocked out power for millions just before Christmas. Utilities and grid operators prepared for the storm as it was coming down the pike, but they still underestimated the energy demand it would trigger, as well as the number of outages at fossil fuel power plants—mainly natural gas-fired, plus some coal-fired plants.
Environment + Energy Leader
JANUARY 24, 2023
Over the next year, our readers will have the opportunity to view first-hand advice from C-Suite Executives across a variety of industries. The post A Human-Centric Approach to AI – A Conversation with Elizabeth Spears appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.
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.
Law and Environment
JANUARY 24, 2023
This past year represents a real turning point in the transition to electric vehicles, demonstrated by new major incentives and regulatory activities at both federal and state government levels and several notable accomplishments in the private sector. First, the U.S. government approved EV Infrastructure Deployment Plans for all 50 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico with an estimated $4.155 billion in funding going to states in the next five years to build out EV infrastructure.
Cleannovate
JANUARY 24, 2023
The stink was reaching the high heavens. The fruit waste had overstayed and started growing some black mold.
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New Scientist
JANUARY 24, 2023
Turbidity currents are cascades of sediment that tumble down Earth’s 9000 submarine canyons carrying carbon, plastics and pharmaceuticals into the deep sea. We are finally learning just how often these dramatic events occur.
The Applied Ecologist
JANUARY 24, 2023
Innovative farmers are adopting agro-ecological approaches to producing beef which they believe are better for biodiversity and soils. Lisa Norton (UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology) and colleagues investigated the validity of these claims by comparing their grassland to those across the wider countryside surveyed as part of the national GB Countryside Survey.
Scientific American
JANUARY 24, 2023
A new finding that humans can correctly interpret the gestures of chimps and bonobos adds to growing research that suggests that human language may have evolved from a dictionary of hand and body signals
PA Environment Daily
JANUARY 24, 2023
The FracTracker Alliance will hold an online meeting February 3 related to its EPA-funded project to deploy FLIR cameras for use in monitoring methane emissions from oil and gas facilities. The EPA funding will expand upon an ongoing community-science project launched in 2020 that uses low-cost monitors to provide data for a variety of pollutants associated with unconventional shale gas development and petrochemical-related industries that have rapidly proliferated in Western Pennsylvania.
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.
Scientific American
JANUARY 24, 2023
Supersmeller ants quickly learn to recognize tumors’ signatures in mouse urine
PA Environment Daily
JANUARY 24, 2023
The latest DEP Teaching Green environmental education newsletter is chock full of new information for formal and informal educators. Here’s just a sampling-- PA Gateway To Green Pennsylvania Gateway to Green is a new online hub for Pennsylvania educators (formal and nonformal) to access environmental education resources from government agencies, non-profits, and other partners to improve environmental literacy among Pennsylvania residents.
New Scientist
JANUARY 24, 2023
Pet dogs respond more patiently when humans clumsily drop a treat out of reach than when it is intentionally pulled away, suggesting canines can understand human intentions
National Law Center
JANUARY 24, 2023
In December 2022, Congress passed a $1.7 trillion spending package for FY23 known as the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 (“CAA”), which. The post Displaying the Data: Online AFIDA Database To Be Established appeared first on National Agricultural Law Center.
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.
New Scientist
JANUARY 24, 2023
Why some mushrooms are bioluminescent remains uncertain, but a study using LED lights adds to the evidence they attract insects that help the fungus disperse its spores
PA Environment Daily
JANUARY 24, 2023
The latest UpStream newsletter from the Stroud Water Research Center includes articles on a variety of different education and research projects, including-- -- Scouts From 12 Troops Tackle Fish & Wildlife Hybrid Merit Badge Program (photo) -- Why Volunteers Are Tracking Down Road Salt In Streams -- Open Data, Open Hardware: Tools For Collaborative Solutions To Water Challenges -- Makers Of Popular Mayfly Cheese Win At PA Farm Show -- Step Up Your Gardening Game With Healthier Soils -- March
New Scientist
JANUARY 24, 2023
Machine learning can analyse how the signals from Wi-Fi transmitters are disrupted by human bodies to reveal what position people are sitting, standing or lying in
Scientific American
JANUARY 24, 2023
Department of Energy researchers are partnering with battery manufacturers to help them find new ways to make cheap batteries that can store a lot of energy
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New Scientist
JANUARY 24, 2023
Research suggests that the risk of dying from any type of cancer is 18 per cent higher among people with type 2 diabetes, compared with the general population
Scientific American
JANUARY 24, 2023
Scientists find that magnetic fields and turbulence amplify each other inside stars’ hidden layers, slowing down the stellar cores’ spin
New Scientist
JANUARY 24, 2023
Antarctica is the perfect place to go meteorite hunting, as space rocks stand out on the wide fields of ice, and researchers have found a new crop
PA Environment Daily
JANUARY 24, 2023
Do you have farm animals? This includes anyone who has horse or hobby farms. All properties that generate manure and/or apply manure to fields must have a Manure Management Plan (MMP) to be in compliance with the state Clean Streams Law. The York County Conservation District is offering a free Writing Your Own Manure Management Plan Workshop on Thursday, March 2 from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at our new location – York County at Pleasant Valley Road Building, 2401 Pleasant Valley Road, York, PA.
New Scientist
JANUARY 24, 2023
Although usually mild, the respiratory syncytial virus can be fatal among babies and older people.
Inhabitant
JANUARY 24, 2023
Kiera Jeuitt is an expert at the three r's: reducing, reusing and recycling. She is the founder of "I Love Thrifting" and an expert on how to use thrifting to live more sustainably by reusing what's old, reducing the waste produced by new items you might possibly buy instead and offering amazing tips on how to recycle what's already there. Jeuitt shared some of her tips with Inhabitat.
PA Environment Daily
JANUARY 24, 2023
On January 24, the PA Wilds Center for Entrepreneurship and Leave No Trace announced a new partnership to promote sustainable tourism practices across t he 13-county Pennsylvania Wilds region, which is explored by millions of visitors each year. The PA Wilds Center, a nonprofit whose mission is to marry conservation and economic development in a way that strengthens and inspires communities across the Pennsylvania Wilds, promotes the region as a premier outdoor recreation destination as a way to
Scientific American
JANUARY 24, 2023
Enacted dreams could be an early sign of Parkinson’s disease
PA Environment Daily
JANUARY 24, 2023
On January 24, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Justice announced a settlement with Genesee & Wyoming Railroad Services Inc. and numerous affiliated companies (collectively, GWRSI) for violation of Clean Air Act (CAA) locomotive regulations. In Pennsylvania, the Genesee & Wyoming owns these companies -- Aliquippa & Ohio River Railroad, Buffalo & Pittsburgh Railroad, Pittsburgh & Ohio Central Railroad, Wellsboro & Corning Railroad and York Rai
Inhabitant
JANUARY 24, 2023
Gravity batteries are a new technology that supports the generation and storage of renewable energy through regenerative braking and gravity. A recent study on this technology has proved that old mines could be pivotal in enhancing the use of gravity batteries since they provide an ideal landscape.
PA Environment Daily
JANUARY 24, 2023
The Western PA Conservancy is hosting three free webinars about nature near you featuring people, projects and programs that help protect and restore Western Pennsylvania's water, land and wildlife. Jan. 25 - Aquatic Invasive Critters Join Aquatic Invasive Critters - Non-native Fishes, Invertebrates, and One Pesky Turtle at 10:00 a.m. with Sean Hartzell , aquatic invasive species coordinator with the Fish and Boat Commission , as he discusses several notable non-native aquatic invasive species i
JANZEN AG
JANUARY 24, 2023
ChatGPT is all over the news lately. If you missed it, ChatGPT is a form of artificial intelligence (AI) operated by OpenAI. ChatGPT is trained on data from various sources, including books, articles, websites, and other publicly available text type data. Users can ask ChatGTP questions in a search bar about nearly anything and ChatGPT responds based upon its training data.
Environmental News Bits
JANUARY 24, 2023
by Svetlana Stevanovic, Deakin University There’s nothing wrong with wanting your home to smell nice and fresh – and from candles to diffusers, there’s no shortage of home scent products to help you achieve that. But having rampant fragrances in our indoor air can dramatically impact air quality, coming with a host of potential problems. … Continue reading Too many smelly candles?
Arnold Porter
JANUARY 24, 2023
Join us for a year-in-review webinar that will cover: A recap of FY2022 based on DOJ's official FCA statistics (if available) and our Qui Notes blog's FCA statistics A review of top FY2022 cases and their implications FY2023 predictions about trends, enforcement priorities and key areas of developing law
Capaccio
JANUARY 24, 2023
2023 Compliance Calendar We’ve compiled the regulatory deadlines for 2023 into one useful calendar for you to use throughout the year. New this year, take a tour of our EHS-Dashboard to give you a taste of what it would be like to track your calendar including relevant actions and notifications in the cloud. This intuitive cloud-based software pulls together data from across your organization for real-time, actionable reporting and allows you to stay on top of regulations as they are added.
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