Yale E360
JULY 26, 2023
Heather McTeer Toney is helping grassroots efforts to block the expansion of U.S. petrochemical facilities, most often in communities of color. They may not call themselves environmentalists, she says, but these communities are on the front lines of the global climate fight.
Union of Concerned Scientists
JULY 26, 2023
Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer is the biggest pop culture event about nuclear weapons since the end of the Cold War. The film, inspired by the Pulitzer-prize winning biography of J. Robert Oppenheimer by Kai Bird and Martin J. Sherwin, is a frenetic and action-packed portrait not just of a man but of a changing world. The film’s intimate focus on Oppenheimer ironically obscures the scientist’s most urgent message about the catastrophic and world-altering nature of the weapons he helped to
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Yale E360
JULY 26, 2023
Heather McTeer Toney is helping grassroots efforts to block the expansion of U.S. petrochemical facilities, most often in communities of color. They may not call themselves environmentalists, she says, but these communities are on the front lines of the global climate fight.
Frontiers
JULY 26, 2023
Frontiers’ volunteers have always been at the forefront of community and societal responses. Emily Darley shares her volunteering efforts tutoring, an opportunity that has allowed her to combine her skills and interests. Photo credit: Emily Darley What is your background and role at Frontiers? “I joined Frontiers last year as a copyediting specialist.
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.
Yale E360
JULY 26, 2023
Extreme heat and high levels of particulate pollution may double the risk of a deadly heart attack, a new study finds.
Scientific American
JULY 26, 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.
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Frontiers
JULY 26, 2023
By Deborah Pirchner, Frontiers science writer Image: Shutterstock.com Certain nutrients – including dietary fiber, vitamin C, and folic acid – are often consumed in too small amounts. Previous research has shown that during pregnancy these nutrients are essential for the development of offspring. In a new cohort study, researchers have confirmed the link between children’s brain development and maternal fiber consumption.
PA Environment Daily
JULY 26, 2023
On July 26, the Department of Environmental Protection and Sunoco Pipeline L.P. announced they had entered into two consent assessments of civil penalties. Sunoco agreed to pay $660,000.00 to resolve numerous violations of the Clean Streams Law, and the Dam Safety and Encroachments Act, that arose during Sunoco's construction of the Pennsylvania Pipeline Project – Mariner East II.
Scientific American
JULY 26, 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.
Enviromental Defense
JULY 26, 2023
You might be asking yourself what’s going on and why did the price of gas go up by 7 cents in New Brunswick? Or maybe you heard our radio ad? (If not, check out below.) Well, it’s because Irving Oil struck a self-serving deal with Premier Higgs. [link] Irving Oil doesn’t want to invest in modernizing their refinery to make cleaner fuels. Instead, Irving has struck a deal with Premier Higgs to make YOU pay more at the pump, add to their massive profits and avoid reducing pollution.
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
JULY 26, 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.
New Scientist
JULY 26, 2023
Doctors sometimes recommend older people take a low dose of aspirin to reduce their risk of the most common type of stroke, but a study suggests this is no more effective than a placebo and raises the risk of brain bleeds
Scientific American
JULY 26, 2023
Allegations of data fabrication have sparked the retraction of multiple papers from Ranga Dias, a researcher who claimed discovery of a room-temperature superconductor
Environmental News Bits
JULY 26, 2023
by Michaela Barnett, University of Virginia; Leidy Klotz, University of Virginia; Patrick I. Hancock, University of Virginia, and Shahzeen Attari, Indiana University You’ve just finished a cup of coffee at your favorite cafe. Now you’re facing a trash bin, a recycling bin and a compost bin.
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
JULY 26, 2023
As academics struggle to compete with private investment, perhaps Musk’s new artificial intelligence venture really can tackle the “true nature of the universe”
Scientific American
JULY 26, 2023
Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks, headed for its closest encounter with the sun next year, has started to heat up, leading to a cinematic outburst of icy volcanism
Inside Climate News
JULY 26, 2023
In assembling data over 25 years, scientists found plants and animals reaching the limits of their ability to respond to climate variability. By Lydia Larsen For most of the year, snow and ice cover the Zackenberg research station on the coast of northeast Greenland. But every spring the temperatures rise and the ice melts to uncover a landscape of flowering plants, insects and migratory birds that arrive from all over the world to nest through a brief arctic summer.
PA Environment Daily
JULY 26, 2023
The Keystone 10 Million Trees Partnership is accepting nominations for the Annual Mira Lloyd Dock Partnership Diversity Award , given in recognition of conservation work in environmental justice communities in Pennsylvania. The deadline for nominations is September 29. Environmental justice refers to the effort to ensure that people with lower incomes and Black, Indigenous and People of Color communities aren’t disproportionately harmed by pollution and other environmental threats.
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New Scientist
JULY 26, 2023
An ant species in Australia makes honey that killed some bacterial and fungal infections in the lab, raising hopes that its properties could be used in new drugs
Scientific American
JULY 26, 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.
New Scientist
JULY 26, 2023
A charming, challenging book argues that we can improve our well-being by tapping into the spiritually transforming "overview effect" that astronauts report after seeing earth from space
NRDC
JULY 26, 2023
A new analysis of satellite data shows that despite some recent progress, air pollution remains a persistent problem across India.
New Scientist
JULY 26, 2023
Fungi isolated from rotting hardwood trees can break down sheets of low-density polyethylene, one of the most abundant plastics on Earth
PA Environment Daily
JULY 26, 2023
The regional electric grid operator PJM Interconnection has issued a system-wide Hot Weather Alert for July 26-28. A Hot Weather Alert helps to prepare transmission and generation personnel and facilities for extreme heat and/or humidity that may cause capacity problems on the grid. Temperatures are expected to go above 90 degrees across the footprint, which drives up the demand for electricity.
New Scientist
JULY 26, 2023
Fossils unearthed in Thailand have been identified as a new species of dinosaur that fed on plants and roamed the wilds of South-East Asia
Scientific American
JULY 26, 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.
New Scientist
JULY 26, 2023
The risk of cannabis poisoning in children increased fourfold after it became medically or recreationally legal in different locations, primarily due to edibles
Environmental News Bits
JULY 26, 2023
Read the full story at ESG Today. The Government of Canada announced on Monday a series of initiatives aimed at reducing government support for the fossil fuel sector, including the release of a new framework and guidelines, effective immediately, to eliminate “inefficient” fossil fuel subsidies.
New Scientist
JULY 26, 2023
Spiny lava lizards spent less time wooing and selecting a sexual partner when exposed to temperatures that are warmer than usual
Environmental News Bits
JULY 26, 2023
Read the full story at Utility Dive. Scottsdale City Council has officially implemented the adoption of the 2021 International Energy Conservation Code and the International Green Construction Code as a mandatory regulation, effective July 1.
New Scientist
JULY 26, 2023
Instead of coming earlier and earlier as the climate warms, the onset of spring in the Arctic is now extremely variable from year to year, bringing challenges to wildlife
Environmental News Bits
JULY 26, 2023
Read the full story at Smart Cities Dive. San Diego began construction Friday on the first of eight solar-powered “microgrids” it is installing at municipal facilities to reduce the city’s carbon footprint, save taxpayer money and increase community resiliency during power outages.
New Scientist
JULY 26, 2023
Bolivia's deforestation crisis is underlined in this set of images from Terraforming, a project by photographer Matjaž Krivic and journalist Maja Prijatelj Videmšek
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