PA Environment Daily

MARCH 11, 2025

The House Environmental & Natural Resource Protection Committee is scheduled to meet March 18 to consider six pieces of legislation-- -- Notice Of Oil & Gas Permits: House Bill 43 (Conklin-D-Centre) require publication of newspaper notice of oil and gas well permits; -- Invertebrate Biodiversity: House Bill 441 (Pielli-D-Chester) amends the Wild Resource Conservation Act of 1982 to address a gap in biodiversity conservation in Pennsylvania by assigning native terrestrial invertebrates to

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New Scientist

MARCH 11, 2025

A highly pathogenic strain of bird flu is spreading south along the Antarctic Peninsula and could devastate populations of penguins and other seabirds

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 11, 2025

On March 11, the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition lamented the termination of previously announced funding for the Local Food for Schools and Child Care Cooperative Agreement and Local Food Purchase Assistance Cooperative Agreement program. [Pennsylvania farmers received $6.8 million a year from this program.] "On March 7, the US Department of Agriculture notified States, Territories and Tribes of the termination of previously announced 2025 funding for LFSCC and LFPA, stating that it

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New Scientist

MARCH 11, 2025

Men who had given blood more than 100 times in their life were more likely to have blood cells carrying certain beneficial mutations, suggesting that donating blood promotes the growth of these cells

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Speaker: Nikhil Joshi, Founder & President of Snic Solutions

Is your manufacturing operation reaching its efficiency potential? A Manufacturing Execution System (MES) could be the game-changer, helping you reduce waste, cut costs, and lower your carbon footprint. Join Nikhil Joshi, Founder & President of Snic Solutions, in this value-packed webinar as he breaks down how MES can drive operational excellence and sustainability.

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Scientific American

MARCH 11, 2025

Animal emotions—including joy—may be key markers of conscious beings

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New Scientist

MARCH 11, 2025

Saturn has dozens of new moons, bringing it to a total of 274. All of the new moons are between 2 and 4 kilometres wide, but at what point is a rock too small to be a moon?

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC)

MARCH 11, 2025

For Immediate Release Contact: Laura Zaks National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition press@sustainableagriculture.net Release: NSAC Responds to Termination of Critical Local Food Funding, Envisions Future for Popular Program Washington, DC, March 11, 2025 Today, the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC) lamented the termination of previously announced funding for the Local Food for Schools and Child Care Cooperative Agreement (LFSCC) and Local Food Purchase Assistance Cooperative Ag

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New Scientist

MARCH 11, 2025

Analysis of samples brought back to Earth from the asteroid Bennu reveal that it has a bizarre chemical make-up and is unusually magnetic

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Scientific American

MARCH 11, 2025

A new report finds that butterfly populations in the continental U.S.

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New Scientist

MARCH 11, 2025

Farming arose on multiple continents among populations with radically different cultures and environments and with no means of communicating with each other how did it crop up independently at about the same time?

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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. 📊 Join us for a practical webinar hosted by Kevin Kai Wong of Emergent Ene

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Scientific American

MARCH 11, 2025

Despite headlines, there were fewer food recalls in 2024 than in 2023, but more people died from food poisoning linked to outbreaks

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New Scientist

MARCH 11, 2025

A patch of old oak trees in the UK is helping scientists to predict how the worlds forests will respond to higher levels of carbon dioxide, a crucial question for our future climate

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Scientific American

MARCH 11, 2025

COVID’s emotional and educational strain on children still lingers, but educators and mental health specialists say they are far from a “lost generation”

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New Scientist

MARCH 11, 2025

Linguists, psychologists and experts in cultural evolution are discovering why we tell stories, how ancient the oldest ones are and why some tales run and run

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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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Scientific American

MARCH 11, 2025

A report from the Natural Resources Defense Council looked at how states balanced transportation needs with climate and equity efforts

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New Scientist

MARCH 11, 2025

Saturn has dozens of new moons, bringing it to a total of 274. All of the new moons are between 2 and 4 kilometres wide, but at what point is a rock too small to be a moon?

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NRDC

MARCH 11, 2025

A regional electricity market can help California lower costs, improve reliability, and accelerate clean energySB 540 paves the way.

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Earth 911

MARCH 11, 2025

Dairy milk comes with a heavy environmental cost, including water pollution, soil loss, and airborne. The post We Earthlings: Choose Plant-Based Milks To Lighten Your Earth Impact appeared first on Earth911.

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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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Enviromental Defense

MARCH 11, 2025

The Screening Features the Documentarys Co-Director, Acclaimed Indigenous Journalist Brandi Morin Toronto | Traditional territories of the Mississaugas of the Credit, the Anishinaabeg, the Haudenosaunee, and the Wendat Tomorrow, Wednesday March 12, 2025, from 6:30 pm to 9:30 pm, Environmental Defence will host a screening of the documentary Killer Water at Innis College, 2 Sussex Avenue, Toronto.

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National Law Center

MARCH 11, 2025

An Iowa lawmaker has proposed legislation that seeks to exclude junk food from being eligible for purchase by Iowans using Supplemental.

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Environmental News Bits

MARCH 11, 2025

Read the full story from Penn State. Social media influencers who are passionate about environmental causes can help the tourism industry inspire tourists to engage in pro-environmental behavior to help mitigate waste and pollution, according to a new study.

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Inside Climate News

MARCH 11, 2025

Slush canons, snow bots and possibly heat pumps could help preserve ice on Ottawas Rideau Canal as winters shrink. By Phil McKenna OTTAWA, CanadaBetter catch up, Dad, my daughter said as she and her brother skated into the night.

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Environmental News Bits

MARCH 11, 2025

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Cleannovate

MARCH 11, 2025

We often talk about “comparing apples to oranges” But what if we choose not to compare but to create something out of oranges. “Yeah…duh.”, you say. But we know that oranges give us a juicy pulp which we could eat or convert into that classic, coveted orange juice. True. But then what do we do with the peels? A story is told of two people who needed to share an orange for their needs by cutting it into halves.

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Environmental News Bits

MARCH 11, 2025

Read the full story from the University of Texas at Austin. Discarded food scraps, stray branches, seashells and many other natural materials are key ingredients in a system that can pull drinkable water out of thin air developed by researchers.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 11, 2025

This interview is being made available by the Bristol Township Environmental Advisory Committee in Bucks County. Pennsylvania has its very own environmental superhero, and she wants to share her mission. Stephanie Stronsick has been the Executive Director of Pennsylvania Bat Rescue and Rehabilitation since 2012 and she took time out of her impossibly busy schedule to answer a few questions about her favorite creatures of the night.

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Nanotech

MARCH 11, 2025

On February 6, 2025, the European Union (EU) Advocate General (EU AG) recommended that the European Court of Justice (ECJ) overturn the 2022 decision of the General Court annulling the 2019 harmonized classification and labeling of titanium dioxide as a carcinogenic substance by inhalation in certain powder forms. As reported in our December 6, 2022, memorandum, the court annulled the European Commissions (EC) decision to classify titanium dioxide as a suspected human carcinogen.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 11, 2025

Join Penn State Extension and the Penn State Agriculture and Environment Centers Greening the Lower Susquehanna Program for an April 5 in-person Riparian Buffer Maintenance Workshop that provides a hands-on opportunity to support the health of our waterways. Riparian buffers are among the most cost-effective tools for protecting water quality, but they require care in their early years to thrive.

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Earthava

MARCH 11, 2025

The post The Lifecycle of an Eco-Friendly Phone Case: From Raw Materials to Biodegradation appeared first on Earthava. Phone cases protect our devices, but what happens to them after we’re done using them? The journey of an eco-friendly phone case is worth exploring, from its sustainable production methods to its eventual return to the earth. Unlike traditional plastic cases that can take hundreds of years to decompose, biodegradable phone cases break down naturally […] The post The

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 11, 2025

PA Interfaith Power & Light will host a March 13 webinar on the PA Bright solar leasing program for homeowners from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. The PA Bright leasing program aims to make solar leasing more accessible and affordable to low and moderate income families. The PA Bright team makes upgrading your home to reliable, affordable clean energy easy: well set you up to save money on electricity with no upfront cost (with certain options), no ongoing maintenance fees, and no need to take on debt.

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Nanotech

MARCH 11, 2025

The International Bar Association (IBA) Agriculture and Food Section (AFS) and Healthcare and Life Sciences Law Committee are pleased to invite other lawyers interested in agriculture, food, healthcare, and life sciences to their Virtual Joint Networking Session. There will be three brief 2-minute insights on the topics of cultivated meat (with Jan Holthuis), antimicrobial resistance (with Sara Moyo) and advertising regulations for medicinal products vs advertising regulations for food (with Mon

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Green Bang

MARCH 11, 2025

Artificial intelligence (AI) is driving investments in infrastructure globally. The European Commission plans to invest $20 billion to build four "AI gigafactories" to enhance its AI capabilities. Meanwhile, developers CIM Group and Novva Data Centers have secured a $2 billion loan to construct a 100-acre AI data center in Utah. However, these massive projects raise concerns about environmental impacts, including significant energy consumption and electronic waste.

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