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With a Warming Climate, Coastal Fog Around the World Is Declining

Inside Climate News

In California, dissipating “June gloom” could bring a dismal future for some of the state’s redwoods and Torrey pines. By Bob Berwyn, David Hasemyer, Mallory Pickett Fog is a defining element of summer in Santa Cruz, obscuring the view of day trippers descending the hills to the coast and prompting kids to bundle up to hop on their bikes for summer adventures.

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‘Mellow’ supermassive black holes could be creating mysterious cosmic particles

Physics World

“Mellow” supermassive black holes (SMBHs) at the centres of some galaxies could be the source of mysterious low-energy gamma rays and high-energy neutrinos that have been seen by some observatories, according to physicists in Japan and the US. Shigeo Kimura at Tohoku University and colleagues came to this conclusion by developing models of processes that occur when matter falls into SMBHs.

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Breast milk from Mennonite moms on farms better protects babies from allergies

Frontiers

By Mischa Dijkstra, Frontiers science writer. Image credit: Richard L. Bowman / Shutterstock.com. A new study is the first to compare breast milk between mothers from the older order Mennonite community who live on traditional farms versus urban women. Communities such as old order Mennonites are known to have a low prevalence of atopic diseases associated with allergies, presumably due to environmental and lifestyle factors.

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20 Staggering E-Waste Facts in 2021

Earth 911

It feels as if electronics were made to be thrown out every year, right? From. The post 20 Staggering E-Waste Facts in 2021 appeared first on Earth911.

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Manufacturing Sustainability Surge: Your Guide to Data-Driven Energy Optimization & Decarbonization

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.

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Early Career Researcher: from Salmon to Seal Scat

Frontiers

Author: Thimedi Hetti. Lauren Arkoosh is currently a PhD Student at Abertay University in Scotland, focusing on seals as a sentinel species to monitor antimicrobial resistance genes in the waters surrounding the UK. We talked about her interest in marine science and her chosen career path. What is your background? “I graduated from the University of Portland in Oregon with an undergraduate degree in Biology and minors in Chemistry and Theatre.

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PA Environment Digest: Educational Opportunities For Students & Adults

PA Environment Daily

Opportunities to learn more about environmental and energy issues affecting Pennsylvania for students and adults-- -- In Memoriam - Dr. Jim Finley, Fmr. Director Of The Center For Private Forests At Penn State [PaEN] -- POSTPONED: PA Forestry Association Oct. 9 Annual Symposium - New Ways To Work With Your Woods [PzEN] -- Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area Virtual Community Roundtable Oct. 12 -- WRFA: Microplastic Pollution Expert Dr.

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Sunday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips 10.10.21

PA Environment Daily

Senate returns to session October 18, 19, 25, 26, 27 -- Committee Schedule House returns to session October 25, 26, 27 -- Committee Schedule TODAY’s Calendar Of Events -- 38 New Stories - REAL Conservation & Environmental Leadership In PA [PaEN] -- PA Environment Digest: Educational Opportunities For Students & Adults [PaEN] -- PA Capitol News: Top 10 Stories From Harrisburg Last Week [PaEN] --TribLive: Report: Drilling Spills From Mariner East Pipeline Ruined Wells, Polluted Streams In

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PA Capitol News: Top 10 Stories From Harrisburg Last Week

PA Environment Daily

Because In Politics Everything Is Connected To Everything Else-- -- PennLive Guest Essay: Redraw PA’s Congressional Voting Districts For Residents, Not Politicians - T.J. Rooney (D) & Alan Novak (R) In every campaign, there are political winners and losers. We should know. As former chairmen of the state’s Republican and Democratic parties, we’ve been on both sides.