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New U.S. Climate Law Will Make Water Contamination Worse

Circle of Blue

New U.S. Climate Law Could Make Midwest Water Contamination Worse Billions in clean energy incentives rely on raw materials from polluting corn and livestock. By Keith Schneider Circle of Blue February 8, 2023 President Biden, U.S. environmental organizations, and climate activists were appropriately enthused last summer when Democrats passed the Inflation Reduction Act.

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Australia Blocks Proposed Coal Mine Near Great Barrier Reef

Yale E360

Australian environment minister Tanya Plibersek has blocked a proposed open-pit coal mine just six miles from the Great Barrier Reef, raising hopes among advocates that she will block other potentially destructive projects.

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Surprising Increase in Single-Use Plastic: New Report Holds Industry Leaders Responsible

Environment + Energy Leader

Despite high consumer awareness and public circularity claims by polymer producers, a new report discovers that single-use plastic production is on the rise. The post Surprising Increase in Single-Use Plastic: New Report Holds Industry Leaders Responsible appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.

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URBAN FARMING & ITS POTENTIAL

Cleannovate

I had been collecting kitchen waste from my home for a while.

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How to Modernize Manufacturing Without Losing Control

Speaker: Andrew Skoog, Founder of MachinistX & President of Hexis Representatives

Manufacturing is evolving, and the right technology can empower—not replace—your workforce. Smart automation and AI-driven software are revolutionizing decision-making, optimizing processes, and improving efficiency. But how do you implement these tools with confidence and ensure they complement human expertise rather than override it? Join industry expert Andrew Skoog as he explores how manufacturers can leverage automation to enhance operations, streamline workflows, and make smarter, data-dri

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Can Microwaves Increase the Sustainability in the Chemicals Industry?

Environment + Energy Leader

By utilizing renewable energy sources like microwave irradiation, the formose reaction has the potential to become a more environmentally friendly alternative to traditional chemical synthesis methods that rely on fossil fuels and hazardous chemicals. The post Can Microwaves Increase the Sustainability in the Chemicals Industry? appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.

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The established ground and new ideas

Real Climate

Science is naturally conservative and the scepticism to new ideas ensures high scientific quality. We have more confidence when different scholars arrive at the same conclusion independently of each other. But scientific research also brings about discoveries and innovations, and it typically takes time for such new understanding to receive acknowledgement and acceptance.

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15 Million People Are at Risk from Bursting Glacial Lakes

Scientific American

At least 15 million people worldwide live in the flood paths of lakes that form as mountain glaciers melt and that can abruptly burst their banks

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Wednesday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips - 2.8.23

PA Environment Daily

Are You Telling Your Story? Senate returns to voting session Feb. 27, 28, March 1, 6, 7, 8 -- Committee Schedule -- March 7-- Governor’s Budget Address House returns to voting session Feb. 21, 22, 23, 27, 28, March 1 -- Committee Schedule TODAY’s Calendar Of Events -- Natural Gas Industry Tells House They Want Faster Permit Reviews, But Didn’t Say They Don’t Use 40% Of The Well Permits They Get From DEP; Industry Practices Keep Energy Prices High [PaEN] -- Reuters: U.S.

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Scientists Decipher 57 Letters That Mary, Queen of Scots Wrote before Her Beheading

Scientific American

In newly deciphered letters written from captivity in the late 1500s, deposed queen of Scotland Mary Stuart complained about her health and tried to negotiate her release

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DCNR State Parks Environmental Education Update - Valentine's Day Edition

PA Environment Daily

DCNR’s Bureau of State Parks Valentine’s Day edition of its Environmental Education newsletter is now available and includes articles on-- -- Teaching Ideas, Activities, & Lessons for Winter! -- Winter In-Person & Virtual Educator Professional Development Workshops -- Conferences for Educators -- Explore the Outdoors! -- Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion (DEI) -- PA State Park Updates Click Here to read the entire EE newsletter.

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The Key to Sustainable Energy Optimization: A Data-Driven Approach for Manufacturing

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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COVID Rebound Can Happen Even without Paxlovid

Scientific American

Concerns about Paxlovid rebound are preventing some doctors from prescribing the lifesaving drug and some high-risk patients from taking it

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Google Bard advert shows new AI search tool making a factual error

New Scientist

A promotion for Google's AI search tool Bard shows it making a factual error about the James Webb Space Telescope, heightening fears that these tools aren't ready to be integrated into search engines

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Help Wanted: DCNR/Western PA Conservancy Regional Watershed Forestry Specialist

PA Environment Daily

The Western Pennsylvania Conservancy’s Watershed Conservation Program, in cooperation with the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources Bureau of Forestry, seeks a highly motivated, driven and well-organized individual to help promote and coordinate riparian forest buffer and lawn conversion implementation efforts in Pennsylvania as a part of the statewide watershed forestry team.

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80% of CCE Programs in Massachusetts Offer Reduced Electrical Costs

Environment + Energy Leader

Researchers from the University of Massachusetts Amherst have found that nearly 80% of Community Choice Energy Aggregation (CCE) programs instituted by municipalities in Massachusetts offer reduced electrical costs. The post 80% of CCE Programs in Massachusetts Offer Reduced Electrical Costs appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.

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How to Drive Cost Savings, Efficiency Gains, and Sustainability Wins with MES

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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Help Wanted: Audubon Society Of Western PA Community Conservation Coordinator, Other Positions

PA Environment Daily

The Audubon Society Of Western PA is seeking qualified candidates for a Community Conservation Coordinator and three other positions. The Community Conservation Coordinator will work with municipalities, community members, partner organizations, and businesses to create Bird-Friendly Communities where birds and people can thrive. Activities will be focused in the Monongahela Valley (Mon Valley) communities of Dravosburg, McKeesport, South Versailles, White Oak, and Versailles with the potential

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Chronic fatigue syndrome linked to lower levels of some gut bacteria

New Scientist

People with chronic fatigue syndrome have less of a kind of gut bacteria that produces inflammation-fighting molecules, suggesting a possible target for new treatments

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New COVID Antiviral Cuts Hospitalizations in Half

Scientific American

An injection of a type of interferon drastically reduced the risk of severe COVID in a late-stage trial

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How a log pile in your garden can be a haven for wildlife

New Scientist

Make your garden more enticing for wildlife with a few log piles, says Clare Wilson, and you may glimpse some stunning beetles

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Implementing D.E.J.I. Strategies in Energy, Environment, and Transportation

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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African Wild Dogs Vote with Sneezes

PBS Nature

The post African Wild Dogs Vote with Sneezes appeared first on Nature.

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The First City on Mars review: How to make life on Mars a reality

New Scientist

Living on Mars will take enormous work, but urban planner Justin Hollander is already on the case in this guide to settling the Red Planet

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Embrace Winter and Explore Philly’s Nature

Academy of Natural Sciences

The snow and ice of winter can be enough to keep the boldest naturalist indoors and watching David Attenborough documentaries with a mug of hot chocolate in hand — but bundle up, because there’s still a lot to take in outside. Here are some ideas to get you started. Whatever you end up observing, consider documenting it with volunteer science tools such as eBird and iNaturalist.

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Launching a huge dust cloud from the moon could ease global warming

New Scientist

Launching a million tonnes of moon dust around Earth could dim sunlight across our planet by 1.8 per cent.

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Shaping a Resilient Future: Climate Impact on Vulnerable Populations

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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Penn State To Begin Implementing Carbon Task Force Recommendations To Achieve 100% Greenhouse Gas Reductions By 2035

PA Environment Daily

By Penn State News With a goal of achieving 100% greenhouse gas emissions reduction by 2035, Penn State – under the direction of President Neeli Bendapudi -- is moving forward with several of the recommendations presented by the University’s Carbon Emissions Reduction Task Force in Spring 2022. Taking steps to convert the University’s fleet to electric vehicles and pursuing a second renewable electric generation purchase are among the initiatives that Penn State will begin to implement immediate

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Orca mothers forgo future offspring to care for their full-grown sons

New Scientist

Female orcas in the north Pacific hunt and share food with their adult male offspring, and this seems to limit their chances of having more calves

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Natural Gas Industry Tells House They Want Faster Permit Reviews, But Didn’t Say They Don’t Use 40% Of The Well Permits They Get From DEP; Industry Practices Keep Energy Prices High

PA Environment Daily

At a February 6 hearing of the House Republican Policy Committee , members and the natural gas industry recommended the need to remove roadblocks to faster permit reviews by DEP they said stand in the way of economic growth and lower natural gas prices. David Callahan, president of the Marcellus Shale Coalition , said “We need pipelines to facilitate more production, and the lack of pipelines is holding back production.

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Weird dust ring orbits the sun alongside Mercury and we don't know why

New Scientist

Very little debris should be able to survive for long in the area near Mercury, but the innermost planet seems to orbit the sun alongside a ring of dust that researchers can’t explain

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Sustainability at Retail

Sustainability impacts every nation, company, and person around the world. So much so that, in 2015, the United Nations (UN) issued a call for action by all countries to work toward sustainable development. In response to this and as part of a global Sustainability at Retail initiative, Shop! worked collaboratively with its global affiliates to address these critical issues in this white paper.

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This Change Could Reduce Police Brutality against Black Drivers like Tyre Nichols

Scientific American

Cops—no matter their own race—are more confrontational toward Black drivers.

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Dwarf planet Quaoar has a weirdly big ring of debris encircling it

New Scientist

Quaoar, a dwarf planet in our solar system, has a ring of debris orbiting it that is far further out than we thought the laws of physics allow

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PA American Water Launches Lead Water Service Line Inventory Project

PA Environment Daily

On February 6, Pennsylvania American Water announced it wants to get rid of lead water lines – but to do so, will need your help. The company announced it has reached the customer information-gathering phase of its statewide service line material inventory project in its service territory and is asking customers to “pipe up” and tell the company what their water service lines are made of.

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Huge dust cloud launched from Earth's moon could ease global warming

New Scientist

Launching a million tonnes of moon dust around Earth could dim sunlight across our planet by 1.8 per cent.

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How to Help Youth Develop an Appreciative Relationship With Nature

Earthava

The post How to Help Youth Develop an Appreciative Relationship With Nature appeared first on Earthava. Everyone has a role to play in protecting and preserving nature. A community of care is essential in the fight against climate change and ensures that every generation will inherit a safe, ecologically stable world. Young people play a particularly important role in the stewardship of the natural world.