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New Report: Scoping the Public Health Impacts of Wildfire

Legal Planet

Wildfire smoke presents a population-wide health risk in California. Catastrophic wildfires are fueling complex and extensive public health impacts, including air pollution-related mortality and a growing toll on mental health. These risks result in hundreds of millions of dollars in estimated losses and carry stark environmental justice implications for vulnerable populations.

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One Year Later: Responding to the Supreme Court’s Attack on Clean Water

NRDC

This weekend marks one year since the U.S. Supreme Court decided Sackett v. EPA, the worst judicial rollback of environmental protections ever.

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The 2024 Hurricane Season Could Be a Dangerous One

Scientific American

The National Hurricane Center’s hurricane season outlook for the Atlantic Ocean forecasts 17 to 25 named storms in 2024 because of an expected combination of warm ocean temperatures and a La Niña climate pattern

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Tamiflu seems to relieve noise-induced hearing loss in mice

New Scientist

Mice that were given a high dose of the antiviral drug oseltamivir phosphate, better known as Tamiflu, after prolonged and excessive noise exposure showed fewer signs of hearing loss compared with those not given the medication

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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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Toronto’s Legalization of Six-Storey Apartment Buildings in Residential Neighbourhoods is the Model for Fixing Ontario’s Housing Shortage

Enviromental Defense

Statement from Phil Pothen, Land Use and Land Development program manager Toronto | Traditional territories of the Mississaugas of the Credit, the Anishinaabeg, the Haudenosaunee, and the Wendat – Yesterday, Mayor Olivia Chow and Toronto City Council approved a large-scale Official Plan amendment and rezoning of major streets within the city’s residential neighborhoods that will permit apartment buildings of up to six storeys and sixty units on more than 30,000 lots that have –until now– been re

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We Must Face Down the Expanding Anti-Reality Industry

Scientific American

Exposing the antiscience playbook reveals the antiregulatory motives of its deep-pocketed bankrollers

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Singapore Airlines Turbulence: Why Climate Change Is Making Flights Rougher

Scientific American

Warming temperatures are likely to mean that more of your plane ride will have rocky conditions, creating potentially dangerous situations

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Sci-fi author Martha Wells on what a machine intelligence might want

New Scientist

The author of All Systems Red, the latest pick for the New Scientist Book Club, on why her novella takes on the thorny topic of what a machine intelligence might do, if it could make its own choices

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Big Oil May Pay Billions for Climate Pollution under New Legislation

Scientific American

Vermont's “Climate Superfund Act” would use attribution science to force oil, gas and coal companies to cover damages associated with their emissions

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Tiny black holes hiding in the sun could trace out stunning patterns

New Scientist

If our solar system and even our sun contain tiny black holes formed just after the big bang, they should be orbiting in elaborate patterns

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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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DEP Posted 81 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In May 25 PA Bulletin

PA Environment Daily

Highlights of the environmental and energy notices in the May 25 PA Bulletin -- -- PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices, Opportunities To Comment - May 25 [PaEN] -- The Department of Environmental Protection published notice in the May 25 PA Bulletin announcing it has issued an oil and gas wastewater injection well permit to PA Well Development LLC for the David A.

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AI can predict landmine areas from satellite images

New Scientist

An AI model can identify landmine areas with up to 92 per cent accuracy, which could help to speed up the removal of the deadly devices

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CRES Forum Event Recap: Will Hydrogen Have Its Moment? Perspectives from Industry

Cresforum

To celebrate the release of CRES Forum’s newest white paper, “ Growing an Industry for Clean Hydrogen ,” our team hosted a briefing and networking event, “Will Hydrogen Have its Moment?,” to convene industry leaders, congressional staff and key stakeholders to discuss the potential of hydrogen to reduce global emissions, as well as the challenges and opportunities for clean hydrogen project developers.

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Hungry deer may have driven tiny plant evolution on Japanese island

New Scientist

On Yakushima island, sika deer might have forced flora to shrink as small as a tenth of the size of their mainland counterparts

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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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Let’s Talk About it – Toxic Tailings Waste is a Growing Problem

Enviromental Defense

The tailings “ponds” that are filled with toxic wastewater from oil sands mining now store enough toxic fluid to fill Lake Louise – 2000 times over! They uproot the boreal forest, scar the landscape and harm those living nearby. Despite the damage, you can bet that curbing fossil fuel production and putting aside the funds needed to implement safe clean-up isn’t often top of the agenda for the petroleum industry.

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Don't forget birds and bats when renovating or building new homes

New Scientist

As newer homes are built or older homes are renovated, empty attic spaces are disappearing – this eliminates a vital refuge for birds and bats during a biodiversity crisis

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Unlocking UNCLOS: How the ITLOS Advisory Opinion Delivers a Holistic Vision of Climate-relevant International Law

Law Columbia

A long-standing conundrum of international environmental law is that the territorially-based, sectoral legal structures we have created to address environmental issues do not match the interconnected, interdependent nature of ecosystems. For many, this problem is writ large in the climate context. Whereas the science—synthesized in recent assessments and special reports by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (‘IPCC’)—emphasizes the deep interlinkages between issues of climate ch

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Three years of high temperatures will mean we have breached 1.5°C

New Scientist

The aim to limit global warming to 1.

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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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Cutting-Edge Cosmic Microwave Background Observatory Hits South Pole Stumbling Block

Scientific American

Cosmic Microwave Background Stage 4, a top-priority project for U.S. astrophysics, was designed to make breakthrough observations of the universe’s very earliest moments. Now the U.S.

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Read an extract from All Systems Red by Martha Wells

New Scientist

In this dramatic opening to Martha Wells' All Systems Red, the latest pick for the New Scientist Book Club, we are introduced to her character Murderbot, a sentient machine intelligence

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PennDOT Announces New Funding Opportunity To Repair Existing Electric Vehicle Chargers; June 11 Webinar

PA Environment Daily

On May 23, the Department of Transportation announced it will open a new funding opportunity to help repair existing electric vehicle chargers under the Electric Vehicle Charger Reliability and Accessibility Accelerator Grant Program. Only the 174 locations on the final list established by the Federal Highway Administration are eligible for funding.

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An amazing great bustard gets ready for a new nature exhibition

New Scientist

Birds: Brilliant and Bizarre, now on view at London’s Natural History Museum, showcases the extraordinary qualities of Earth’s “ultimate survivors”

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DEP Invites Comments On Hazardous Sites Cleanup Consent Order For Berkley Products Company Plant Site In Lancaster County

PA Environment Daily

The Department of Environmental Protection published notice in the May 25 PA Bulletin inviting comments on a Hazardous Sites Cleanup Act consent order and agreement covering the Berkley Products Company Plant Site in Akron Borough and West Earl Township, Lancaster County. ( PA Bulletin, page 2888 ) The agreement involves the sale of the property with Delynn Properties LLC and Lanco Concrete Supply LLC.

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Comment: NSAC Responds to House Agriculture Committee Markup of the Farm, Food, and National Security Act

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC)

For Immediate Release Contact: Laura Zaks National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition press@sustainableagriculture.net Tel. 347.563.6408 Comment: NSAC Responds to House Agriculture Committee Markup of the Farm, Food, and National Security Act Washington, DC, May 24, 2024 – Early this morning, the US House of Representatives Committee on Agriculture reported the Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2024 (HR 8467) , out of committee on a vote of 33-21.

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Get Loud for Trumpetfish

Ocean Conservancy

Did you know that scientists estimate there are trillions of fish alive in our ocean today? About 20,000 marine fish species are currently known to science, and sometimes it can be hard to tell them apart. Some fish, however, are so unique that you can identify them in what feels like an instant. Let’s dive in and meet one of these stars of the sea: the trumpetfish.

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Climate change is making the UK wetter

A Greener Life

By Anders Lorenzen If you live in the UK you may feel that the winter season of 2023/24 was one big rain cloud. Now a group of scientists have concluded that the winter season on the British Isles was exceptionally wet. Analysis carried out by scientists from the UK, Ireland, the Netherlands, Sweden and Germany and published in the study ‘Autumn and Winter storms over UK and Ireland are becoming wetter due to climate change,’ as the title suggests this year’s very wet winter – measu

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Cape Cod Weighs Big-Ticket Pollution Solutions

Scientific American

Toxic algal blooms are forcing Cape Cod communities to consider expensive sewer and septic system projects.

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DEP Invites Comments On Proposed Stronghold Digital Mining Direct Air Carbon Capture Project At Scrubgrass Plant Site In Venango County

PA Environment Daily

The Department of Environmental Protection published notice in the May 25 PA Bulletin inviting comments on a Scrubgrass Reclamation Company LP [Stronghold Digital Mining, Inc.] beneficial use of coal ash waste permit for a project to construct a direct air capture of carbon dioxide facility at the Scrubgrass waste coal power plant located in Scrubgrass Township, Venango County. ( PA Bulletin, page 2852 ) DEP noted the original coal ash waste permit submitted in November 2022 was for a structural

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How Often Do Supernovas Strike Earth?

Scientific American

A supernova showering Earth with radioactive debris is a surprisingly common cosmic occurrence

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DEP Invites Comments On Renewal Of Waste Transfer Permit For 5 Oil & Gas Wastewater Injection Wells Owned By Bear Lake Properties In Warren County

PA Environment Daily

The Department of Environmental Protection published notice in the May 25 PA Bulletin inviting comments on the renewal of the waste transfer facility permit for five oil and gas wastewater injection wells owned by Bear Lake Properties, LLC in Columbus Township, Warren County. ( PA Bulletin, page 2853 ) The five wells are permitted as US EPA Class II Underground Injection Saltwater Disposal Wells.

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Carbon-Dioxide Capture Strategies from Industrial Flue Gas by Algae

Environmental News Bits

Banerjee, S., & Das, D. (2024). Carbon-Dioxide Capture Strategies from Industrial Flue Gas by Algae. In Algae Mediated Bioremediation eds G.A. Ravishankar, A.R. Rao and S.-K. Kim, 487–504. [link] Summary It is critical to address the climate change challenges caused by global warming to meet some of the United Nations’ sustainable development goals.

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The Curious Life of a ‘Grotesque’ Singing Fish

Scientific American

Plainfin midshipmen migrate from the deep sea to the intertidal zone to spawn, and that’s when things really get loud

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Sustainable Schoolyards: A professional development program for teachers to engage their students in local action to develop global competence

Environmental News Bits

Azzam, D., Laub, K., & Harlow, D. (2024). “Sustainable Schoolyards: A professional development program for teachers to engage their students in local action to develop global competence.” Science and Children, 61(2), 88–93.

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