Union of Concerned Scientists
OCTOBER 8, 2021
The proposed changes require federal agencies to evaluate all environmental impacts of their permitting decisions, including climate change. It’s a big deal.
Circle of Blue
OCTOBER 8, 2021
YOUR GLOBAL RUNDOWN. In the American West, Los Angeles begins receiving water from the Colorado River and Colorado River basin tribes could lose more of their already dwindling water supplies. . A major storm water retention project in Detroit, Michigan includes removing tons of soil from a local park. . The impacts of climate change globally could reduce India’s GDP significantly. .
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Physics World
OCTOBER 8, 2021
The Sun may be fading fast here in the northern hemisphere, but the number of solar panels installed here in the UK and elsewhere continues to grow by leaps and bounds. As the area of land covered by solar panels increases, have you ever wondered if converting all that solar energy into electricity is affecting the local environment? The answer is yes, at least in arid ecosystems, according to a team of researchers at the UK’s Lancaster University, Ludong University in China, and the University
Yale E360
OCTOBER 8, 2021
A 2014 California law intended to protect the state's depleted aquifers is going into effect, requiring farms not to pump groundwater faster than it can be replenished. The policy is pushing growers to find new ways to refill the state's depleted aquifers, NPR reports. Read more on E360 ?.
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.
Ocean Conservancy
OCTOBER 8, 2021
October 8 is World Octopus Day, which is the perfect excuse to appreciate these unbelievable cephalopods. To be fair, if you know us, you know we don’t need a reason to celebrate octopuses. You can make every day World Octopus Day by learning more about octopuses on our blog, with posts including: See more wonderful ocean animals! Sorry, but we failed to add you to the list.
New Scientist
OCTOBER 8, 2021
Deepfake tools that mimic a particular individual's voice from just a few snippets of audio are good enough to trick humans and bypass voice recognition systems
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New Scientist
OCTOBER 8, 2021
The idea of a renewable energy hub on an island in the North Sea has been studied before, but now the National Grid in the UK is in discussions with its equivalents in two other countries to build one
Physics World
OCTOBER 8, 2021
Want to take part in this webinar? Join the audience. This webinar will start with showing that nanocolumnar films can be manufactured by magnetron sputtering using the glancing angle deposition configuration. Then, various applications of these nanocolumnar films in several fields will be presented, namely in medicine (antibacterial coatings, bioelectrodes for electric stimulation, SERS substrates), energy (black metal coatings, nanostructured layers for perovskite solar cells, photo-induced se
PBS Nature
OCTOBER 8, 2021
In arid regions across southern Kenya, the waterhole, created by elephants and termites, is central to life. It is where animals visit to drink and where some creatures are born and die. Every visit is charged with tension; a waterhole is the perfect place for predators to wait in ambush. That is the traditional view, but there is an entire community of creatures that call the waterhole home, many of whom live at an elephant’s toenail height such as frogs, dung beetles and chameleons.
Physics World
OCTOBER 8, 2021
Want to take part in this webinar? Join the audience. In this seminar, Yves Huttel will present the gas phase synthesis of nanoparticles from a general point of view including historical aspects, main characteristics and examples of nanoparticles generated with this technique 1. After this introduction, Yves will present some recent studies performed using the gas aggregation sources (GAS).
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
OCTOBER 8, 2021
Ardem Patapoutian shared the physiology or medicine prize for work on mechanisms crucial to everything from bladder control to knowing where our limbs are. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com.
PA Environment Daily
OCTOBER 8, 2021
On October 8, Department of Conservation and Natural Resources Secretary Cindy Adams Dunn joined state Senator John Gordner for a tour of Shikellamy State Park in Union and Northumberland counties to assess infrastructure needs for parks, forests and trails across Pennsylvania. “This park and our network of state parks and forests are wonderful public resources that are increasingly facing operating challenges because of infrastructure needs,” Dunn said.
Scientific American
OCTOBER 8, 2021
The WHO-approved RTS,S vaccine has a modest efficacy and requires a complex regimen of doses, so ample funding and clear communication are crucial to success. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com.
PA Environment Daily
OCTOBER 8, 2021
DEP’s Citizens Advisory Council is scheduled to meet in-person and virtually on October 19 to hear a presentation from DEP on the decontamination and decommissioning of oil and gas wastewater treatment facilities, nuclear power plants, waste dump sites and other sites in Pennsylvania. David Allard, Director of DEP’s Bureau of Radiation Protection, will lead the presentation providing an overview of the decontamination and decommissioning process and how Pennsylvania and DEP are involved.
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.
Physics World
OCTOBER 8, 2021
Disability can affect anyone; either directly, over the natural course of our lives, or indirectly, by knowing or caring for a person with a disability. It’s difficult to fathom how profoundly different (and challenging) daily life is after stroke or spinal cord injury, or for those with cerebral palsy or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Computers can significantly improve the quality of life for people living with motor impairment, by allowing web access to social media, games and messaging
National Law Center
OCTOBER 8, 2021
A comprehensive summary of today’s judicial, legislative, and regulatory developments in agriculture and food. Email important additions HERE. REGULATORY: EPA, The post Ag & Food Law Daily Update: October 8, 2021 appeared first on National Agricultural Law Center.
PA Environment Daily
OCTOBER 8, 2021
By Jake Solyst, Chesapeake Bay Program Fishing continues to get better and better along the headwaters of the West Branch Susquehanna River in Cambria County, Pennsylvania. Between 2017 and 2019, three aging dams were removed, improving water quality and fish passage. Led by the nonprofit American Rivers , the dam removals were something of a final touch to a decades-long restoration story—one that dates back to a time when a few dams were the least of the area’s concerns.
Scientific American
OCTOBER 8, 2021
Today we bring you a new episode in our podcast series COVID, Quickly. Every two weeks, Scientific American’s senior health editors Tanya Lewis and Josh Fischman catch you up on the. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com.
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Inhabitant
OCTOBER 8, 2021
The existence of a flourishing mangrove forest in the Yucatan Peninsula, about 200 kilometers (124 miles) from the closest ocean, is a phenomenon that has baffled many. After all, mangrove forests primarily exist and flourish in salty water.
Scientific American
OCTOBER 8, 2021
2020 in hindsight witnessed a disproportionate mental health burden on women and young people. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com.
Inhabitant
OCTOBER 8, 2021
It is impossible to protect the Amazon rainforest without involving Indigenous communities, according to environmental activists fighting for the forests. To this end, many activists say that to maintain a healthy ecosystem, the Brazilian government must protect the country's Indigenous people.
Scientific American
OCTOBER 8, 2021
In hindsight, 2020 witnessed a disproportionate mental health burden on women and young people. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com.
Environmental News Bits
OCTOBER 8, 2021
Read the full story from DOE. Cattle waste and wastewater. Sludgy grease ensconced in restaurant and cafeteria grease traps. Food waste—uneaten leftovers or culinary mistakes. Contrary to the lyrics in The Sound of Music, these aren’t a few of our favorite things.
Scientific American
OCTOBER 8, 2021
The WHO-approved RTS,S vaccine has a modest efficacy and requires a complex regimen of doses, so ample funding and clear communication are crucial to success. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com.
Environmental News Bits
OCTOBER 8, 2021
Download the document. Today’s food systems have failed to make nutritious diets accessible or affordable to the poor and in a sustainable way. In consequence, at least three billion suffer undernourishment, nutrition deficiencies, or have become overweight.
Scientific American
OCTOBER 8, 2021
The new rules could put pressure on Facebook to take similar steps. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com.
Environmental News Bits
OCTOBER 8, 2021
Read the full story at Bloomberg Law. The Justice Department has plenty of options under existing environmental laws to help local communities long suffering from air or water pollution even without an environmental justice statute, the head of a new federal environmental justice litigation team said Tuesday.
Inhabitant
OCTOBER 8, 2021
It’s that haunted time of year again. Whether you’re hosting a boo-tiful event (see what we did there?) or are simply looking to challenge yourself in the mixology realm, don’t be spooked by coming up with ghoulish drinks to serve.
Environmental News Bits
OCTOBER 8, 2021
Read the full story from the Associated Press. Northern California wildfires may have killed hundreds of giant sequoias as they swept through groves of the majestic monarchs in the Sierra Nevada, an official said Wednesday.
PA Environment Daily
OCTOBER 8, 2021
The Department of Environmental Protection has scheduled an October 27 meeting/hearing on the proposed Centre Lime & Stone Company mining permit located in Centre Township, Perry County. ( PA Bulletin, page 6481 ) The proposed permit area includes 29.3 acres and all draining from the site will be directed to an unnamed tributary to the Little Juniata Creek.
Environmental News Bits
OCTOBER 8, 2021
Read the full story from U.S. EPA. In 2019, EPA geochemist Rick Wilkin, helped to develop three teams to focus on treatment, characterization, and risk management of PFAS in groundwater.
PBS Nature
OCTOBER 8, 2021
The post Bee Mating Ritual Caught on Camera appeared first on Nature.
Environmental News Bits
OCTOBER 8, 2021
Read the full story at The State Press. ASU researchers released a study on plastic pollution from detergent pods which found the pods not as earth-conscious as some brands boast, raising environmental concerns and how eco-friendly is defined by corporations.
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