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LawnStarter Ranks States for Waste Management Efforts

Environment + Energy Leader

The rankings list how each state fares on topics such as recycling, food waste, and landfill use. The post LawnStarter Ranks States for Waste Management Efforts appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.

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UK, Germany, France on Pace for Their Hottest Year on Record

Yale E360

Following a summer marked by devastating heat waves, the UK, Germany, and France are on track for their hottest year on record, weather officials say. Read more on E360 ?.

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Cascades Is Cutting Greenhouse Gases And Using Less Energy

Environment + Energy Leader

Cascades Inc. closely evaluates its operations and processes, all with an eye on ensuring it meets its climate and recycling targets. It has been increasing its use of renewable energy while engaging its supply chain. The post Cascades Is Cutting Greenhouse Gases And Using Less Energy appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.

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BOKASHI – A $HORTCUT TO PRODUCING MORE ORGANIC FOOD

Cleannovate

Composting is breakdown of organic waste into a substance able to feed our crops. In nature, this process may take … More.

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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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EU Adds Maritime Shipping to Carbon Market Rules

Environment + Energy Leader

Ship operators would have to buy credits to cover 100% of their emissions in Europe starting in 2026. The post EU Adds Maritime Shipping to Carbon Market Rules appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.

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‘The Maya had, and continue to have, a creative impact on forest composition’ – Dr Anabel Ford

Frontiers

The ancient Maya city of Calakmul in Mexico. Image credit: Iren Key / Shutterstock.com. In our Frontier Scientists series, we talk to Dr Anabel Ford, a leading researcher on the ancient Maya, about her career and research interests. Ford recently published a study in Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution in which she stressed the importance of the traditional milpa land use system for the Maya civilization, not only in the Classical Period, but also today.

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Plasma sail spacecraft could soar like an albatross to Alpha Centauri

New Scientist

A spacecraft equipped with a "sail" made from plasma could build up speed by repeatedly crossing the boundary at the edge of the solar system, just as an albatross soars by taking advantage of regions of different wind speeds

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LawnStarter Ranks States for Waste Management Efforts

Environment + Energy Leader

The rankings list how each state fares on topics such as recycling, food waste, and landfill use. The post LawnStarter Ranks States for Waste Management Efforts appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.

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Trapping powder quickly removes all microplastics from water

New Scientist

A cheap powder can help treat wastewater by rapidly absorbing microscopic bits of plastic pollution – and because it is also magnetic, both can then be removed with magnets

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Earth911 Podcast: Safe Catch CEO Sean Wittenberg on Making Seafood Sustainable

Earth 911

Meet Sean Wittenberg, founder of the seafood company Safe Catch. He started the business with. The post Earth911 Podcast: Safe Catch CEO Sean Wittenberg on Making Seafood Sustainable appeared first on Earth911.

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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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Europe embraces solar power in a revolutionary way

Inhabitant

Europe is accelerating its use of solar power, in part motivated by Russia’s war in Ukraine. In line with Europe’s pledge to half greenhouse gas emissions by 2030, the EU is installing solar panels and roof tiles just about everywhere.

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Indigenous Tribes in U.S. Will Get $75 Million for Climate Relocation

Scientific American

Grants to Indigenous tribes in the U.S. totaling $75 million are the first from a new voluntary relocation program aimed at climate risks.

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Canadian environmental groups call for ambitious global and national action to save nature before it’s too late

Enviromental Defense

MONTREAL | U NCEDED TERRITORY OF THE KANIEN’KEHA:KA – In the leadup to the UN’s COP15 (NatureCOP) in Montreal, 17 Canadian environmental organizations are calling on Canadian and world leaders to deliver a win for the future of people and the planet by landing a new global deal to save nature and committing to a national action plan to achieve this at home.

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Municipalities of Puerto Rico v. Exxon: a unique class action against fossil fuel companies presses for climate accountability in the United States

Law Columbia

. By Korey Silverman-Roati and Maria Antonia Tigre. On November 22, 2022, sixteen municipalities of Puerto Rico filed a lawsuit in the federal district court in Puerto Rico seeking to hold coal, oil, and gas companies liable for losses resulting from storms during the 2017 hurricane season and ongoing economic losses since that time. In Municipalities of Puerto Rico v.

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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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Incoming Shapiro-Davis Administration Names Members Of Environment/Energy Transition Advisory Committee

PA Environment Daily

On December 2, Governor-Elect Josh Shapiro and Lieutenant Governor-Elect Austin Davis announced the members of seven Transition Advisory Committees, which will advise the incoming Administration and prepare to advance Governor-Elect Shapiro’s top priorities: growing our economy, making our communities safer, and ensuring all Pennsylvania students receive a high-quality education.

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More gas, more missing climate targets

Enviromental Defense

Co-written with Aly Hyder Ali , Program Manager, Oil and Gas. What has prevented Canada from meeting its emission reduction targets? And why does it matter? These are the questions David Knight Legg, a former advisor to Jason Kenney, raises in a recent Globe and Mail op-ed. These are worthwhile questions, but Legg’s answer is a call for more fossil fuels.

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Mexico’s latest plan to save endangered vaquitas could backfire

New Scientist

Hundreds of cement pillars with hooks have been deployed in the Gulf of California to snag fishing nets that threaten endangered porpoises, but these could also trap sea life and pollute the waters

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A "zombie virus" is being studied from Siberian permafrost

Inhabitant

European Researchers warned that climate change could reanimate frozen "zombie viruses" and expose humans to lethal diseases. In November 2022, researchers from France, Germany and Russia announced that they had reanimated one such virus. The virus they brought back to life had been frozen for more than 50,000 years.

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Ag and Food Law Daily Update: December 2, 2022

National Law Center

A comprehensive summary of today’s judicial, legislative, and regulatory developments in agriculture and food. Email important additions HERE. . The post Ag and Food Law Daily Update: December 2, 2022 appeared first on National Agricultural Law Center.

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DEP Posted 80 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In Dec. 3 PA Bulletin

PA Environment Daily

Highlights of the environmental and energy notices in the December 3 PA Bulletin -- -- The Department of Environmental Protection published notice in the December 3 PA Bulletin it is now accepting applications for Food Recovery Infrastructure Grants. The deadline is March 17. -- PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices/Opportunities To Comment [PaEN] -- The Department of Environmental Protection is inviting comments on the proposed renewal of an NPDES Industrial Waste Discharge Per

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Cover Crops and the Soil Microbiome: How Plants Feed Their Friends

HumanNature

Guest Post by Valerie Seitz , 2022-2023 Sustainability Leadership Fellow, and Ph.D. Candidate in the Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture & Cell and Molecular Biology at Colorado State University How can agricultural practices sustainably improve yields to meet rising global food demand? It likely comes as no shock that the global population is increasing.

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PA Environmental Council In Case You Missed It In November

PA Environment Daily

The PA Environmental Council’s In Case You Missed It In November is now available featuring articles on-- -- EDF, PEC Support Advancing Methane Limits On Conventional Oil & Gas Wells -- EPA Releases Draft Supplemental Oil & Gas Methane Limits Rulemaking -- PEC Comments On Carbon Capture & Storage Legislation -- Northeast PA Environmental Partners Award Winners -- Philadelphia Area Environmental Leaders Celebrate Environmental Leadership -- Laurel Highlands Conservation Landscape Gath

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Service Lists Northern Long-eared Bat as Endangered

Endangered Species Law

On November 30, 2022, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) issued a final rule listing the northern long-eared bat (NLEB) ( Myotis septentrionalis ) as an endangered species under Section 4 of the Endangered Species Act (ESA), reclassifying it from its former threatened status and rescinding its section 4(d) rule. In determining whether to list the NLEB, the Service looked to factor C of ESA section 4, which requires the Service to make a listing determination if “disease or predat

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DEP Accepting Applications For Food Recovery Infrastructure Grants

PA Environment Daily

The Department of Environmental Protection is now accepting applications for Food Recovery Infrastructure Grants. The deadline is March 17. ( formal notice ) Food recovery infrastructure grants will be awarded to nonprofit organizations for the procurement of equipment (refrigerators, freezers, refrigerant and nonrefrigerant box trucks, cargo vans, pallet jacks, dollies, hand fork lifts, stoves, ovens and microwaves) to reduce food waste disposal from food retailers, wholesalers, agriculture org

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These Harp workspace dividers are made from bungee cords

Inhabitant

Harp is a space divider designed for emerging workplace trends that creates "neighborhood" zones with multiple accessory options to finish and personalize a space. It's trendy, modern and also happens to be sustainable.

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Dec. 2 Take Five Fridays With Pam From PA Parks & Forests Foundation

PA Environment Daily

The December 2 Take Five Fridays With Pam is now available from the PA Parks & Forests Foundation-- Lots of events on the Foundation’s Events webpage and DCNR’s Calendar of Events for activities happening near you. Click Here to read the entire Take Five. For more information on programs, initiatives, special events and how you can get involved, visit the PA Parks & Forests Foundation website.

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Replace single-use home products with earth-friendly Nimbus

Inhabitant

Armed with the power of plants, Nimbus offers multi-use cleaning and household items that minimize single-use waste.

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DEP Invites Comments On NPDES Water Quality Permit Renewal For Little Blue Run Coal Ash Disposal Area In Beaver County

PA Environment Daily

The Department of Environmental Protection is inviting comments on the proposed renewal of an NPDES Industrial Waste Discharge Permit for the Energy Harbor Generation LLC Little Blue Run Coal Ash Disposal Area (former Bruce Mansfield Power Plant) in Shippingport Borough, Beaver County. ( Dec. 3 PA Bulletin, page 7413 ) Comments, requests for a hearing or questions should be directed to DEP Southwest Regional Office, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222.

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EuropaBio Announces Biomanufacturing Platform

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By Lynn L. Bergeson and Carla N. Hutton. EuropaBio announced on November 14, 2022, a new cross-sectoral Biomanufacturing Platform. EuropaBio states that the Platform has the mission to represent biomanufacturing at the highest policy levels in Europe and to ensure that it is visible and recognized within the industrial strategy and Europe’s green and digital transitions.

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Appalachian Trail Museum Accepting Nominations For Appalachian Trail Hall Of Fame Thru Jan. 31

PA Environment Daily

The Appalachian Trail Museum is now accepting nominations for the Appalachian Trail Hall of Fame through January 31. The Hall of Fame recognizes those who have made a significant contribution toward establishing and maintaining the approximately 2,190 mile footpath that passes through 14 states from Maine to Georgia. "The thirteenth class of the Appalachian Trail Hall of Fame will be inducted in 2023, and nominations are open for Hall of Fame nominees," said Larry Luxenberg, president of the App

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Ingenious one-step method turns sewer gas into clean hydrogen fuel

Environmental News Bits

Read the full story at Anthropocene Magazine. Thousands of tons of harmful hydrogen sulfide (infamous for its rotten egg smell) are produced every year. Researchers have found a simple way to tap into this wasted source of hydrogen.

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Misericordia University To Host In-Person Ocean Sustainability Symposium Dec. 9 Focusing On Pennsylvania's Impacts On Marine Life

PA Environment Daily

On December 9, Misericordia University’s Environmental Studies program will host an in-person Ocean Sustainability Symposium (MOSS) featuring student projects and guest speakers explaining the importance of marine and ocean life. The Symposium will be held in Insalaco Hall Room 219 on the Misericordia University campus in Dallas, Luzerne County. The public is invited.

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In one state, every class teaches climate change — even P.E.

Environmental News Bits

Read the full story in the Washington Post. Two years ago, New Jersey became the first state in the country to adopt learning standards obligating teachers to instruct kids about climate change across grade levels and subjects. The standards, which went into effect this fall, introduce students as young as kindergartners to the subject, not just in … Continue reading In one state, every class teaches climate change — even P.E.

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Harry Herbs makes urban gardening easy and fun

Inhabitant

Harry Herbs is a new hydroponic system aimed at making urban gardening easy and fun.

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