Yale E360
JUNE 14, 2023
The U.N. body charged with regulating deep-ocean mining will soon consider whether to permit the first project to move forward. But ecologist Lisa Levin, who has long studied the deep sea, worries that in the rush for key minerals, a pristine and important ecosystem will be lost.
Environment + Energy Leader
JUNE 20, 2023
The luxury fashion maker Gucci has quit calling itself a carbon-neutral company. It says the carbon credits it buys need more transparency.
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Circle of Blue
JUNE 7, 2023
The Rio de la Plata | Photo: Nasa By Zara Gounden & Fraser Byers, Circle of Blue – June 7, 2023 In Uruguay, a mounting crisis is unfolding as ‘Day Zero’ – when the public water supply is depleted – draws closer in Montevideo. On May 31 the National Administration of State Sanitary Works (OSE) announced that, without significant rainfall, the city of Montevideo would run out of water by June 22.
Union of Concerned Scientists
JUNE 20, 2023
Farmworkers face many hazards while performing the labor that props up the $1.264 trillion US food and farm economy, yet a new analysis by the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) found that federal agencies focused on agriculture and health invested an average of only $16.2 million dollars per year in farmworker health research projects between fiscal years 2019 and 2022.
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.
Scientific American
JUNE 30, 2023
Scientific American is the essential guide to the most awe-inspiring advances in science and technology, explaining how they change our understanding of the world and shape our lives.
New Scientist
JUNE 28, 2023
An analysis of foraging societies from around the world has found that women hunt in the vast majority of those looked at, confirming that the idea of gender division in providing food is a myth
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Environment + Energy Leader
JUNE 2, 2023
The latest data from the Energy Information Administration doesn't look good for coal. In the most likely scenario, coal provides 5% of the electric portfolio, while wind and solar make up 55%.
Ocean Conservancy
JUNE 27, 2023
Sometimes, you can look at an animal and their name just makes sense. Tiger sharks have tiger-like stripes, sea slugs look like land slugs and blue whales are, well, quite blue. The same thing is true for the aptly named unicornfish. As you can probably guess, the unicornfish gets its moniker from the unicorn-horn-like protrusion sticking out of its face.
Union of Concerned Scientists
JUNE 22, 2023
The year is only half done and the United States has already been enveloped by acrid orange skies in the East, battered by winter rains and floods in California, seared by record winter temperatures in the South, soaked by a record 26-inch April deluge in Fort Lauderdale, and broiled by record spring heat in the Pacific Northwest , Texas , and Puerto Rico.
Scientific American
JUNE 28, 2023
Scientific American is the essential guide to the most awe-inspiring advances in science and technology, explaining how they change our understanding of the world and shape our lives.
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.
Enviromental Defense
JUNE 16, 2023
The concept of induced demand is a fascinating phenomenon that challenges conventional wisdom about how we think about new highways. It suggests that building them can actually increase traffic congestion over time. This counterintuitive idea has gained recognition among experts and has important implications for planning for our future transportation needs.
Yale E360
JUNE 16, 2023
By pumping groundwater, humans have shifted the distribution of the water on Earth enough to alter the planet's tilt, a new study finds.
Environment + Energy Leader
JUNE 6, 2023
Moreover, the project includes a significant expansion of digester capacity, providing the California wastewater utility with operational flexibility.
New Scientist
JUNE 19, 2023
Waters around the UK and Ireland have been classified as experiencing a category 4 (extreme) marine heatwave, as the North Atlantic ocean continues to see extraordinary warmth
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.
NRDC
JUNE 7, 2023
California, with the fifth largest economy in the world, is at risk of steering public transit off a fiscal cliff. It's time for the State's leaders to take action to protect transit riders and transit jobs.
Scientific American
JUNE 16, 2023
Scientific American is the essential guide to the most awe-inspiring advances in science and technology, explaining how they change our understanding of the world and shape our lives.
Ocean Conservancy
JUNE 22, 2023
Ocean Conservancy’s Annual Photo Contest has ended, and it’s safe to say that this was our best yet. Hundreds of you sent breathtaking ocean photos, and we are so impressed. Thank you for sharing your images with us—we are so grateful. We are thrilled to announce our 2023 Photo Contest winners! Judge’s Choice Winner: Synchrony in Motion by Rachel Moore “ A once-in-a-lifetime encounter with humpback whales in the crystal-clear waters of French Polynesia.
Yale E360
JUNE 26, 2023
Cape Hatteras National Seashore has long been one of the jewels of the U.S. parks system, as managers worked to protect beaches and marshes amid an influx of tourists. But now rising sea levels, severe erosion, and a shifting shoreline are raising questions about its future.
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Environment + Energy Leader
JUNE 19, 2023
According to a Cornell study, the metaverse can greatly contribute to reducing business travel, a major carbon emitter as well as reduce transportation and commercial energy usage, transforming energy distribution.
New Scientist
JUNE 2, 2023
It has been widely reported that a US Air Force drone went rogue and "killed" its operator in a simulation, sparking fears of an AI revolution - but this simulation never took place. Why are we so quick to believe AI horror stories?
NRDC
JUNE 9, 2023
The New York State Legislature has passed the Birds and Bees Protection Act (A.7640/S.1856A), a first-in-the-nation bill that would rein in the use of neurotoxic neonicotinoid pesticides (“neonics”), which now heads to Governor Hochul’s desk for her signature.
Scientific American
JUNE 26, 2023
Solar power has been crucial to keeping the power on in Texas while the state experiences a major heat wave, even as some politicians have attempted to make it more difficult to connect renewable energy to the grid
Frontiers
JUNE 27, 2023
by Angharad Brewer Gillham, Frontiers science writer Image/Shutterstock.com Scientists testing coffee against plain caffeine found that plain caffeine only partially reproduces the effects of drinking a cup of coffee, activating areas of the brain that make you feel more alert but not the areas of the brain that affect working memory and goal-directed behavior.
Yale E360
JUNE 5, 2023
San Francisco is at the forefront of a movement to recycle wastewater from commercial buildings, homes, and neighborhoods and use it for toilets and landscaping. This decentralized approach, proponents say, will drive down demand in an era of increasing water scarcity.
Environment + Energy Leader
JUNE 7, 2023
Identifying and designing for the unique operating conditions at an RNG facility is paramount to remaining in compliance with air and water pollution regulations as the resource recovery process can be challenging.
New Scientist
JUNE 14, 2023
Researchers at IBM pitted their 127-qubit Eagle quantum computer against a conventional supercomputer in a challenge to perform a complex calculation – and the quantum computer won
NRDC
JUNE 1, 2023
With AB 408, California can reduce climate emissions, protect farmworkers, stimulate economic growth, and increase equity across the food and farming system.
Scientific American
JUNE 7, 2023
Scientific American is the essential guide to the most awe-inspiring advances in science and technology, explaining how they change our understanding of the world and shape our lives.
National Law Center
JUNE 15, 2023
The Feed newsletter highlights recent legal developments affecting agriculture, with issues released twice a month. Click below to sign up for. The post The Feed: Vol. 1, Issue 11 appeared first on National Agricultural Law Center.
Yale E360
JUNE 29, 2023
In a first for the U.S. power sector, wind and solar have generated more electricity than coal so far this year.
Environment + Energy Leader
JUNE 14, 2023
Toyota plana to develop more advanced batteries for electric vehicles and advanced hydrogen technologies for cleaner transportation
New Scientist
JUNE 16, 2023
Changes in the distribution of groundwater around the planet between 1993 and 2010 were enough to make Earth's poles drift by 80 centimetres
Enviromental Defense
JUNE 1, 2023
After years of advocating for stronger toxics laws, we are celebrating the passage of Bill S-5 – the Strengthening Environmental Protection for a Healthier Canada Act in the House of the Commons. The bill is the first major update to Canada’s cornerstone environmental law, the Canadian Environmental Protection Act (CEPA) , since 1999, and it includes some new tools to better protect us and the environment from harmful substances.
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