Yale E360
FEBRUARY 18, 2025
Robin Wall Kimmerer, the bestselling author of Braiding Sweetgrass , recently published The Serviceberry , which explores the economies of nature. In an e360 interview, the Native American ecologist discusses reciprocity, gratitude, and aligning human law with ecological law.
Union of Concerned Scientists
FEBRUARY 24, 2025
There is an abundance of Native American imagery in the US imagination, and much of it is inaccurate: The Western films depicting cowboys winning against local Natives, Wild West TV shows, the classic tear rolling down the cheek of a man in a headdress as he looks at litter, or the picturesque images as Disneys Pocahontas sang about all the colors the wind holds.
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Legal Planet
FEBRUARY 28, 2025
The Supreme Court tends to get all the attention, but for every Supreme Court opinion on environmental law there are probably fifty opinions in the lower federal courts. Collectively, the lower courts have done fat least as much to shape the law than the Supreme Courts occasional interventions. Any top ten list is a bit arbitrary. Given the sheer number of lower court cases, my selection will reflect chance which lower court cases I happen to know the most about as well as personal judgment.
Inside Climate News
FEBRUARY 4, 2025
The rapid meltdown of polar ice could shut down a key ocean current by 2050, triggering catastrophic surges of sea level rise along the U.S. East Coast and dangerous climate shifts in northwestern Europe. By Bob Berwyn New research by an international team of climate scientists documents a surge of global warming during the past 15 years that risks shutting down a key ocean current by 2050.
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.
Circle of Blue
FEBRUARY 12, 2025
February 12, 2025 In parts of the United States, theres no relief from climate change. A fortnight after calamitous wildfire swept across the Los Angeles region , forecasters are warning of four days of terrible flooding in southern and northern California caused by an approaching atmospheric river. The same counties wrecked by flooding in North Carolina from Hurricane Helene last September are confronting more.
Enviromental Defense
FEBRUARY 14, 2025
ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENCE, KEEPERS OF THE WATER, ALBERTA WILDRNESS ASSOCIATION Joint statement on the appointment of Rob Morgan as CEO of the Alberta Energy Regulator Treaty 8 Territory | Alberta The appointment of Rob Morgan, former CEO of Strathcona Resources, as the new head of the Alberta Energy Regulator (AER), completely undermines the credibility of Albertas regulatory body tasked with protecting our lands, waters, and communities from the harms of fossil fuel extraction.
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Union of Concerned Scientists
FEBRUARY 10, 2025
Sea levels are rising, and science shows they will continue to rise for generations due to heat-trapping emissions that have already been released. This highlights a profound and enduring climate injustice: future generations will face the consequences of todays decisions. The effects of these emissions are already unfolding, but the full extent of their impacton coastlines, communities, and ecosystemswill play out over lifetimes to come.
Legal Planet
FEBRUARY 24, 2025
The California Senate just took a critical step toward confronting unhealthy air quality in environmental justice communities through the introduction of a new Senate Bill 526. This proposed legislation aims to curb dangerous dust emissions from aggregate facilities in the South Coast Air Basin, where industrial pollution has long threatened public health and the environment.
Inside Climate News
FEBRUARY 20, 2025
As global warming spreads pests, diseases and toxins, new programs are developing to help medical professionals look at their patients health, lifestyles and treatments through a climate lens. By Nicole Williams It took nearly a month to contain the wildfires that burned over 40,000 acres around Los Angeles in January, but doctors warn that serious health implications from the blazes are just starting to unfold and will likely persist much longer.
Circle of Blue
FEBRUARY 12, 2025
February 12, 2025 In parts of the United States, theres no relief from climate change. A fortnight after calamitous wildfire swept across the Los Angeles region , forecasters are warning of four days of terrible flooding in southern and northern California caused by an approaching atmospheric river. The same counties wrecked by flooding in North Carolina from Hurricane Helene last September are confronting more.
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
PA Environment Daily
FEBRUARY 25, 2025
Registration is now open for the 2025 Pick Up Pennsylvania ! - Pennsylvanias largest community improvement program! Events scheduled from March 1 through May 31 receive free trash bags, gloves, and safety vests provided by support from the Department of Environmental Protection and PennDOT, as supplies last. Events can include litter cleanups, illegal dump cleanups, community greening and beautification, special collections and anti-litter education events.
Yale E360
FEBRUARY 20, 2025
Solar and wind farms are proliferating and increasingly taking up land worldwide, prompting criticism from rural communities and environmentalists. Solutions range from growing crops or grazing livestock under PV panels to putting floating solar farms on lakes and reservoirs.
Union of Concerned Scientists
FEBRUARY 13, 2025
Wetlands exist in almost every corner of the United States, representing a total area larger than the state of California. While some have federal or state protection, many do not. And despite the proximity of wetlands to many communities in this country, few people truly understand either the value wetlands hold for our way of life or the threat they face from our industrialized system of agriculture.
Cleannovate
FEBRUARY 10, 2025
It’s a new year everyone. Mine is to thank you for subscribing to this blog/ newsletter. The goal of this publication is to push us towards circularity and sustainability as we engage in our daily lives. As we start the year, I’d like to embark on another sustainablity expedition by exploring agroprocessing. What comes to mind when this catch word is mentioned?
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.
Inside Climate News
FEBRUARY 19, 2025
Scientists launch a new research center to study what they say is now a leading disease risk factor: corporations. By Liza Gross Theres been a marked shift in the types of diseases causing the most harm around the world over the past few decades. Chronic diseases like cancer, heart disease and metabolic disorders have overtaken infectious diseases like tuberculosis and cholera.
Enviromental Defense
FEBRUARY 6, 2025
My youngest son, Silas, grew up fishing the blue-ribbon trout streams of Albertas Eastern Slopes. The first time he set a fly on the narrow, crystal clear waters of the Livingstone River a couple of hours south-west of Calgary he knew that he had found his place. We both did. Photo by Stephen Legault It was a fabulous feeling to fall in love with a landscape not because I was necessarily drawn to it though I had been since the early 1990s but because my fourteen-year-old son was enamoured by
PA Environment Daily
FEBRUARY 17, 2025
On February 17, the Northampton, Bucks County, Municipal Authority is taking a critical step in addressing Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) contamination in the region by beginning Phase 1 of its Navy PFAS Remediation Project. This initiative, funded by the United States Navy, will connect PFAS affected properties to the public water system ensuring residents have access to clean and safe drinking water while properly abandoning contaminated wells.
Yale E360
FEBRUARY 13, 2025
Killer whales have begun to migrate farther into previously icy regions of the Arctic, preying on narwhal, beluga, and bowhead. Scientists say their increasing numbers could shift food webs in ways that affect both endangered whale populations and subsistence Inuit hunters.
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.
Union of Concerned Scientists
FEBRUARY 6, 2025
I was on vacation with friends on a cold and windy January day when the power went out. It was lunchtime and we were on a ski mountain. The lights flickered, black smoke rose from the back-up generators, and hardly anyone noticed. The local utilitys website predicted that the power would be back on for the area by 4:30 that afternoon. This experience, not far from Seattle and with ties to the information tech industry, highlights some of the issues surrounding the electric power needs of data ce
Law Columbia
FEBRUARY 27, 2025
In Japan, climate litigation ( / Kiko soshou ) has been used to challenge the legality of the construction and operation of the coal-fired power plants and promote coal phase-out. The first climate case in Japan was filed in Sendai in 2017 ( Sendai Citizens v. Sendai Power Station ). Subsequently, two administrative cases were filed, one in Kobe in 2018 ( Citizens Committee on the Kobe Coal-Fired Power Plant v.
Inside Climate News
FEBRUARY 22, 2025
Modeling shows an estimated loss of global GDP of up to 50 percent in coming decadesunless we make changes now. Interview by Jenni Doering, Living on Earth From our collaborating partner Living on Earth, public radios environmental news magazine , an interview by Jenni Doering with Dr. Tim Lenton, a professor at the University of Exeter.
The Applied Ecologist
FEBRUARY 13, 2025
Journal of Applied Ecology offers a two-year mentoring opportunity for early career researchers to gain experience of the Associate Editor role. Each mentee works with one of our Senior Editor and also receives on-going support from the Editorial Office. Mentees have a great opportunity to learn more about the peer review process and publishing more widely through handling submissions to the journal.
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PA Environment Daily
FEBRUARY 13, 2025
On February 13, the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources announced the Delaware River has been named Pennsylvanias 2025 River of the Year after securing the most votes in a public competition "The Delaware River is a conservation success story, and this designation is a testament to its historical, cultural, and recreational significance," said DCNR Secretary Cindy Adams Dunn.
Yale E360
FEBRUARY 11, 2025
The world is set to blow past its goal to limit warming to 1.5 degrees C, new research shows.
Nanotech
FEBRUARY 6, 2025
This week, I sat down with Jim Aidala, Senior Government Affairs Consultant at B&C and its consulting affiliate, The Acta Group (Acta), to discuss the early days of the new Administration, what changes we can expect at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) generally, and key issues the Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) can be expected to tackle.
Vermont Law
FEBRUARY 5, 2025
The Future is Green: Amending State Constitutions to Safeguard the Environment for Future Generations By Natalie Schaffer Modern America swings between two futures: one that chants drill, baby, drill and another that preaches reduce, reuse, recycle. For many, the future we look to depends on the person in power, and because of the constantly shifting whims of politics, that future is continuously changing.
Inside Climate News
FEBRUARY 18, 2025
After the regions worst wildfires in decades, key state fire managers reevaluate a future climate defined by volatility. By Olivia Gieger The last time wildfire radically engulfed New England was in 1947. Deadly blazes ripped through Bar Harbor, Maine, and down the states coast. Fires raged for over a month, leaving thousands of people homeless and ravaging 220,000 acres.
National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC)
FEBRUARY 27, 2025
Photo credit: AgriSolar Clearinghouse The recent freeze to federal grants and loans has impacted countless federal programs and simultaneously left rural businesses and farmers in a lurch. Among the most impacted programs has been the Rural Energy for America Program (REAP). As a result, farmers and businesses alike may be on the hook for millions of dollars of energy efficiency and energy independence improvements they have already purchased or installed.
PA Environment Daily
FEBRUARY 14, 2025
The following notices were published in the February 15 PA Bulletin related to oil and gas industry facilities. Many of the notices offer the opportunity for public comments. -- The Governors Office published an updated agency-by-agency Regulatory Agenda in the February 15 PA Bulletin that lists regulations in development, an estimated schedule of consideration and opportunities for public comments.
Yale E360
FEBRUARY 21, 2025
A new study details how, as wealthy countries rewild farmland, they are driving the destruction of forests in countries that are richer in wildlife.
Circle of Blue
FEBRUARY 28, 2025
Biological collection specialists are divers who travel around the country relocating freshwater mussels and other vulnerable aquatic species before river restoration projects begin. In September of 2024, a team of 20 divers scoured 40,000 square meters of the Grand River in downtown Grand Rapids, Michigan. In just two weeks, the team found, identified, marked, tagged, and relocated every native freshwater mussel within their search area.
PBS Nature
FEBRUARY 28, 2025
Beyond its iconic height, the Redwood Forest is sacred to the Yurok Tribe and a scientific frontier for the study of vast biodiversity that exists nowhere else on Earth. This episode of Untold Earth explores the varied relationship between The Redwoods, their forest ecosystems, and the humans who live and work among them. Asking, at every turn, what makes these trees epically singular in nature?
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