Yale E360
FEBRUARY 3, 2021
Tens of thousands of large dams across the globe are reaching the end of their expected lifespans, leading to a dramatic rise in failures and collapses, a new UN study finds. These deteriorating structures pose a serious threat to hundreds of millions of people living downstream. Read more on E360 ?.
Energy and Climate Law
FEBRUARY 1, 2021
On 29 January 2021 Nigerian farmers succeeded with their claims against Royal Dutch Shell in two cases concerning oil spills in the Niger Delta from Shell`s pipelines in the villages Oruma and Goi. The conduct of Shell in Nigeria has been subject of debate for decades and the cases raise a number of interesting legal issues. Shell claimed that the leakage from both pipelines, which polluted the fields of the farmers, was caused by `sabotage´of the pipelines.
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NAEP Leadership Blog
FEBRUARY 24, 2021
I am not sure how many zoom meetings, webinars or casual conversations I have had over the past few weeks in which a question has been raised about what does the election mean for environmental professionals in 2021. For the past three years, NAEP has been keeping our professionals up to date with Advanced NEPA Workshops, 10 webinars a year, the NAEP annual conferences, Eblasts, quarterly editions of the Environmental Professionals Bulletin, NEPA/Cultural Resources/Biological Resources working g
Cleannovate
FEBRUARY 12, 2021
2020 was a year like no other. Besides the COVID-19 pandemic, the Black Lives Matter movement came to the forefront because of the death of George Floyd. George Floyd’s final words resonated with most of us… ‘I can’t breathe’… These were not only words but a plea to the rogue police officer kneeling on his neck. A plea for life.
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.
Environmental and Urban Economics
FEBRUARY 23, 2021
I am delighted to announce that my new book Unlocking the Potential of Post-Industrial Cities has just been published. For those who have an active Twitter account, you can request a free e-book by f illing out the form here. We want to encourage people to read the book and to discuss and debate the book's ideas. In a nutshell, our book discusses economic growth and quality of life in six post-industrial cities in the United States that includes Baltimore, Cleveland, Detroit, Philly, Pittsburgh
Environment, Law, and History
FEBRUARY 18, 2021
A recent issue of Nature Climate Change carried an article by Jonas Meckling & Bentley B. Allan, " The evolution of ideas in global climate policy". The abstract: From carbon pricing to green industrial policy, economic ideas have shaped climate policy. Drawing on a new dataset of policy reports, we show how economic ideas influenced climate policy advice by major international organizations, including the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development and the World Bank, from 1990 to
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Energy and Climate Law
FEBRUARY 17, 2021
A new article has been published open access in the Journal for European Environmental & Planning Law (Ruven Fleming and Romain Mauger `Green and Just? An update on the `European Green Deal´ (2021) Volume 18 Journal For European Environmental & Planning Law 164-180). The article is available for free here and the abstract is displayed in this blogpost.
NAEP Leadership Blog
FEBRUARY 24, 2021
NAEP has a podcast and I love it. Environmental Professionals Radio (EPR) is out now, wherever you get your podcasts (please subscribe!). Full disclosure, I am one of the hosts and therefore biased, but I honestly can’t help but smile when I click the Zoom link and start talking to my new friend and co-host, Laura Thorne. Chemistry is something that is impossible to fake and I worried when she pitched the idea to me that we’d struggle to figure that out.
Cleannovate
FEBRUARY 9, 2021
I once stumbled upon a sterling article by Dr Festus Mwangi highlighting the plight of children living with cancer. Though it was written in 2017, its message still resonates audibly with me. Not only did he highlight about the increase in instances of childhood cancers but also about the lack of awareness especially among the poorest of the poor. More often than not, parents assume symptoms and dismiss them for minor infections only for the discovery of a tumor to be made when it’s too la
Environmental Law Centre
FEBRUARY 4, 2021
Take a Stand, Make Decisions Better: Alberta Court of Appeal reboots standing test of the Alberta Environmental Appeals Board Normtek Radiation Services Ltd v Alberta Environmental Appeal Board, 2020. The post Take a Stand, Make Decisions Better appeared first on Environmental Law Centre.
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.
Science & Climate
FEBRUARY 24, 2021
Poor Swelter as Urban Areas of U.S. Southwest Get Hotter. Unequal Burden Also for Latino Communities. featured image by Getty. Acres of asphalt parking lots, unshaded roads, dense apartment complexes and neighborhoods with few parks have taken their toll on the poor. As climate change accelerates, low-income districts in the Southwestern United States are 4 to 7 degrees hotter in Fahrenheit — on average — than wealthy neighborhoods in the same metro regions, University of California, Davis, rese
Yale E360
FEBRUARY 15, 2021
Scientists have found that permafrost buried beneath the Arctic Ocean holds 60 billion tons of methane and 560 billion tons of organic carbon — making it a major source of greenhouse gases not currently included in climate projections that could have a significant impact on climate change in the longer-term. Read more on E360 ?.
Eco Coach
FEBRUARY 2, 2021
Recently, I was speaking with some individuals who wanted to support their organization in going green at work but found it hard to get buy-in from their colleagues. We brainstormed multiple ways that they could create change, how to position their project so that it could be best received, and addressed some of the mindset shifts required in order for them to succeed with their project.
The Energy Law Blog
FEBRUARY 19, 2021
Governor Edwards’ Climate Initiatives Task Force published the Louisiana Climate Initiatives Interim Report earlier this month, which outlines the process by which the Task Force plans to develop climate actions to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in Louisiana. In February 2020, Governor Edwards committed to forming a Climate Initiatives Task Force for the purpose of developing recommendations to address greenhouse gas emissions.
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.
Environment, Law, and History
FEBRUARY 9, 2021
I've been participating in a great online series on the historical intersections of economic and environmental thought , organized by Troy Vettese and Julia Nordblad. The organizers write: One would think that environmental history and economic history would be peas in a pod. After all, central questions in the history of economic thought concern environmental issues such as the early-modern enclosures and the importance of water-power and coal to the industrial revolution.
Stack Environment
FEBRUARY 15, 2021
You probably have some junk lying around your house. Maybe there is an appliance or piece of furniture you intend to fix or an old broken heirloom you think may still have some value. Maybe you have worthless items you just aren’t sure how to get rid of or potentially toxic substances that may need special handling for disposal. As frustrating as those pieces of junk may be to you in your own home, the sight of your neighbor’s growing collection of junk cars may be even more upsetting.
Science & Climate
FEBRUARY 24, 2021
Migratory Birds Track Climate Across the Year. featured image by Jonathan Eisen. As climate change takes hold across the Americas, some areas will get wetter, and others will get hotter and drier. A new study of the yellow warbler, a widespread migratory songbird, shows that individuals have the same climatic preferences across their migratory range.
Yale E360
FEBRUARY 18, 2021
More than a third of farmland in the U.S. Corn Belt — nearly 100 million acres — has completely lost its carbon-rich topsoil due to erosion, according to a new study published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. The loss of topsoil has reduced corn and soybean yields in the Midwest by 6 percent, resulting in a loss of nearly $3 billion a year for farmers, and increased runoff of sediment and nutrients into nearby waterways, worsening water quality.
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Environmental Law Centre
FEBRUARY 3, 2021
Alberta’s Agricultural Lands: A Policy Toolbox for Moving from Conversion to Conservation Now Available:Alberta’s Agricultural Lands A Policy Toolbox for Moving from Conversion to Conservation. The post Alberta’s Agricultural Lands: A Policy Toolbox for Moving from Conversion to Conservation appeared first on Environmental Law Centre.
The Energy Law Blog
FEBRUARY 4, 2021
On January 25, 2021, the United States Supreme Court dismissed, as “improvidently granted,” a writ of certiorari it had previously granted on a petition asking it to consider “[w]hether a provision in an arbitration agreement that exempts certain claims from arbitration negates an otherwise clear and unmistakable delegation of questions of arbitrability to an arbitrator.
Greenbuilding Law
FEBRUARY 21, 2021
The theft of catalytic converters to sell for the value of the rare earth metal components is a thing once again. A catalytic converter is a component part of the exhaust system of a fossil fuel motor vehicle that catalyzes, or accelerates the break down of vehicle emissions making them less harmful. The catalyst of a catalytic converter is usually Platinum (Pt), Palladium (Pd), and Rhodium (Rh).
Capaccio
FEBRUARY 28, 2021
Our EHS Strategy Infographic shows you how to move from a traditional, tactical and compliance-based approach to a strategic EHS focus. This shift can help you optimize your initiatives to build for the future, reduce operational costs, gain stakeholder buy-in, and plan for organizational growth. The post EHS Strategy Infographic – Applying a Strategic Approach to Your EHS Programs appeared first on Capaccio Environmental Engineering.
Environment, Law, and History
FEBRUARY 27, 2021
More on (transatlantic) commons scholarship : The editors of the International Journal of the Commons (Frank van Laerhoven, Michael Schoon, Sergio Villamayor-Tomas) just published an interesting quantitative review of commons scholarship over the last five decades, "Celebrating the 30th Anniversary of Ostrom’s Governing the Commons: Traditions and Trends in the Study of the Commons, Revisited" There are interesting statistics and tables on journals, citations, disciplines, and more.
Yale E360
FEBRUARY 5, 2021
Denmark has approved a plan to build an artificial island 50 miles offshore in the North Sea to act as a clean energy hub that produces and stores wind energy , several news outlets reported. The island, equal in size to 18 football fields, will be linked to Danish offshore wind turbines to supply power to 3 million households, as well as to generate green hydrogen for use in shipping, aviation, and industry.
HumanNature
FEBRUARY 23, 2021
Guest Post By Kristin Davis, 2020-2021 Sustainability Leadership Fellow and Ph.D. Student in the Department of Fish, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology and the Graduate Degree Program in Ecology Have you ever tried an Impossible or Beyond Burger? Both are recent attempts to create a “meat-like” but vegetarian alternative to beef hamburgers. And while there are many reasons people choose not to eat meat – from personal to ethical to medical and beyond – one I have heard a lot is that we as indivi
The Energy Law Blog
FEBRUARY 26, 2021
On February 3, 2021, the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeal affirmed a trial court’s ruling that granted a summary judgment motion finding plaintiffs failed to submit specific evidence of asbestos exposure necessary to create a genuine issue of material fact. Steib v. Lamorak Ins. Co., et al. , 20-0424 (La. App. 4 Cir. 2/3/21). In 2018, Charles Steib (“Mr.
JANZEN AG
FEBRUARY 23, 2021
The market is buzzing with carbon reduction platforms designed to pay farmers for following established carbon reduction protocols. Indigo Ag, ESMC, FBN, Bayer/Climate Corporation, Nori, and Nutrien are just some of the players in these new carbon reduction platforms for row crop and grain farmers. Livestock producers are also seeing changes in how they produce proteins driving by the buyers of these commodities.
Capaccio
FEBRUARY 22, 2021
On February 5, 2021, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued a proposed rule to update the agency’s Hazard Communication Standard (HCS) to align with the seventh revision of the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals (GHS). The HCS, which was established in 1983, initiated the standardization of the approach to workplace hazard communication.
Environment, Law, and History
FEBRUARY 23, 2021
We've written before ( here and here ) on Julian Juergensmeyer as an early scholar of environmental law in the United States. The Journal of Comparative Urban Law and Policy recently published a Festschrift in his honor, including an article by Becky Jacobs, "Professor Julian Conrad Juergensmeyer's 'Impact': Scholarly, Theoretical, and Practical". Jacobs notes the influence of Juergensmeyer's "The Common Lands Concept: A 'Commons' Solution to a Common Environmental Problem" (co-authored with Jam
Yale E360
FEBRUARY 18, 2021
In the renewed debate over drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, one troubling impact of oil development has been overlooked: Disrupting the annual caribou migration will have a profound effect on the soil and release even more greenhouse gas into the atmosphere. Read more on E360 ?.
Law Columbia
FEBRUARY 16, 2021
Achieving the Paris Agreement’s goal of limiting warming to “well below” 2°C above pre-industrial levels requires urgent and serious steps to reduce greenhouse gas. Shipping currently makes up nearly 3% of anthropogenic greenhouse gases (GHG) released worldwide, and those emissions are on track to increase. But the transnational nature of the industry makes it difficult for any state to address the issue alone, and little has been done at the international level to either force or incentivize sh
The Energy Law Blog
FEBRUARY 23, 2021
Technology Assisted Review (TAR), also known as predictive coding or computer-assisted review, has been defined as “[a] process for prioritizing or coding a collection of documents using a computerized system that harnesses human judgments of one or more subject matter expert(s) on a smaller set of documents and then extrapolates those judgments to the remaining document collection.
Water Research & Technology
FEBRUARY 10, 2021
We are glad to announce that Wenhai Chu (Tongji University) has joined the Environmental Science: Water Research & Technology team as an Associate Editor. Wenhai Chu is a Professor at College of Environmental Science and Engineering at Tongji University, China. His research focuses on water disinfection and disinfection by-products (DBPs). He has made achievements in identification, transformation and collaborative control of DBPs as well as other emerging contaminants.
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