New Scientist
JULY 4, 2023
The average global air temperature recorded 2 metres above Earth’s surface was 17.18°C (62.92°F) on 4 July, the highest that has ever been recorded. The previous record was set the day before.
Legal Planet
JULY 3, 2023
What is the “pursuit of happiness,” which the Declaration of Independence says is an inalienable right? It sounds like this is about freedom from governmental restrictions on your activities. So, in modern terms, it seemed to mean that the government can’t stop you from “doing your own thing.” But that can’t be right. The Declaration says we have an inalienable right to “life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
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Real Climate
JULY 8, 2023
You can tell how worried the climate deniers are by how many fields of science they have to trash to try and have people not see what’s happening. it will not have escaped most people’s notice that global temperatures are heading into uncharted territory. The proximate cause of this week’s headlines is the Climate Reanalyzer website at the U. Maine which provides a nice front end to the NOAA NCEP CFS forecast system and reanalysis and shows absolute daily temperatures in early July clearly excee
Union of Concerned Scientists
JULY 7, 2023
Ukraine has accused Russia of planning to carry out a sabotage attack at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant that it has controlled since it seized it by force in March 2022. Although it reports this morning that this current threat is decreasing, the situation is fluid and the plant remains vulnerable to both accidents and attacks. While this ongoing crisis should not lead to panic, there is no cause for complacency either.
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.
Yale E360
JULY 4, 2023
Flowers pollinated by native bees produce fitter offspring than flowers pollinated by honey bees, according to a new study carried out in San Diego, California.
Scientific American
JULY 7, 2023
A new supercomputer is helping climate scientists determine whether injecting human-made, sun-blocking aerosols into the stratosphere would also alter thunderstorms and rainfall
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Environmental Progress
JULY 3, 2023
Transport trucks transfer raw coal in pits as deep as 200 meters at the East Junggar Basin on July 4, 2018 in Changji Hui Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous of China. The East Junggar Basin as one of the largest coalfield in Xinjiang has predicted coal reserves of 390 billion tons. (Photo by Liu Xin/China News Service/Visual China Group via Getty Images) By C.
Real Climate
JULY 24, 2023
For various reasons I’m motivated to provide an update on my current thinking regarding the slowdown and tipping point of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC). I attended a two-day AMOC session at the IUGG Conference the week before last, there’s been interesting new papers, and in the light of that I have been changing my views somewhat.
Union of Concerned Scientists
JULY 17, 2023
An interview with María Antonieta Jáquez Huacuja from the Secretariat for Foreign Affairs of Mexico and Martha Mariana Mendoza Basulto from the Agency for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America and the Caribbean (OPANAL). The United States maintains a nuclear weapons arsenal under the assumption this upholds national security. However, the United States, like many other countries with nuclear weapons, routinely chooses to prioritize nukes over human health and community wellbeing ev
Yale E360
JULY 24, 2023
The Menominee tribe of Wisconsin has sustainably harvested its woods for nearly 170 years, providing a model for foresters worldwide. Amid climate change and other threats to the forest, the tribe continues to follow a traditional code: Let the healthy trees keep growing.
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.
NRDC
JULY 7, 2023
A thorough and equitable plan to solve the flooding and sewage problems in Centreville must be developed to fund the necessary infrastructure repairs.
Inside Climate News
JULY 6, 2023
New research reveals what one scientist called a “very stark image of climate change” as methane leaks from springs exposed by the glaciers’ retreat. By Lydia Larsen The remote arctic islands of Svalbard, Norway, the northernmost settlement in the world, have been called a canary in the coal mine of climate change, warming more than two times faster than other areas of the arctic and five to seven times faster than the rest of the planet.
Scientific American
JULY 2, 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.
Enviromental Defense
JULY 4, 2023
The federal government recently released its proposed Sustainable Jobs Act , following up on its promise to pass just transition legislation. This means that the government has finally recognized its role in helping workers and communities impacted by the energy transition. There will be more energy jobs in the clean economy than in today’s fossil-fueled economy.
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
JULY 19, 2023
The unprecedented spate of climate-driven catastrophes unfolding around the world right now is just terrifying. Extreme heat. Record-breaking floods. Cataclysmic wildfires. It’s understandable to sometimes feel overwhelmed and unsure what to do. Take a beat if you need to, but please don’t tune out or feel helpless! Because what we choose to do next will make all the difference in how the future unfolds, especially in the lifetimes of our children and grandchildren.
Yale E360
JULY 18, 2023
With its zinc roofs and minimal tree cover, Paris was not built to handle the new era of extreme heat. Now, like other cities worldwide, it is looking at ways to adapt to rising temperatures — planting rooftop terraces, rethinking its pavements, and greening its boulevards.
New Scientist
JULY 11, 2023
Magpies and crows have been seen making nests using spikes placed on buildings to deter birds from nesting
PA Environment Daily
JULY 7, 2023
On July 7, following a meeting of the Commonwealth Drought Task Force this week, the Department of Environmental Protection announced it will maintain a statewide drought watch. While not required, residents and non-farm businesses are encouraged to voluntarily conserve water by reducing their nonessential water use. At this time, 18 public water suppliers are asking for voluntary water conservation in their communities.
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NRDC
JULY 5, 2023
No fossil fuels, no problem? Texas investments in wind and solar pay off, generating record-breaking renewable power to meet all-time high electricity demand during nearly 10-day heat dome—despite fossil fuel plant failures.
Frontiers
JULY 4, 2023
By Mischa Dijkstra, Frontiers science writer An unflanged migrant orangutan male (on the left side) and an adolescent local orangutan female (on the right side) are peering at each other. Orangutan species: Pongo abelii. Image credit: Caroline Schuppli, SUAQ Project, [link] Researchers analyzed 30 years of observations on a total of 152 male migrant orangutans on Sumatra and Borneo and showed evidence that migrants learn about unfamiliar foods in their new home range by ‘peering’ at experienced
Environmental News Bits
JULY 10, 2023
Suzanne OConnell, Wesleyan University Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to curiouskidsus@theconversation.com. Is there life in the sea that hasn’t been discovered? – Haven W., age 12, McKinney, Texas Imagine going to a place on Earth where no … Continue reading Is there life in the sea that hasn’t been discovered?
Yale E360
JULY 11, 2023
Armed with new technology, botanists are proposing what was once thought impossible: reviving long-lost plant species by using seeds from dried specimens in collections. The challenges remain daunting, but researchers are now searching for the best de-extinction candidates.
Inside Climate News
JULY 9, 2023
A logger, forester and former mayor joined forces to help Butte Falls manage its forests to protect the town and build an economy supported by tourism rather than logging. By Grant Stringer This story is produced in partnership with Columbia Insight, an environmental news outlet covering the Columbia River Basin.
PA Environment Daily
JULY 10, 2023
The third annual Penn State Solar Law Symposium will be held virtually on August 23, from noon to 4:30 p.m., for attorneys and energy professionals. The event, co-sponsored by Penn State Extension, Penn State’s Center for Energy Law and Policy , and the Penn State Center for Agricultural and Shale Law , is designed for those with beginning and intermediate levels of solar law knowledge.
NRDC
JULY 5, 2023
Celebrated whale researcher, bio-acoustician, and conservation activist combined love of science, music, and the oceans in life-long battle to save the planet.
Scientific American
JULY 1, 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.
Environmental News Bits
JULY 10, 2023
Download the report. Pennsylvania is one of America’s largest sources of greenhouse gases, including carbon dioxide, most of which comes from the burning of fossil fuels and methane. Just 12 industrial facilities, power plants, mines and other large polluters — Pennsylvania’s “Dirty Dozen” — account for nearly one-fifth of the commonwealth’s total climate pollution.
Yale E360
JULY 26, 2023
Heather McTeer Toney is helping grassroots efforts to block the expansion of U.S. petrochemical facilities, most often in communities of color. They may not call themselves environmentalists, she says, but these communities are on the front lines of the global climate fight.
New Scientist
JULY 7, 2023
The record for the hottest average global air temperature was broken three times this week, making the past seven days the hottest since instrumental records began in the 1850s
Inside Climate News
JULY 31, 2023
Producers of climate misinformation are targeting kids and families, delivering an updated message that acknowledges global warming, but minimizes the influence of human emissions. By Keerti Gopal Beverly Grimmett thought the kids magazines she saw stacked on a coworker’s desk this spring were perfectly innocent, until she picked one up.
NRDC
JULY 27, 2023
A new survey commissioned by Smart Growth America, America Walks, and the Natural Resources Defense Council shows American voters have caught on faster than politicians to the reality that wider roads cause more congestion. Two thirds of survey respondents strongly or.
Scientific American
JULY 3, 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.
Environmental News Bits
JULY 31, 2023
by Hiba Baroud, Vanderbilt University Heavy rainfall in the Northeast on June 9-11, 2023, generated widespread flooding, particularly in New York’s Hudson Valley and in Vermont. One major concern was the Wrightsville Dam, built in 1935 on the Winooski River north of Vermont’s capital city, Montpelier.
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