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How the Supreme Court’s Chevron Decision Benefits Big Oil and Gas

Union of Concerned Scientists

Last Friday, the Supreme Court overruled the 40-year-old Chevron doctrine , fundamentally changing the landscape of federal regulatory power. This decision , reached with a 6-3 majority led by Chief Justice John Roberts, marks a significant shift in administrative law and has profound implications for environmental regulations and climate accountability.

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Judicial Review After Loper Bright

Legal Planet

The Supreme Court’s overruling of Chevron set off a fiery debate. That’s an important debate to have. The Court isn’t going to change its mind any time soon. Lawyers need to deal with the new reality, which means they need to understand the new test that replaced Chevron. As I see it, there are two steps to statutory interpretation under Loper Bright: Step 0.

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WHEN THE LAKE OVERTURNS – RESETTING A NATION

Cleannovate

In 1986, a tragedy took place in the Cameroonian village of Nyos. The village was located close to a lake by the same name, Nyos. Now, Lake Nyos was on the surface, an ordinary looking lake surrounded by mountains in the scenic Cameroonian countryside.

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Flower farm could supply nickel for electric vehicle batteries

New Scientist

A start-up in Albania co-founded by a mining industry mogul is farming plants to harvest carbon-neutral nickel from the soil while simultaneously removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere

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How to Drive Cost Savings, Efficiency Gains, and Sustainability Wins with MES

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.

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Fossil Fuels Must Go: Re-inventing US Transportation

Union of Concerned Scientists

We have over 284 million gasoline- and diesel-burning cars, trucks and buses on our roads. Together with other modes of transportation, our vehicles emit the most heat-trapping gases in the US economy: 28 percent, followed closely by the electricity sector. Carbon dioxide and methane (a short-lived but extremely powerful global warming gas) are emitted during the extraction, processing, storage, transportation and combustion of gasoline, diesel and other petroleum fuels used by our vehicles.

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California can help meet its climate goals by removing SERP’s sunset date

Legal Planet

Many regulatory clearances like permits aim to guard against projects that pose harm to the environment. However, permitting can also undercut environmental restoration efforts. While restoration is designed to remedy environmental harms and improve resilience to climate change, permitting can substantially increase project costs and slow or altogether impede environmentally beneficial projects.

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Google's claim of quantum supremacy has been completely smashed

New Scientist

Google's Sycamore quantum computer was the first to demonstrate quantum supremacy – solving calculations that would be unfeasible on a classical computer – but now ordinary machines have pulled ahead again

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Federal Funding for New Subway Trains Urgently Needed: Public Transit Groups

Enviromental Defense

ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENCE, TTCRIDERS Toronto | Traditional territories of the Mississaugas of the Credit, the Anishinaabeg, the Haudenosaunee, and the Wendat – TTCriders, a membership-based transit advocacy organization, and Environmental Defence, released the following statement in response to Premier Doug Ford and Unifor National President Lana Payne’s statement urging federal funding for TTC subway trains: “Transit users in Toronto need a reliable TTC to get them to school and work on time.

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50 Fish, 50 States: Rise of the Redeye

Cool Green Science

As part of his 50 Fish, 50 States series, Matt Miller visits Alabama in search of Coosa bass. The post 50 Fish, 50 States: Rise of the Redeye appeared first on Cool Green Science.

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Not Everyone Has an Inner Voice Streaming Through Their Head

Scientific American

The extent to which people experience “inner speech” varies greatly, and the differences matter for performing certain cognitive tasks

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The Key to Sustainable Energy Optimization: A Data-Driven Approach for Manufacturing

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

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Ancient artefacts suggest Australian ritual endured for 12,000 years

New Scientist

Wooden sticks found in an Australian cave appear to match the accounts of a 19th-century anthropologist, suggesting the GurnaiKurnai people practised the same ritual at the end of the last glacial period

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When Will Grocery Stores Finally Clean up Their Act When It Comes to Plastics?

Enviromental Defense

Throwaway grocery checkout bags are mostly a thing of the past. That’s thanks to a federal ban that has succeeded in getting rid of what was once a common form of litter and a risk to wildlife and the environment. This ban on checkout bags and a handful of other single-use plastic items was an important first step. But it feels like the ban hasn’t made a big enough dent in all the throwaway plastics we bring home from the grocery store.

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In Chile’s Southern Tip, a Bet on Hydrogen Worries Conservationists

Inside Climate News

The growth of green hydrogen in the Magallanes brings heated debate about wind farms, a bird sanctuary and the region’s ecosystems. By Alexa Robles-Gil The birds are like clouds in Bahía Lomas. Far off in the southern tip of South America, in the province of Tierra del Fuego, migration takes its highest form in this bay in the eastern mouth in the Straits of Magellan.

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A Combination COVID and Flu Vaccine Is Coming Soon

Scientific American

The first large trial of a COVID and flu vaccine combo suggests it boosts immune protection even more than single-target shots

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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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Mind-reading AI recreates what you're looking at with amazing accuracy

New Scientist

Giving AI systems the ability to focus on particular brain regions can make them much better at reconstructing images of what a monkey is looking at from brain recordings

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California Calls on Congress to Fix Common Food Waste Problem

NRDC

The California legislature has passed a resolution calling on the federal government to pass legislation to address confusion over food date labels.

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The Minnesota Dam That Partially Failed Is One of Nearly 200 Across the Upper Midwest in Similarly ‘Poor’ Condition

Inside Climate News

Especially in the Midwest, climate change presents a growing threat to the nation’s nearly 92,000 dams, many more than 100 years old, as heavy rainfall, flooding and other forms of extreme weather become more common and severe. By Kristoffer Tigue ST. PAUL, Minn.—Minnesota’s century-old Rapidan Dam captured the national spotlight last week when its partial failure destroyed a home and prompted county officials to demolish an adjacent store.

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Should Heat Waves Be Named like Hurricanes?

Scientific American

California is launching a heat wave ranking system, but it’s unclear how well such efforts actually inform people about heat risks

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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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50,000-year-old picture of a pig is the oldest known narrative art

New Scientist

A new radiometric dating technique reveals that cave paintings on Sulawesi, Indonesia, are even older than previously thought, pushing back the earliest evidence of storytelling

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Supreme Court Overturns Long-Standing “Chevron” Doctrine

National Law Center

On June 28, 2024, the United States Supreme Court issued its highly anticipated decision in Loper Bright Enters. v. Raimondo, No. The post Supreme Court Overturns Long-Standing “Chevron” Doctrine appeared first on National Agricultural Law Center.

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Widespread Flooding in Upper Midwest Decimates Farm Towns

Inside Climate News

Rain came when farmers needed it most, but it came at a catastrophic rate, destroying crops and shaking communities. By Nina Elkadi Bob Hilt was in the fourth grade when his family’s farm, perched along the Big Sioux River in southeastern South Dakota, flooded in 1969.

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New Supreme Court Decisions Jeopardize Efforts to Curb Pollution and Climate Change

Scientific American

Four recent Supreme Court decisions will together make it much harder for the federal government to take action on climate change

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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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Canned water made from air and sunlight to hit US stores in September

New Scientist

US company Source, which makes solar panels that produce drinking water from moisture in the air, plans to launch a canned water brand called Sky Wtr later this year

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Allegheny County Conservation District Celebrates Completion Of Rain Gardens To Manage Stormwater, Enhance Biodiversity In Findlay Township

PA Environment Daily

The Allegheny County Conservation District , Findlay Township and Montour Run Watershed Association celebrated the completion of the Findlay Township Activity Center Rain Gardens at a ribbon-cutting ceremony on June 25, 2024. This project represents a step forward in managing stormwater, enhancing biodiversity and promoting environmental stewardship.

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In North Carolina, Eastern Hellbenders Are a Species of Concern, Threatened by the Vagaries of Climate Change

Inside Climate News

Snorkeling scientists search for the elusive giant salamanders so they might live another day elsewhere on the Watauga River before an old dam is removed. Story and photos by Lisa Sorg WATAUGA COUNTY, N.C.—Ben Dalton broke the glassy surface of the Watauga River, spit out his mouthpiece and gasped for breath. All morning, Dalton, a state wildlife biologist, and two other snorkelers had been scouring the river bed, trying to rescue as many eastern hellbenders as they could.

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Quack Cancer Diets Endanger People. Stick to Science-Backed Medicine

Scientific American

False cures and dangerous misinformation, from the misguided to the exploitative, surround cancer patients, with the capacity to do serious harm

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Is the universe a game?

New Scientist

Generations of scientists have compared the universe to a giant, complex game, raising questions about who is doing the playing – and what it would mean to win

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DEP: Shell Petrochemical Plant Title V Air Quality Permit Application Complete, Now Posted On DEP's Website; Comment Period Opening Soon

PA Environment Daily

The Department of Environmental Protection posted a note on its Shell Petrochemical Plant webpage that on July 2 DEP determined the Title V Air Quality Permit Application submitted by Shell is administratively complete and the application was posted on DEP's website. DEP will now publish a notice in the Pennsylvania Bulletin announcing it has received the permit application which will begin an initial 30 day public comment period and DEP’s review of the application.

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Unforced variations: July 2024

Real Climate

This month’s open thread on climate science topics. The post Unforced variations: July 2024 first appeared on RealClimate.

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Why Hurricane Beryl Underwent Unprecedented Rapid Intensification

Scientific American

Hurricane Beryl exploded in strength from a tropical depression to a Category 4 major hurricane unusually early in its development in part because of exceptionally warm ocean waters

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Solar boom has replaced farmland that could feed millions of people

New Scientist

More than 1300 square kilometres of cropland worldwide was covered by solar panels in 2018, an area that could be producing 4 quadrillion calories per year

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Gifford Pinchot’s Grey Towers Hosts Festival Of Wood & National Public Lands Day Sept. 28; Many Other Upcoming Events In Pike County

PA Environment Daily

Gifford Pinchot’s Grey Towers National Historic Site in Milford, Pike County will host its annual Festival of Wood celebration combined with National Public Lands Day on September 28 from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. There will be a children’s education/activities tent, crafter’s displaying how they make their wood arts, forestry equipment, and much more.