Legal Planet
JANUARY 4, 2024
An Oregon federal judge has convinced herself that climate change is a constitutional issue. After what promises to be a lengthy trial, Judge Aiken plans to decide whether U.S. energy policy passes constitutional muster. While I have no doubts about her sincerity and good intentions, her opinion itself shows why her courtroom is not the right place for climate policy to be made.
Yale E360
JANUARY 4, 2024
Amid a wider social justice reckoning, some scientists are calling for scrapping species names that honor people considered objectionable, including dictators and enslavers, or use offensive words. Others question whether such a monumental effort is worthwhile or even possible.
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Real Climate
JANUARY 5, 2024
For the last few years ( since at least 2016 ), I’ve shared predictions for the next annual global mean surface air temperature (GMSAT) anomaly based on the long term trend and the state of ENSO at the start of the year. Generally speaking, this has been quite skillful compared to persistence or just the long term trend alone – the eventual anomaly was consistently within the predicted bounds.
Union of Concerned Scientists
JANUARY 3, 2024
The outcomes of the latest international climate negotiations at COP28 in Dubai in December, while taking some important steps forward, fell far short of what is needed to avert climate catastrophe. Despite formally recognizing for the first time that a transition from fossil fuel use is necessary, nations failed to agree to the fast, fair, and funded phase-out that scientists are calling for.
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.
Legal Planet
JANUARY 3, 2024
With California’s 2035 zero-emissions vehicle transition target now just over a decade away, state and local leaders face an urgent need to ensure that sufficient electric vehicle charging infrastructure is available to meet the needs of all drivers. Electrified vehicles constituted nearly a quarter of all new sales in 2023, but publicly accessible chargers still far fall short of the millions needed by 2030 and 2035.
Yale E360
JANUARY 3, 2024
The U.K. is drawing less power from natural gas and coal than it has at any point in the last 66 years.
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New Scientist
JANUARY 3, 2024
People with severe covid-19 infections are more than 4 times as likely to later be diagnosed with schizophrenia than people who have not been infected, though the risk of developing the condition is relatively low
Inside Climate News
DECEMBER 31, 2023
Scores of California farmworkers are dying in the heat in regions with chronically bad air, even in a state with one of the toughest heat standards in the nation. By Liza Gross, Peter Aldhous For most of July 2019, stifling heat hung over the agricultural fields of California’s Central Valley, as farmworkers like William Salas Jiminez labored under the sun’s searing rays.
Yale E360
JANUARY 2, 2024
Pipeline deliveries of Russian natural gas to Europe were down 55.6 percent, year on year, in 2023.
Scientific American
JANUARY 5, 2024
The Navajo Nation has called for a delay in launching the commercial lander Peregrine, which is set to carry human remains on a private mission to the moon
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.
New Scientist
JANUARY 2, 2024
An area of the seabed north of Australia has been mapped in detail for the first time, revealing that large numbers of people could have lived there until it was inundated by rising seas
PA Environment Daily
JANUARY 2, 2024
On December 28, 2023, DEP posted an inspection report for the Mohr A and B shale gas well pads in Cumberland Township, Greene County operated by Greylock Production LLC-- formerly Energy Corporation of America-- saying-- “This administrative inspection is being conducted of the Mohr A and B locations well sites to document violations related to impacts to a private water supply.
Yale E360
JANUARY 5, 2024
A sprawling analysis of ocean traffic reveals that 75 percent of industrial fishing vessels are not publicly tracked, with the bulk of untracked fishing taking place in Southeast Asia.
Scientific American
JANUARY 5, 2024
The overuse of dangerous pesticides in Brazil threatens public health and serves as a warning to the rest of the world about the dangers of science denial
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.
New Scientist
JANUARY 4, 2024
Researchers have created a functional semiconductor from graphene for the first time, creating the possibility of computer chips with greater performance and efficiency
Real Climate
JANUARY 1, 2024
New year, new open thread on climate topics. Note that summaries and updates to include 2023 data will be posted on the surface temperature graphics page and model-observations comparison page over the next couple of weeks as the data becomes available. The post Unforced variations: Jan 2024 first appeared on RealClimate.
Inside Climate News
DECEMBER 30, 2023
CO2 released by burning biogas from cow manure is counted as an emission reduction, rather than a climate pollutant, and multiple state programs are taking credit for the cuts that some see as phantoms. By Phil McKenna A California state grant program designed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions results in the direct release of approximately 225,000 to 300,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide into the air each year, according to an Inside Climate News analysis of state data.
Scientific American
JANUARY 3, 2024
Several new studies reveal that getting multiple COVID vaccine doses provides strong protection against lingering symptoms
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New Scientist
JANUARY 3, 2024
Fossilised bacteria from Australia contain the earliest evidence of photosynthetic structures called thylakoids, which may have driven the accumulation of oxygen in Earth's atmosphere
PA Environment Daily
JANUARY 5, 2024
The following DEP notices were published in the January 6 PA Bulletin related to oil and gas industry facilities. Many of the notices offer the opportunity for public comments. -- The Department of Environmental Protection published notice in the January 6 PA Bulletin announcing it has disapproved an Act 2 Land Recycling Risk Assessment December 21 on remediation of soil and groundwater contamination at the American Refining Group, Inc.
Inside Climate News
JANUARY 4, 2024
Tom Van Lent is accused of stealing “trade secrets” from his former employer, the well-connected Everglades Foundation By Amy Green ORLANDO, Fla.—A renowned Everglades scientist whose work has helped steer one of the most ambitious attempts at ecological restoration in human history has been sentenced by a state judge to spend 10 days in jail in a bitter legal dispute with his former employer.
Scientific American
JANUARY 4, 2024
Tracing the history of the earliest animals offers clues to whether the birth of the neuron was a one-time event
New Scientist
JANUARY 3, 2024
An AI analysis of satellite images reveals fishing, shipping and offshore development activities worldwide by monitoring boats that don't publicly broadcast their location
PA Environment Daily
JANUARY 5, 2024
The Department of Environmental Protection published notice in the January 6 PA Bulletin announcing it has disapproved an Act 2 Land Recycling Risk Assessment December 21 on remediation of soil and groundwater contamination at the American Refining Group, Inc. Refinery in the City of Bradford, McKean County. ( PA Bulletin, page 54 ) DEP said the report did not demonstrate attainment of the Site-Specific Act 2 Land Recycling Standard, one of three cleanup standards in the Land Recycling Program.
Ocean Conservancy
JANUARY 5, 2024
Under the wet sand along beautiful shorelines, just beneath our feet during beach strolls, there lies an entire ecosystem. The mole crab (also known as a sand crab or sand flea) is a small but mighty sea creature that lives just below the surface of the sand. When thinking of a sand flea, the first thought that comes to mind is probably not pleasant.
Scientific American
JANUARY 4, 2024
You have a “better chance of becoming Spider-Man” than being harmed by DNA from COVID vaccines
New Scientist
JANUARY 2, 2024
Taking a vaginal probiotic, either on its own or with an oral probiotic, for four months reduced the incidence of urinary tract infections in women with a history of recurring UTIs
PA Environment Daily
JANUARY 5, 2024
On January 5, the Department of Environmental Protection announced over $12 million in Growing Greener Plus Grants to support local watershed restoration projects, reclaim abandoned mines, reduce flooding, nutrient and sediment pollution. Funding for the projects comes from-- -- State Environmental Stewardship Fund for Growing Greener Plus Grants; -- Penalties paid to the Office of Attorney General from Mariner East Pipeline operator Energy Transfer Marketing & Terminals, L.P. for environmen
A Greener Life
DECEMBER 31, 2023
By Anders Lorenzen 2023 was the warmest year ever recorded, COP28 showed us how far away we still are from where we need to be as to what climate science demands to avoid the worst impacts of climate change. So it is no wonder if one is heading into 2024 feeling a bit downbeat. With that in mind and our calendar in some parts of the world have just rung 2024, what would need to happen in the coming year for it to be a year we could not only say that has been a climate-positive year, but we are a
Scientific American
JANUARY 3, 2024
A new thermal transistor can control heat as precisely as an electrical transistor can control electricity
New Scientist
JANUARY 4, 2024
In the largest survey yet of AI researchers, a majority say there is a non-trivial risk of human extinction due to the possible development of superhuman AI
PA Environment Daily
JANUARY 5, 2024
The January 5 Take Five Fridays With Pam is now available from the PA Parks and Forests Foundation featuring articles on-- -- In Memoriam: Bruce Heggenstaller, Former Chair Of PPFF Board -- 2024 Is A Leap Year, Are You Ready To #Leapin ? -- Virtual Book Club: Knowing Nature In Northern Appalachia, Ben Moyer -- Help Wanted: PPFF Looking To Fill 3 Part-Time AmeriCorps Positions Click Here to read the entire Take Five.
A Greener Life
JANUARY 3, 2024
By Priyanka Thirumuthy The combination of heat and humidity during the recent ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup in India took a toll on its athletes. What is the future of cricket in a warming world? The cricket world watched in awe on 7 November as Australia’s Glenn Maxwell made history. While playing Afghanistan during the International Cricket Council (ICC) Men’s Cricket World Cup, the batsman became the first Australian man to achieve a double century in a one-day international match.
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