New Scientist

MARCH 24, 2025

Floating platforms of wood could draw up seawater and help it to freeze, seeding the formation of new sea ice

Inside Climate News

MARCH 27, 2025

Researchers comparing satellite measurements of the planets water with the wobble in its rotation identified a steady loss of global soil moisture. By Bob Berwyn Earth has lost enough soil moisture in the last 40 years to change the planets spin and shift the location of the North Pole, according to a new study published today in Science that tracks how human activities have disrupted the global water cycle.

Ocean

Legal Planet

MARCH 27, 2025

Back in 2012, CLEE and the Emmett Institute released a report called Electric Drive by 25, with the relatively bold subtitle How California Can Catalyze Mass Adoption of Electric Vehicles by 2025. The report cited 2011-12 EV sales as reason for optimism on achieving mass adoption by 2025: Early results from the introduction of new electric vehicles to the U.S. market have been promising, with sales of both Nissan LEAFs and Chevy Volts outselling the popular hybrid Toyota Prius in its first yea

2012

Vermont Law

MARCH 25, 2025

Coming Back to Earth with Agroecology: Regenerating Our Soils and Our Communities Out of Agrochemical-Heavy Conventional Farming By Ilinca Johnson Agriculture could become one of the greatest mitigation forces of climate change, as well as remedy and prevent environmental justice issues in the American food system. Currently, the ability of the food system to meet food security needs is threatened by soil erosion, which is created by climate change, and conventional farming practices.

Waste

Speaker: Jason Chester, Director, Product Management

In today’s manufacturing landscape, staying competitive means moving beyond reactive quality checks and toward real-time, data-driven process control. But what does true manufacturing process optimization look like—and why is it more urgent now than ever? Join Jason Chester in this new, thought-provoking session on how modern manufacturers are rethinking quality operations from the ground up.

2025

Law Columbia

MARCH 25, 2025

Malaysia is at high risk from the effects of climate change. Flooding has become an almost-yearly natural disaster, with the frequency and severity of flood events increasing in recent decades. Research suggests that for every 1C rise in temperature, rice yields decline between 4.6 and 6.1%, with net revenue falling by MYR 442.42 (~USD 99.52) per ha.

Climate Change

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 27, 2025

On March 27, Natural Lands and the Borough of Chester Heights, Delaware County, announced the Borough purchased 40.2 acres of open space on Valleybrook and Smithbridge Roads. Natural Lands, a nonprofit land conservation organization, has worked for the past several years to negotiate the project and secure grant funding. The property is comprised of rolling meadows and woodlands with a tributary to Chester Creek.

Conservation

Vermont Law

MARCH 25, 2025

Climate Change and World Conflict: A Crucial Juncture By Ian Lopez As the world approaches a critical juncture on climate and energy policies in the face of accelerating global warming, policymakers face difficult choices. Yet, over the past five years, global conflict continues to produce new and pressing concerns for policymakers. Rather than considering these developments separately, they should be understood as intertwined; while not directly correlated, they greatly influence one another.

Climate Change

Legal Planet

MARCH 25, 2025

Ive written about debates over permitting reform and other versions of regulatory streamlining to support the development of infrastructure that we need to address climate change. Another view, well articulated by Nicholas Bagley at University of Michigan , is that the problem is more fundamental: Excessive focus on governmental procedures and process, reinforced by searching judicial review, has paralyzed government and therefore undermined achieving a range of goals including more housing, mor

Government

Law Columbia

MARCH 27, 2025

Last week, building electrification secured an important victory in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. In Association of Contracting Plumbers of The City of New York, Inc. et al v. City of New York , plumbing and building trade groups challenged New York Citys Local Law 154 of 2021 , a piece of legislation that prohibits fossil fuel combustion in most new buildings.

Law

Union of Concerned Scientists

MARCH 24, 2025

Neither Lee Zeldin, nor Elon Musk, nor President Trump could possibly look Brian Kelly in the eye to tell him to his face that he is lazy. They cannot tell Kayla Butler she is crooked. They dare not accuse Luis Antonio Flores or Colin Kramer of lollygagging on the golf course. If Zeldin, Musk, or Trump knew a scintilla about them, they would dare not froth at the mouth with their toxic stereotypes about federal civil servants.

Regulations

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

2024

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 25, 2025

The Department of Environmental Protection is offering free industrial energy audits to the first 20 facilities that apply to the PA Industrial Energy Assessment Program. Other applicants can qualify for 80% off the costs of a detailed audit. The PA Industrial Energy Assessment Program provides ASHRAE Level 2 energy audits to small- to medium-sized Pennsylvanian manufacturers and agricultural-related businesses at a minimal cost.

Environmental Protection

Inside Climate News

MARCH 25, 2025

Modeling by the Natural Resources Defense Council found that at least 60 percent of individual wetlands are left unprotected after the Supreme Court ruling. By Lauren Dalban Wetlands and ephemeral streams provide a wide variety of benefits to people and wildlife, from flood protection for local communities, to preventing pollutants from entering the water supply, to breeding grounds for endangered bird species.

Carbon Dioxide

Legal Planet

MARCH 28, 2025

This is the second in a series of posts on the reasons we might have environmental review. The first post is here. Why might we have an environmental review statute such as NEPA when we already have a range of other environmental protection statutes such as the Clean Air Act, the Clean Water Act, and more? What does NEPA do that these other statutes are not already doing?

Clean Water Act

Yale E360

MARCH 26, 2025

Close / ← → Search Search Yale Environment 360 Published at the Yale School of the Environment Explore Search About E360 E360 Digest March 26, 2025 Renewables Made Up More Than 90 Percent of New Power Installed Globally Last Year Pixabay Renewables accounted for 92 percent of new power capacity worldwide last year, a new report shows. Countries added a record amount of renewable power in 2024, according to an analysis from the International Renewable Energy Agency.

Renewable Energy

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.

Clean Energy

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 25, 2025

The March 24 webinar hosted by Physicians For Social Responsibility PA and the Climate Action Campaign discussing the impact of climate change on women's health, especially in Pennsylvania, is now available on demand. Speakers discussed the dangers of extreme heat on women and children, the dangers of dismantling the EPA, and the compounding impacts of climate change on women, the elderly, and Black and Brown communities.

Climate Change

Inside Climate News

MARCH 25, 2025

The Trump administrations efforts to block environmental-justice funding threaten hard-won progress in polluted places. Here's what residents in Chicagos Little Village have accomplished over decades.

Air Pollution

Union of Concerned Scientists

MARCH 24, 2025

While the Trump administration is loudly, illegally, calamitously lobbing a series of explosive attacks at the very foundations of the federal government, it is simultaneously readying a staggering demolition of the rules and regulations by which our society abides. While currently flying under the radar, this effort threatens a similarly cataclysmic impact on health, safety, well-being, and basic rule of law.

Regulations

Law Columbia

MARCH 26, 2025

Photo by Oliver Ulerich on Unsplash On his first day in office President Trump axed the Biden-era federal Buy Clean program. Buy Clean was designed to leverage the federal governments buying power to help grow the low carbon building materials industry. Killing it will have consequencesbuildings are responsible for a major share of global carbon dioxide emissions, and around half of those emissions come from producing and transporting the materials that go into thembut it does not spell the end

Carbon Dioxide

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.

2022

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 25, 2025

Local officials and residents joined Burkholders Country Markets owner Russ Burkholder and the nonprofit environmental group PennEnvironment for an informative tour of the markets innovative solar project. The tour was held to educate Spring Mill residents about the benefits of solar energy and how they can go solar if interested. Theres never been a better time for businesses to use the power of the sun to electrify their businesses, said Madeleine Hepting, organizer for PennEnvironment.

Clean Energy

PBS Nature

MARCH 27, 2025

The Greater Bamboo lemur is on the brink of extinction. While their population has risen from just 100 to 1,000, bamboo farming and habitat loss continue to threaten their future. But Maholy Ravaloharimanitra is changing the game. Growing up in Madagascar without books or access to education, shes now on a powerful mission to protect these incredible lemurs.

Conservation

Union of Concerned Scientists

MARCH 26, 2025

When I lived in College Station, Texas, I kept dreaming about a Gulf Coast beach weekend escape from inland Texas. Even though this was early in the pandemic and the need for outdoor escapes was high, ultimately, I never made the trip. Honestly, I was kind of nervous about water quality. Whats the point of a beach adventure if you cant even go into the ocean?

Clean Water Act

A Greener Life

MARCH 27, 2025

The electric car production facility at the Renault factory in Douai, France. Photo credit: Guillaume Cortade / EC Audiovisual Service. By Anders Lorenzen In a further setback for the green transition, the European Union (EU), one of the most ambitious climate action players, has caved into pressure from the car industry. This month, the European Commission (EC) proposed extending the emission targets for carmakers for cars and vans from one to three years.

2027

Speaker: Andrew Skoog, Founder of MachinistX & President of Hexis Representatives

Manufacturing is evolving, and the right technology can empower—not replace—your workforce. Smart automation and AI-driven software are revolutionizing decision-making, optimizing processes, and improving efficiency. But how do you implement these tools with confidence and ensure they complement human expertise rather than override it? Join industry expert Andrew Skoog as he explores how manufacturers can leverage automation to enhance operations, streamline workflows, and make smarter, data-dri

Technology

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 25, 2025

On March 20, the Department of Environmental Protection provided an update to the agencys Oil and Gas Technical Advisory Board on water supply/stray gas complaints. Jennifer Means, Oil & Gas Program Manager for the Northcentral/Eastern District, provided the update for all the Oil and Gas Districts. Means reported during 2023 and 2024, DEP received a total of 575 new water supply/stray gas complaints from the public-- 298 in her Northcentral/Eastern Region, 76 in the Northwest and 201 in the

2023

Environmental News Bits

MARCH 25, 2025

Read the full story at Inside Climate News. The Trump administration has eviscerated a grant program designed to make U.S. industry cleaner and more competitive by improving measurement of emissions from building materials.

Environmental Protection

Union of Concerned Scientists

MARCH 26, 2025

Over the past few months, we have witnessed a massive dismantling of science and scientific processes in the federal government, and especially at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Staff have been threatened and fired , with targeted cuts to the agencys environmental justice office, federal spending was frozen , and EPA Administrator Zeldin announced a massive deregulatory plan to undertake 31 actions to weaken key environmental protections.

Toxic Substances Control Act

Yale E360

MARCH 24, 2025

Close / ← → Search Search Yale Environment 360 Published at the Yale School of the Environment Explore Search About E360 E360 Digest March 24, 2025 Retreating Arctic Glaciers Have Exposed 1,500 Miles of Coastline Courtesy of Jan Kavan Since 2000, the melting of Arctic glaciers has exposed some 1,500 miles of coastline, a study finds. For the research , published in Nature Climate Change , scientists tracked the movement of 1,500 coastal glaciers from 2000 to 2020, finding that retreating ice had

Climate Change

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Sustainable Development

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 23, 2025

Over the last two weeks, the Department of Environmental Protection issued Bialy Gas Production LLC 36 violations for abandoning conventional oil and gas wells they own, bringing the total of violations for conventional well abandonment to 96 for this year covering 36 different well owners. Five more conventional oil and gas well owners also received six other violations-- Leechburg Gas Co., 3D Resources LLC, Edward E.

2025

Environmental News Bits

MARCH 27, 2025

Read the full story at Investigate Midwest. The Illinois Department of Public Health has reasserted Piatt County has been added to the list of sites that its cancer registry examines each year after concerns about a potential cluster of brain cancer in the county were raised by a local researcher.

Legal Planet

MARCH 27, 2025

Reform, or even elimination, of environmental review for federal agency actions under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) is a hot topic in the policy world right now particularly with the Trump Administration making a range of significant changes to try and reduce the scope of NEPA. But if we want to have a serious conversation about environmental review, its important for us to talk about what we think environmental review does, and what it should do, to help protect the environment.

Clean Air Act

Inside Climate News

MARCH 24, 2025

The embattled agency continues to disseminate crucial updates in a hostile political environment, while scientists warn that cutting climate intelligence is folly at a time of escalating climate extremes. By Bob Berwyn The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, although battered by Trump administration attempts to impose massive staff and budget cuts on the agency, nevertheless continues to publish critical climate information, including some dire drought warnings in the spring outlook

Atmosphere

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.

Waste