Legal Planet

DECEMBER 28, 2022

No, it’s not the Biden Administration’s successful push to electrify tens of thousands of USPS vehicles. It’s how Matrix LLC, a consultant in the southeast with significant investments in the energy sector, made massive payments to local media outlets to slant their coverage in favor of dirty power and exorbitant electricity rates. Consider Alabama Power, which. runs and owns a coal-fired power plant that is the largest single source of carbon dioxide emissions in the United States.

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Earth 911

DECEMBER 26, 2022

Despite setbacks from the pandemic, renewable energy deployment is increasing. The Inflation Reduction Act extends. The post 3 Renewable Energy Trends for 2023 appeared first on Earth911.

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Cleannovate

DECEMBER 30, 2022

Chitin – pronounced as kaitin – is a word that doesn’t seem to make any waves. But why should it? … More.

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Yale E360

DECEMBER 30, 2022

Humans are reshaping the Earth in unprecedented ways, both by turning vast tracts of wilderness into farms and cities and by altering the global climate, fueling more intense fires, floods, heat, and drought. Scientists at NASA have captured the astounding breadth of humanity's impact in stunning satellite images. The photos below, all published in the past year by NASA's Earth Observatory , reveal the profound changes now underway.

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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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Legal Planet

DECEMBER 29, 2022

A lot has happened on the environmental front. Here are the biggest stories of 2022. Congress passed the Inflation Reduction Act, providing $369 billion in tax credit and spending to reduce carbon emissions. California banned the sale of new gas cars in 2035, with several other states now agreeing to follow suit. The Democrats lost control of Congress, eliminating the chances for significant climate/energy legislation in the next two years.

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Circle of Blue

DECEMBER 28, 2022

The sun illuminates a canal in Buckeye, Arizona. Photo © J. Carl Ganter/Circle of Blue. YOUR GLOBAL RUNDOWN. Activists call on Bolivia to regulate the mining industry’s use of mercury, which continues to pollute biodiverse watersheds, rivers, and drinking water. The San Carlos Apache Tribe announces a tentative one-year deal to provide water to an unincorporated residential community outside of Scottsdale, Arizona.

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Yale E360

DECEMBER 28, 2022

With Russia's invasion of Ukraine roiling energy markets, 2022 saw countries burning unprecedented amounts of coal — but also making massive investments in renewables. Experts are projecting the world will add as much renewable power in the next five years as it did in the last 20, with renewables rapidly overtaking coal to become the world’s largest source of electricity.

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Legal Planet

DECEMBER 29, 2022

Credit: ABA for Law Students. One hundred years ago this month, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a radical constitutional decision that over the last century has proven enormously consequential in a host of environmental, natural resources and public health contexts. In the December 1922 decision Pennsylvania Coal Company v. Mahon , a divided Supreme Court created the constitutional doctrine of “regulatory takings.” A bit of background is required to understand the significance of the

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Circle of Blue

DECEMBER 26, 2022

The Rundown. Congress passes a $1.7 trillion budget deal. The Army Corps finalizes a plan for a river diversion to rebuild land on the Louisiana coast. The Army Corps also releases a draft review of a massive water-diversion tunnel through California’s contentious delta region. Congress sends several water-related bills to the president. And lastly, the EPA’s draft drinking water standards for PFOA and PFOS are due by the end of the year.

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Cleannovate

DECEMBER 26, 2022

I remember traveling to work sometime ago and encountering a ‘sea’ of plastic papers around a certain town centre. Now … More.

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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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Yale E360

DECEMBER 26, 2022

The world's largest waterlily, a long-lost relative of the sweet potato, and an herb that grows exclusively in rapids and waterfalls are among more than 100 new species of plant and fungi recorded by scientists at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, this year. Read more on E360 →.

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Legal Planet

DECEMBER 29, 2022

Co-authored with Gil Damon, CLEE Methane Research Fellow. . 2022 proved to be a big year for methane—the flammable gas that accounts for 30 percent of Earth’s anthropogenic warming. Methane forms when organic material decomposes in sealed spaces and is released in the agriculture, waste disposal, and energy sectors. In terms of warming, methane is a staggering 84 times more potent than carbon dioxide, over a 20 year period.

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3BL Media

DECEMBER 29, 2022

LyondellBasell Increases Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction Targets, Includes Scope 3. Wed, 01/11/2023 - 11:30. Type of Content. Press Release. Layout. Featured Media. Body. HOUSTON and LONDON, January 11, 2023 /3BL News/ -- LyondellBasell (NYSE: LYB), a leader in the global chemical industry, today announced it is increasing the company's 2030 greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduction target for scope 1 and scope 2 emissions from 30 percent to 42 percent, relative to a 2020 baseline.

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Energy & the Law

DECEMBER 26, 2022

Authors Chris Davis and Joshua Smeltzer. Originally Published by the Texas Lawbook. Cryptocurrency is in the news of late. Its relationship with Texas energy is significant. As reported by Ryan Dusek and Cooper Ligon at Opportune.com , its because of our abundant energy supply, a mix of oil and gas and renewables, and good government policy. With that in mind, here is a report by my Gray Reed colleagues that describes the larger cryptocurency phenomena.

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A Greener Life

DECEMBER 30, 2022

By Joseph Kibugu. Integrating human rights into renewable projects will make the energy transition fairer and faster. Ngong Hills wind farm, outside Nairobi. Some wind projects in Kenya have been delayed or cancelled after failing to properly consult local communities. Photo credit: Joerg Boethling / Alamy. The global transition to net-zero could not be more urgent.

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Legal Planet

DECEMBER 28, 2022

The omnibus spending bill is by no means a “climate law.” Because it spans the entire government, though, it has many provisions relating to climate change. They aren’t dramatic step forward. But the fact that they can pass as part of a bipartisan spending law is a sign of how climate change is slowly becoming normalized as a political consideration.

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3BL Media

DECEMBER 27, 2022

Reflecting on COP27 and Rallying for SBTi. Thu, 01/05/2023 - 15:45. Type of Content. Article. Layout. Standard Format. Body. Despite two weeks of COP27 climate talks, few commitments were made by world leaders to put us on a path to avoid the worst impacts of the climate crisis. It’s never been more important for companies across the globe to step up and set science-based GHG targets.

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Reflections of the Natural World

DECEMBER 30, 2022

I will be posting one image a day from my Yucatan Birds Gallery. I decided to try and present an extra-wide format (21×9) to show more of the habitat surrounding each bird. Ruddy Woodcreeper – Trepatroncos Canelo IMAGE DETAILSLocation: Zona Arqueológica Cobá, Quintana Roo, MexicoDate: 2021-12-06Camera: Canon EOS R5Lens: Canon RF 100-500mmFocal Length: 500 mmAperture: … Continue reading YUCATAN BIRD WALLPAPERS #14 – Ruddy Woodcreeper.

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Inside Climate News

DECEMBER 30, 2022

The country must enforce its ban on gillnet fishing in the area to save the world’s most endangered marine mammal, experts warn. Only around 10 of the porpoises are thought to remain. By Delaney Dryfoos In San Felipe, a fishing town on the northeast edge of Baja California, the use and transportation of gillnets have been banned by the Mexican government since 2017 as a measure to protect the rare vaquita porpoise.

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Legal Planet

DECEMBER 27, 2022

Last week, EPA finalized its new rule imposing emission limits on new heavy trucks. The new regulation was clearly a massive undertaking. EPA’s formal announcement of the new rule is 1100 pages long. The accompanying summary of comments on the proposed rule and EPA’s responses is another 2000 pages. This is partly due to the complexity of controlling emissions from trucks, given that there is no equivalent of the catalytic converter for diesels.

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3BL Media

DECEMBER 30, 2022

SOURCE: Marathon Petroleum Corporation. SUMMARY: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency oversaw a regional, full-scale oil spill drill it conducts every four years that assessed the combined response capabilities of Marathon Petroleum and several multi-agency partners. The exercise at Marathon’s Mandan, North Dakota, refinery involved 125 participants, including members of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe and the Three Affiliated Tribes.

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SPR Law

DECEMBER 29, 2022

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency issued a final rule on December 15, 2022, allowing for the use of ASTM International’s E1527-21 standard for Phase I Environmental Site Assessments (ESAs) to satisfy the requirements of the All Appropriate Inquiries Rule (AAI Rule). The final rule will go into effect on February 13, 2023. The notice accompanying… The post EPA Phases Out ASTM E1527-13 Standard for “All Appropriate Inquiries” Rule appeared first on Sive Paget Riesel.

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Reflections of the Natural World

DECEMBER 29, 2022

I will be posting one image a day from my Yucatan Birds Gallery. I decided to try and present an extra-wide format (21×9) to show more of the habitat surrounding each bird. White-eyed Vireo – Vireo Ojos Blancos IMAGE DETAILSLocation: Zona Arqueológica Muyil (Chunyaxché), Quintana Roo, MexicoDate: 2021-12-04Camera: Canon EOS R5Lens: Canon RF 100-500mmFocal Length: … Continue reading YUCATAN BIRD WALLPAPERS #13 – White-eyed Vireo.

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Ocean Conservancy

DECEMBER 29, 2022

Coral reefs are lifelines of the sea. The role they play in maintaining a healthy ocean ecosystem is immeasurable. Above the ocean surface, reefs are also incredible economic boosters, attracting tourists and ocean enthusiasts alike. Unfortunately, these vital coral reefs are threatened across the entire ocean as they face the impacts of overuse, climate change and other factors.

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3BL Media

DECEMBER 30, 2022

By Lydia Logan, VP of Global Education and Workforce Development, IBM. SOURCE: IBM. DESCRIPTION: As we face a historic skills shortage across industries and particularly in STEM, I'm inspired by programs that offer a fresh approach to skilling our future colleagues and leaders. Experiential programs like hackathons and accessible technologies like virtual reality are creating more opportunities to deliver richer learning to more students.

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Inside Climate News

DECEMBER 29, 2022

The company was also sued this year by the state’s attorney general for discharging PFAS, contaminating groundwater and the Mississippi River. It says it will stop manufacturing and using PFAS in its products by 2025. By Phil McKenna CORDOVA, Ill.—At a sprawling 3M chemical manufacturing complex here, where the company makes adhesives for Post-it notes, golf clubs and LCD displays, several hundred pounds of a potent climate killer are vented into the atmosphere each day.

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Reflections of the Natural World

DECEMBER 28, 2022

“The world is a book and those who do not travel, read only one page.” Attributed to St. Augustine in “Select Proverbs of All Nations” (1824) by “Thomas Fielding” Looking back on 2022, I can say that I had the good fortune to read a plethora of travel pages. More so, in fact, than in … Continue reading 2022 – A Year of Birding.

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A Greener Life

DECEMBER 28, 2022

A solar power field in Kawasaki, near Tokyo. Photo credit: Reuters / Toru Hanai. By Anders Lorenzen. Last week, regulators in the local assembly of Tokyo , the capital of Japan , ruled that all new homes constructed by large-scale homebuilders after April 2025 must install solar panels to cut emissions. This mandate will be the first of its kind for a Japanese municipality and will require about 50 major builders to equip homes of up to 2,000 square metres (m2) with renewable energy technologies

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3BL Media

DECEMBER 30, 2022

SOURCE: Cummins Inc. DESCRIPTION: People working in STEM careers hold the key to our world’s sustainability; in fact, some of the most in-demand, highest paying and fastest growing careers are in the STEM fields. Although jobs in this career are in high-demand and will be a key piece of our sustainability, according to the National Science Board, fewer than 50% of minorities are in the STEM labor force.

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Acoel

DECEMBER 27, 2022

Posted on December 27, 2022 by Marla E. Wieder. Natural organic reduction. Credit: Recompose. New York State is on the verge of legalizing human composting. The bill (Assembly Bill A382 and the Senate version, Senate Bill S5535) overwhelmingly passed the Assembly (61 aye/2 nay) and Senate (64 aye/2 nay). It is awaiting signature by Governor Kathy Hochul.

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Reflections of the Natural World

DECEMBER 28, 2022

I will be posting one image a day from my Yucatan Birds Gallery. I decided to try and present an extra-wide format (21×9) to show more of the habitat surrounding each bird. Bright-rumped Attila – Mosquero Atila IMAGE DETAILSLocation: Zona Arqueológica Muyil (Chunyaxché), Quintana Roo, MexicoDate: 2021-12-04Camera: Canon EOS R5Lens: Canon RF 100-500mmFocal Length: 500 … Continue reading YUCATAN BIRD WALLPAPERS #12 – Bright-rumped Attila.

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Inside Climate News

DECEMBER 27, 2022

A new study finds that mathematical tools can find early warning signals that can accurately predict climate tipping points. By Charlie Miller When New Yorker writer Malcolm Gladwell published the best-selling book The Tipping Point in 2000, he was writing, in part, about the baffling drop in crime that started in the 1990s. The concept of a tipping point was that small changes at a certain threshold can lead to large, abrupt and sometimes irreversible systemic changes.

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3BL Media

DECEMBER 29, 2022

BY SOPHIE HARES. SOURCE: Mastercard. DESCRIPTION: As businesses realize the benefits of bringing more people into the financial fold, ideas to improve diversity, equity and inclusion, known as DEI, emerged throughout the year. But amid the progress, it also became clear that transforming promising slogans into reality is not easy. There are no quick fixes to leveling the playing field for women, people of color or the LGBTQ community.

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The Applied Ecologist

DECEMBER 27, 2022

We are delighted to announce two new Blog Associate Editors who have joined The Applied Ecologist team! Valentine introduced herself earlier this month so in this post, find out more our other new recruit – Catherine Waite. Hi everyone, I’m Catherine, one of the new Associate Editors for The Applied Ecologist. It’s great to be writing this first post to introduce myself!

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