Union of Concerned Scientists
JULY 27, 2022
As electric vehicle (EV) sales continue to increase, questions about how these cars and their batteries will be disposed of have been top of mind for current owners, future buyers, policymakers, and many experts in the automotive industry. EVs are a newer technology, and their batteries require different end-of-life processing than gasoline vehicles.
Circle of Blue
JULY 28, 2022
How to tell your DCP from your ICS. Lake Powell at sunrise. Photo © J. Carl Ganter/Circle of Blue. By Brett Walton, Circle of Blue – July 28, 2022. These are perilous times in the troubled Colorado River basin, a make-or-break moment in which some of the nation’s fastest growing and most arid states begin to reckon with a drier future. The next month will be especially intense.
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Yale E360
JULY 28, 2022
With the push for renewables leading to land-use conflicts, building highly efficient utility-scale solar farms on ever-smaller tracts of land has become a top priority. New approaches range from installing PV arrays that take up less space to growing crops between rows of panels. Read more on E360 ?.
Environment + Energy Leader
JULY 28, 2022
The suit seeks to recover the costs associated with the chemical pollution. The post Wisconsin Files PFAS Contamination Lawsuit Against 18 Companies appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.
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.
Union of Concerned Scientists
JULY 26, 2022
California’s Central Valley consistently experiences the country’s worst air quality, and climate change is poised to make air quality even worse. In a region known for its exceptional agricultural productivity, climate change is quickly amplifying a dangerous type of climate risk in California’s Central Valley: air pollution. The Central Valley produces about 25% of our nation’s food , despite occupying just 1% of nationwide farmland.
Circle of Blue
JULY 26, 2022
Concrete River. Water, Life, Pollution, And The Future Of The Los Angeles River. By, Pablo Unzueta. A dead bird lies on the slanted pavement, its neck twisted in the shape of an ‘S’. In the distance, a lone man makes his way across a slippery concrete riverbed, now coated in algae. Occasionally, a piece of trash floats downstream, slowly advancing toward the Pacific.
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Environment + Energy Leader
JULY 29, 2022
SOFi Products released what the company says is the first 100% biodegradable cup that eliminates the need for a plastic lid. The post SOFi Releases Biodegradable Cup, Eliminates Plastic Lids appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.
Union of Concerned Scientists
JULY 25, 2022
Transportation is the largest source of global warming emissions in the US and the passenger cars, trucks, and SUVs produce the majority of transportation emissions. Limiting climate change will require the rapid reduction in these emissions from the vehicles we drive. Electric vehicles (EVs) can eliminate tailpipe emissions altogether and so are an attractive option for reducing both global-warming and smog-forming air pollution.
Circle of Blue
JULY 27, 2022
Persistent melt in 2008 lifted the snow cover from a low-lying area of Greenland’s ice sheet, revealing a rough terrain crossed by melt water streams. Photo © Thomas Neumann / NASA GSFC. YOUR GLOBAL RUNDOWN. High temperatures in Greenland melt millions of tons of ice in just three days. Flash floods in Iran kill nearly two dozen. U.K. officials urge residents to cut water use voluntarily as a drought declaration looms.
Yale E360
JULY 29, 2022
Ireland, which has historically lagged behind other European nations in tackling climate change, has set a course to slash emissions by 51 percent by 2030. Read more on E360 ?.
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.
Environment + Energy Leader
JULY 25, 2022
A partnership in Michigan is helping increase recycling processes of food cartons to help make more sustainable paper products. The post Collaboration Helps Increase Michigan Recycling Manufacturing appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.
Union of Concerned Scientists
JULY 25, 2022
Today, the regional entity overseeing much of the electric power grid in the Midwest—the Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO)—approved a set of major new transmission system upgrades that will bring billions of dollars in benefits to the region while better enabling states and utilities to pursue transitions to clean energy. See here for my colleague Sam Gomberg’s excellent post explaining the background and details on what is known as “Tranche 1” of MISO’s long range transmissi
Circle of Blue
JULY 26, 2022
July 26, 2022. Fresh is a biweekly newsletter from Circle of Blue that unpacks the biggest international, state, and local policy news stories facing the Great Lakes region today. Sign up for Fresh: A Great Lakes Policy Briefing , straight to your inbox, every other Tuesday. — Laura Gersony, Fresh Editor. This Week’s Watersheds. The Great Lakes Water Authority denies 24,000 insurance claims from floods in Michigan l ast summer.
Yale E360
JULY 27, 2022
A bill working its way through the Massachusetts state legislature would allow residents to contribute to a UN fund for climate-vulnerable countries when filing their tax returns. Read more on E360 ?.
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.
Environment + Energy Leader
JULY 28, 2022
The City of Memphis, Tennessee will undergo a comprehensive LED streetlighting, controls, and networking project designed to reduce energy costs citywide and enhance operations and maintenance capabilities with the upgrade of over 77,000 fixtures to LED. The post Memphis to Undergo Comprehensive LED Streetlight Upgrade appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.
Union of Concerned Scientists
JULY 29, 2022
The quarterly profits of oil companies don’t usually attract a lot of attention outside Wall Street, but this time is different. That’s because the oil and gas “supermajors”—meaning the world’s largest publicly traded oil and gas companies—are posting record profits at a time when people around the globe are straining under the pressures caused by inflation, including high gas prices.
Enviromental Defense
JULY 27, 2022
Recently, York Region voted to seek provincial government approval for their draft Regional Official Plan. Shockingly, this draft plan proposes to allow development on the Oak Ridges Moraine portion of the Greenbelt. The draft plan violates the Provincial Planning Act that mandates that municipalities must complete and submit plans that comply with provincial law, policies and plans.
New Scientist
JULY 27, 2022
An 8-gram actuator - a device that converts energy and signals into movement - that operates as artificial muscles lifted 8 kilograms while maintaining human-like hand movements
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Environment + Energy Leader
JULY 27, 2022
JLL announced this week the acquisition of Envio Systems, a Berlin-based technology company that delivers sustainable building operations by intelligently integrating data from building systems and providing predictive analytics and building automation. The post JLL Acquires Envio Systems to Accelerate Sustainable Building Capabilities appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.
Union of Concerned Scientists
JULY 29, 2022
This summer, over the course of two short weeks and against the stark and staggering backdrop of climate impacts ricocheting from coast to coast and beyond, our nation’s ability to tackle climate change at the scale and scope required to meet our climate targets suffered a pair of calamitous setbacks, first from the Supreme Court and then from Congress.
Inside Climate News
JULY 27, 2022
Smoke brightens Arctic clouds, perhaps slowing ice loss, but the ice is still dwindling, which can further intensify wildfires in an unexpected feedback loop. By Bob Berwyn Scientists say changes in the amounts of wildfire smoke mixing with clouds over the Arctic Ocean may play a key role in determining how fast the Arctic sea ice cover will shrink during the next few decades, and when it will disappear completely in summer.
New Scientist
JULY 27, 2022
Archaeological and genetic evidence casts doubt on the idea that the ability to digest lactose after infancy evolved gradually
PA Environment Daily
JULY 27, 2022
On July 26, the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources's 20-member Keystone Wildland Fire Crew reported to Harrisburg to start their trip to near Laramie, Wyoming on Wednesday to help fight the Sugarloaf Wildfire. They expect to arrive on site July 29. This is the first wildfire fighting crew DCNR has sent this season to help fight fires in the Western U.S.
Union of Concerned Scientists
JULY 25, 2022
This week, the Midwest’s regional electric grid operators approved nearly $10.5 billion of critical transmission line upgrades across the region, including in Illinois. These investments will bring more clean energy online, improve grid resiliency, and deliver significant consumer benefits and jobs. As Illinoisans face higher prices due to a power supply crunch and increased risks of controlled blackouts, cost-saving grid improvements can’t come soon enough.
Frontiers
JULY 28, 2022
By Cat Bartman / Media Centre , University of East Anglia. Eelgrass beds are a form of Blue Carbon. Restoring coastal vegetation – so called ‘blue carbon’ habitats – may not be the nature-based climate solution it is claimed to be, according to a new study. In their analysis researchers from the University of East Anglia (UEA), the French Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) and the OACIS initiative of the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation, challenge the widely held view that
Environmental Leader
JULY 26, 2022
In 2021, Ecolab invested more than $1.2 million to improve water and energy reductions, which took place at more than 20 facilities worldwide. The post Ecolab Is on Its Way to Reducing Its Water and Carbon Impact appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.
The Applied Ecologist
JULY 28, 2022
Whilst preserving and protecting forests is crucial, tremendous efforts are on-going globally to restore degraded and lost forests, particularly in the tropics. In their latest research, Smith and colleagues review tree survival and growth in tropical peatland reforestation projects across Southeast Asia. Tropical peatlands cover a small area globally, but are dense stores of carbon.
Environmental News Bits
JULY 28, 2022
Read the full story from Energy News Network. Solar and environmental justice advocates are hopeful that changes being made to an Illinois low-income solar program will help it finally catch on in the communities it was meant to serve. Illinois Solar for All offers virtually free solar panels and guaranteed energy bill savings for residents … Continue reading Illinois prepares to reboot low-income solar program to improve access for all.
National Law Center
JULY 26, 2022
Many agricultural producers across the nation obtain insurance coverage for the commodities they produce through the Federal Crop Insurance Program (“FCIP”). The post Checking In on Crop Insurance: Overpaid Indemnities and Program Ineligibility appeared first on National Agricultural Law Center.
Inside Climate News
JULY 29, 2022
Four noted atmospheric scientists explain that the answer to “why?” is climate change: “The evidence is clear,” said one. By James Bruggers After three years in office, Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear has grown accustomed to holding media briefings on weather disasters.
PA Environment Daily
JULY 29, 2022
On July 30, Gov. Wolf directed the Department of Environmental Protection to conduct an evaluation of how it regulates conventional oil and gas wells to prevent new abandoned wells, tighten review of permit transfers, review compliance with environmental safeguards and make recommendations for changes and actions, including criminal sanctions. The evaluation was outlined by Gov.
Environmental News Bits
JULY 26, 2022
by Yuyu Zhou, Iowa State University The Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work. The big idea City lights that blaze all night are profoundly disrupting urban plants’ phenology – shifting when their buds open in the spring and when their leaves change colors and drop in the fall. New research I … Continue reading Light pollution is disrupting the seasonal rhythms of plants and trees, lengthening pollen season in US cities.
The Applied Ecologist
JULY 26, 2022
Originally posted and adapted from a RSPB Centre for Conservation Science and Vogelbescherming Nederland blog. Insufficient reproduction as a consequence of predation is a major determinant of population decline in ground-nesting birds. Malcolm Burgess and colleagues discuss their latest study on the effectiveness of using electric fences as a preventative measure.
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