Less Than 1 Percent of People Globally Breathing Safe Levels of Pollution, Study Finds
Yale E360
MARCH 7, 2023
Only one in every 100,000 people on Earth are breathing safe levels of fine particulate pollution, according to a new study.
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From Research to Action: The Growing Impact of Attribution Science
Union of Concerned Scientists
MARCH 7, 2023
Attribution science , which is about understanding the role of climate change versus natural weather patterns and climate variability, can help us better understand the connections between extreme weather and climate change, provide new insight into what specific emissions are driving the worst impacts, and help shape climate solutions. Two types of climate attribution science—event and source—are helping answer two key questions.
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Do You Know These Weird Hoofed Mammals?
Cool Green Science
MARCH 5, 2023
When it comes to large mammals, many species are relatively unknown and receive very little attention. The post Do You Know These Weird Hoofed Mammals? appeared first on Cool Green Science.
Expanding Sustainable Agriculture in Sub-Saharan Africa, Co-Funded by Zoetis and Gates Foundation
Environment + Energy Leader
MARCH 7, 2023
Bolstered by a renewed grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Zoetis will expand its African Livestock Productivity and Health Advancement (A.L.P.H.A.) initiative to improve livestock health and productivity in Sub-Saharan Africa. The post Expanding Sustainable Agriculture in Sub-Saharan Africa, Co-Funded by Zoetis and Gates Foundation appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.
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.
The East Coast Whale Die-Offs: Unraveling the Causes
Yale E360
MARCH 8, 2023
Activists are blaming a recent spate of humpback strandings off New York and New Jersey on seismic exploration by offshore wind companies. But scientists say the deaths are not unusual and are likely due to increased ship traffic and entanglements with fishing gear.
How not to science
Real Climate
MARCH 5, 2023
A trip down memory lane and a lesson on scientific integrity. I had reason to be reviewing the history of MSU satellite retrievals for atmospheric temperatures recently. It’s a fascinating story of technology, creativity, hubris, error, imagination, rivalry, politics, and (for some) a search for scientific consilience – worthy of movie script perhaps?
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Can Machine Learning Help Optimize Biomass Production for Sustainability?
Environment + Energy Leader
MARCH 9, 2023
By considering the entire lifecycle of the materials, from how they are generated to their potential environmental impact, machine learning can help to identify the most sustainable ways to create BDM. The post Can Machine Learning Help Optimize Biomass Production for Sustainability? appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.
Tax Incentives Find New Purpose for Conserving Water in American West
Circle of Blue
MARCH 9, 2023
Conservation easements protect the region’s depleted groundwater. Dust and cows in the fall in the San Luis Valley. Photo courtesy of Flickr/Creative Commons user Michael Rael By Brett Walton, Circle of Blue – March 9, 2023 The San Luis Valley, a high desert farming region in southern Colorado, is a land of daunting natural constraints, especially its scarce water reserves.
U.S. Deploys Modified B-57 to Study Chemicals That Could Cool the Planet
Yale E360
MARCH 10, 2023
U.S. scientists have deployed a modified Korean War-era bomber to measure trace gases in the stratosphere that reflect sunlight. The goal of the project: to better understand how humans might use such gases to cool an overheated planet.
Climate Policy at the Turn of the Century: The Death of “Plan A”
Legal Planet
MARCH 6, 2023
When the campaign to cut carbon emissions began in the last decade of the 20 th Century, there seemed to be a clear path forward. International negotiations would begin with a framework convention, followed by a later global agreement capping carbon emissions. Within the US, Congress would enact legislation cutting carbon emissions. By the end of the first decade of the new century, both parts of this top-down strategy had collapsed, and new strategies had begun to coalesce.
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.
WWF Reaches Agreement to Conserve Marine Life
Environment + Energy Leader
MARCH 8, 2023
Almost two decades in the making, the text outlines mechanisms to conserve and sustainably use marine biodiversity in areas beyond national jurisdiction, including the high seas. The post WWF Reaches Agreement to Conserve Marine Life appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.
¿Pueden la energía solar, el almacenamiento y la eficiencia ayudarnos a sobrevivir inviernos como éste?
Union of Concerned Scientists
MARCH 7, 2023
Traducción del inglés editado por Michelle Rama-Poccia Las tormentas invernales que afectan en este momento al país nos recuerdan lo importante que es prepararse para los fenómenos meteorológicos extremos y lo catastróficas que pueden llegar a ser las cosas si no lo hacemos. En el 2021, la tormenta invernal Uri causó la muerte de al menos a 246 residentes de Texas.
U.S. Energy Storage Made Record Gains Last Year
Yale E360
MARCH 9, 2023
Last year saw a record buildout of energy storage in the U.S., with battery and thermal storage growing by 73 percent, a new report finds.
Federal Water Tap, March 6: EPA Issues Cybersecurity Order for Water Utilities
Circle of Blue
MARCH 6, 2023
The Rundown EPA orders water utilities to detail cybersecurity plans. Upper Colorado River states want Reclamation to halt releases of extra water into Lake Powell. The EPA details funding for disadvantaged communities to address emerging contaminants like PFAS. Congress kicks into gear with hearings on wildfire, train derailment, cryptocurrency mining, and flood insurance.
Sustainability at Retail
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SEAVOLT© Offshore Floating PV Technology: A Game-Changer for Local Renewable Energy Production
Environment + Energy Leader
MARCH 10, 2023
SEAVOLT© technology has been designed to withstand harsh offshore conditions while creating large surfaces that are protected from waves. Its modular design allows for easy adaptation to different sites and demands. The post SEAVOLT© Offshore Floating PV Technology: A Game-Changer for Local Renewable Energy Production appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.
Unraveling LA’s Hydrogen Combustion Experiment
Legal Planet
MARCH 6, 2023
This is Part II of “Unraveling Hydrogen,” a series covering the basics of hydrogen policy. The first post, introducing the series and covering how hydrogen is produced, is available here. Photo from Zeppelin Museum Friedrichstein (CC BY-NC 2.0) Led Zeppelin’s eponymous 1969 album featured an iconic photo of the Airship Hindenburg going up in flames above Lakewood, New Jersey in 1937.
Countries Reach Deal to Protect Marine Life in International Waters
Yale E360
MARCH 6, 2023
UN member states have forged a landmark deal to guard ocean life, charting a path to create new protected areas in international waters.
The UK's official swimming rivers are too polluted to swim in
New Scientist
MARCH 8, 2023
Just two rivers in the UK are designated as "bathing waters", and both are currently rated in poor health. With more rivers set to become bathing waters, will they actually be clean enough to use?
Net-Zero Climate Commitments. Ambitious Goals or Greenwashing?
Environment + Energy Leader
MARCH 9, 2023
According to CSE Research, more companies are trying to be in line with Climate standards and frameworks, aiming to secure better ratings related to climate change risk assessment. The post Net-Zero Climate Commitments. Ambitious Goals or Greenwashing? appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.
Bees follow linear landmarks to find their way home, just like the first pilots
Frontiers
MARCH 5, 2023
By Mischa Dijkstra, Frontiers science writer Scientists have shown that honeybees retain a memory of the dominant linear landscape elements in their home area like channels, roads, and boundaries. When transported to an unfamiliar area, they seek out local elements of this kind, compare their layout to the memory, and fly along them to seek their way home.
Bumblebees Show Off Their Own Puzzle-Solving Culture
Scientific American
MARCH 7, 2023
Like chimpanzees, bees can learn specific strategies for opening a puzzle box and accessing a reward inside by mimicking the behavior of their trained mates
Restoring the brain’s mitochondria could slow ageing and end dementia
New Scientist
MARCH 8, 2023
The discovery that faulty metabolism is at the root of many brain diseases suggests a surprising transplant could be the way to protect our brains from the ravages of ageing
NASA Satellite Helps Track Carbon Emissions and Removals
Environment + Energy Leader
MARCH 9, 2023
The study, published in Earth System Science Data, offers a top-down approach to quantify increases and decreases in atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations from 2015 to 2020, providing valuable insights into the carbon dioxide being emitted and absorbed by forests and other carbon sinks in these countries. The post NASA Satellite Helps Track Carbon Emissions and Removals appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.
Wings, not webs: Certain bugs are the winners of urbanization, impacting cities’ insect diversity
Frontiers
MARCH 6, 2023
By Deborah Pirchner, Frontiers science writer Image: Dr Marion Chatelain. Occurrence and abundance of the ‘cucumber green spider’ decreased along the rural-urban gradient. Urban spread goes hand in hand with wildlife habitat loss and fragmentation. This impacts all animals, down to the smallest. Scientists found that the level of urbanization impacts arthropod abundance, richness, and diversity, factors which likely alter the foraging behavior of bigger animals.
Peek Inside a Deep-Sea Research Vessel
Ocean Conservancy
MARCH 6, 2023
Do you ever wonder how scientists study the deep sea? Exploring our ocean’s deepest places is not an easy feat. The average ocean depth is 2.3 miles—much deeper than the recreational SCUBA limits of 120 feet. Even the deepest SCUBA dive ever recorded, 1,090 feet, is less than 10% of the way to the average ocean depth. Instead, scientists rely on advanced technology that can withstand the crushing pressure and temperatures of the deep sea, including remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) and autonomou
AI creates pictures of what people are seeing by analysing brain scans
New Scientist
MARCH 7, 2023
An artificial intelligence that can create pictures of what people are looking at based on brain scans is impressive, but not ready for widespread use
Can Machine Learning Help Optimize Biomass Production for Sustainability?
Environment + Energy Leader
MARCH 9, 2023
By considering the entire lifecycle of the materials, from how they are generated to their potential environmental impact, machine learning can help to identify the most sustainable ways to create BDM. The post Can Machine Learning Help Optimize Biomass Production for Sustainability? appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.
UK universities renew national open access deal with Frontiers
Frontiers
MARCH 6, 2023
Researchers from over 160 UK universities will continue to benefit from a simplified and streamlined route to open access publishing, thanks to the renewal of JISC collections’ partnership with gold open access publisher Frontiers. The initial partnership with JISC , which undertakes negotiations and licensing for digital content agreements on behalf of UK universities, was first agreed in September 2019.
Sen. Bob Casey Testifies Before U.S. Senate Committee On Ohio/PA Train Derailment
PA Environment Daily
MARCH 10, 2023
On March 9, U.S. Sen. Bob Casey testified before the U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works about protecting public health and the environment in the wake of the Norfolk Southern Train Derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, right across the Pennsylvania border from Beaver and Lawrence counties Here are his remarks-- Thank you, Chairman Carper, Ranking Member Capito, and Members of the Committee for holding today’s hearing.
Mice have been born from eggs derived from male cells
New Scientist
MARCH 8, 2023
A method for turning male cells into egg cells in mice could one day be used to help men in a same sex couple have children who are genetically related to them both
Evergy’s Missouri Power Plant Produces 10MW of New Solar Energy
Environment + Energy Leader
MARCH 10, 2023
Evergy has announced that its Hawthorn power plant is now home to 10 megawatts (MW) of new solar energy. The post Evergy’s Missouri Power Plant Produces 10MW of New Solar Energy appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.
All of Humanity Weighs Six Times as Much as All Wild Mammals
Scientific American
MARCH 8, 2023
A glaring disparity exists between the biomass of humans and that of both terrestrial and aquatic mammals
New Inflation Reduction Act Tracker Launched by the Sabin Center and EDF
Law Columbia
MARCH 8, 2023
The Sabin Center for Climate Change Law and Environmental Defense Fund have just launched IRAtracker.org. This free online resource includes a searchable database that catalogues all of the climate change-related provisions in the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), as well as a tracker that records actions taken by federal agencies to implement those provisions.
Tuesday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips - 3.7.23
PA Environment Daily
MARCH 7, 2023
Are You Telling Your Story? House holds Regular Session March 7, 8 -- Committee Schedule -- House Budget Hearing Schedule Senate returns to voting session March 7, 8 -- Committee Schedule -- Updated Senate Budget Hearing Schedule TODAY’s Calendar Of Events TODAY 11:30: Governor’s Budget Address. Click Here to watch online. WEDNESDAY 9:00: Senate Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness Committee hearing to question Alan Shaw, CEO of Norfolk Southern on the Ohio/PA train derailment [ subpoena
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