January 2025 sets surprise record as hottest ever start to a year
New Scientist
FEBRUARY 3, 2025
Meteorologists expected global temperatures to start falling after record highs in 2023 and 2024 instead January 2025 hit a new high
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Why Data Centers and Nuclear Plants Can’t Just ‘Go It Alone’
Union of Concerned Scientists
FEBRUARY 6, 2025
I was on vacation with friends on a cold and windy January day when the power went out. It was lunchtime and we were on a ski mountain. The lights flickered, black smoke rose from the back-up generators, and hardly anyone noticed. The local utilitys website predicted that the power would be back on for the area by 4:30 that afternoon. This experience, not far from Seattle and with ties to the information tech industry, highlights some of the issues surrounding the electric power needs of data ce
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New Research Led by James Hansen Documents Global Warming Acceleration
Inside Climate News
FEBRUARY 4, 2025
The rapid meltdown of polar ice could shut down a key ocean current by 2050, triggering catastrophic surges of sea level rise along the U.S. East Coast and dangerous climate shifts in northwestern Europe. By Bob Berwyn New research by an international team of climate scientists documents a surge of global warming during the past 15 years that risks shutting down a key ocean current by 2050.
How Tearing Down Small Dams Is Helping Restore Northeast Rivers
Yale E360
FEBRUARY 4, 2025
More than 30,000 small dams currently block river tributaries from Maine to Maryland. New initiatives to remove them are aimed at restoring natural flows, improving habitat for aquatic life, and reopening thousands of river miles to migratory fish, from shad to American eels.
How to Drive Cost Savings, Efficiency Gains, and Sustainability Wins with MES
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.
Stop Alberta Coal Mines: A Personal Connection to a Threatened Place
Enviromental Defense
FEBRUARY 6, 2025
My youngest son, Silas, grew up fishing the blue-ribbon trout streams of Albertas Eastern Slopes. The first time he set a fly on the narrow, crystal clear waters of the Livingstone River a couple of hours south-west of Calgary he knew that he had found his place. We both did. Photo by Stephen Legault It was a fabulous feeling to fall in love with a landscape not because I was necessarily drawn to it though I had been since the early 1990s but because my fourteen-year-old son was enamoured by
The New Administration and Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) Developments — A Conversation with Jim Aidala
Nanotech
FEBRUARY 6, 2025
This week, I sat down with Jim Aidala, Senior Government Affairs Consultant at B&C and its consulting affiliate, The Acta Group (Acta), to discuss the early days of the new Administration, what changes we can expect at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) generally, and key issues the Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) can be expected to tackle.
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India Doubled its Tiger Population in a Little More Than a Decade
Yale E360
FEBRUARY 3, 2025
The number of tigers in India roughly doubled in a little more than a decade, a conservation success that is due in part to communities learning to live alongside the animals, new research finds.
A Lifeline for New York’s Threatened Wetlands
Inside Climate News
FEBRUARY 2, 2025
The citys only wetlands mitigation bank on Staten Island sells credits to waterfront developers so they can comply with a federal no net loss policy for these coastal ecosystems. By Lauren Dalban Once a regular victim of illegal midnight dumping, Saw Mill Creek Marsh now provides habitat for three dozen species of birds, including the saltmarsh sparrow, whose population numbers are declining due to sea level rise encroaching on their breeding grounds.
EPA Postpones Addition of Nine PFAS to Toxics Release Inventory for Reporting Year 2025
Nanotech
FEBRUARY 7, 2025
On February 5, 2025, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) delayed until March 21, 2025, the effective date of a January 2025 rule adding nine per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) to the list of chemicals subject to toxic chemical release reporting under the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA) and the Pollution Prevention Act (PPA). 90 Fed.
The US Is Not Ready for Bird Flu in Humans
Scientific American
FEBRUARY 7, 2025
Bird flu is infecting more people than we think.
The Key to Sustainable Energy Optimization: A Data-Driven Approach for Manufacturing
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
Exposure to Air Pollution Makes It Harder to Focus, Study Finds
Yale E360
FEBRUARY 6, 2025
A persons ability to focus on everyday tasks is affected by short-term exposure to air pollution, a study has found.
Astronomers have spotted the largest known object in the universe
New Scientist
FEBRUARY 7, 2025
The Quipu superstructure is enormous, spanning 1.
Biden USDA Issues Technical Guidelines for Climate-Smart Agriculture Crops Used as Biofuel Feedstocks
Nanotech
FEBRUARY 5, 2025
On January 17, 2025, the Biden U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) issued an interim final rule with a request for comment that establishes technical guidelines for quantifying, reporting, and verifying the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions associated with agricultural production of biofuel feedstock commodity crops grown in the United States in the context of environmental service markets. 90 Fed.
Bonobos Can Tell When a Human Doesn't Know Something
Scientific American
FEBRUARY 3, 2025
An experiment shows that bonobos can understand when a human lacks knowledge and point them in the right direction
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.
To Breed Heat-Proof Cows, Nigerian Farmers Source Brazilian Bull Genes
Yale E360
FEBRUARY 5, 2025
As the planet warms, Nigerian farmers are looking to breed cattle that can take the heat, importing semen from a Brazilian breed suited to balmy tropical weather.
The ocean is losing its ability to store heat as the planet warms up
New Scientist
FEBRUARY 7, 2025
Until now, 90 per cent of the excess heat created by greenhouse gas emissions has been drawn down into the ocean, but this capacity for heat absorption is now being lost, which could lead to longer marine heatwaves and harm ocean life
Meet phosphine, a gas commonly used for industrial fumigation that can damage your lungs, heart and liver
Environmental News Bits
FEBRUARY 4, 2025
by Aliasger K. Salem, University of Iowa In 1980, two children and 29 crew members aboard a grain freighter became ill. They had been exposed to phosphine a chemical used in fumigation to kill pests in and on grain for four days. In the end, one child died.
MPCA Recommends Exempting until 2032 Intentionally Added PFAS in Electronic or Other Internal Components within the 11 Product Categories Prohibiting PFAS in 2025
Nanotech
FEBRUARY 4, 2025
The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) has posted a January 2025 report to the legislature regarding recommendations for products containing lead, cadmium, and perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). During the previous legislative session, the legislature directed MPCA to support a report by January 31, 2025, with legislative recommendations related to the following chemicals and products: The MPCA report recommends that the legislature grant an exemption until 2032 for the
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.
Seals avoid an operating tidal turbine
The Applied Ecologist
FEBRUARY 6, 2025
Authors of a recently published study discuss how their research discovered that seals exhibit avoidance of turbines during operation. This finding is important for industry developers and regulators, as lower numbers of seals close to the turbine reduces the potential for fatal collisions and injuries. The rise of the tidal energy industry The marine renewable energy sector is growing rapidly.
Amazing plesiosaur fossil preserves its skin and scales
New Scientist
FEBRUARY 6, 2025
A remarkable plesiosaur fossil reveals that the extinct reptiles had scales like modern sea turtles, unlike the ichthyosaurs that lived during the same period
PERSPECTIVE | Freshwater Crises Rise on World Economic Forum Agenda
Circle of Blue
FEBRUARY 6, 2025
Program highlights high costs of inaction. By J. Carl Ganter, Circle of Blue February 5, 2025 DAVOS After ebbs and flows on the agenda over nearly two decades, freshwater crises and solutions took a top spot in the program during theWorld Economic Forum Annual Meetingin Davos, Switzerland, January 20-24. We face a vicious cycle, Tharman Shanmugaratnam, president ofSingapore, told us during theGAEAAwards held in the Forums expansive Congress Centre, while scientist Johan Rockstrm painted a pictu
Viewpoint: What can you do about the climate crisis?
A Greener Life
FEBRUARY 6, 2025
By Jeremy Williams This week Ive been reading Ayana Elizabeth Johnsons book What If we Get it Right? , all about climate solutions and imagining the positive side of change captured in the title. One of the things she mentions early on is the importance of finding our personal place in climate action not the general sense of what must be done, but a contribution that is specifically ours.
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What Will the Texas Supreme Court Say About Allocation and PSA Wells?
Energy & the Law
FEBRUARY 5, 2025
Alas, we might never know. Opiela v. Railroad Commission of Texas and Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating, was a challenge to the Commission’s authority to issue permits for allocation wells and wells drilled under Production Sharing Agreements. The parties have submitted a Joint Unopposed Motion For Reversal and Remand Pursuant to the Parties’ Settlement , which the Court granted.
Omega-3 supplements seem to slow down biological ageing
New Scientist
FEBRUARY 3, 2025
Taking a daily omega-3 supplement appears to slow down the rate of biological ageing by three months and even more so if you also take vitamin D and exercise
PERSPECTIVE | Freshwater Crises Rise on World Economic Forum Agenda
Circle of Blue
FEBRUARY 5, 2025
Program highlights high costs of inaction. By J. Carl Ganter, Circle of Blue February 5, 2025 DAVOS After ebbs and flows on the agenda over nearly two decades, freshwater crises and solutions took a top spot in the program during theWorld Economic Forum Annual Meetingin Davos, Switzerland, January 20-24. We face a vicious cycle, Tharman Shanmugaratnam, president of Singapore , told us during the GAEA Awards held in the Forums expansive Congress Centre, while scientist Johan Rockstrm painted a
Elon Musk Can Find His $2-Trillion Federal Spending Cut in Nuclear Weapons
Scientific American
FEBRUARY 5, 2025
DOGE’s Elon Musk should turn his $2-trillion hatchet to wasteful and perilous U.S.
Ensuring representative sample volume predictions in microplastic monitoring
Environmental News Bits
FEBRUARY 4, 2025
Cross, R. K., Roberts, S. L., Jrgens, M. D., Johnson, A. C., Davis, C. W., & Gouin, T. (2025). Ensuring representative sample volume predictions in microplastic monitoring. Microplastics and Nanoplastics, 5(1), 5. [link] [open access] Abstract A large body of literature is available quantifying microplastic contamination in freshwater and marine systems across the globe.
The shocking discovery that our gut microbiome drives ageing
New Scientist
FEBRUARY 4, 2025
A new understanding of our relationship with our "friendly" gut microbes shows they actually have a dark side and help cause ageing.
We Paved Paradise to Put Up with Parking Lots
Vermont Law
FEBRUARY 5, 2025
We Paved Paradise to Put Up with Parking Lots Angie Kaufman At first glance, the American parking lot may seem, well, boring; perhaps its helpful and convenient at best, benign at worst. However, the effects of parking reach far and wide as it drives urban sprawl, housing shortages, inequitable costs, and spatial injustice. Parking takes up nearly one third of the land in United States cities.
The Link between Cannabis and Psychosis in Teens Is Real
Scientific American
FEBRUARY 3, 2025
Teens have access to vastly more potent cannabis than their parents had at their age.
The Intersection of Climate Justice and Criminal Justice: Extreme Heat and Health Inequities in Carceral Facilitie
Environmental News Bits
FEBRUARY 4, 2025
Haber, L. A., Cloud, D. H., Boudin, C., & Williams, B. A. (2025). The Intersection of Climate Justice and Criminal Justice: Extreme Heat and Health Inequities in Carceral Facilities. JAMA.
Asteroid 2024 YR4 may hit Earth in 2032 - how worried should we be?
New Scientist
FEBRUARY 6, 2025
The risk of asteroid 2024 YR4 hitting Earth seems to be creeping up as astronomers gather more data, but does that mean we should be scrambling to prepare for an impact in 2032?
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