Yale E360
JUNE 2, 2022
The Rio Grande, which flows out of the Rockies and later forms the U.S.-Mexico border, has long been impacted by withdrawals for agriculture and other uses. Now, rising temperatures and an unprecedented drought pose a grave and growing peril to the river and its ecosystems. Read more on E360 ?.
Environment + Energy Leader
MAY 31, 2022
The BoF Sustainability Index 2022 finds that incremental progress among a handful of larger players assessed last year is eclipsed by wider industry inaction, as the time left for fashion to curb its impact by 2030 – a milestone for global sustainability goals – runs short. . The post Individual Progress in the Fashion Industry Is Undermined by Wider Inaction appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.
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Legal Planet
MAY 30, 2022
Memorial Day began as a day to commemorate the Civil War dead, then became a day to commemorate the dead from many wars. But war’s toll goes beyond direct harm to humans. The environment also suffers. On top of its human tragedies, the Russian invasion of Ukraine is also wreaking environmental havoc. One source of concern involves destruction of industrial plants.
Union of Concerned Scientists
JUNE 2, 2022
It’s here! After years of advocacy, one executive order , two proposed laws , and numerous initiatives across federal agencies , the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)—the independent federal agency responsible for protecting the financial system—has finally proposed that publicly traded corporations be truthful with investors about their climate impacts and how they plan to address them.
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.
Yale E360
MAY 31, 2022
Germany's parliament has set summer train fares at 9 euros per month in a bid to slash pollution and curb imports of Russian oil by spurring drivers to take public transit. Read more on E360 ?.
Environment + Energy Leader
MAY 31, 2022
In 2012, the Mandarin Oriental set out to make a lasting impact — sustainability-wise. The company has been striving to reduce its environmental footprint by setting bold energy, emissions, waste, and water targets. Its goal has been to reduce its overall footprint by 20–25% across these targets. The post Mandarin Oriental Sets Energy, Emissions, Waste, and Water Reduction Targets appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.
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Union of Concerned Scientists
MAY 31, 2022
Rising prices of methane gas used for power and heating, exacerbated by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, are contributing to soaring electric and heating bills across the country. This is exacerbating a crisis in energy insecurity that has only worsened during the pandemic, leaving many more families struggling to pay their bills, facing disconnection, or already shut off from their utility service.
Yale E360
JUNE 3, 2022
The retreat of Chile's Tyndall Glacier has revealed a graveyard of ichthyosaurs, dolphin-like reptiles that roamed the oceans more than 90 million years ago. Read more on E360 ?.
Environment + Energy Leader
JUNE 1, 2022
A study addresses the emissions created by advertising campaigns and ways companies can make improvements. The post Study Highlights Methods to Reduce Ad Campaign Emissions appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.
Legal Planet
JUNE 2, 2022
Last week, I posted about the British government’s climate policy. In sharp contrast with their American counterparts, British conservatives remain firmly behind the Paris Agreement and supportive of cap-and-trade. In another respect, though, there’s more similarity: in both countries, subnational governments play a key role in climate policy. Here’s what’s happening across Great Britain.
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.
Union of Concerned Scientists
MAY 31, 2022
On the last day of the 2022 Minnesota legislative session, state legislators had a real case of the Mondays: They failed to deliver on climate and energy policies that would have accelerated renewable energy enough to forge a clear path to carbon-free electricity and set the state on track to meet science-based emission reduction targets. In fact, they failed to act on any major spending bills.
Yale E360
JUNE 1, 2022
More than 90 percent of Britain’s offshore marine protected areas (MPAs) are still being bottom-trawled and dredged, two years after an analysis of the extent of destructive fishing exposed them as “paper parks,” according to data shared with the Guardian. Read more on E360 ?.
Environment + Energy Leader
JUNE 3, 2022
Leaders from ADM and Marathon Petroleum, along with local, state, and federal policymakers, today celebrated the groundbreaking for North Dakota’s first dedicated soybean processing facility. The post New North Dakota Facility Will Generate 75 Million Gallons of Renewable Diesel Annually appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.
Legal Planet
JUNE 1, 2022
Bees are fish! And not just tuna. That was the question before the Third District of the California Court of Appeal. The California Fish and Game Commission had accepted petitions to list four species of native California bees for protection under the California Endangered Species Act (CESA). A group of agricultural trade associations challenged the decision as exceeding the Commission’s authority under CESA, on the grounds that terrestrial invertebrates are not covered by CESA.
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.
Union of Concerned Scientists
JUNE 1, 2022
It has been over twenty years since smog-forming and particulate pollution standards for heavy-duty trucks were strengthened. In the absence of federal action, states have moved forward to reduce pollution from trucks. Unfortunately, just last week truck manufacturers filed a lawsuit to prevent states from enforcing these more protective standards. And as EPA moves forward with its own proposal to finally strengthen truck pollution regulations, industry has been waging an all-out war on those, t
Clean Energy Law
JUNE 1, 2022
CARB doubles down on LCFS Program and liquid transportation fuels. By Joshua T. Bledsoe and Jennifer Garlock. On May 10, 2022, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) released its Draft 2022 Scoping Plan Update (Draft Scoping Plan) for public review and comment. Assembly Bill (AB) 32, the California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006 (AB 32), requires CARB to develop and update every five years a scoping plan that describes the approach California will take to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emi
Environment + Energy Leader
MAY 31, 2022
The BoF Sustainability Index 2022 finds that incremental progress among a handful of larger players assessed last year is eclipsed by wider industry inaction, as the time left for fashion to curb its impact by 2030 – a milestone for global sustainability goals – runs short. . The post Individual Progress in the Fashion Industry Is Undermined by Wider Inaction appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.
Legal Planet
JUNE 3, 2022
America’s public lands are a national, and even international, treasure. Over a quarter of the United States is owned and managed by the federal government. Public lands provide recreational opportunities for all Americans. They provide valuable habitat for species and ecosystems. They provide important natural resources, such as timber and minerals, that are both important for local economies, and for national industrial policy.
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Energy & the Law
JUNE 1, 2022
Co-author Jamie Mills*. Is it worth spending extra dollars, days, and windshield time to discover what mischief your oil and gas operator might be making on your property? The landowner-plaintiffs in Mustafa v. Americo Energy would certainly say so. The “discovery rule” offered them no help in their suit against their lessee for negligence when visible soil contamination occurred over two years before suit and was filed and the landowners had not visited the property in over six years.
Circle of Blue
MAY 31, 2022
The Rundown. The EPA intends to deny a Clean Water Act permit for a mine development in Alaska’s Bristol Bay watershed. NOAA expects another above-average Atlantic hurricane season. Officials sign a Navajo-Utah water rights settlement. The EPA announces an interagency working group for water reuse. The CDC surveys O’ahu residents for health problems after a jet fuel spill that contaminated drinking water.
Environment + Energy Leader
MAY 31, 2022
In 2012, the Mandarin Oriental set out to make a lasting impact — sustainability-wise. The company has been striving to reduce its environmental footprint by setting bold energy, emissions, waste, and water targets. Its goal has been to reduce its overall footprint by 20–25% across these targets. The post Mandarin Oriental Sets Energy, Emissions, Waste, and Water Reduction Targets appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.
Legal Planet
JUNE 2, 2022
Dale Goble, professor of law at University of Idaho, passed this April. There are numerous excellent tributes to Dale’s life, available here , here , and here. As a co-author of Dale’s on our Wildlife Law casebook, I wanted to add my personal recognition of his life and work. When I first started teaching law over 15 years ago, one of my first courses was a Biodiversity Law class.
Physics World
MAY 30, 2022
Astronomers have made the first observations of X-rays being emitted from a white-dwarf star that has burst into life while stripping material from a companion star. The process caused a thermonuclear runaway that resulted in a massive explosion or nova. Ole König a PhD student at the Dr Karl Remeis-Observatory and Erlangen Centre for Astroparticle Physics at Friedrich-Alexander-University, Germany?
Law Columbia
JUNE 1, 2022
By Yumeno Grace Nishikawa, LLM*. The Supreme Court of Japan may soon weigh in on a growing field of climate litigation in Japan against coal-fired power plants. On May 6, 2022, the Citizens’ Committee on the Kobe Coal-Fired Power Plant filed an appeal to Japan’s Supreme Court in Citizens’ Committee on the Kobe Coal-Fired Power Plant v. Japan , their case challenging the legality of a governmental approval that allows for the construction and operation of new coal-fired power plants.
Environment + Energy Leader
MAY 31, 2022
Two-thirds of UK business owners have switched to partner with an environmentally conscious vendor (64%), shows a new study by EuroPC. The post Majority of UK Businesses Have Chosen Environmentally Conscious Vendors for e-Waste: Study appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.
Frontiers
MAY 31, 2022
By Mischa Dijkstra, Frontiers science writer. An illusion new to science shows that the pupillary light reflex, which controls the width of the pupil in anticipation of expected changes in light, depends on the perceived environment rather than the physical reality. Have a look at the above image. Do you perceive that the central black hole is expanding, as if you’re moving into a dark environment, or falling into a hole?
Physics World
JUNE 2, 2022
In this episode of the Physics World Weekly podcast, Jenni Strabley and Simon McAdams of Quantinuum explain how quantum computers could be used to simulate industrially relevant quantum systems such as the large molecules used in pharmaceuticals and the materials used in hydrogen fuel cells. Quantinuum offers quantum computing hardware and software and Strabley and McAdams talk about the company’s new quantum computational chemistry software platform and the firm’s roadmap for the future.
Cleannovate
MAY 30, 2022
Learning how to drive can be an interesting experience. I remember learning how to reverse and drive off along an estate road with steep gradient. The space between the houses was also so economical. This meant that reversing the car out of my house would bring it very close to the opposite house. If you’re not careful to engage the drive gear after reversal, you just might easily hit the opposite house.
Environment + Energy Leader
JUNE 3, 2022
The Environment+Energy Leader 100 is an annual list that recognizes environment and energy management “doers.” Here, Robert Metzke talks about how his company addresses its biggest energy management challenges, as well as coming trends. The post Meet the 100: Robert Metzke, Global Head of Sustainability, Innovation & Strategy, Phillips appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.
New Scientist
MAY 30, 2022
Small modular reactors produce higher volumes and greater complexity of radioactive waste because they are naturally less efficient, researchers find
Physics World
JUNE 3, 2022
Ever wondered why Neptune and Uranus have slightly different hues of blue despite having similar masses, sizes and with comparable atmospheric compositions? Well, wonder no more thanks to research led by Patrick Irwin from the University of Oxford. By combining simulations with observations from Hubble, the NASA Infrared Telescope Facility as well as the Gemini North telescope, the team modelled the aerosol layers in the atmospheres of each planet, focussing on three haze layers that occur at di
Cool Green Science
MAY 31, 2022
Move over lions and tigers. Meet these cryptic but cool wild cats. The post 8 Cool Wild Cats You Probably Don’t Know appeared first on Cool Green Science.
Environment + Energy Leader
JUNE 2, 2022
Google Cloud has entered into a new partnership for the development of an Artificial Intelligence-based energy solution to optimize the value of ENGIE’s wind portfolio on the short-term power markets. The post Google Cloud Accelerates Wind Energy Development appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.
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