Yale E360
SEPTEMBER 4, 2023
After the lower Mississippi began pouring through and enlarging Neptune Pass in 2019, sediment began flowing into a sand-and-silt-starved Delta bay. Now the Army Corps of Engineers — breaking with tradition — is considering letting at least part of the river have its way.
Real Climate
SEPTEMBER 6, 2023
The latest contrarian crowd pleaser from Soon et al (2023) is just the latest repetition of the old “it was the sun wot done it” trope[1] that Willie Soon and his colleagues have been pushing for decades. There is literally nothing new under the sun. Before diving into the specific artifices in the latest paper, a little trip down history lane might be fun to set the context… “It’s the Sun” Solar variability as a potential cause for climate change has a long (
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Legal Planet
SEPTEMBER 7, 2023
On August 25, EPA and the Army Corps of Engineers (“the agencies”) issued a joint rule , which modifies their previous rule on federal jurisdiction under the Clean Water Act in order to conform with the Supreme Court’s Sackett decision. Sackett was a deeply misguided and harmful ruling — but it is nevertheless the law. The agencies’ new rule attempts to sync their existing approach with the Sackett decision while doing no more damage than necessary to the environment.
Union of Concerned Scientists
SEPTEMBER 7, 2023
Electricity grid operators often keep a wary eye towards the thermometer, particularly during the summertime danger season , as daily temperatures soar above 90 degree Fahrenheit and heat waves spread around the country. And for good reason: extreme heat events cause a host of reliability issues for the grid. Electricity demand skyrockets with high temperature and humidity, sometimes outstripping available generation supply.
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.
Yale E360
SEPTEMBER 6, 2023
To rein in emissions, the E.U. is looking to insects as an alternate source of protein for livestock and people and is easing regulations and subsidizing makers of insect-derived food. In a photo essay, Luigi Avantaggiato explores the emerging bug food industry in northern Italy.
Energy & the Law
SEPTEMBER 7, 2023
Davenport v. EOG Resources, Inc. is an appeal of a temporary injunction. The title tells you the result. Davenport owned four tracts comprising 5,000 acres in Webb County that were originally part of a larger tract burdened by the 1967 Garner oil and gas lease. EOG has operated the lease since 1999 and its chief point of entry had been the Krueger Road gate on the east side of the ranch.
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Union of Concerned Scientists
SEPTEMBER 6, 2023
“Excuse me, what did they say?” I don’t speak German, so I leaned over and asked my neighbor if he could translate the announcement that just played over the train’s PA system. His response, in short, was that we weren’t going anywhere for some time. Unfortunately, an expected four-hour train ride between Berlin and Munich ended up taking closer to eight last summer, as the German transit infrastructure experienced systematic failures during an unprecedented heatwave.
Law and Environment
SEPTEMBER 5, 2023
Last month, Judge John Hunderaker held that the Endangered Species Act requires EPA to consult with the Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Marine Fisheries Service before issuing recommended water quality criteria. He also vacated EPA’s 2016 chronic freshwater criterion for cadmium. The case is potentially important for a number of reasons.
Energy & the Law
SEPTEMBER 4, 2023
Co-author Stephen A. Cooney In Cactus Water Services LLC v. COG Operating, LLC. , a divided Texas court of appeals answered the question this way: The oil and gas producer prevails over the purchaser of the surface owner’s right to own and sell produced water. The majority discussed the composition of produced water. To be scientific, it’s got a bunch of nasty s$%^ in it that needs to be gotten rid of.
Legal Planet
SEPTEMBER 7, 2023
The electric vehicle (EV) market is growing rapidly, but with this growth comes public pressure to ensure supply chains for EV batteries are sustainable. The soaring demand for batteries relies heavily on the extraction and refinement of critical minerals, processes that have far-reaching environmental and social impacts. Moreover, the global distribution of these operations leaves them susceptible to geopolitical instability, further complicating the supply chain.
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.
Cleannovate
SEPTEMBER 2, 2023
What do you do in the midst of chaos? Perhaps a little inspiration from nature… Ants are celebrated insects because they know how to bring order to disorder. They have a clear strategy and command structure that enables to achieve much. Picture the anthill. Some are humongous and towering.
Enviromental Defense
SEPTEMBER 7, 2023
Toronto | Traditional territories of the Mississaugas of the Credit, the Anishinaabeg, the Haudenosaunee, and the Huron-Wendat – In early November, 2022, the provincial government announced Bill 23 (“More Homes Built Faster Act”), the rollback of forward-thinking municipal plans in Halton and Hamilton, and the removal of 7,400 acres of protected land from the Greenbelt to build sprawl.
Scientific American
SEPTEMBER 5, 2023
Scientific American is the essential guide to the most awe-inspiring advances in science and technology, explaining how they change our understanding of the world and shape our lives.
Legal Planet
SEPTEMBER 6, 2023
During one phase of my misspent youth, I travelled by bicycle in search of adventure and insight. (Hang with me, this relates to environmental management, and I’ll get to that soon.) On one tour, I started in Vietnam, ending up in Pakistan a couple years later, having made some detours and added other means of transport to the mix. When I started riding, I had a guidebook.
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New Scientist
SEPTEMBER 8, 2023
Children between the ages of 4 months and 2 years seem more likely to have antibodies that attack insulin-producing cells, a feature of type 1 diabetes, if they have had covid-19, which may show how viral infections can lead to this type of diabetes
Enviromental Defense
SEPTEMBER 5, 2023
Statement by Phil Pothen, Ontario Environment Program Manager, Environmental Defence, on Premier Doug Ford failing to meaningful back down on plans to hand over Greenbelt lands to developers Toronto | Traditional territories of the Mississaugas of the Credit, the Anishinaabeg, the Haudenosaunee, and the Huron-Wendat – This morning Premier Doug Ford continued to resist calls to reverse the environmentally disastrous $8.3 billion attack on Greenbelt lands.
Scientific American
SEPTEMBER 6, 2023
Scientific American is the essential guide to the most awe-inspiring advances in science and technology, explaining how they change our understanding of the world and shape our lives.
NRDC
SEPTEMBER 7, 2023
The September heat wave now enveloping New York is a reminder that the time has arrived for officials in the nation’s largest city to further protect its residents from the dangers of extreme heat.
New Scientist
SEPTEMBER 6, 2023
A type of brain cell that behaves like a hybrid of neurons and glia has been spotted, and it could explain how some neurodegenerative conditions, such as Parkinson’s, develop
PA Environment Daily
SEPTEMBER 5, 2023
On December 30, 2022, KDKA TV in Pittsburgh broadcast an exclusive report about a natural gas pipeline that broke loose from its cribbing while under construction and crashed into and through a Westmoreland County home in Allegheny Township. The report quotes Anthony Ford, the teenage son of the homeowners, as saying he walked into his home a few days before the KDKA story and smelled natural gas.
Scientific American
SEPTEMBER 7, 2023
Scientific American is the essential guide to the most awe-inspiring advances in science and technology, explaining how they change our understanding of the world and shape our lives.
NRDC
SEPTEMBER 6, 2023
Clean energy and transmission projects can bring benefits to the communities that host them. Inviting local interests to the planning table helps ensure that.
New Scientist
SEPTEMBER 6, 2023
Today’s batteries lose efficiency – or “age” – through use, but theoretical quantum batteries might be immune to the problem if they are charged wirelessly
PA Environment Daily
SEPTEMBER 2, 2023
From August 26 to September 1, DEP’s Oil and Gas Compliance Database shows oil and gas inspectors filed 581 inspection entries. So far this year-- as of August 25 -- DEP issued 4,470 formal notices of violation to conventional operators (158 more since last week) and 884 to unconventional shale gas operators (13 more this week) based on 10,204 inspections of conventional facilities and 15,850 inspections of unconventional shale gas facilities.
Scientific American
SEPTEMBER 7, 2023
Scientific American is the essential guide to the most awe-inspiring advances in science and technology, explaining how they change our understanding of the world and shape our lives.
NRDC
SEPTEMBER 8, 2023
Senate leaders face expiration of the Animal Drug User Fee Act later this month. In their rush to get a reauthorized ADUFA passed, urgently needed provisions to protect the public must not be left behind.
New Scientist
SEPTEMBER 8, 2023
Historically, researchers believed that quantum properties disappear at the scale of biology, but there is increasing evidence that this isn't the full story, says physicist Clarice Aiello
Law Columbia
SEPTEMBER 7, 2023
On August 28, 2023, the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) published General Comment No. 26 (GC26) on children’s rights and the environment with a special focus on climate change. A general comment, despite non-binding, provides an authoritative interpretation of human rights treaty provisions – in this case, related to the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) – and seeks to clarify and suggest approaches to implementing them.
Scientific American
SEPTEMBER 7, 2023
Scientific American is the essential guide to the most awe-inspiring advances in science and technology, explaining how they change our understanding of the world and shape our lives.
Enviromental Defense
SEPTEMBER 7, 2023
In an attempt to expand its “natural” gas infrastructure across Ontario, Enbridge Gas is telling residents that gas is the cheapest way to heat their homes. It’s not. So we’re calling them out. Today, we filed a complaint with the Competition Bureau over Enbridge Gas’ deceptive marketing. The company is falsely claiming that “natural” gas, better described as fossil gas, is the most cost-effective way for people to heat their homes, when in reality electric heat pumps are a significantly cheap
New Scientist
SEPTEMBER 7, 2023
When NASA crashed its DART spacecraft into the asteroid Dimorphos, the goal was to shorten the space rock's orbit around its parent asteroid.
Ocean Conservancy
SEPTEMBER 6, 2023
I’ve had the opportunity to travel to beaches around the world, from the white sands of the Dominican Republic to the fjords of Alaska. Even in places that couldn’t be more different from each other, there’s one kind of trash that always seems to show up: plastic foam. Plastic foam, known scientifically as “expanded polystyrene” and often referred to colloquially by the brand name “Styrofoam,” is probably not something you think about most of the time.
Scientific American
SEPTEMBER 2, 2023
Scientific American is the essential guide to the most awe-inspiring advances in science and technology, explaining how they change our understanding of the world and shape our lives.
NRDC
SEPTEMBER 6, 2023
Energy burden has disproportionately impacted low-income communities of color for decades. NRDC is actively working to bring justice to these communities through this mapping tool.
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