PA Environment Daily

MARCH 28, 2024

Concerns about the Appalachian Regional Hydrogen Hub’s (ARCH2) health and safety risks, technical viability, economic impacts, and commitment to community engagement dominated the US Department of Energy’s virtual ARCH2 listening session on Wednesday, March 27. Read John Detwiler’s full testimony here.]

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Legal Planet

AUGUST 24, 2021

The most high-stakes and controversial of these is solar geoengineering, which would make the Earth a little more reflective to incoming sunlight, most likely by spraying a fine mist of reflective aerosols in the upper atmosphere. These approaches present big risk-reduction potential, big risks, and big uncertainties.

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Legal Planet

AUGUST 5, 2021

A big shift to renewables could leave stranded assets — existing fossil fuel plants that the utility will no longer get paid for using. In much of the country, those wholesale transactions are under the control of regional transmission organizations established by federal power regulators, but that’s not true everywhere.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 17, 2023

This council consists of dedicated program volunteers who organize annual meetings, create program budgets, and monitor project requests and fundraising needs. The Master Watershed Steward program has helped me work with townships, conservation districts and other organizations to address these issues.”

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JUNE 1, 2022

Below I dig into a little bit more about what is actually in the proposal, and why it is so insufficient to tackle the widespread environmental harms that face freight-impacted communities. The net impact of these windfall credits awarded for status quo deployment is bonkers. Justice delayed Is justice denied.

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Washington Nature

JUNE 14, 2023

The tools that we developed for our IC 101 Book Clubs are available for individuals or organizations hoping to host their own or reflect more deeply on their learnings. Most were shocked over how little of this history they were taught during their formal education – with some exceptions for more recent graduates. If so, why?

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 8, 2023

To better understand which factor has the greatest impact on the concentration of dissolved oxygen, researchers at Penn State used a deep learning model to analyze data from hundreds of rivers across the United States. There has been little consistency in the way dissolved oxygen concentrations have been measured in different rivers.

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Circle of Blue

JANUARY 4, 2023

According to a joint report from the World Health Organization and United Nations, just 25 percent of countries are on track to reach their national WASH sanitation goals by 2030. . Most countries have been unable to overcome the impacts of climate change in delivering WASH systems. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO director-general.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 13, 2023

Many small actions can add up to make one big impact. You’ll be surprised how easily a little planning, a few new tools and a fresh outlook can set you on the path to reducing the volume of food you waste. PRC is Pennsylvania’s oldest grassroots environmental organization founded in 1939. PRC is eager to show you how.”

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JANUARY 19, 2023

Scientists from my organization have been arrested during climate protests. If climate experts are to play our most impactful role in solving the climate crisis, this will have to change. But how we can increase our impact, as individual scientists and as an organization, is increasingly on our minds. It’s understandable.

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Enviromental Defense

JANUARY 25, 2024

Whether we have a lot or a little of it, finance is central to our daily lives. When most organizations or governments use the term, they refer to financial activities which take into account the environmental and social impacts of their business practices. are increasingly looking for ways to reduce their environmental impact.

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 8, 2024

25 Webinar On Lower Delaware River Bacteria Study Protecting Clean Water Together: What’s The Big Deal About Water Anyway? PA Organization For Watersheds & Rivers Hosts Jan. PA Organization For Watersheds & Rivers Hosts Jan. Water Center At Penn Hosts Jan.

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 19, 2023

The training will include technical support for choosing an event location, organizing and mobilizing volunteers, coordinating trash disposal, accessing supplies and resources and more! Most people don’t think small pieces of litter make an impact, but it really does add up.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 5, 2024

Philadelphia Refinery (AOI-10): DEP approved a Risk Assessment/Cleanup Plan on remediation of soil and groundwater contaminated with lead and organics to meet the Site-Specific Standards at the facility located in the City of Philadelphia. ( DEP issued a Chapter 102 permit for a project impacting Dority Creek in Auburn Twp.,

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HumanNature

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Representatives from all student sustainability organizations, including the Zero Waste Team, the Associated Students at Colorado State University Environmental Affairs Department, Defend Our Future, and more joined the meeting to brainstorm ways to improve sustainability on campus and discuss collaborative projects. Eventually, some did.

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Ocean Conservancy

JULY 25, 2023

The term “algae” is a blanket term that refers to a group of primarily marine organisms that have one thing in common: they are autotrophic. Giant kelp are a type of macrocystis (a large, brown algae species) and are thought to have the fastest linear growth rate of any organism on Earth (up to about two feet per day).

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Ocean Conservancy

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Representatives from civil society, non-governmental organizations and the private sector gathered alongside governmental representatives to influence decisions and advance contributions toward the goals of the Paris Agreement of 2015. I was joined by Ocean Conservancy colleagues working to advance ocean-climate action. If we warm beyond 1.5°C,

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Washington Nature

MAY 13, 2022

In recent years, TNC Washington has focused on increasing our impact through an intention to scale, transfer, and advance projects. have long heard about the Mississippi (the Big Muddy, the American Nile) and the Colorado (think Grand Canyon and Lake Powell). Now that’s scaling our impact! Those of us that live in the U.S.

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Academy of Natural Sciences

JUNE 1, 2023

A little bit of gardening can go a long way in supporting the health of our planet. Learn how you can make small changes with big environmental impacts this season! Mushrooms are simply a sign of organically rich, well-drained soil. Unwanted Guests? A flower’s anatomy is very intricate and interesting.

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Circle of Blue

MAY 3, 2022

It’s a chilly day, but the sky is clear and the sun makes it seem just a little warmer than it actually is in Akron, a small town near the crook of Michigan’s “Thumb.” His organization has worked with communities that have gone five, ten, even 15 years without raising water rates. This is the first of a ten-part series.

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Frontiers

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

I like to say I have ‘a big job in a small world.’ The remarkable complexity of viruses’ interactions with their hosts captivated my curiosity – imagine, parasites that must live inside another organism to survive! How has the Covid-19 pandemic impacted HBV research and progress? Virology intrigued me, I was hooked.

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Academy of Natural Sciences

MARCH 16, 2022

So, it should be no surprise that some of Earth’s smallest creatures — such as diatoms — can actually have some of the biggest impacts on our planet. . These organisms come in a variety of shapes, such as cylindrical orbs or long, boat-like structures. Diatoms are microscopic single-cell algae.

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 5, 2024

-- Chester County Water Resources Authority— $50,000: The project will update Chester County’s Act 167 stormwater plan to ensure the county and its citizens, businesses, organizations, and municipalities are equipped with the information needed to respond to ever-evolving local water resource needs.

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Academy of Natural Sciences

JUNE 27, 2023

No matter the size of the organism, the Academy is always proud to share our new scientific discoveries. Very little is known about these guys, so, at this point, any research about them is a breakthrough. I spent my six-month co-op organizing his collection alphabetically by genus in one big cabinet.

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Ocean Conservancy

APRIL 21, 2022

How big does a blue dragon get? So best not to give it a try and leave these little beauties along if you find them on a shoreline near you. They mate with long S-shaped organs that help them get it on without touching each other’s stingy bits. See more wonderful ocean animals! Sorry, but we failed to add you to the list.

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 24, 2023

Pennsylvanians have a constitutional right to clean air and pure water, and my Administration will hold all companies – no matter how big or small – accountable when they violate the laws and regulations protecting our air and water,” said Gov. Fines and payments do nothing to negate the impacts this facility has already had on residents.

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Circle of Blue

AUGUST 11, 2021

As a stopgap measure for drinking water needs, the Glenn County Sheriff organized bottled water distributions throughout July. The irrigation well, at 168 feet, is a little deeper than the household well, which was drilled to 100 feet. Maralee and Noal aren’t the only ones pondering agriculture’s impact on dry wells.

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Circle of Blue

DECEMBER 13, 2022

In this telling, when higher temperatures bite, victims are likely to suffer a hydrologic trauma: too much water or too little. The big reservoirs on the Colorado River continued to shrink as a warming climate and inadequate conservation dry out the basin. Floods wash away homes; droughts kill livestock and crops. Brett Walton.

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Frontiers

DECEMBER 14, 2021

This month, we talk to fellow Frontons Rachael Benson , Salla Lyyra , Simona Pesce , Francesca Tettamanzi and Hugo Tornero about their volunteering work at Partage Warehouse, an organization that ‘fights against hunger and food waste on a daily basis’. What does the organization you volunteered for do? Photo credit: Simona Pesce.

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 21, 2021

The current proposal places this big source of pollution in a residential neighborhood near an elementary school. Although Nacero says that its business is based on proven technology, little is known about the process. The climate impacts of this proposed refinery cannot be minimized by the company’s greenwashing.

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

She has actively worked as the President of the Pennsylvania Parks and Forests Foundation , leading growth and expansion of an organization that positively impacts state parks and forests. It brings us a little bit closer together.” The PFA presented its Mira Lloyd Dock Award to Marci Mowery.

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Enviromental Defense

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

There’s a lot to cover so I’ll keep it to a few of the big issues. The Canadian government brought very little new to this UN conference. That was a big realization for me in Glasgow. Some are high-impact climate disasters, like super typhoons that destroy entire communities or regions. But there was a big downside too.

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Circle of Blue

MAY 10, 2022

“We’re seeing that more communities now are understanding the water security needs that they have among certain subsets of their customer base, and that they can’t solve the problem on their own,” said Sylvia Orduño, a community organizer for the Michigan Welfare Rights Organization, which advocates for low-income households.

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Circle of Blue

MAY 4, 2022

And if they’re staying here year-round … you can’t use just a little septic system anymore.”. They’re in trenches or a pit filled with gravel or stone to give aerobic bacteria the opportunity to further break down organic material in what’s called a drain field. . Oh, we got a lot of them. Ladouceur said as the U.S.

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A Greener Life

DECEMBER 13, 2023

As the wrangling over that specific text took centre stage, scientists urged that everything should be done to avoid the worst impacts of climate change. But crucially a significant number of countries starting out with 80 and then growing to nearly 130 countries supported the text including language to phase out fossil fuels.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MAY 26, 2022

To understand lessons in resilience learned from the hurricane and the response from community-based organizations, I talked at length with Tania Rosario Méndez , Executive Director of Taller Salud , a grassroots organization based in Loíza, Puerto Rico. But as we know, help never arrived. Our immediate focus was to save lives.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC)

DECEMBER 8, 2023

As the recent release of the 5th National Climate Assessment reminds us, these funds come at a time when farmers are experiencing ever more volatile climate impacts. For Estelle Lemler, in Mississippi, little is predictable. A reservoir of carbon, organic matter also improves water holding capacity. The result? “In

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