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Solar Panels Are More Carbon-Intensive Than Experts Admit

Environmental Progress

Transport trucks transfer raw coal in pits as deep as 200 meters at the East Junggar Basin on July 4, 2018 in Changji Hui Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous of China. Photo by Liu Xin/China News Service/Visual China Group via Getty Images) By C. Colum and Lea Booth in collaboration with The Blind Spot.

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These 5 Communities’ Resilience Helped Them Withstand Danger Season 2022

Union of Concerned Scientists

Climate change unquestionably delivered on its Danger Season promises this year, pushing the planet’s usual summer heat waves, hurricanes, and other climate hazards into new and dangerous territory. A bit of good news here is that the White House is pushing for agencies to assist communities with the modernization of building codes. #2

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Lake Erie’s Failed Algae Strategy Hurts Poor Communities the Most

Circle of Blue

Their collective trauma dates back to August 2, 2014, when she and half a million other Toledoans woke to alarming news: the water coming out of their taps was toxic. The expansion of industrial-scale farming in the basin, plus rainstorms made worse by climate change, have caused the blooms to surge in recent years.

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New California Legislation Would Be a Major Step Forward for Climate Disclosure

Law Columbia

4] The new corporate climate disclosure bills may well continue that tradition. If adopted, this legislation would have a global impact, as California is the fifth largest economy in the world, and companies around the world sell into California. 12] Here are some details about the proposed California legislation.

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EPA Finalizes Rule To Reduce Methane Emissions From Oil & Gas Infrastructure; DEP’s Oil & Gas Methane Regulations 1 Year Old

PA Environment Daily

Note: In December, 2022, DEP finalized regulations reducing volatile organic compounds and methane from existing conventional and unconventional oil and gas facilities. Sharp cuts in methane emissions are among the most critical actions the United States can take in the short term to slow the rate of climate change.

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Environment & Energy Educational Opportunities For Students & Adults

PA Environment Daily

Envirothon Team Get Hands-On Science Lessons In Canoes -- National Energy Technology Laboratory: Winners In Western PA, West Virginia Science Bowl Competed In National Science Bowl -- PA Solar Center Honors 5 Western PA Organizations Who Have Gone Solar [PaEN] -- Williamsport Sun: Eagle On The Mend Through Ashkar Students’ Efforts -- Reading Eagle: (..)

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Environment & Energy Educational Opportunities For Students & Adults

PA Environment Daily

Luke's Hospital, Easton Public Participation -- DEP Holds Sept. 19 Meeting On Ethane Chilling Expansion Project At Energy Transfer Marketing In Marcus Hook Boro, Delaware County -- EPA Proposes To Add Area Surrounding Former Exide Technologies Laureldale Facility, Berks County To Superfund List; Sept.