Real Climate

APRIL 6, 2023

While many journalists clearly got the message, expressed through news reports though e.g. the Guardian and Washington Post , I doubt that relevant leaders were swayed. Its “calibrated language” and the way its reports are written apparently don’t work, so perhaps it’s about time for a change.

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Circle of Blue

APRIL 19, 2023

As shortages in the Yellow River continue, water users in northwest China’s Hetao Plain and Mongolia are put on high alert. Sudan : As rival forces continue their violent conflict in Sudan, residents of the capital Khartoum are running out of drinking water, BBC reports. It was the third time in 50 years that it happened.

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Frontiers

AUGUST 7, 2023

A new study published in Frontiers in Environmental Science has revealed that, in addition to the influence of gradual global heating, Antarctica is increasingly affected by extreme environmental events; a recognized and predicted outcome of our heating world. Selling the articles is not allowed.

Ocean 98

Ocean Fossil Fuels Radiation Environmental Science 98

Union of Concerned Scientists

MAY 11, 2023

There is not enough water in California to sustain our current practices and everybody knows it. Worse still, soil is sinking in some places at more than one inch per month, leading to a shrinking of California’s potential groundwater storage. The good news is we know the problem. Read more about our methodology here ).

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

By Penn State News With a goal of achieving 100% greenhouse gas emissions reduction by 2035, Penn State – under the direction of President Neeli Bendapudi -- is moving forward with several of the recommendations presented by the University’s Carbon Emissions Reduction Task Force in Spring 2022.

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Washington Nature

APRIL 5, 2023

Nature touches our lives in many ways, from leisure to the essential resources it provides. Because nature ultimately affects all of us in remarkable ways—whether it’s our health, our well-being, or our livelihoods. To be successful, this whole process must stand on the shoulders of all of us who benefit in different ways from nature.

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Conservation Climate Change Natural Resources 2018 98

Union of Concerned Scientists

AUGUST 17, 2022

The clean energy industry is continuing to deploy significant amounts of storage to deliver a low-carbon future. Energy storage has big obstacles in its way. We need new market participation rules that redefine and redesign market products, and all stakeholders have to be on board with proposed changes.

Clean Energy 277

Clean Energy Fossil Fuels Technology Technology 277

Ocean Conservancy

JUNE 29, 2023

The report focuses on a few key numbers: namely, overfishing in general, or how many fish stocks are being fished at an unsustainable rate, and also how many stocks are overfished, where their population size is too low to provide long-term sustainable fishing. Sorry, but we failed to add you to the list.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 28, 2024

Of Education Honors Green Ribbon Schools, Including PA Schools In Butler County, Reading, Philadelphia [PaEN] -- Post-Gazette: Rowan Elementary School Designated As Green Ribbon School -- Rachel Carson Building Peregrine Falcons See First Egg Hatches Of The Season; Connection To Rachel Carson [PaEN] -- Post-Gazette - Mary Ann Thomas: Peregrine Falcon (..)

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Circle of Blue

DECEMBER 15, 2021

Amid a three-year-long lead contamination crisis in the city’s water system, residents are still advised to drink only bottled water. That cut Benton Harbor’s water demand nearly in half, while Benton Township constructed a new plant right down the road. “It The lead problems only created new expenses.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 31, 2023

Community solar will include another option to further develop a diverse energy portfolio in Pennsylvania, leading us to a brighter and cost-efficient energy future. Creating a market for additional electricity options is a way to keep consumer costs down.” As a dairy farmer, sustainability is at the core of how we function.

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Natural Gas Electricity Clean Energy Law 91

Frontiers

JULY 5, 2022

Prof Jeff Camkin, of the University of Western Australia, is a water and sustainable development specialist. Sometimes the best way to do that is through research, sometimes it’s by directly advising decision-makers, and other times by working more closely with community or industry stakeholders. Prof Jeff Camkin.

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Sustainable Development Politics Natural Resources Technology 98

Enviromental Defense

APRIL 2, 2024

Nate Wallace, Program Manager, Clean Transportation: It is great news for housing and public transit that the federal government intends to tie the forthcoming Permanent Public Transit Fund to transit-friendly land-use standards near federally funded transit stations.

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Circle of Blue

JULY 16, 2021

Thawing permafrost in Alaska could lead to a massive oil spill that would almost certainly affect the state’s groundwater supplies. Hopefully we will be able to manage our way through it and come out OK on the other side.” – Garner Deobald, a farmer in the Saskatchewan village of Hodgeville. IN RECENT WATER NEWS. ON THE RADAR.

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Circle of Blue

JANUARY 20, 2022

This piece is part of a collaboration that includes the Institute for Nonprofit News (INN), California Health Report, Center for Collaborative Investigative Journalism, Circle of Blue, Colorado Public Radio, Columbia Insight, The Counter, High Country News, New Mexico In Depth and SJV Water. Jeremy Wade Shockley for CPR News).

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Government 2021 Law Climate Change 246

PA Environment Daily

APRIL 7, 2024

PaEN] -- PittsburghUnionProgress.com: Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy To Host Free Earth Month Events At 2 City Parks -- Penn State PA Technical Assistance Program Highlights Upcoming Webinars On Sustainable Metals, Bioindustrial Manufacturing; Small Business, Ag Funding Opportunities [PaEN] -- Green Minds Wanted! Call for Abstracts, PA Assn.

Earth Day 71

Earth Day Conservation Natural Gas Carbon Dioxide 71

Circle of Blue

MAY 2, 2022

As the nation prepares to pour hundreds of billions of federal dollars into rescuing water systems, the Great Lakes News Collaborative investigates the true cost of water in Michigan. Included in the drinking water allotment is $325 million to replace lead service lines. . Children poisoned by lead. The state allocated $63.6

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Government Politics 2018 Clean Water Act 264

Circle of Blue

MAY 3, 2023

Critics of the decision say that not growing crops hurt soil and ecosystem health, and that importing huge amounts of food is not a sustainable agricultural model. Pushes Farmers to Develop A New Crop: Energy — But more heavily fertilized corn and more manure for methane raises worries about water pollution.

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2023 Clean Water Act 2012 Conservation 130

PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

By Katie Bohn, Penn State News To solar or not to solar? While a stable and predictable profit is an important factor to Pennsylvania farmers considering leasing out their land for solar energy development, it’s not enough on its own, according to a new study led by Penn State researchers. Reprinted from Penn State News.

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Renewable Energy Clean Energy 2024 Electricity 99

Legal Planet

DECEMBER 19, 2023

This shift is good news because tackling methane is crucial to the fight against climate change due to its significantly higher global warming potential than CO2, the disposal of relatively cheap methods of controlling emissions, and its short atmospheric lifespan. There is no doubt that is good news. Since the E.U.

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Circle of Blue

MAY 3, 2022

As the nation prepares to pour hundreds of billions of federal dollars into rescuing water systems, the Great Lakes News Collaborative investigates the true cost of water in Michigan. . The city is now in the fourth year of a water crisis following the 2018 discovery of elevated lead levels at some residents’ taps.

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Frontiers

MARCH 10, 2023

The United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 15 Life on Land is about aiming to protect, restore, and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, and halt and reverse land degradation and halt biodiversity loss. “My

Sustainable Development 105

Sustainable Development Climate Change Conservation 2006 105

Circle of Blue

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

Here in the Great Lakes region, we have a confluence of those,” said Branko Kerkez, an Associate Professor leading a group of Ph.D. Kerkez says a rainstorm doesn’t hit a city the same way everywhere at the same time. “So As climate change continues, more big concrete pipes and underground storage will be necessary in some places.

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Climate Change Technology Technology 2021 246

Frontiers

JULY 27, 2022

We offset all the costs associated with our high-quality publishing service through APCs, continuously investing into our operations and open science platform. This will allow us to continue to reinvest in our operations while offering the highest quality, sustainable publishing services. Why does Frontiers charge APCs?

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2017 2022 Technology Technology 93

Union of Concerned Scientists

MAY 11, 2023

The good news is that the Biden administration and Congress have made important strides on advancing policies and resources to help communities and the federal government mitigate wildfire risk. But there’s still a long way to go. However, “normal” fire activity in a changing climate can still be quite dangerous.

Climate Change 158

Climate Change Government Earth Day Deforestation 158

Enviromental Defense

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

They contain dangerous chemicals such as ammonia, lead, mercury, benzene and naphthenic acid. So, it might seem like good news that the Federal and Alberta governments and industry are meeting up to discuss how tailings will be ‘reclaimed’? Not so fast. Are we consuming it?”.

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Government Regulations 2017 Waste 91

PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 7, 2024

Here are 92 new stories in the PA Environment Digest about individuals, groups, local governments, farmers, businesses, watershed groups and many more working all across Pennsylvania to restore and protect the environment and show others the beauty that surrounds us. Of Environmental Professionals: Jan. Shapiro: PA Receives Over $44.4

Conservation 111

Conservation 2024 2023 Climate Change 111

Union of Concerned Scientists

DECEMBER 22, 2022

When the sun isn’t shining or the wind isn’t blowing, batteries help store clean energy to continue supplying electricity to the grid and to customers consistently and reliably. But there is good news: most of the cobalt in a used battery can be successfully recovered and used to manufacture new batteries.

Renewable Energy 150

Renewable Energy Fossil Fuels Clean Energy Recycling 150

PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 26, 2022

26 PA Bulletin [PaEN] -- University Of Pittsburgh: Pitt’s New Chilled Water Plant Marks Construction Milestone As Part Of Sustainability Efforts, Better Management, Reuse Of Stormwater -- University Of Pittsburgh: 4 Ways Climate Change And Population Growth Combine To Threaten Public Health -- Nov.

Natural Gas 64

Natural Gas Air Pollution Recycling Climate Change 64

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 3, 2024

Noah Wenger, Longtime Lancaster County Farming, Chesapeake Bay Advocate Dies At 89 -- DEP: Oil & Gas Regulatory Program Will Be In The Red By Fall; All Sectors Greenhouse Gas Reduction Program No Go; Update On Permitting Reform [PaEN] -- PA Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - Feb.

Conservation 89

Conservation Clean Energy Recycling 2024 89

Enviromental Defense

DECEMBER 30, 2021

In other words, there is way too much salt in the water all year round. Heavy road salt use also does a number on public infrastructure as it can lead to corrosion. This is a more effective way to ensure de-icing and safety. This way we can monitor progress and whether or not we are moving in the right direction.

2021 96

2021 Government 96

Union of Concerned Scientists

MARCH 29, 2023

Each of the states—Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina and Texas—have sustained billions of dollars in climate change-related damage. The headline of her July 5, 2022, press release , “AG Fitch Continues to Fight Biden’s Radical Environmental Agenda,” pretty much sums up her attitude.

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Fossil Fuels Climate Change Sea Level Electricity 342

PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 3, 2023

5 On Methane Reduction Program; Spill Policy; Chapter 78 Update; Certified Inspector Program; Injection Well Primacy [PaEN] -- DEP Invites Comments On Proposed CNX Midstream Project To Expose Natural Gas, Water Pipelines To Prevent Longwall Mining Damage In Washington County [PaEN] -- Environmental Health News: Gov. 25 to Dec.

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Conservation Natural Gas Regulations Clean Energy 106

Union of Concerned Scientists

JUNE 16, 2022

The nation witnessed the tragedy through news coverage and social media, and many donated money and provided immediate aid. “As Mutual aid was what kept folks afloat amid this disaster and is what will continue to sustain impacted families,” Knight said. We’ll continue to fight for them, and for climate justice.”.

Climate Change 236

Climate Change Fossil Fuels Wind Power Renewable Energy 236

PA Environment Daily

JULY 16, 2023

9 In Pittsburgh On Managing Shale Gas, Conventional Oil & Gas Wastewater [PaEN] -- Marcellus Drilling News: Do Oil & Gas Drillers Owe Taxpayers Royalties For Oil & Gas Under Roads, Streets, Bridges And Other Taxpayer-Owned Land?

Natural Gas 74

Natural Gas Climate Change Clean Energy 2002 74

Circle of Blue

APRIL 12, 2023

A report sheds new light on a proposed dam near the Thailand-Myanmar border , where community resistance and political ambiguity have complicated the project. Residents of Eloor, in Southern India’s Kerala state, are continuing a decades-long fight to save the Periyar River from polluting industrial plants nearby.

2023 130

2023 Natural Gas Fossil Fuels Deforestation 130

PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 7, 2024

30 to Jan. 3 - Saga Of Plugging Nancy 13; Conventional Well Emission Offsets; Venting Since June; Still No Well Integrity Reports [PaEN] -- Gov. Shapiro: PA Receives Over $44.4

2024 83

2024 Conservation Natural Gas Climate Change 83