Being angry for just 8 minutes could increase risk of a heart attack
New Scientist
MAY 1, 2024
People who were asked to recall past events that made them angry experienced a change to their blood vessels that has been linked with heart attacks
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Another Climate Impact Hits the Public’s Radar: A Wetter World Is Mudslide City
Inside Climate News
FEBRUARY 20, 2024
saw 592 slides in one week, a reminder that excessive precipitation events set off more than flooding. By Audrey Gray Picture the minute hand at about eight past the hour. That’s the slope of Viet’s backyard in southern Los Angeles County. It’s a bit too aggressive for a slip-and-slide.
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New study suggests the Atlantic overturning circulation AMOC “is on tipping course”
Real Climate
FEBRUARY 9, 2024
Some of their contributions spanning the past 20 years are in the paper’s reference list, with authors Henk Dijkstra, René van Westen, Nanne Weber, Sybren Drijfhout and more.) The last AMOC breakdown occurred about 12,000 years ago and triggered the Younger Dryas cold event around the northern Atlantic.)
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Wildfire Threat to Texas Nuclear Weapons Facility Highlights Intersecting Risks
Union of Concerned Scientists
MARCH 7, 2024
As climate change increases the frequency or intensity of extreme events such as wildfires, heat waves, and heavy downpours, there is an increase in the potential for different types of risks to coincide or for a climate-related event to trigger a cascade of non-climatic consequences. million acres of land over the past six days.
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Will Climate Change Force More Farmworkers to Go Hungry?
Union of Concerned Scientists
APRIL 5, 2023
Human-caused climate change is expected to increase the number and intensity of extreme weather events like hurricanes, floods, and droughts that are already ravaging communities across the United States. When extreme weather events are thrown into the mix, food pantries will need extra help to be able to provide their essential services.
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Rare and Severe Weather Events Are Now More Common Thanks to Climate Change
Union of Concerned Scientists
AUGUST 24, 2022
When these types of events happen, they are often couched in terms of an event once-every-x-number-of-years. But what exactly is a 50-year, 100-year, or 1,000-year weather event? Stories about remarkable weather events have been retold through the ages. What was rare is becoming more common. to 1% chance in any year ).
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PA Organization For Watersheds & Rivers Hosts Feb. 6 Webinar On Creating Stronger Connections: A Communication Best Practices Workshop
PA Environment Daily
JANUARY 19, 2024
Creating Stronger Connections: A Communication Best Practices Workshop is a virtual event that will focus on the art of crafting purposeful communication objectives and building lasting stakeholder relationships. Explore best practices for media relations, event communication, and execution. on Tuesday, February 6.
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Center For Coalfield Justice, Donora Historical Society & Smog Museum Host Oct. 11 Webinar On 75th Anniversary Of Donora Smog Disaster
PA Environment Daily
SEPTEMBER 17, 2023
The Center for Coalfield Justice is partnering with the Donora Historical Society and Smog Museum to host an October 11 webinar to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the Donora smog, an event that led to the creation of the state Air Pollution Control Act and the federal Clean Air Act. Click Here to register for this special event.
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PA Resources Council Announces 40th Anniversary Of Lens On Litter Photo Contest; Pick-Up PA Resources Available For Litter Clean-Ups
PA Environment Daily
FEBRUARY 6, 2024
Further details, an online entry form and past winners can be found online and questions may be directed to lensonlitter@prc.org. Litter Cleanup Resources For the past few years, extra judging points have been awarded to those who conduct a clean-up of the photographed area and provide photographic evidence of their work.
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PA Organization For Watersheds & Rivers Hosts Jan. 12 In-Person Workshop On Climate Art And Networking For Watershed Leaders & Stewards
PA Environment Daily
JANUARY 2, 2024
This event will build upon the momentum generated at the Statewide Watershed Conference , where watershed organization leaders and volunteers interacted with local artists who are bringing attention to critical water issues through visual and experiential art. Event is capped at 30 participants. Click Here to register by January 10.
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Centre County Recycling & Refuse Authority Reports Nearly 48,000 Pounds Of Household Hazardous Waste Collected
PA Environment Daily
APRIL 30, 2024
The Centre County Recycling and Refuse Authority reported nearly 48,000 pounds of household hazardous waste was collected this past weekend from 848 participants at the free annual drop off event. We were happy to wrap up Earth month with this valued, community event. They were in and out of the facility in minutes.
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‘The Opportunity Is Now’: Water Advocates View Upcoming UN Climate Conference as Moment of Relevance
Circle of Blue
SEPTEMBER 15, 2021
Water was overlooked in past global climate talks. Events of the past year — torrential floods, exhausting droughts, deadly heat waves — sharpened focus that society must adapt to these climate changes. Outside of official negotiations there will be a circus of side events and thematic discussions.
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How Post-War Justice Strategies Can Be Applied to the Climate Crisis
Union of Concerned Scientists
SEPTEMBER 27, 2023
After a summer when almost no one was left untouched by the climate crisis, it’s past time to operationalize a transitional justice process and help communities who are suffering. This past year, the small island nation of Vanuatu took matters into their own hands on the global stage.
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Should China Pay Climate Reparations?
Legal Planet
DECEMBER 5, 2022
Compensation for Past Conduct. This is related to the “polluter pays” principle, but it ties compensation to harm that is occurring today because of past carbon emissions, rather than compensation for future harm due to current emissions. The “Consumer Pays” Principle. So far as I know, this label isn’t in common use. Download as PDF.
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Friends Of The Wissahickon Celebrate 100 Years Of Stewardship With Special Events In 2024
PA Environment Daily
FEBRUARY 1, 2024
With the theme of “100 years of conservation,” FOW is planning a full year of celebratory projects and events to commemorate past achievements while looking forward to the next century, and sharing it all with those whose support and love for the Wissahickon has made FOW’s significant impact possible.
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Western Grid Regionalization Is Back on the Drawing Board. Why Now?
Union of Concerned Scientists
APRIL 19, 2023
I don’t think this will be news to anyone, but kind of a lot has happened over the past five years. But a lot has changed in the past five years. Change #2: Grid reliability challenges are increasing California’s grid has been facing significant grid reliability issues, struggling to meet peak electricity demand the past few years.
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Hawk Mountain Sanctuary Hosts 10 Winter Artisan Workshops Starting Feb. 3
PA Environment Daily
JANUARY 19, 2024
For more information on programs, initiatives and upcoming events, visit the Hawk Mountain Sanctuary website or call 610-756-6961. Click Here to sign up for regular updates from the Sanctuary, Like them on Facebook , Follow on Twitter , visit them on Flickr and visit their YouTube Channel.
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PA Resources Council Encourages Participation In 40th Anniversary Of Litter Photo Contest - The Earth Is Not Your Garbage Can
PA Environment Daily
APRIL 30, 2024
Registered events are eligible for FREE work gloves, safety vests and trash bags (courtesy of PennDOT and DEP) while supplies last. Visit PRC’s Gene Capaldi Lens on Litter Photo Contest webpage for all the details and past winners. For more information on programs, initiatives and special events, visit the PA Resources Council website.
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Climate Litigation Is Spreading Around the World
Union of Concerned Scientists
JULY 18, 2023
This report offers a comprehensive synthesis of the latest research and developments in the climate change litigation field and outlines general trends while delving into cases filed within the past 12 months. In the past year alone, 190 new cases have been filed. Cases like Asmania v.
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Hot off the Press: The New IPCC Report
Legal Planet
AUGUST 10, 2021
Each of the past four decades has been successively warmer than any that preceded it, dating to 1850. “It Some recent hot extremes observed over the past decade would have been extremely unlikely to occur without human influence on the climate system.”. There is greater emphasis on regional impacts and extreme events.
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Keep PA Beautiful Announces Recipients Of 2023 Volunteer And Community Partners Awards
PA Environment Daily
FEBRUARY 7, 2024
Marinos volunteered a total of 54 times in the past two years and 33 times in 2023, always showing up no matter how challenging or how unpleasant the cleanup site might be. She also participated in Allentown's first ever competition-style litter event that was held in July.
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Climate Change Is Intensifying the Water Cycle, New IPCC Report Finds
Circle of Blue
AUGUST 11, 2021
The climate crisis will jeopardize key sources of fresh water and make extreme weather events more severe. These events are unlikely in our current climate—but the warmer Earth gets, the bigger the risk becomes. It finds more evidence that severe weather events are linked to carbon in the atmosphere and are becoming more extreme.
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Great Lakes News Collaborative Examines Water’s True Cost
Circle of Blue
APRIL 27, 2022
As the nation prepares to pour billions of federal dollars into rescuing water systems, the Great Lakes News Collaborative investigates the true cost of water in Michigan with a special series of reports and events during May. Now, even wealthy towns are suffering the consequences of past unwillingness to pay for water system upkeep.
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Brain molecule may make us recall memories as being good or bad
New Scientist
JULY 21, 2022
A study in mice may help us understand how different people link positive or negative emotions to past events, in a discovery that could help treat post-traumatic stress disorder, anxiety and addiction
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Registration Open! PA Greenways & Trails Summit Sept. 17-19 In Scranton
PA Environment Daily
JUNE 5, 2023
With a theme of “Connecting an Industrious Past to an Innovative Future,” this Summit makes space for a range of topics both familiar and forward-leaning in the trail world. Join with hundreds of friends and colleagues at Pennsylvania’s premiere training, networking, and inspirational event for greenways and trails.
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White House OSTP and NNCO Announce Series of Events in Celebration of 20th Anniversary of the Authorization of the NNI
Brag
DECEMBER 6, 2023
The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) and the National Nanotechnology Coordination Office (NNCO) announced on December 4, 2023, a series of events to drive U.S. leadership in nanotechnology, in celebration of the 20-year anniversary of the 21st Century Nanotechnology Research and Development Act.
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Storm Elliott Knocked Out Fossil-Fuel Power. We’ve Been Here Before.
Union of Concerned Scientists
JANUARY 24, 2023
While the event was indeed historic, the types of failures in the US fossil-heavy power system that occurred during the storm weren’t new. Then I’ll go back to some past events to show that we’ve been in similar situations before—and that there’s more we can do to lower the risk that they will happen again.
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Science for a Stronger Democracy: 3 Ways to Boost Communication between Scientists, Voters, and Decisionmakers
Union of Concerned Scientists
NOVEMBER 2, 2023
They shared how both new research findings and events on the ground can together inform how we vote in elections. In the past, other coalitions have formed successful questionnaires for national and state elections. Also, many organizations provide support and funding for such events and initiatives.
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Fossil Fuel Companies Make Billions in Profit as We Suffer Billions in Losses
Union of Concerned Scientists
FEBRUARY 21, 2023
At the same time, the world is incurring record losses due to extreme weather events. Thanks to advances in attribution science, we now understand many of these extreme events have been worsened by climate change. People continue to struggle with the aftermath of this event and the severely underfunded aid efforts to respond.
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PA Resources Council: Participants In Lens On Litter Photo Contest Get Extra Points For Cleaning Up Sites They Photograph
PA Environment Daily
FEBRUARY 14, 2023
Further details, an online entry form and past winners can be found online and questions may be directed to lensonlitter@prc.org. Pick Up PA Program For the past few years, extra judging points have been awarded to those entrants who conduct a clean-up of the photographed area and provide photographic evidence of their work.
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Remembering Our Nation’s Fallen Workers
Union of Concerned Scientists
APRIL 25, 2022
But even if you don’t know someone personally who has died on the job, you can be sure someone has who provided you, your family, and community with the goods and services you needed, wanted, or relied on this past year. P.S. You can honor workers by participating in local events. See a listing of events here. If not now, when?
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Keep PA Beautiful 2024 Summit For Community Stewardship In Scranton Oct. 16-17
PA Environment Daily
APRIL 30, 2024
The Summit provides state agencies, participating stakeholders and concerned residents of Pennsylvania an opportunity to convene and reflect on past work, share experiences, and learn together. For more information on programs, initiatives and special events, visit the Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful website.
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Slippery Rock Watershed Coalition: Volunteers Make Jennings Environmental Ed Center Improving The Prairie Day A Success!
PA Environment Daily
FEBRUARY 26, 2024
Thank you to everyone who attended and made the event a success! Natalie Lamagna [Nonprofit] Stream Restoration Incorporated hired their newest environmental scientist, Natalie Lamagna, who started working for SRI this past August 2023. Click Here to sign up for updates on the celebration. Click Here to read the entire newsletter.
PA Organization For Watersheds & Rivers Hosts Nov. 15 Webinar On Technology & Tips For Volunteer Management
PA Environment Daily
OCTOBER 31, 2022
Visit POWR’s Events webpage for recordings of past online events and educational sessions. For more information on programs, initiatives, upcoming events and help available to community-based watershed organizations, visit the PA Organization for Watersheds and Rivers website. Deadline to register is noon November 14.
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Frontiers community engagement update – fall 2023
Frontiers
SEPTEMBER 28, 2023
Photo credit: Frontiers We take a moment to reflect on the information, resources, and actions taken over the past several months towards promoting longer, more prosperous lives on a healthier planet. Over 71 million volunteers have collected 325 tons of waste since the first official event in 2018, with numbers growing each year.
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Frogs have acquired DNA from snakes with the help of parasites
New Scientist
APRIL 26, 2022
Horizontal DNA transfer, once thought to be a rare event, has occurred between snakes and frogs at least 54 times in the past 85 million years
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Science denial is still an issue ahead of COP28
Real Climate
NOVEMBER 29, 2023
Yet, when the next global climate summit is coming up (it’s starting tomorrow), we don’t only learn that the host, United Arab Emirates, intends to use the event for new oil deals. The Statistics Norway authors try to cast doubt on modern warming being human-caused by pointing to the fact that Greenland was warmer during past millennia.
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International Year of Glass gets cracking in Geneva
Physics World
FEBRUARY 11, 2022
Events throughout the year will also highlight why glass is critical in achieving the United Nations ’ 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. During the past three years, Spain’s permanent mission at the UN headquarters in New York led the process for obtaining an official resolution, with expressed support from 18 other nations.
Fossil Fuels vs. Renewables: A Price on Reliability?
Union of Concerned Scientists
JUNE 12, 2023
Stuck between the past and the future In the past, state and federal policies granted electric utilities a monopoly over the supply of energy while regulators monitored company overspending. This system worked so well in the past that gas plants totally dominated new power plant investment from 1990 through 2014.
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PA Resources Council, City Of Pittsburgh Partnership Enables Residents To Recycle 62+ Tons Of Electronics Waste In 2023; Continues In 2024
PA Environment Daily
JANUARY 17, 2024
For more information on programs, initiatives and special events, visit the PA Resources Council website. Click Here for PRC’s Events Calendar. In 2023, a partnership between PA Resources Council and the City of Pittsburgh enabled more than 2,000 residents to recycle 62+ tons of e-waste through the City’s hard-to-recycle program.
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Climate Litigation: Reflection and Anticipation for 2024
Union of Concerned Scientists
DECEMBER 4, 2023
In an unforeseen turn of events, a pivotal climate litigation case unfolded in Montana , where 16 young environmental advocates challenged the state’s fossil fuel policies. Climate litigation emphasized addressing current and past harms, with a spotlight on Loss and Damage.
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Cameron County Chamber of Commerce Announces Schedule For Sinnemahone Triple Crown Events In 2024
PA Environment Daily
JANUARY 3, 2024
In 2024 changes are coming to two of the events. April 13 - Canoe & Kayak Classic The Cameron County Chamber of Commerce stepped in several years ago when organizers of the Cameron County Canoe and Kayak Classic retired from the event. Weidow hopes to attract major biking sponsors and expand the mileage of the event.
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2022 updates to the temperature records
Real Climate
JANUARY 13, 2023
El Niño events enhance global warming (as in 1998, 2010, 2016 etc.) and La Niña events (2011, 2018, 2021, 2022 etc.) Another January, another annual data point. It’s well known (among readers here, I assume), that ENSO influences the interannual variability of the climate system and the annual mean temperatures.
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PA Society For Ornithology Seeking Conservation Partners For 4th Bird Blitz June 7-17
PA Environment Daily
NOVEMBER 26, 2023
Selected organizations will be identified as partners with Pennsylvania Society for Ornithology in the 2024 event and receive an equal share of the funds raised. It is anticipated that the event will raise close to $20,000, resulting in contributions of more than $6,000 to three organizations. Reprinted from the WeConservePA website.)
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