Union of Concerned Scientists

OCTOBER 12, 2022

Here are five practices Elsevier/RELX must pledge to cease to better align its business practices with its publicly stated values and pledges: Providing fossil fuel industry research and development and data services to oil, gas, and coal companies. But reining in climate change requires us to quickly transition away from fossil fuel use.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

By only measuring distance from a supermarket, this measure does not consider the many other ways people may get their food—or what type of food is available on the shelves of their local supermarket, or how expensive it may be to purchase fresh fruits and vegetables there. Sustainable nutrition security also needs to focus on health equity.

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Montrose

MARCH 20, 2024

March 20, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Ideagen, a leading provider of software solutions for regulated industries and Huco Consulting, Inc., We ’ re excited to work with Huco Consulting to provide an even more comprehensive level of service for our customers.” . / LITTLE ROCK, Ark.,

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Ocean Conservancy

MARCH 8, 2024

Understanding public opinions, knowledge and concern around certain issues informs how we communicate scientific research, allowing us to understand what people care the most about—and this feeds into legislation, as policies with the most public support can have a greater chance of success. Specifically, 30% of U.S. About half of U.S.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MAY 22, 2023

Since local and state governments are on the frontlines of paying for worsening wildfires, they should also be on the leading edge of holding fossil fuel companies accountable. Perhaps less obvious is the importance of state and local governments in holding the fossil fuel industry accountable. Source: CCST 2020. Source: Statista 2023.

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

The Council will co-develop educational workshops, literature, and social media with community members, provide supplies and logistical support, and create a network that will develop and manage composting systems tailored to community needs.​ Visit EPA’s Recycling Education and Outreach Grants webpage for more information.

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Legal Planet

DECEMBER 8, 2021

Recently the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power announced it was walking away from its longstanding obligation to provide Mono County residents and the environment with a tiny fraction of the water it transports from Mono County to LADWP’s urban customers in Los Angeles. Again, LADWP was unrepentant.

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Legal Planet

NOVEMBER 26, 2021

During the pursuit of cultural resource protection, tribes are compelled to reveal an extraordinary amount of sensitive information. Sensitive tribal information, including traditional knowledge, are resources that tribes also value and seek to protect much like other cultural resources. Confidentiality Problems. Agency Discretion.

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Enviromental Defense

MARCH 26, 2024

Rather than crafting a new deal for cities that would bring more frequent, reliable and affordable local transit to Ontarians by increasing operations funding, the province has decided to double down on subsidizing driving. billion on average per year to double public transit ridership by 2035.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MAY 17, 2022

This blog presents the state of the drought in the Western US and some solutions that must be carried out on a large scale to lessen its impacts and increase resilience. . Any solution must be developed to reduce the equity gap that exists between the most vulnerable and under-resourced communities and the rest of the population.

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

The funds will accelerate TNC’s efforts to work alongside local and regional partners to identify, reconnect and restore critical waterways throughout Pennsylvania, West Virginia, and Virginia. For more information on programs, initiatives and other special events, visit the PA & DE Chapter of The Nature Conservancy website.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MAY 8, 2023

In many cases the problems associated with EV materials are posed as attention-grabbing headlines and the focal point of the issue, rather than focusing on the solutions to more sustainable electrified transportation. Well, let me try to provide a full picture. The oil-based status quo today is unsustainable.

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Legal Planet

JUNE 29, 2023

How cities go about this will depend heavily on local context–while some may venture into direct ownership and management of charging in public lots and on residential streets, others may leave the rollout entirely to private investment by residents and employers. How ready are California cities to ensure equitable charging access?

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Legal Planet

JUNE 2, 2021

New UC Berkeley/UCLA Law report discusses policy solutions to accelerate investment in nature-based climate solutions in California. Some of the most promising, cost-effective climate change solutions are in our own backyards. Some of the most promising, cost-effective climate change solutions are in our own backyards.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 23, 2023

The Buffalo Creek Coalition and Audubon Society of Western PA will host a One Day Hybrid Summit December 7 focused on local challenges and shared solutions for improving communities, water quality, and habitat in Butler and Armstrong counties from 9:00 a.m. Click Here to register and for more information or call (412) 963-6100.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JANUARY 29, 2024

In this and the subsequent discussions about the process for AR7, numerous developing countries identified the need to increase participation and information from the Global South in the IPCC process and reports. Representation and inclusion were core among these issues.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MARCH 16, 2023

With global heat-trapping emissions still on the rise and millions of people across the world still reeling from last year’s deadly and costly climate-related disasters , this report provides a distillation of all that scientists are bearing witness to, a collective howl for action, albeit delivered in precise technical terms.

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Circle of Blue

DECEMBER 14, 2021

Why Are Solutions So Slow? This notice contains very important information’. Almost 80 percent of residents in Fuller Acres are Latinx, but the water company did not send out information about 1,2,3-TCP in Spanish. And many small districts are too stretched or lack the capacity to provide translation when it’s needed.

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Circle of Blue

MARCH 28, 2023

Public officials, business leaders, and scientists from the Great Lakes region attended the conference, linking global debates about freshwater supply and management with local experience. Local governments are essential for adapting to the extremes of a warming planet. Their involvement had two aims. That’s a pretty big deal.”

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 22, 2024

The letter provides a comprehensive roadmap of specific funding requests for the Fiscal Year 2025 budget, honing in on several federal programs that can extend the much-needed lifeline to these communities. Their united voice underscores the immediacy and critical importance of the issues at hand.

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Legal Planet

OCTOBER 10, 2022

When we drink a cool glass of water from the tap we may think of the local reservoir, but the real source of the water quality lies many miles upstream in the wooded watershed that filters and cleans the water as it flows downhill. We have all kinds of information on light and heavy vehicle sales in every state.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 25, 2024

The PSP aims to provide a safe and convenient means of disposal year-round by collecting unwanted prescription medications at 65 stations across the Commonwealth. No personal information is required, and drop-off boxes are available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Mark Schindler, Pennsylvania’s adjutant general and head of the DMVA.

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Enviromental Defense

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

What we did So, I got to work – contacting environmental groups, local, provincial and national, who I knew were already battling Ontario’s plan to build new gas plants in the province. Together, we ran digital ads, published articles with local papers, and delivered flyers to neighbourhoods close by the plant.

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Breezometer

NOVEMBER 28, 2021

Propeller Health has come up with some helpful solutions for chronic respiratory disease sufferers to learn more about their conditions and individual triggers, enabling patients to avoid flare-ups and take their medicine when they need it most. In turn, this information is used to adjust personal treatment plans in a more tailored way.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Late last month, the center and the Brennan Center for Justice released a report documenting that state and local officials are just as guilty as their federal counterparts when it comes to politicizing science, censoring scientists, and ignoring scientific evidence. Which states are particularly bad? Are any states particularly good?

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 19, 2024

As a permanently conserved green space, this land supports the resiliency of the Panhandle Trail corridor by buffering the trail and nearby green spaces, preserving natural scenic beauty, providing a place for close-to-home outdoor recreation and environmental education. The project received full support from U.S. “It

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Breezometer

MAY 9, 2022

BreezoMeter's Wildfire Tracker+ provides the tools needed to detect, contain, and extract wildfire insights in real-time, learn from wildfires, and make decisions based on both historical and current conditions with the goal of the improved safety and security of all affected. What’s Unique about the Wildfire Tracker+?

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Law Columbia

APRIL 17, 2024

The report provides detailed information on the current state of Cuba’s electricity sector and recommends reforms to advance the transition to a lower emission, reliable, and more climate resilient system. That report, similar to this one, provided information on Cuba’s electric grid and recommended paths forward.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 2, 2024

For nearly 30 years, the man-made wetlands on the Saint Vincent College Archabbey property [in Westmoreland County] have helped improve local streams by naturally treating the water that drains from abandoned mines. Are local watersheds cleaner than they were three decades ago? For more information, contact Prof.

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Legal Planet

AUGUST 23, 2023

But 3 other news stories about the benefits, and growing pains, of e-bikes show there’s real interest in them as a climate solution. More than 600 low-income residents applied to the project, which provided 56 households with bikes to use through May. Following these two states will be informative. round-trip vehicle outings.

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 25, 2023

After three highly productive days, clear themes and early recommendations emerged that can significantly advance Pennsylvania agriculture as the solution to major environmental challenges and ensure it remains a thriving and growing sector of Pennsylvania’s economy, communities, and quality of life.

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Breezometer

APRIL 6, 2022

To eliminate reporting delays and provide pollen forecasts for up to 5 days, BreezoMeter has developed new cloud-based pollen technology which overcomes the limitations of manual-only official methods. See how our live global pollen heatmap visualizes local pollen risk levels). Focusing On The Health Impact of Pollen.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC)

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

The Strengthening Local Processing Act (SLPA) is the most comprehensive meat processing bill around, with specific provisions that address competition, demand for local products, and access to value added services in the meat processing sector.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MARCH 27, 2023

An Unrefined Ending: Lessons Learned from the Philadelphia Energy Solutions Refinery Creation and Closure. The explosion at the Philadelphia Energy Solutions (PES) refinery in June of 2019 and subsequent bankruptcy and decommissioning marked the end of a refinery whose history goes back 150 years and predates the automobile era.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 10, 2023

ELEDLights, known for its commitment to enhancing the energy efficiency of lighting in local businesses and organizations, was happy to receive the award. With a mix of fair pricing and energy efficiency rebates that we help find and process, local businesses can boost their sustainability at very low upfront costs.”

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Explore how urban youth and underserved youth are connecting with local farmer to learn about best practices to protect water and about new efforts to train landscapers to identify invasive species and select natives instead! To register or for more information, visit the PA Statewide Watershed Conference webpage.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 11, 2024

Shy’s study provided a shining example of the threat posed by industrial pollution that galvanized public attention in the late 1960s and led to the first Earth Day in April 1970. Southern California Gas Company, for instance, surreptitiously launched a phony grassroots group called Californians for Balanced Energy Solutions in 2019.

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