New Scientist
APRIL 17, 2024
Investigations of the paradoxical link between tinnitus and hearing loss have revealed a hidden form of deafness, paving the way to possible new treatments
PA Environment Daily
APRIL 17, 2024
USDA's Natural Resources Conservation Service-PA State Conservationist Denise Coleman is conducting a rapid survey in Western Pennsylvania Counties under the Emergency Watershed Protection Program to determine if the impacts of flooding from the April 2024 rainfall events have caused a watershed impairment and has left property owners at risk. NRCS-PA will accept survey information until May 17, 2024.
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New Scientist
APRIL 17, 2024
Underground tunnels created by lava flows provided humans with shelter for thousands of years beneath the hot desert landscape of Saudi Arabia
Scientific American
APRIL 17, 2024
The tale of how the "backfire effect" ultimately, itself, backfired, and the "problem" with scientists.
Speaker: Kevin Kai Wong, President of Emergent Energy Solutions
In today's industrial landscape, the pursuit of sustainable energy optimization and decarbonization has become paramount. Manufacturing corporations across the U.S. are facing the urgent need to align with decarbonization goals while enhancing efficiency and productivity. Unfortunately, the lack of comprehensive energy data poses a significant challenge for manufacturing managers striving to meet their targets.
New Scientist
APRIL 17, 2024
The jawbone of an ichthyosaur uncovered in south-west England has been identified as a new species, and researchers estimate that the whole animal was 20 to 25 metres long
Inside Climate News
APRIL 17, 2024
With half its surface area gone, the country’s largest saline lake is verging on collapse due to the region’s overuse of water and climate change, threatening the ecosystem, Salt Lake City and Wilson’s phalarope. By Wyatt Myskow SALT LAKE CITY—To complete a nonstop 4,000-mile flight, Wilson’s phalarope needs fuel.
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Law Columbia
APRIL 17, 2024
Solar PV Project in Cuba (Photo credit: IRENA ) Today, the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law and Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) jointly published a new report titled Building a Cleaner, More Resilient Energy System in Cuba: Opportunities and Challenges. 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.
New Scientist
APRIL 17, 2024
Weeding robots can sometimes struggle to tell weeds from crops, but genetically modifying the plants we want to keep to make them brightly coloured would make the job easier, suggest a group of researchers
Cool Green Science
APRIL 17, 2024
National Geographic Society & TNC extern Zoe Clark shares her experience studying the 13-pound Tasmanian giant crayfish. The post Meet the World’s Largest Freshwater Crayfish appeared first on Cool Green Science.
New Scientist
APRIL 17, 2024
Up to 17 US states could be peppered with more than a trillion cicadas this spring, and though it has been a while since these two specific broods emerged at once, double broods are not that rare
Speaker: Antoine M. Thompson, Executive Director of the Greater Washington Region Clean Cities Coalition
Diversity, Equity, Justice, and Inclusion (DEJI) policies, programs, and initiatives are critically important as we move forward with public and private sector climate and sustainability goals and plans. Underserved and socially, economically, and racially disadvantaged communities bear the burden of pollution, higher energy costs, limited resources, and limited investments in the clean energy and transportation sectors.
Scientific American
APRIL 17, 2024
AI can better education, not threaten it, if we learn some lessons from the adoption of the calculator into the classroom
New Scientist
APRIL 17, 2024
Caused by debris from a comet thought to originate in the Oort Cloud, the Lyrid meteor shower peaks this year on 22 April and is best viewed from the northern hemisphere, says Abigail Beall
Enviromental Defense
APRIL 17, 2024
MP Laurel Collins’s motion seeks to get PFAS out of firefighter gear and other consumer products Ottawa | Traditional, unceded territory of the Algonquin Anishinaabeg People – Today, environmentalists, firefighters, and northern Indigenous health experts are supporting the House Private Member’s motion for fast-tracked and comprehensive federal action on toxic per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances, also known as PFAS, or “forever chemicals.
New Scientist
APRIL 17, 2024
A computer intended to mimic the way the brain processes and stores data could potentially improve the efficiency and capabilities of artificial intelligence models
Speaker: Laurie Schoeman Director, Climate & Sustainability, Capital
As households and communities across the nation face challenges such as hurricanes, wildfires, drought, extreme heat and cold, and thawing permafrost and flooding, we are increasingly searching for ways to mitigate and prevent climate impacts. During this event, national climate and housing expert Laurie Schoeman will discuss topics including: The two paths for climate action: decarbonization and adaptation.
Scientific American
APRIL 17, 2024
This eight-legged probe would scour Mars’s underground lava tubes for places where explorers might camp—or for signs of past life
New Scientist
APRIL 17, 2024
Negative thinking is unpopular but it could drive more realistic efforts to limit harm from global warming
Nanotech
APRIL 17, 2024
According to an April 16, 2024, request for information (RFI), as part of its ongoing commitment to advancing sustainable acquisition, the General Services Administration (GSA) is exploring opportunities to reduce or eliminate potential per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) “with the intent to reduce exposure from products offered to the Government through GSA’s contract solutions.” 89 Fed.
New Scientist
APRIL 17, 2024
In the foundations of a Maya temple, researchers found the charred bones of royal individuals – possibly evidence of a fiery ritual to mark the end of one dynasty and the beginning of another
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Scientific American
APRIL 17, 2024
Mixotrophs, which have characteristics of both animals and plants, could help blunt the effects of marine heat waves on ocean ecosystems
PA Environment Daily
APRIL 17, 2024
On April 16, the federal Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement announced today more than $124.8 million in fiscal year 2024 abandoned mine land (AML) reclamation fee-based grants available to states and Tribes for AML reclamation efforts that continue to protect the health and safety of Americans and restore the environment. Pennsylvania will receive $21,482,485 for abandoned mine reclamation.
New Scientist
APRIL 17, 2024
Ground-up concrete can remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere in a similar way to ground-up rocks, according to a field study in Ireland
PA Environment Daily
APRIL 17, 2024
Ashish Sharma , climate and urban sustainability lead for the Discovery Partners Institute at the University of Illinois, will give the talk, “Climate Science to Actionable Urban Solutions,” at 4 p.m. Monday, April 22, via Zoom. “In the last century, research on urban systems dynamics has improved our understanding, leading to data-driven tools for effective urban management, including predictive analytics and simulation models but despite these advances, achieving sustainability goals remains a
Scientific American
APRIL 17, 2024
When astronauts return to the moon later this decade, they’ll bring along science experiments to study moonquakes, lunar water ice and extraterrestrial agriculture
PA Environment Daily
APRIL 17, 2024
Berks County-based Hawk Mountain Sanctuary’s official spring migration count kicked off on April 1, and will continue through May 15. Sanctuary counters, trainees, and volunteers will be stationed at North Lookout with their eyes to the skies, tallying every avian migrant that passes by. The damp start to April has made for challenging migration, and counting, conditions.
HumanNature
APRIL 17, 2024
Written by Samantha Nordstrom Lisa Goldsand and students smile for a photo after a mending workshop and clothing swap at the Nancy Richards Design Center April 10. (Sam Nordstrom | The Green Bulletin) The Patchwork Initiative hosted a clothes swap and mending workshop from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Nancy Richards Design Center at Colorado State University on April 10.
PA Environment Daily
APRIL 17, 2024
Individuals working in agricultural conservation can dive into professional development opportunities by attending the “ ACAP Ag Conservation Con ,” June 4-6 at Toftrees Golf Resort, located at 1 Country Club Lane in State College. The Center for Agricultural Conservation Assistance Training , administered by Penn State Extension, will host this conference.
A Greener Life
APRIL 17, 2024
By Anders Lorenzen Data from the European Union (EU) shows that the world has just experienced its warmest March on record, capping a 10-month period in which every month set a new temperature record. This is according to the EU’s climate change monitoring service. The data presents clear evidence about the warming trend. The EU`s Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) announced that each of the last 10 months ranked as the world’s hottest on record, compared with the corresponding month
PBS Nature
APRIL 17, 2024
Directed by travel YouTube vlogger turned war correspondent Anton Ptushkin, the documentary chronicles stories of survival, love and resilience from the heart of war-torn Ukraine. See those rescuing cats and dogs in abandoned buildings as well as lions and tigers in the nation’s zoos, and the extraordinary efforts to bring them to safety. Hear from volunteers of the nation’s animal shelters, who are risking their own lives to care for their charges during bombardment.
NRDC
APRIL 17, 2024
NRDC, along with Clean Air Task Force and the Nature Conservancy, jointly commissioned E3 to assess siting and permitting policies for renewable energy development and identify solutions.
SPR Law
APRIL 17, 2024
On March 28, 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a final rule requiring certain onshore facilities to prepare Facility Response Plans (FRPs) for the worst-case discharges of Clean Water Act (CWA) hazardous substances. FRPs are due to EPA by June 1, 2027, or prior to the start of operations for facilities constructed after… The post U.S.
Environmental News Bits
APRIL 17, 2024
Bertka, C. M., (2024) “Climate Change and Climate Technologies: Public Perceptions and Communication Challenges”, Zygon: Journal of Religion and Science. [link] Abstract Numerous survey studies reveal insight into the public’s attitudes about climate change.
New Scientist
APRIL 17, 2024
We know there is some connection between skin and gut health, but many assumed the gut was the one calling the shots.
Environmental News Bits
APRIL 17, 2024
Fonrouge C. (2024). “How to Change Entrepreneurs’ Attitudes toward a Circular Economy: An Exploratory Framework to Reduce the Gap between Circular Intentions and Circular Actions.” Sustainability. 16(5):2048. [link] [open access] Abstract Entrepreneurs are aware of the importance of having practices for circularizing their resources.
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