To Cope with Extreme Heat, Paris Will Swap Parking Spaces for Trees
Yale E360
NOVEMBER 19, 2024
Paris aims to replace 60,000 parking spaces across the city with trees by the end of this decade, according to its newly released climate plan.
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Operationalizing Climate Science
Real Climate
NOVEMBER 17, 2024
There is a need to make climate science more agile and more responsive, and that means moving (some of it) from research to operations. Readers here will know that the climate science community has had a hard time giving quantitative explanations for what’s happened in climate over the Nature 2023 ?”>last couple of years or even over the last couple of decades.
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NEPA in the Supreme Court (Part IV)
Legal Planet
NOVEMBER 14, 2024
This is the final installment in our series of posts about the causation issue under NEPA. In our previous post, we laid out NEPA’s purposes and why analogies to tort law can misfire because that area of law has very different purposes. Today, building on our recent working paper , we explain the functional approach to causation that we believe courts should apply.
Florida and California Have This Need in Common: Clean Backup Power
Union of Concerned Scientists
NOVEMBER 20, 2024
At this point, I’d wager that pretty much everyone in the US either has been affected or knows someone who has been affected recently by a natural disaster-related electric power outage. Often the households dealing only with a power outage, and not also fire, flood , or freeze directly threatening their lives and property, are the lucky ones. That doesn’t reduce the hardship of a power outage.
How to Drive Cost Savings, Efficiency Gains, and Sustainability Wins with MES
Speaker: Nikhil Joshi, Founder & President of Snic Solutions
Is your manufacturing operation reaching its efficiency potential? A Manufacturing Execution System (MES) could be the game-changer, helping you reduce waste, cut costs, and lower your carbon footprint. Join Nikhil Joshi, Founder & President of Snic Solutions, in this value-packed webinar as he breaks down how MES can drive operational excellence and sustainability.
Ontario Government Weakens Greenbelt Protections and Takes Land Again with Bill 212
Enviromental Defense
NOVEMBER 20, 2024
Statement by Tim Gray, Executive Director By peddling falsehoods about bike lanes, the Ontario government seeks to distract Ontarians from provisions in Bill 212 that will fast-track an unnecessary and expensive highway while undermining the Greenbelt. Toronto | Traditional territories of the Mississaugas of the Credit, the Anishinaabeg, the Haudenosaunee, and the Wendat – Embedded within Bill 212 are provisions that will undermine the Greenbelt by removing key environmental oversight and safe
Vital Atlantic Ocean current is already weakening due to melting ice
New Scientist
NOVEMBER 18, 2024
A study modelling the impact of melting ice suggests scientists have underestimated the risk that an important ocean current will shut down and cause climate chaos
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NEPA in the Supreme Court (Part III)
Legal Planet
NOVEMBER 13, 2024
In prior posts, we’ve discussed the potential importance of the Seven Counties case, how the petitioners have made very aggressive arguments to shrink the scope of NEPA, arguments based on very narrow understandings of the kinds of causation that should be considered under NEPA, and how those arguments are inconsistent with the statute and would lead to absurd results.
It’s Time for OSHA to Finalize a Strong Heat Health Standard to Protect Workers: Here’s How You Can Help.
Union of Concerned Scientists
NOVEMBER 18, 2024
It’s November, and heat may not be the first thing on your mind. But here’s why it should be and what you can do to help indoor and outdoor workers stay safe from deadly heat. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has issued a proposed heat health safety standard and is taking comments on it through the end of December. Please weigh in to protect workers’ health and safety.
Trees Alone Can’t Stop Climate Change
Scientific American
NOVEMBER 19, 2024
Forests absorb planet-warming pollution, but world leaders shouldn’t include them in plans to reach net-zero greenhouse gas emissions, a new study recommends
Bluesky is ushering in a pick-your-own algorithm era of social media
New Scientist
NOVEMBER 19, 2024
Nearly 20 million people have joined Bluesky, a social network that gives you fine-grained control over what you see and who you interact with.
The Key to Sustainable Energy Optimization: A Data-Driven Approach for Manufacturing
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. 📊 Join us for a practical webinar hosted by Kevin Kai Wong of Emergent Ene
More Than 1,700 Fossil Fuel Lobbyists at UN Climate Negotiations
Yale E360
NOVEMBER 15, 2024
At least 1,773 fossil fuel lobbyists are attending the U.N. climate negotiations now underway in Baku, Azerbaijan, according to a tally by a coalition of climate groups.
Meeting information needs for water markets: Understanding water diversion and use
Legal Planet
NOVEMBER 14, 2024
by Nell Green Nylen and Molly Bruce Water scarcity is a growing problem for agriculture and ecosystems across the U.S. Southwest. In many areas, unsustainable water use has overstretched local water supplies, and climate change is making these supplies more volatile. Water markets have the potential to enhance climate resilience by helping water users adapt to short-term variations in water supply and by easing long-term transitions to more sustainable levels of water use.
We Need to Change Our Assumptions About Gas Plant Reliability
Union of Concerned Scientists
NOVEMBER 18, 2024
Gas power plants have a problem. And it’s a problem that affects all of us. In extreme weather, when electricity demand is at its highest and the grid needs gas plants the most, gas plants have been failing at alarming rates. In the worst instance , widespread gas plant failures led to rolling blackouts that impacted millions of people for days on end.
Melting Glaciers Are Causing Billions of Dollars of Damage
Scientific American
NOVEMBER 14, 2024
Thawing ice, from the high peaks to the poles, is producing extraordinarily expensive floods, infrastructure damage and losses to tourism and fishing
Implementing D.E.J.I. Strategies in Energy, Environment, and Transportation
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.
World's new fastest supercomputer is built to simulate nuclear bombs
New Scientist
NOVEMBER 19, 2024
The vast computational power of the El Capitan supercomputer at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in California will be used to support the US nuclear deterrent
Glaciers Reveal When Volcanoes Are on Brink of Eruption
Yale E360
NOVEMBER 13, 2024
New research shows that glaciers near active volcanoes flow faster than other glaciers. The findings suggest it would be possible to predict volcanic eruptions by tracking the speed of glaciers.
Pennsylvania Firefly Festival Lottery For 2025 Festival & Glow & Know Campouts Will Start January 1
PA Environment Daily
NOVEMBER 18, 2024
The 13th Annual PA Firefly Festival and Glow & Know Campouts are going to be combined events for the 2025 firefly season June 26 to 28 in Forest County. In cooperation with Tionesta Lake US Army Corps of Engineers, the Pennsylvania Firefly Festival will host three fundraising camping events at the Kellettville Campground. The PA Firefly Festival Campouts are planned for Thursday, June 26, Friday, June 27 and Saturday, June 28.
Drilling Into the Differences Between Offshore Oil Drilling and Offshore Wind
Ocean Conservancy
NOVEMBER 15, 2024
It took Hurricane Helene just three days to travel from the overly warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico to the mountains of North Carolina, causing incredible damage and loss of life. Hurricane Milton also moved fast, intensifying from a Category 1 to a Category 5 hurricane in a single day, before hitting Florida with incredible winds, tornados and flooding.
Shaping a Resilient Future: Climate Impact on Vulnerable Populations
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.
Book Bans Harm Kids
Scientific American
NOVEMBER 19, 2024
Censoring what children read deprives them of reality and the chance to feed their curiosity and develop empathy
Einstein’s theories tested on the largest scale ever – he was right
New Scientist
NOVEMBER 19, 2024
Analysis of millions of galaxies upholds Albert Einstein’s ideas about gravity and also offers tantalising new hints of how dark energy may have evolved
Watchdog Group Says Investigation Into Abuses by African Parks Is Tainted
Yale E360
NOVEMBER 20, 2024
Last year, the watchdog group Survival International reported that park rangers in the Republic of the Congo had beaten, raped, and tortured Indigenous Baka in a national park. Now, the group says, park officials are interfering with an investigation into the alleged wrongdoing.
Reminder: Keep PA Beautiful Accepting Nominations For Litter Hawk Youth Award Thru January 31
PA Environment Daily
NOVEMBER 19, 2024
On November 19, Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful reminded students it is accepting nominations for the Litter Hawk Youth Award Program through January 31 to recognize students in Kindergarten through 6th Grade, who complete a litter or beautification project specific to their grade level. Kids can participate individually or as part of a lesson initiated by schools, home-schools, scout troops, 4-H clubs, environmental clubs or other organized groups.
Sustainability at Retail
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Guest Post: Is the Future of Organic Food at Risk? Research Funding Holds the Answer
National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC)
NOVEMBER 19, 2024
Photo credit: Matt Ryan/Sandra Wayman Editor’s Note: This blog post is a guest post authored by Gordon Merrick, Senior Policy and Programs Manager at the Organic Farming Research Foundation (OFRF) and Mark Schonbeck, Research Associate, also at OFRF, which is an NSAC member. The world is increasingly recognizing the value of sustainable food systems, and organic agriculture plays a vital role in this movement.
What Bird Flu in Wastewater Means for California and Beyond
Scientific American
NOVEMBER 14, 2024
Wastewater in several Californian cities, including San Francisco and Los Angeles, recently tested positive for bird flu.
Google DeepMind AI can expertly fix errors in quantum computers
New Scientist
NOVEMBER 20, 2024
Quantum computers could get a boost from artificial intelligence, thanks to a model created by Google DeepMind that cleans up quantum errors
D.C. Circuit Rules CEQ Lacks Rulemaking Authority
National Law Center
NOVEMBER 19, 2024
In a 2-1 decision issued earlier this month, the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals concluded that the Council on Environmental Quality. The post D.C. Circuit Rules CEQ Lacks Rulemaking Authority appeared first on National Agricultural Law Center.
Oil & Gas Wastewater Release At Bear Lake Properties Injection Well In Warren County Went Unreported For 109 Days; More Contamination Discovered Along Related Wastewater Pipeline Route
PA Environment Daily
NOVEMBER 20, 2024
A wastewater release discovered by DEP during a routine inspection on October 25 at the Bear Lake Properties LLC Bittinger #4 oil and gas wastewater injection well site in Columbus Township, Warren County went unreported to DEP for at least 109 days, according to a response to DEP's violations sent by the company on November 11. The wastewater release, which DEP estimated traveled approximately 1,770 feet from the Bittinger 4 conventional well, down drainage swales, across an ATV trail and into
The Great Ocean Cleanup | WILD HOPE
PBS Nature
NOVEMBER 20, 2024
Many of the world’s most beloved frogs and amphibians are headed for extinction, but inside “The Ark” in Panama, some of those threatened species are given a fighting chance. Using innovative technology and breakthrough genetics, researchers have ignited a cadre of solutions to save these rare and cherished species. The post The Great Ocean Cleanup | WILD HOPE appeared first on Nature.
Climate Change Is Altering Animals' Colors
Scientific American
NOVEMBER 18, 2024
Lizards in France have grown lighter in color and so are many insects and birds across the globe.
Quantum computers hit a crucial milestone for error-free calculation
New Scientist
NOVEMBER 19, 2024
The largest number of logical qubits has been linked through quantum entanglement, which is a key step towards quantum computers that can detect and correct errors
US Diplomats Notch a Win on Climate Super Pollutants With Help From the Private Sector
Inside Climate News
NOVEMBER 14, 2024
Industrial nitrous oxide emissions from chemical plants in China, a “huge prize” for climate negotiators, will be reduced but not eliminated. By Phil McKenna Their leverage rapidly vanishing under the shadow of an incoming administration hostile to action on climate change, U.S. negotiators nonetheless notched a significant win this week at the United Nations’ climate summit with help from the private sector.
Wildlands Conservancy Opens 187 Acre Black River Sanctuary In Lehigh County
PA Environment Daily
NOVEMBER 18, 2024
In October, over 100 individuals gathered to watch scissors cut ribbon to celebrate the grand opening of the Lehigh Valley’s newest nature preserve, Black River Sanctuary , 187 acres situated in Salisbury and Saucon Townships in Lehigh County. “At a time when our region is losing our open space at an alarming rate of more than 2,000 acres a year, Black River Sanctuary stands protected forever because every day citizens decided it was an important, special place” says Christopher Kocher, presiden
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