Union of Concerned Scientists

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

The bill responds to research conducted by UCS and The Greenlining Institute showing that while pre-2004 vehicles account for fewer than 20% of the cars on California’s roads, they emit nearly 75% of the smog-forming nitrogen oxides emissions.

Nitrogen Oxides 263

Nitrogen Oxides Recycling 2004 Clean Energy 263

New Scientist

JANUARY 11, 2023

Gloria Mark has studied distraction since 2004. Her first book is a valuable guide to how to balance work and well-being in a world increasingly dependent on tech

2004 91

2004 91

New Scientist

JANUARY 14, 2022

In 2004, my investigation into the bomb-laden wreck of the SS Richard Montgomery revealed the danger to people living nearby. Almost 20 years later, the UK government has finally agreed to do something about it

2004 101

2004 Government 101

Enviromental Defense

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

In the United States, there have been over 100 leaks or ruptures on existing carbon pipelines since 2004. However – as this leak shows – the problem is even worse, given the risk to public health and safety posed by carbon capture projects. It’s not just injection wells that can leak.

Carbon Dioxide 111

Carbon Dioxide 2004 Climate Change 111

Corp Watch

JULY 27, 2023

GAO finds Pentagon violated law by hiring Halliburton for pre-war planning work HalliburtonWatch PaulaR Thu, 07/27/2023 - 16:56 Tuesday, June 15, 2004 Read more WASHINGTON, June 15, 2004 (HalliburtonWatch.org) -- The auditing arm of Congress issued a report today confirming that the Pentagon had violated procurement law by issuing a "task order" to (..)

2004 40

2004 Law 2023 40

PA Environment Daily

APRIL 22, 2024

Since 2004, Independence Conservancy has properly disposed of over 63,000 tires through this program, reinvesting all proceeds into clean water and open green space. The Independence Conservancy is a nonprofit 501c3 land conservation and environmental stewardship organization active in Beaver, Washington and Allegheny Counties.

Conservation 104

Conservation 2004 2024 104

PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

Since 2004, Independence Conservancy has properly disposed of over 64,000 tires through this program, reinvesting all proceeds into clean water and open green space. The Independence Conservancy is a nonprofit land conservation and environmental stewardship organization active in Beaver, Washington and Allegheny Counties.

Conservation 76

Conservation Waste 2004 2024 76

Successful Green

APRIL 8, 2021

A group of scientists has shown that for plants and insects the applied pesticide toxicity in agriculture has substantially increased between 2004 and 2016. In a paper published in the current issue of Science,... The post Increasing applied pesticide toxicity threatens plants and insects appeared first on successful GREEN.

2004 97

2004 2016 97

PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Since its establishment in 2004, the award has honored both conservation professionals and volunteers for their commitment to and leadership in conservation. The deadline for nominations is January 4. Click Here for the nomination form. Questions should be directed to: Carol Grayshaw at cgrayshaw@weconservepa.org.

Conservation 80

Conservation 2004 2024 2023 80

PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Since 2004, the program has been supported by the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. The course is designed for lay people and experts alike. Become one of the Tree Tenders® restoring and tending your part of the forest. Since 1993 PHS has trained over 4,500 Tree Tenders in 150 Pennsylvania neighborhoods.

2004 102

2004 2008 2013 Natural Resources 102

Environmental News Bits

OCTOBER 3, 2022

He has lived in southwest Florida for nearly 19 years, had experienced Hurricanes Charley in 2004 and Irma in 2017 and saw what stronger storms could do to the coast. Anthony Grande moved away from Fort Myers three years ago in large part because of the hurricane risk.

2004 75

2004 2017 75

PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 30, 2023

Since 2004, Independence Conservancy has properly disposed of over 60,000 tires through this program, reinvesting all proceeds into clean water and open green space. The Independence Conservancy is a nonprofit land conservation and environmental stewardship organization active in Beaver, Washington and Allegheny Counties.

Waste 111

Waste Conservation 2004 Recycling 111

Environmental News Bits

MAY 18, 2022

In 2004, Emeryville, an industrial suburb of San Francisco, sent an environmental remediation crew to inject 15,000 gallons of cottage cheese into groundwater below an abandoned factory. Read the full story at Slate. … Continue reading How a suburb of San Francisco used cottage cheese to un-poison poisoned land.

2004 75

2004 75

Union of Concerned Scientists

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Based on this wealth of data and analysis, ERM came to a clear conclusion: The results of this study demonstrate that there is no material impact of the 2004, 2010, 2007, and 2014 HDV emission regulations on industry employment. <mic drop> So, is industry just full of it?

2007 271

2007 Regulations Nitrogen Oxides 2004 271

Corp Watch

JULY 27, 2023

Halliburton won 60 percent of Iraq's reconstruction funds HalliburtonWatch PaulaR Thu, 07/27/2023 - 16:55 Thursday, September 30, 2004 Read more WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 (HalliburtonWatch.org) -- The U.S.

2004 40

2004 2023 40

Physics World

JULY 30, 2021

Satoshi Hamaguchi has been Professor of Engineering at the Center for Atomic and Molecular Technologies, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan, since 2004. His interest also includes plasma medicine, nuclear fusion, and AI and machine learning applications in plasma science and technologies.

2004 106

2004 Technology Technology Greenhouse 106

PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 28, 2022

Since June 2004, PA Environment Digest has printed or linked to over 6,290 articles about environmental stewards from all walks of life and all ages. Take some time to read through at least the headlines to see how people just like you are helping to make Pennsylvania a better place!

2022 64

2022 Conservation 2004 2009 64

Corp Watch

JULY 25, 2023

Blackwater Mercenaries Take Risks for Right Price The New York Times PaulaR Tue, 07/25/2023 - 16:01 Friday, April 2, 2004 Read more James Dao, Eric Schmitt, and John F.

2004 40

2004 2023 40

Corp Watch

JULY 27, 2023

Pentagon admits political appointee had role in awarding no-bid contract to Halliburton HalliburtonWatch PaulaR Thu, 07/27/2023 - 16:52 Monday, June 14, 2004 Read more WASHINGTON, June 14 (HalliburtonWatch.org) - The Pentagon admitted that a $7 billion no-bid contract to extinguish oil fires in Iraq was awarded to Halliburton after a "political appointee" (..)

Politics 40

Politics 2004 2023 40

Corp Watch

JULY 27, 2023

E-mail 'links Cheney to Halliburton deal' The Independent PaulaR Thu, 07/27/2023 - 16:53 Tuesday, June 1, 2004 Read more Rupert Cornwell The links between Dick Cheney and the Halliburton oil services company were under new scrutiny yesterday with the revelation of a Pentagon memo suggesting that the award to Halliburton of Iraq contracts was "co-ordinated" (..)

2004 40

2004 2023 40

Circle of Blue

DECEMBER 13, 2021

A 2004 U.N. The minister overseeing the project said in April that he has “no credible excuse” for the vast disparity in access to fresh drinking water. According to federal officials, the Canadian government does not keep data on the incidence of deaths or illnesses due to waterborne diseases.

2014 279

2014 2004 Government 2015 279

Enviromental Defense

MARCH 26, 2024

The dedicated public transit fund continues to be eroded as its funding hasn’t been adjusted for inflation since its introduction in 2004—twenty years ago. As demonstrated by Environmental Defence’s latest report, Putting Wheels on the Bus , Ontario must increase direct funding for local transit service by at least $1.8

2024 145

2024 Climate Change 2004 Government 145

Real Climate

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Well, back in 1993 (before the more comprehensive critiques had been published), Hoyt and Schatten put together a long-term estimate of solar activity that relied on the SCL, based on the idea from FCL91 and scaled to a finding about cycling and non-cycling stars that turned out to be wrong too (Wright, 2004). 1273-1278, 2004.

2005 363

2005 2003 2015 2004 363

PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 11, 2023

This successful program has worked to reforest and revegetate former mine sites since 2004. Attendees will learn more about the history of ARRI's partnerships and the science behind the Forestry Reclamation Approach with speakers from Green Forests Work, the United States Forest Service, and Appalachian Voices.

2004 75

2004 2023 Law 75

Academy of Natural Sciences

NOVEMBER 12, 2023

Back in 2004, its discovery was hailed as one of the best-known examples of the evolutionary transition from limbed animals that swam to those that walked on land. From science to pop culture and back again, Tiktaalik is a fish made truly famous.

2004 116

2004 116

A Greener Life

OCTOBER 12, 2022

Data has shown, that the mortality rates in England from the severe and unprecedented series of heatwaves impacting the UK this summer are the highest since records began in 2004. This summer’s heat waves in the country also saw temperatures reach all-time highs.

2004 98

2004 Cooling Climate Change 98

Endangered Species Law

MAY 19, 2022

In 2004, the Service determined that. The DSL is no stranger to controversy. In 2002, CBD and others petitioned the Service to list the DSL due to alleged threats to the species’ habitat caused by oil and gas production.

2002 52

2002 2004 2018 2022 52

PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 15, 2024

He returned to the Commonwealth as an Assistant Counsel with the Department of Environmental Protection in February 2004. After graduating law school, Braymer was also an associate for the Quinn Law Firm, in Erie, PA, where he represented individuals and companies in a wide range of environmental and oil and gas matters.

2001 74

2001 2002 2004 Environmental Protection 74

Physics World

APRIL 5, 2022

Sometime between 1995 and 2004, HD 166620’s starspot cycle simply stopped. The HIRES instrument received an upgrade in 2004, after which the flat activity of HD 166620 became apparent. One star that was surveyed has a cycle lasting less than four years, while another star, HD 166620, had a cycle 17 years long. Note the past tense.

2004 143

2004 2003 143

Union of Concerned Scientists

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

Transfers of highly enriched uranium happened in July 2004 , March 2014 , and July 2019. Since 1999, after the Chinese government approved the reactor plans, TVEL, Russia’s nuclear fuel company and a Rosatom subsidiary, worked with the China Institute of Atomic Energy to supply highly enriched uranium fuel (64.4% U-235) for China’s CEFR.

Nuclear Power 291

Nuclear Power 2016 2017 2018 291

PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 15, 2024

Since the inception of the PECO Green Region Open Space Program in 2004, PECO has partnered with Natural Lands to provide grants for natural area improvement projects on public lands by non-profit organizations and municipalities in southeastern Pennsylvania. Staff salaries and in-kind or volunteer hours are not considered eligible match.

2004 103

2004 2024 2030 Climate Change 103

Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 10, 2024

In North America, the land carbon sink between 2004 and 2013 offset roughly 39% of fossil fuel emissions , but varied substantially year to year. This carbon absorption occurs through photosynthesis, where plants use water, light, and the nitrogen-rich enzyme RuBisCo to turn CO 2 into sugars and other carbon compounds.

Atmosphere 200

Atmosphere Carbon Emissions Fossil Fuels Climate Change 200

PA Environment Daily

APRIL 17, 2023

Since 2004, Independence Conservancy has properly disposed of over 60,000 tires through this program, reinvesting all proceeds into clean water and open green space. The Independence Conservancy is a nonprofit 501c3 land conservation and environmental stewardship organization active in Beaver, Washington and Allegheny Counties.

Conservation 103

Conservation Waste 2004 2023 103

Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 27, 2023

More continuous and densely arranged trees in such forests can easily carry and spread fire, and increase the risk of insect outbreaks like mountain pine beetle, which impacted nearly 40 million acres of forest in British Columbia during an outbreak that peaked in 2004. Mountain pine beetle killed trees in British Columbia.

Climate Change 276

Climate Change Atmosphere 2004 2019 276

Circle of Blue

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

Some scholars argue that the stress test is not stressful enough for depicting a worst-case scenario of several extremely dry years, like those that occurred in 2000 to 2004. In context: Colorado River Forecasts Not a ‘Crystal Ball’. On the Radar. Global Water Strategy Update. The Department of State and U.S.

Nuclear Power 147

Nuclear Power Clean Water Act 2004 Regulations 147

PA Environment Daily

APRIL 11, 2022

Since 2004, Independence Conservancy has properly disposed of over 58,000 tires through this program, reinvesting all proceeds into clean water and open green space. The Independence Conservancy is a nonprofit land conservation and environmental stewardship organization active in Beaver, Washington and Allegheny Counties.

Conservation 89

Conservation Waste 2004 2022 89

Circle of Blue

DECEMBER 28, 2021

The CAG report also found that over-extraction of groundwater increased from 2004 to 2017, and units deemed safe for groundwater use have decreased. The report revealed that 77 percent of groundwater systems in 18 Indian states were extracting the resource without necessary no-objection certificates. 920 THOUSAND .

2021 130

2021 Law 2017 2004 130