Union of Concerned Scientists

JUNE 19, 2024

Accelerating risks from climate change are colliding with shortcomings in insurance markets—such as a lack of transparent information and affordability provisions—to create a perfect storm for people and communities on the front lines of floods, droughts, and wildfires.

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Circle of Blue

AUGUST 15, 2022

By Laura Gersony, Circle of Blue — August 15, 2022. Hardship swiftly followed: the government began periodic water shutoffs in early 2022, and declared a state of emergency in June. The current water shortages continue the region’s seven-year dry spell, an event that climate scientists link to the warming of the planet.

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New Scientist

DECEMBER 29, 2021

Are you thinking about going green in 2022? Cutting your personal carbon footprint can help, but it is important to engage with others and encourage wider efforts to tackle climate change, says climate scientist Katharine Hayhoe

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Union of Concerned Scientists

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Here at the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS), we started referring to the period between June and October in the Northern hemisphere as “Danger Season” in 2022. But summer 2023 was when the climate crisis got real for a lot of people.

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

Mann, climate change scientist, author and Distinguished Professor of Atmospheric Science at Penn State, and Director of the Earth System Science Center, is the 2022 recipient of the Stroud Award for Freshwater Excellence. The Stroud Water Research Center announced Dr. Michael E.

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Circle of Blue

JUNE 2, 2021

Arizona officials, meanwhile, plan to use 69,100 acre-feet of ICS credits to reduce mandatory cutbacks that will be required in 2022 if Mead declines as projected. Udall is a water and climate scientist at Colorado State University who says that ICS has laudable intentions: preventing water waste and increasing water levels in Mead.

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

The Stroud Water Research Center bestowed the 2022 Stroud Award for Freshwater Excellence to Michael E. one of the world’s leading voices on climate change on November 3. His groundbreaking research and masterful science communication have given weight and shape to the conversations needed to initiate climate action. Mann, Ph.D.,

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A Greener Life

JANUARY 3, 2022

While it can be tricky to immediately link one extreme weather event to climate change, scientists have consistently said that we can link the frequency and the severity of extreme weather events to climate change , hence why we successively continue to break weather records. .

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 5, 2022

Mann, climate change scientist, author and Distinguished Professor of Atmospheric Science at Penn State, and Director of the Earth System Science Center, is the 2022 recipient of the Stroud Award for Freshwater Excellence. Posted: August 5, 2022] PA Environment Digest

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Circle of Blue

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Because Mead is so low, the August results triggered the first-ever Tier 1 shortage on the lower Colorado River, a declaration that means mandatory cuts in water deliveries in 2022 to Arizona, Nevada, and Mexico. Reclamation should be looking in that direction, he says.

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HumanNature

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Guest Post by Mary Witlacil , 2022-2023 Sustainability Leadership Fellow, and Ph.D. With announcements from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) growing bleaker by the year, climate change activism has become increasingly bold and desperate. [1] 2 (2022). [8] October 14, 2022. August 9, 2021.

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A Greener Life

APRIL 11, 2022

The IPCC Chair Hoesung Lee during the unveiling of the report: Climate Change 2022: Mitigation of Climate Change. Last week, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) yet again warned us about the climate impacts hurtling toward us at breakneck speed. Photo credit: IPCC / Mark Speight.

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A Greener Life

JANUARY 10, 2023

2022 was dominated by extreme weather events, and if the start of 2023 is anything to go by, this trend is set to continue. As 2022 turned into 2023, record-high temperatures swept across the European continent, prompting activists to call for faster action on climate change. Photo credit: Reuters / Kirsten Donovan.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 10, 2023

The better news is that methane does not last as long as carbon dioxide, so climate scientists have targeted reduced methane emissions as a primary means to produce short-term reductions in warming. In addition to harming the atmosphere, the massive leak also caused short-term health problems for nearby residents.

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Law Columbia

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

The Sabin Center co-hosted a consultation on the rights of children and climate change to inform GC26 with Terre des Hommes and Child Rights Connect in February 2022. 24), which will be significantly challenged by the more frequent climate-related catastrophes, excessive water, air, and soil pollution, and environmental degradation.

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Frontiers

AUGUST 7, 2023

above normal) occurred in east Antarctica in March 2022, caused by an atmospheric river of warmth stemming from Australia and penetrating across the southern ocean and through the polar vortex (a permanent stratospheric cyclonic flow of air) that normally prevents such movement. The world’s largest ever heatwave (38.5C

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 6, 2022

Capitol -- MCall - Ford Turner: PA Libertarian Party Has Most Candidates For Legislature In 28 Years: ‘Sick And Tired Of The Two-Party System’ -- PA Capital-Star: Fetterman To Hold First Public Campaign Event Aug. 12 In Erie Since His Stroke -- The Economist Podcast: What Wins U.S.

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 9, 2022

13 Webinar: Conversation With Penn State Climate Scientist Dr. Michael Mann. 19 Virtual Building Climate Resilience In Our Own Communities Program [PaEN] -- South Mountain Partnership: Jan. Ag Secretary Urges You To Consider Rising COVID Risk -- Half-Ton Butter Sculpture Unveiled For 2022 Farm Show Running Jan.

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

10 - Documenting Complaints On-Demand Webinar: Creating A Healthy Home And Community With Shale Gas Development In Your Neighborhood Independent Fiscal Office Estimates CY 2022 Drilling Impact Fee Will Generate Record $274.8 Email: PaEnviroDigest@gmail.com [Posted: November 7, 2022] PA Environment Digest 15 DEP Hosts Dec. Mann, Ph.D.,

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 5, 2022

Leading Climate Scientist And Author [PaEN] -- Hawk Mountain Sanctuary Recognizes Adrian Naveda As 2022 James A. Mann, Ph.D., 15 [PaEN] -- DEP Hosts Dec.

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 17, 2022

Internationally known climate scientists, ecologists, agronomists, economists, policymakers and other experts on climate change risks and responses will gather at Dickinson College in Cumberland County for a three-day symposium featuring authors of the newest reports from the United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 16, 2023

Visit DEP’s Teaching Green webpage to learn about more environmental education resources.

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

Questions should be directed to Leilani Richardson, Community Climate Fund Director, by sending email to: leilani@regenall.org. Resource Link: -- DEP, Local Officials Kick Off 2022-23 Local Climate Action Program, 62 Municipalities Participating Related Articles This Week: -- Stroud Water Research Center Honors Michael E.

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 6, 2022

4 -- AP: Hazmat Incident At Lehigh Valley School Sends 39 To Hospital -- Berks Nature: 300 Explored Extreme Weather & Climate Change At 14th Annual State Of The Environment Breakfast [PaEN] -- Inquirer: No Records Set In Philly, But Yes, This Warmth Isn’t Normal -- Stroud Water Research Center Honors Michael E. Mann, Ph.D.,

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 20, 2022

There is no limit to what oil companies can charge you] -- Centre Daily Times: Leading Climate Scientist Michael E. Mann Leaving Penn State For U.

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 8, 2022

Mann, Climate Scientist & Author, With 2022 Stroud Award For Freshwater Excellence Pennsylvania Eligible To Apply For Its 2nd $244.9 Email: PaEnviroDigest@gmail.com [Posted: August 8, 2022] PA Environment Digest 10 EPA Webinar Stroud Water Research Center Honors Dr. Michael E.

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PA Environment Daily

JUNE 1, 2022

Climate READi will enable global energy companies, climate scientists, regulators and other stakeholders to proactively analyze and apply climate data, allowing for the planning, design and operation of resilient energy systems of the future.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

OCTOBER 1, 2024

BloombergNEF calculated Citi’s 2022 Energy Supply Banking Ratio (that is, financing for low-carbon projects and companies compared to financing for fossil fuel activities) at 0.6:1. C above pre-industrial levels.

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

By Ralph Kisberg, Responsible Decarbonization Alliance This guest essay first appeared in the Daily Item on September 11, 2022 -- While the majority of Pennsylvanians want the nation to seriously address climate change, close to half of all federal legislators and substantially more than half the legislators in our statehouse are not yet on board.

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 6, 2022

4 -- Independent Fiscal Office Estimates CY 2022 Drilling Impact Fee Will Generate Record $274.8 Million For Community Air Pollution Monitoring Projects In Pennsylvania [PaEN] -- Post-Gazette - Anya Litvak: EPA Underwriting Citizen Scientists Monitoring Air Quality In Southwestern PA -- Stroud Water Research Center Honors Michael E.

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 21, 2024

-- Kleinman Center For Energy Policy: 2024 Starts With A Grim Climate Milestone, But Hydrogen Policy Hope - By John Quigley, Former DEP/DCNR Secretary -- PennLive Letter: Climate Change Is Costing Pennsylvanians Plenty, And Someone Has To Pay For It - By Sen. Schuylkill County -- PA Solar Center Jan.

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HumanNature

APRIL 10, 2023

Guest Post by Kathryn Moore , 2022-2023 Sustainability Leadership Fellow, and Ph.D. Altering cloud properties influences Earth’s climate On sunny days, it’s clear that clouds leave shadows on the landscape. Cirrus clouds formed this way have many, small ice crystals.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 8, 2023

Facility -- Post-Gazette: Environmental Groups Announce Intent To Sue Beaver County Plastics Manufacturer For Discharging Plastic Nurdles -- The Allegheny Front: EPA Rejects Part Of Allegheny County Air Quality Permit For Clairton Coke [Coal] Works -- Post-Gazette: EPA Objects To Allegheny County Air Quality Permit Issued To Clairton Coke [Coal] Works (..)

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Enviromental Defense

JULY 11, 2023

degrees, the upper limit described by climate scientists to avoid irreversible climate catastrophe. This considers the allowable cumulative GHG emissions from 2022 to 2050 while staying within the 1.5°C The world is moving toward a clean energy future, which means the fossil fuel industry won’t be around forever.

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Academy of Natural Sciences

MARCH 16, 2022

I love the framing of environmental justice and climate together. 11, 2022 opening. In solving the problems of today, while we need the climate scientist and the ecologist, we need expertise in finance and engineering and entrepreneurship and so much more. Q: What made you want to start at Drexel?

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JANZEN AG

APRIL 19, 2022

Midwestern farms are learning they are sitting on an untapped resource to meet climate change goals, namely, millions of acres of farmland that have always been farmed to maximize production. By Todd Janzen (Copyright 2022) As lawyers, we can do our part too by modernizing how we convey interests in property.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MAY 10, 2023

It’s déjà vu all over again in 2023, with BP rolling back its climate pledges after record-breaking 2022 profits since Russia’s unjust war on Ukraine. The House Oversight Committee investigation came to the same conclusion as the 2022 study: Accusations of greenwashing appear well-founded. You can take action here.

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