Union of Concerned Scientists
MARCH 21, 2025
In the March 19th verdict in Energy Transfer v Greenpeace , a North Dakota county jury awarded more than $660 million to one of the largest energy companies in North America because Greenpeace supported the efforts of Indigenous Water Protectors in their protests of the Dakota Access Pipeline. This verdict is an outrage because it undermines Tribal leadership and sovereignty.
The Applied Ecologist
MARCH 24, 2025
Shortlisted for the 2024 Southwood Prize Kylie Soanes details how, alongside colleagues, they analysed 313 studies to determine whether wildlife crossing structures mitigate the barrier effect of roads on wildlife movement. About the research Overview Wildlife crossing structures are a common tool to help animals cross roads safely.
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Real Climate
MARCH 19, 2025
Glaciers are important indicators of climate change. A recent study published in the leading journal Science shows that glaciers in the tropical Andes have now retreated further than at any other time in the entire Holocene – which covers the whole history of human civilisation since the invention of agriculture. These findings are likely to resonate beyond the scientific community, as they strongly support the lawsuit filed by a Peruvian farmer against the energy company RWE, which has re
Yale E360
MARCH 19, 2025
Temperatures and carbon dioxide levels hit new highs last year, according to a U.N. report detailing the dire state of the global climate.
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.
PA Environment Daily
MARCH 19, 2025
On March 19, the PennEnvironment Research & Policy Center released its newest report, Wildlife Corridors: How Reconnecting Habitat Is Protecting Pennsylvanias Native Species , on the successes so far with wildlife corridors. The report details how state agencies and conservation groups are preserving and reconnecting wildlife habitats in Pennsylvania using a wide variety of innovative strategies including engineered crossings, travel corridors and habitat stepping stones.
Inside Climate News
MARCH 19, 2025
An analysis of peat layers at the bottom of the North Sea shows how fast sea level rose during the end of the last ice age, when Earth was warming at a similar rate as today. By Bob Berwyn A new analysis of ancient layers of peat at the bottom of the North Sea will help scientists more accurately project how much sea level will rise in the coming decades and centuries.
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Real Climate
MARCH 20, 2025
The WMO released its (now) annual s tate of the climate report this week. As well as the (now) standard set of graphs related to increasing greenhouse gas concentrations , rising temperatures , reducing glacier mass, etc., Zeke Hausfather and I wrote up a short synthesis on the contributions to recent temperature anomalies. Readers will recall our previou s discussions on the anomalies in 2023 in particular, and the myriad of ideas that people have published to explain them.
Yale E360
MARCH 19, 2025
As the impacts of climate change and other threats mount, conservationists are racing to preserve endangered plant species in botanical garden metacollections in the hope of eventually returning them to the wild. But what happens when there is no suitable habitat to return them to?
PA Environment Daily
MARCH 25, 2025
The Department of Environmental Protection is offering free industrial energy audits to the first 20 facilities that apply to the PA Industrial Energy Assessment Program. Other applicants can qualify for 80% off the costs of a detailed audit. The PA Industrial Energy Assessment Program provides ASHRAE Level 2 energy audits to small- to medium-sized Pennsylvanian manufacturers and agricultural-related businesses at a minimal cost.
National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC)
MARCH 20, 2025
Farmer Patrick Brown speaking at a recent NSAC virtual briefing On March 6, the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC) hosted a virtual briefing: Impact in the Field How the USDA Funding Freeze and Employee Layoffs are Impacting Farmers and Ranchers. Five farmers from around the country joined NSACs policy director, Mike Lavender, for a panel discussion to voice their concerns about the ongoing funding freeze severely impacting agricultural programs and farmers across the country.
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
Nanotech
MARCH 20, 2025
On March 14, 2025, Amazon filed suit against the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) in the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland, challenging CPSCs July 29, 2024, and January 16, 2025, orders determining that Amazon is a distributor of certain products that are defective or fail to meet federal consumer product safety standards, and therefore bears legal responsibility for their recall.
Yale E360
MARCH 20, 2025
New research finds that microalgae in northern peat bogs will absorb more carbon dioxide as the planet warms, helping to take a bite out of emissions.
The Applied Ecologist
MARCH 19, 2025
Jonny Ritson talks us through the latest modelling study, conducted alongside colleagues, aiming to determine how suitable future conditions will be for both peat accumulation andSphagnumsurvival in the UK. Bioclimatic envelope models have been used as a tool to map the climate conditions under which specific habitats occur.
PA Environment Daily
MARCH 21, 2025
On March 20, the Our Solar PA Coalition held a press conference in Harrisburg to advocate for the passage of community solar energy legislation. Another in-person event took place in Western Pennsylvania, where supporters rallied in support of community-centered clean energy at the Homestead Steel Mill Stacks. As one of the priorities in Gov. Shapiros Lightning Plan , this legislation will lower energy bills while allowing renters and those who are otherwise unable to access clean energy to part
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.
New Scientist
MARCH 20, 2025
A dinosaur fossil discovered in Mongolia boasts the largest ever complete claw, but the herbivorous species only used it to grasp vegetation
Scientific American
MARCH 19, 2025
A new map of cosmic expansion suggests that dark energy evolves over time, hinting that the universe doesn’t work the way we thought it did
Yale E360
MARCH 24, 2025
Since 2000, the melting of Arctic glaciers has exposed some 1,500 miles of coastline, a study finds.
Inside Climate News
MARCH 25, 2025
Modeling by the Natural Resources Defense Council found that at least 60 percent of individual wetlands are left unprotected after the Supreme Court ruling. By Lauren Dalban Wetlands and ephemeral streams provide a wide variety of benefits to people and wildlife, from flood protection for local communities, to preventing pollutants from entering the water supply, to breeding grounds for endangered bird species.
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.
PA Environment Daily
MARCH 19, 2025
On March 19, Natural Lands announced the preservation of two wooded properties that were transferred to state agencies. They provide critical habitat for migratory songbirds and other wildlife. The acreage will now be open to the public for visitation and recreation and will never be developed. The first property is a nearly 139-acre forested tract in both Heidelberg Township, Lebanon County, and Elizabeth Township, Lancaster County.
New Scientist
MARCH 24, 2025
Weve pumped huge amounts of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere that needs to be paid back.
Scientific American
MARCH 19, 2025
Health secretary RFK, Jr. has repeatedly suggested that farmers should let bird flu spread through flocks.
Yale E360
MARCH 24, 2025
For more than 50 years, NOAA has pioneered climate research and been instrumental in advancing modern weather forecasting. Now labeled by Project 2025 as part of the climate alarm industry and facing DOGE-driven cuts, the future of this valuable public asset is in jeopardy.
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The Applied Ecologist
MARCH 24, 2025
Shortlisted for the 2024 Southwood Prize Lijun Chen explores how bacterial-fungal interactions mediate soil organic carbon dynamics in the context of artificial forest ecosystems. About the research Overview Eucalyptus is one of the most widely planted tree species worldwide. It has been demostrated that long-term short-rotation practices of eucalyptus induced to declining of soil organic carbon content and ecosystem services capacity.
PA Environment Daily
MARCH 21, 2025
Highlights of the environmental and energy notices in the March 22 PA Bulletin -- -- PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices, Opportunities To Comment - March 22 [PaEN] -- DEP published notice in the March 22 PA Bulletin announcing an April 30 hearing on the RACT 3 Air Quality Permit for the Tennessee Gas Pipeline Compressor Station 307 in Howe Township, Forest County. ( PA Bulletin, page 2390 ) Read more here. -- The Susquehanna River Basin Commission approved six shale gas devel
New Scientist
MARCH 24, 2025
There's a small chance of very high warming even with moderate future emissions, according to a computer model exploring what could happen in the next thousand years
Union of Concerned Scientists
MARCH 26, 2025
Over the past few months, we have witnessed a massive dismantling of science and scientific processes in the federal government, and especially at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Staff have been threatened and fired , with targeted cuts to the agencys environmental justice office, federal spending was frozen , and EPA Administrator Zeldin announced a massive deregulatory plan to undertake 31 actions to weaken key environmental protections.
Yale E360
MARCH 26, 2025
Renewables accounted for 92 percent of new power capacity worldwide last year, a new report shows.
NRDC
MARCH 21, 2025
This International Day of Forests, we can celebrate the increasingly widespread recognition that the biomass industry is a bad bet for our forests and our communities.
PA Environment Daily
MARCH 19, 2025
By Matthew Carroll, Penn State News Moving from fossil fuels to renewable energy sources like wind and solar will require better ways to store energy for use when the sun is not shining or the wind is not blowing. A new study by researchers at Penn State found that taking advantage of natural geothermal heat in depleted oil and gas wells can improve the efficiency of one proposed energy storage solution: compressed-air energy storage (CAES).
New Scientist
MARCH 19, 2025
Our current best theories of the universe suggest that dark energy is making it expand faster and faster, but new observations from the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument suggest this mysterious force is actually growing weaker
Union of Concerned Scientists
MARCH 26, 2025
When I lived in College Station, Texas, I kept dreaming about a Gulf Coast beach weekend escape from inland Texas. Even though this was early in the pandemic and the need for outdoor escapes was high, ultimately, I never made the trip. Honestly, I was kind of nervous about water quality. Whats the point of a beach adventure if you cant even go into the ocean?
Scientific American
MARCH 20, 2025
Measles continues to spread in Texas and other states and has caused the first reported U.S. death from the virus in a decade.
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