ESA
APRIL 15, 2025
Contributed by ESA Mid-Atlantic Chapter Chair Lea Johnson On April 5, nearly 300 ecologistsfaculty, students, and practitionersgathered at Longwood Gardens for what were told may have been the largest meeting of ESAs Mid-Atlantic Chapter in its decades-long history. As chair of the regional chapter for the year, I was also chair of the meeting so the enthusiastic participation this year feels extremely rewarding.
Enviromental Defense
APRIL 15, 2025
Statement by Phil Pothen, Ontario Environment program manager Toronto | Traditional territories of the Mississaugas of the Credit, the Anishinaabeg, the Haudenosaunee, and the Wendat Todays throne speech was another astounding example of the Ontario government attempting to re-package the same set of counter-productive, environmentally destructive policy concessions to well-connected friends as a response to the crisis of the day.
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Legal Planet
APRIL 14, 2025
The fires in L.A. have put litigation over wildfires on the front page and spotlighted Californias unique approach. But such litigation isnt new. In 2019, Pacific Gas & Electric filed for bankruptcy because of billions of dollars of potential liability from fires the previous summer. The firm was faced with 750 lawsuits, ultimately entering a $13.5 billion settlement.
Union of Concerned Scientists
APRIL 14, 2025
There is tremendous uncertainty about what policies the federal government will change that will affect electric vehicle (EV) manufacturing and sales in the US. But there is no question about the impact that EVs will have on reducing climate-changing emissions. Replacing gasoline with electricity greatly reduces the carbon emissions from driving, even when emissions from mining, manufacturing, and generating electricity are included.
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
APRIL 13, 2025
The Little Juniata River Association held its 20th Annual River Bank Clean Up on April 12 that attracted 150 volunteers to clean up 20 miles of river banks from Barrie, Huntingdon County to Altoona, Blair County. Volunteers collected between 4-6 tons of litter along the roads and areas near the river- everything from TVs, plastic, chairs, tires, and food packaging.
Yale E360
APRIL 14, 2025
China will allow the construction of new coal power plants through at least 2027 but with restrictions aimed at limiting emissions and boosting renewables, according to a newly released action plan.
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PA Environment Daily
APRIL 11, 2025
Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful , with funding from the Department of Transportation, is seeking civic and environmental leaders in 10th -12th grade to keep Pennsylvania clean and beautiful through the Young Ambassadors of Pennsylvania Program. The deadline to apply is June 10. The Young Ambassadors program empowers young community stewards and civic leaders to become ambassadors in their community for a shared vision of a clean and beautiful Pennsylvania.
Yale E360
APRIL 17, 2025
The Shompen, residents of a small island in the Indian Ocean, are among the world's last isolated tribes. But that may soon change as the Indian government moves forward with plans for a massive port that could "wipe out" the tribe, a watchdog group says.
The Applied Ecologist
APRIL 11, 2025
Shortlisted for the Georgina Mace Prize 2024 Nancy Burrell gives an insight into her team’s study investigating how carbon storage is measured and valued in rewilded landscapes. About the Research Overview Our research dives into a critical blind spot in carbon accountinghow we measure and value carbon storage in rewilded landscapes.
Legal Planet
APRIL 11, 2025
A map of DWR’s designation of the state’s groundwater basins as high and medium priority under SGMA. In 2014, California passed the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA), a law that establishes a statewide framework for advancing the long-term availability of the states groundwater resources. SGMAs framework provides local government with relative flexibility to manage its groundwater resources, but gives state agencies oversight authority and the right to intervene.
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
Inside Climate News
APRIL 15, 2025
The new devices, which are part of a slew of planned infrastructure upgrades, will help the Eastern Shoshone and Northern Arapaho improve their disaster warning system. By Jake Bolster ETHETE, Wyo.Travis Shakespeare and Lokilo St. Clair of the Northern Arapaho tribe were driving through central Wyomings Wind River Indian Reservation in May 2010 to check the integrity of bridges during a wet spring full of snow and rain that sent water roaring through rivers across the reservation.
PA Environment Daily
APRIL 11, 2025
On April 15, the Foundation for Sustainable Forests will host a program with Brian Donahue, author of Slow Wood - Greener Building From Local Forests at the Riverside Brewing Company in Cambridge Springs, Crawford County starting at 7:00 p.m. You may recognize Brian from the Foundation's 2023 Loving the Land Through Working Forests Conference, when he was a featured speaker.
Yale E360
APRIL 15, 2025
The 12th annual Yale Environment 360 Film Contest is now accepting entries.
A Greener Life
APRIL 11, 2025
A graphic visualisation of the carbon footprint of ChatGPT. Image generated about AI. By Anders Lorenzen This new monthly series focused on asking a Large Language Model (LLM) such as ChatGPT a relevant climate , energy or sustainability-potent question. This months question With the growing debate about ChatGPT’s and other LLMs’ carbon footprints, the question that would kickstart this series was rather obvious.
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.
Law Columbia
APRIL 11, 2025
Over the last five years, several states, including New York (2020), California (2022), Illinois (2023), and Michigan (2023) have adopted comprehensive permitting reforms that curtail the power of local governments to block development of large-scale renewable energy projects. Amicus brief filed by the Sabin Center and Goodman Acker P.C. on behalf of landowners in Milan Township, Michigan In two states, New York and Michigan, local governments have sued to block implementation of these reforms.
New Scientist
APRIL 16, 2025
On a faraway planet, James Webb Space Telescope has picked up signs of molecules that, on Earth, are produced only by living organisms but researchers say we must interpret the results cautiously
PA Environment Daily
APRIL 15, 2025
Save The Date! The 2025 PA Abandoned Mine Reclamation Conference - From Our Roots To The Future -- will be held October 14-16 at the Toftrees in State College. Conference organizers are actively inviting sponsors to help keep the Conference affordable and reach a diverse audience of for-profit businesses, non-profit volunteers, and Conservation District staff.
Yale E360
APRIL 14, 2025
Weather forecasts powered by artificial intelligence are usually more accurate and require less computational energy and fewer human hours than physics-based predictions. But questions remain about A.I. systems reliability and their ability to forecast extreme weather events.
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.
A Greener Life
APRIL 17, 2025
Air conditioning units in Shenyang, Liaoning province. Photo credit: ZUMA Press / Alamy. By Kostantsa Rangelova and Yang Muyi Rising use of air con calls for more energy storage, electricity pricing reform and sturdier grid infrastructure, write two experts from think-tank Ember. What needs to change The northern summer of 2024 didnt just break records.
Scientific American
APRIL 17, 2025
Autism rates are rising, but RFK, Jr. is wrong about the reasons.
New Scientist
APRIL 15, 2025
In an early-stage trial, a single dose of a CRISPR treatment lowered cholesterol levels, possibly permanently
PA Environment Daily
APRIL 15, 2025
On April 14, Sen. Gene Yaw (R-Lycoming) introduced Senate Bill 626 regulating skill gambling games that directs some of the revenue to the state Clean Streams Fund to support the Agriculture Conservation Assistance Program. The legislation directs 50% of the expected $300 million annual revenue generated by regulating skill games to the Clean Streams Fund.
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Yale E360
APRIL 14, 2025
China will allow the construction of new coal power plants through at least 2027 but with restrictions aimed at limiting emissions and boosting renewables, according to a newly released action plan.
Nanotech
APRIL 11, 2025
As reported in our April 1, 2025, blog item, the Maine Board of Environmental Protection (MBEP) was scheduled to consider the Maine Department of Environmental Protections (MDEP) December 2024 proposed rule regarding products containing per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) during its April 7, 2025, meeting. As reported in our December 31, 2024, memorandum, on December 20, 2024, MDEP published a proposed rule that would establish criteria for currently unavoidable uses (CUU) of intentionall
Scientific American
APRIL 14, 2025
A breakthrough in Hilbert’s sixth problem is a major step in grounding physics in math
New Scientist
APRIL 15, 2025
The colossal squid is the largest invertebrate on the planet, but it is also surprisingly elusive.
PA Environment Daily
APRIL 15, 2025
In celebration of Earth Day, Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful , whose vision is a clean and beautiful Pennsylvania, encourages residents to join the 2025 Pick Up Pennsylvania initiative. Pick Up Pennsylvania engages tens of thousands of volunteers annually through litter cleanups, illegal dump cleanups, beautification projects, special collections, and educational events.
HumanNature
APRIL 17, 2025
Guest Post by Chika Winnifred Agha , 2024-2025 Vice President for Research Fellow and Ph.D. Candidate in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Colorado State University Ben Horowitzs quote perfectly captures the shift that occurs once theory meets with reality. A true moment engineers are bound to encounter as they transition from the classroom to professional practice.
Nanotech
APRIL 11, 2025
On April 8, 2025, New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham (D) signed the Per- and Poly-Fluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) Protection Act (HB 212). Like Minnesota and Maine, New Mexico will begin phasing out certain consumer products containing intentionally added PFAS, defining PFAS as a substance in a class of fluorinated organic chemicals containing at least one fully fluorinated carbon atom.
Enviromental Defense
APRIL 11, 2025
We all want healthy, thriving communities for our loved ones. But for too long oil and gas companies have polluted our air and water for profit. Canada needs solutions that hold big polluters accountable and keep communities safe from climate disasters. Luckily, governments have many options that they can use to make polluters pay their fair share. The next federal government must make polluters pay for the harm theyve done to people and the planet.
New Scientist
APRIL 11, 2025
Roman ships equipped with bronze rams sank dozens of Carthaginian ships during a major naval battle in 241 BCE now we know how the rams were made
PA Environment Daily
APRIL 14, 2025
On April 14, the PA Organization for Watersheds and Rivers announced the recipients of the 2025 Pennsylvania River Sojourn Grants. The Sojourn program serves as a bridge to bring our communities to our rivers and streams to educate them, enabling them to become lifelong stewards of these resources. River sojourns offer a different point of view on some of Pennsylvanias treasured landscapes and historic and cultural assets.
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