Legal Planet

JANUARY 9, 2025

Like millions of Angelenos, Ive been staying indoors and off the roads, glued to the Watch Duty app, radio, and TV coverage as LA is engulfed by these historic fires. The last 48 hours of coverage has focused, understandably, on the firefight and immediate devastation. Now, its time to start hearing about the climate connection, especially from local officials, policymakers, and the TV news anchors that so many people turn to for information during scary urban fires.

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Yale E360

JANUARY 10, 2025

Wildfires in Southern California have burned tens of thousands of acres, destroyed thousands of buildings, and killed at least 10 people. Experts say global warming may have set the stage for the catastrophic blazes.

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JANUARY 10, 2025

While deaths and destruction are mounting and tens of thousands flee a devastating inferno in Los Angeles, the President-Elect has used the catastrophic wildfires to spread misinformation, offer false solutions, and disrespect the suffering of people and the hard work of first responders. Here, we provide the facts and avoid the fiction. Fact 1: reservoirs are full Due to a relatively wet winter in Northern California, almost every reservoir in Southern California is at or above its historical a

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Scientific American

JANUARY 9, 2025

2024 was the hottest year on record and the first to top 1.5 degrees Celsius of warming.

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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.

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New Scientist

JANUARY 13, 2025

Trees dating back almost 6000 years ago have come to scientists' attention due to ice melting in the Rocky Mountains, offering a "time capsule" into the past

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Legal Planet

JANUARY 10, 2025

National attention is (rightly) focused on the terrible fire situation in Los Angeles. At the moment, the top priority is supporting first responders who are trying to control the fires, prevent more damage, and help the people who have lost homes and loved ones. There is (of course) a bunch of chatter on social media about what might have prevented the fires or fix the wildfire crisis in the US more broadly.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JANUARY 7, 2025

The year 2023 was by far the warmest in Earths recorded history, and perhaps in the past 100,000 years , shattering the previous record set in 2016 by 0.27C (0.49F). According to recent data from NOAAs National Center for Environmental Information, 2024 is likely to be even warmer than 2023. Scientists are sounding the alarm because this warming is shockingly bigbigger than what we would have expected given the long-term warming trend from fossil fuel-caused climate change.

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Scientific American

JANUARY 7, 2025

The nature of the Santa Ana winds makes them perfectly suited to spreading flames.

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New Scientist

JANUARY 8, 2025

Every fundamental particle in the universe fits into one of two groups called fermions and bosons, but now it seems there could be other particles out there that break this simple classification and were once thought to be impossible

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Legal Planet

JANUARY 8, 2025

In a series of posts (beginning here , and ending here ) last month, I outlined an approach to climate policy that emphasizes the role of subsidies in building political support and technological progress for climate policy. In doing so, I drew heavily on existing political science research and case studies from North America and Europe. But another fruitful approach for climate policy research can be studies that look at policies and emissions results from a large number of countries around the

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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

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Yale E360

JANUARY 13, 2025

In a first, the U.S. saw wind and solar supply more power than coal last year, according to a new analysis. But even as renewables made gains, U.S. emissions stayed flat owing to rising demand for energy.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JANUARY 14, 2025

As the climate crisis deepens, so does the urgency to hold fossil fuel companies accountable for decades of deception. Governments representing more than a quarter of the US population have filed lawsuits against major corporations including ExxonMobil, Chevron, Shell, and BP, seeking justice for the harm caused by their lies about the dangers of their products.

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Scientific American

JANUARY 9, 2025

Findings reveal the memory-related brain processes that generate unwanted thoughts when people are sleep deprived

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New Scientist

JANUARY 10, 2025

Insulin-producing cells injected into a man with type 1 diabetes have survived for a month so far without the need for immune suppression

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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.

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Inside Climate News

JANUARY 10, 2025

Misleading claims and falsehoods about water and firefighting resources distracted from the unprecedented conditions that left Los Angeles primed for the most destructive fire in its history. By Wyatt Myskow, Martha Pskowski Fish and wildfires don’t tend to go together. But as a series of blazes driven by 100-mile-per-hour winds burned throughout Los Angeles, the countrys incoming president centered blame on a three-inch fish found in a completely different part of the state.

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Yale E360

JANUARY 9, 2025

In the last decade, laboratory initiatives to recreate long-extinct species have stirred controversy. Now, scientists increasingly agree "de-extinction" is not possible, but breeding living animals with genes similar to those lost species can be a useful conservation tool.

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The Applied Ecologist

JANUARY 9, 2025

Laura Vedovato introduces readers to a range of remote sensing tools, explaining how they can be applied to topical forests to monitor the effectiveness of restoration efforts. Read more in the original Review article. Introduction In recent years, global commitments to forest restoration, like the UN Decade on Restoration and the Global Biodiversity Framework, have highlighted the need for scalable, effective ways to track progress.

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Legal Planet

JANUARY 12, 2025

This is the third of a series of three posts on how to do more to reduce fire risks on federal lands. The first post is here , the second post is here. In addressing the increasing risks of wildfire, we certainly need to scale up the resources we apply to the problem, doing more prescribed burns and other forms of active management. However, we also use our resources more efficiently.

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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.

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New Scientist

JANUARY 9, 2025

Scientists warn efforts to limit the long-term temperature rise to1.

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 13, 2025

The Physicians for Social Responsibility PA , the League of Women Voters of PA , and the Department of Environmental and Energy Engineering at Duquesne University invite you to register for the 2025 Shale Gas and Public Health Conference: New Directions to be held February 27 in Pittsburgh and online. The Conference will bring together scientists, public health experts, industry leaders, and advocacy groups to explore the latest research and insights on unconventional oil and gas development, it

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Yale E360

JANUARY 8, 2025

Germany, the largest economy in Europe, got nearly two-thirds of its power from renewables last year, an analysis shows.

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Scientific American

JANUARY 8, 2025

It seems like time slows in an emergency or in the heat of a sports match.

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Legal Planet

JANUARY 11, 2025

This is the second of three posts on proposed legislation to address the fire crisis on federal lands (the first post is here ). Last post, I talked about why this legislation is essential, and the strengths of the bill that the House passed last Congress. In this post, Ill talk about the parts of the legislation that were controversial and their potential problems.

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New Scientist

JANUARY 8, 2025

Fast-moving wildfires are burning long after the regular fire season is over due to an unlikely sequence of extreme weather events that may have been exacerbated by climate change

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 7, 2025

On January 6, the Department of Environmental Protection reported its staff conducted over 107,000 inspections to protect Pennsylvanians constitutional right to clean air, pure water, and a healthy and safe environment. During those inspections, DEP identified 35,237 violations, and resolved 32,699 of them, including some from 2023. DEP also responded to 410 environmental emergencies, like spills from traffic accidents to chemical fires.

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Yale E360

JANUARY 14, 2025

A new analysis shows that African wildlife increasingly depend on lands managed by villagers and herders. In many areas, locally-run conservancies now more effectively protect wildlife than national parks do, with communities reaping tourism revenue and other benefits.

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JANUARY 9, 2025

It is the new year and time for a lifestyle change. While its daunting to contemplate the many issues that we need to tackle to achieve greater social equity and environmental sustainability especially in our everyday lives small, individual actions can add up to make a difference. Here are some tips to get you started on simply reusing, repairing and rewearing, all to inspire care and support for our natural world.

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Scientific American

JANUARY 8, 2025

In California and elsewhere, fast-moving fires are particularly damaging and expensive because they take people by surprise, making evacuations difficult

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New Scientist

JANUARY 10, 2025

The microscope cost less than 50 to build using an open-source design and a common 3D printer

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 9, 2025

The Philadelphia Solar Energy Association now has available the Solar For Schools middle school curriculum-- "Harness the Power of the Sun" and "Bring Solar to School." "Harness the Power of the Sun" is a 12 week curriculum diving into energy, electricity, circuits, solar photovoltaics, electric vehicles and more. "Bring Solar to School" is a subset of 6 lessons designed to enable students to understand how solar electricity is generated, to monitor their school's solar system, and analyze its g

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Inside Climate News

JANUARY 11, 2025

Together, the Eaton Fire northeast of downtown Los Angeles and the Palisades Fire west of downtown along the Pacific Coast Highway have destroyed 10,000 homes and other structures, with 11 deaths now attributed to the conflagrations. By Jireh Deng Anthony Honore was accustomed to seeing brush fires far up in the San Gabriel Mountains above Pasadena during yearly dry seasons.

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National Law Center

JANUARY 7, 2025

On December 12, 2024, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) released its long-awaited proposed decision to designate the monarch. The post FWS Proposes Listing the Monarch Butterfly as “Threatened” Under the ESA appeared first on National Agricultural Law Center.

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