Environmental News Bits

AUGUST 19, 2024

Tree bark surfaces play an important role in removing methane gas from the atmosphere, according to a study published 24 July in Nature. Read the full story from the University of Birmingham.

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ESA

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Biodiversity is deeply threatened by rising emissions that warm the atmosphere, leading to a multitude of cascading impacts such as the loss of species themselves and the loss of species functions in essential ecosystems because conditions do not allow for those functions to persist.

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Enviromental Defense

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

The current social cost of carbon is $266 per tonne emitted into the atmosphere, which means that in 2022 (the latest data we have in Canada) , the emissions from just one industry – the production of oil and gas – cost our society a jaw-dropping $57.6

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Circle of Blue

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

As the atmosphere continues to warm, severe weather events have gone from occasionally urgent to relentless assault. . Healthy trout is indicative that the whole system is healthy,” said Randy Claramount, a biologist with Michigan’s Department of Natural Resources. On the Au Sable, the threat is a slow burn.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

We know that over 135 years, 88 fossil fuel producers contributed approximately: 61% of the observed rise in atmospheric carbon dioxide 52% of the rise in global average temperature 34% of global sea level rise 55% of the increase in ocean acidification Fisheries, including lobsters, are responding to the warming by moving elsewhere.

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Circle of Blue

JUNE 7, 2021

The study was published in the journal Nature. Heat-trapping gases in the atmosphere are spiking not only global air temperatures, but also water temperatures. It showed that oxygen levels in lakes are decreasing, caused by a combination of factors. One is climate change. Warmer water absorbs less oxygen.

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Vermont Law

OCTOBER 20, 2014

The Alaska Supreme Court suggested Alaskans might have a right to atmosphere, but declined to provide a remedy. Atmospheric public trust plaintiffs are running out of options. The Alaska Supreme Court denies relief, but signals that Alaskans may have a public trust right to preservation of the atmosphere. By Adam Patrick Murray.

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 29, 2024

Join with the Evangelical Environmental Network , Moms Clean Air Force , Pipeline Safety Trust , and Healthfirst PA on June 5 for a webinar on the federal Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration's proposed rule to cut methane leaks from natural gas pipelines starting at Noon. natural gas pipelines leak as much as 2.7

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Law and Environment

AUGUST 15, 2023

3) The legislature shall provide adequate remedies for the protection of the environmental life support system from degradation and provide adequate remedies to prevent unreasonable depletion and degradation of natural resources. 2) The legislature shall provide for the administration and enforcement of this duty. (3) The

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Inside Climate News

SEPTEMBER 28, 2024

As aquifers dry up, some Midwest communities are looking to the region’s greatest natural resources for a solution. A 2008 law governs access to it—with an exemption for Illinois.

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Enviromental Defense

MARCH 5, 2024

Toronto | Traditional territories of the Mississaugas of the Credit, the Anishinaabeg, the Haudenosaunee, and the Wendat – Sixteen environmental groups sent an open letter to Energy and Natural Resources Minister, Jonathan Wilkinson, calling for the continuation of the very successful Greener Homes Grant Program.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 21, 2023

As I progressed in my education, I became fascinated with how some chemicals behave similarly when they interact in the environment, such as organic chemicals in salt marshes or mercury in the atmosphere. Some chemical compounds have the same atoms, but because they are arranged somewhat differently, they can have different properties.

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

Delaware County -- Delaware County Planning Department – $23,500 to develop a vision plan for Delaware County’s waterfront which will include commerce, recreation, preserving natural resources and enabling municipalities with industrial zoning to pivot and utilize area for new opportunities.

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Physics World

MAY 17, 2022

A significant focus of research and application related to clean energies is to reduce the negative effects of fossil fuels that are contaminating our planet (via their by- products) and rapidly consuming our natural resources. Any factor that can assist “clean-energy-based strategies” has to be seriously considered.

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 15, 2025

The production was made possible through funding from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Research projects that encourage solution-based results, contribute to enhanced water quality, and that lead to natural resource management strategies in Pennsylvania are highly desirable.

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PA Environment Daily

JULY 20, 2022

Keeping our waterways free from litter and debris helps preserve the beauty of Pennsylvania’s waterways, improves water quality, enhances the health and safety of our environment, people, animals, birds and fish and protects the natural resources that we depend on for recreation and tourism,” said Reiter.

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Circle of Blue

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

Climate models predict with near unanimity that more atmospheric warming will increase annual rainfall in Michigan and Ohio: a trend that is already making algae blooms worse. Climate change promises to raise all of these costs. If severe blooms repeat year after year, the price tag rises to $1 billion over a decade. .

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Circle of Blue

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

HotSpots H2O: Unusually Powerful ‘Atmospheric River’ Pummels British Columbia and Pacific Northwest – This summer’s heat wave and wildfires weakened the landscape’s ability to absorb rainfall, further contributing to the destruction.

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Circle of Blue

AUGUST 12, 2021

A relentless interval of hot, dry weather, made worse by heat-trapping gases in the atmosphere, has turned this section of the state into a cauldron of flame, dust, and smoke. It finds more evidence that severe weather events are linked to carbon in the atmosphere and are becoming more extreme.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JUNE 6, 2023

In a world where urbanization, forestry, agriculture, fisheries, transportation, water and energy infrastructure, and other human impacts have degraded and continue to alter natural ecosystems, climate change is causing rapid and often hard to predict impacts on species dynamics and distribution.

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

MEMS was founded in 2019 to promote diversity within the College of Earth and Mineral Science by Bryttani Wooten, then an undergraduate student in meteorology and atmospheric science. Penn State also has a Minorities in Agriculture and Natural Resources Club. Since then, the club has continued to grow.

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

By Department of Conservation & Natural Resources Efforts to slow or stop global warming involve many strategies working together. One strategy is to counterbalance carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions that contribute to climate change by drawing an equal amount of carbon out of the atmosphere, such as through planting trees.

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Circle of Blue

AUGUST 22, 2022

For farmers whose land is no longer productive, government programs known as conservation or wetland easements encourage the transition from cropland into marsh, explained Mike Dryden, a restoration specialist with The Nature Conservancy. NOAA forecasts a 1-foot rise in relative sea level by 2050 and a 3-foot rise by 2100.

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Law Columbia

JUNE 4, 2024

This advisory opinion finds that UNCLOS regulates all sources of GHG emissions into the atmosphere as pollution of the marine environment; consequently, States Parties have specific obligations under UNCLOS to address their GHG emissions. 29, citing the Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties, article 31).

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A Greener Life

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

“The government of Indonesia has taken several bold initiatives to protect and restore critical coastal ecosystems, particularly coral reefs and mangroves,” said Andre Aquino, senior natural resources management specialist at the World Bank’s environment and natural resources global practice, during an online press event.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 19, 2023

The project was underwritten in part by a grant from The Open Space Institute's Appalachian Landscape Protection Fund , which aims to reduce climate risks for communities and emphasizes the lands’ ability to store atmospheric carbon. For perspective, this is the equivalent to CO2 emissions from 60 homes electricity use for one year.”

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Environmental News Bits

JANUARY 3, 2022

Most of the methane gas emitted from Amazon wetlands regions is vented into the atmosphere via tree root systems — with significant emissions occurring even when the ground is not flooded, say researchers. Read the full story from the University of Birmingham. Read more →

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Environmental News Bits

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

have literally gone up in smoke, pouring carbon back into the atmosphere.… Forests are some of our best carbon sequesters, and over the past five years hundreds of thousands of acres in the U.S. … Read more →

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Environmental News Bits

MAY 2, 2022

Read the full story from the National Center for Atmospheric Research. The western United States this century is facing a greatly heightened risk of heavy rains inundating areas that were recently scarred by wildfires, new research warns.

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The Energy Law

DECEMBER 9, 2021

On December 3, 2021, the Department of Justice published a notice in the Federal Register of a settlement between Federal and State Trustees and Kirby Inland Marine, LP (“Kirby”) to resolve natural resource damages from a 2014 oil release. Additionally, Kirby paid $4.9 In November 2021, the U.S.

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 18, 2023

On May 18, the Shapiro Administration announced its support for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's draft proposal for a national marine sanctuary in Lake Erie.

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Environmental News Bits

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

Forests around the world have the capacity to pull carbon out of the atmosphere to battle global climate change. Read the full story from Utah State University. But how much carbon they actually absorb is a question that still needs answering, and tree ring data can help, according to a new research synthesis. Read more →

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Environmental News Bits

DECEMBER 15, 2021

A new study by an international team of scientists led by Ellen Pikitch, PhD, of Stony Brook University’s School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences (SoMAS), provides the first comprehensive and publicly available database of area-based marine conservation in China’s waters. Read the full story from Stonybrook University.

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Washington Nature

DECEMBER 5, 2023

This is a direct result of excessive greenhouse gas emissions, including carbon dioxide (CO2) and methane (CH4), and the exploitation of natural resources for capitalistic gain. This can happen naturally, as growing trees and plants turn CO2 into biomass—this is the foundational premise of Natural Climate Solutions.

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Harrisburg area teachers and students will engage in hands-on learning around local environmental issues and solutions, and the unique nature of their communities thanks to a grant from the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), acquired by the Chesapeake Bay Foundation.

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PA Environment Daily

JUNE 1, 2023

We all are highly reliant on water, a renewable natural resource, and it is crucial for us to act as responsible stewards of our water,” said Brad Kunsman, water resources extension educator and Master Watershed Steward coordinator in Lehigh and Northampton counties. The deadline for scholarship applications is Aug.

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Washington Nature

JANUARY 18, 2023

In November 2021, a series of back to back atmospheric rivers slammed into the region with record rainfall, inundating floodplain communities and catastrophically crumbling infrastructure. 360 Video [Click and drag to move around]: Take a ride through the estuary at Port Susan Bay Preserve while researchers travel to count fish.

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