Union of Concerned Scientists

JUNE 18, 2024

Last month, the Maine legislature ended their session without formally enacting several pieces of environmental legislation, allowing the bills to die. This included a bill that would have started a statewide conversation about the diminished role fossil fuels should play in Maine’s energy system as the state strives to meet its climate and clean energy commitments.

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Inside Climate News

JUNE 18, 2024

Environmental groups want to use engineered wetlands to help replenish the river of grass and address toxic algae. The state’s politically powerful sugar growers say those wetlands are for their own polluted water. By Amy Green Scattered between the vast sugar cane and vegetable fields of Florida’s heartland and the fragile marshes of the Everglades are a series of wetlands, resembling nature but hardly natural, that together represent the largest experiment of its kind in the world.

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New Scientist

JUNE 18, 2024

The chemical composition of Pluto and Triton suggests they originated in the same region of the outer solar system before the latter was pulled into Neptune’s orbit

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Scientific American

JUNE 18, 2024

Employees are working remotely, and office buildings are standing empty, inspiring some cities to work through the challenges of converting these structures into new apartments

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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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NRDC

JUNE 18, 2024

In the coming days, the Senate and Assembly must work together to craft a climate bond that includes substantial investments in food and farming infrastructure.

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New Scientist

JUNE 18, 2024

A 19th-century thought experiment that was once thought to defy the laws of thermodynamics has now been realised to make molecules accumulate on one side of a U-bend

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New Scientist

JUNE 18, 2024

Driverless cars seem to have fewer accidents than human drivers under routine conditions, but higher crash risks when turning or in dim light – although researchers say more accident data is necessary

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National Law Center

JUNE 18, 2024

The last several months have seen numerous developments in the on-going litigation filed by plaintiffs who claim that glyphosate-based pesticide products. The post Eleventh & Ninth Circuits Issue Decisions in Glyphosate Lawsuits appeared first on National Agricultural Law Center.

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Scientific American

JUNE 18, 2024

Students should learn about both the natural world and human-made—or engineered—one we live in

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PA Environment Daily

JUNE 18, 2024

On June 18, the Public Utility Commission reported calendar year 2023 revenue from the Act 13 drilling impact fee dropped $99.2 million to $179,634,750 from last year's record $278,881,450 assessed on unconventional shale gas wells even though natural gas production went up in 2023. The more numerous conventional oil and gas well owners pay no fee. County and municipal governments directly affected by drilling will receive a total of $100,302,825 for the 2023 reporting year.

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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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NRDC

JUNE 18, 2024

The New York City Council has proposed a controversial new bill that would require property owners to take on the task and expense of replacing all of their building’s lead water service lines within the next ten years, costing them thousands.

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PA Environment Daily

JUNE 18, 2024

The Western Pennsylvania Conservancy recently announced the permanent protection of 250 forested acres along Deer Creek Road in Frenchcreek Township, Venango County, that will soon be open to the public as a new nature preserve. This property, now known as French Creek Hemlocks Natural Area, is a mix of forest and wetlands, and has more than one mile of frontage on French Creek.

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Scientific American

JUNE 18, 2024

China wants to build a next-generation particle collider that would be cheaper and more powerful than Europe’s planned successor to the Large Hadron Collider

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PA Environment Daily

JUNE 18, 2024

The Western PA Conservancy and Fallingwater will host a webinar August 15 on Creating Safer Habitats for Birds - Between The City And The Forest starting at Noon Drawing from his extensive research spanning urban to rural landscapes, including his work at Fallingwater and the Bear Run Nature Reserve , coupled with his profound love of birds, Avian Ecologist Nick Liadis’ talk will explore innovative solutions for mitigating avian mortality in human-dominated environments.

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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

JUNE 18, 2024

There are so many Russian landmines across Ukraine that removing them could take 700 years.

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Enviromental Defense

JUNE 18, 2024

Statement by Aliénor Rougeot, Climate and Energy Program Manager Toronto | Traditional territories of the Mississaugas of the Credit, the Anishinaabeg, the Haudenosaunee, and the Wendat – We’re pleased that Canada is embracing the opportunities of a low-carbon future by passing the Sustainable Jobs Act , Bill C-50. Thanks to this bill, workers and communities impacted by the energy transition will be given the tools they need to succeed in the green economy.

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PA Environment Daily

JUNE 18, 2024

The Land Conservancy of Adams County has announced a conservation easement donated by Hugh and Nell Matthews on 37.7 acres of their property in Freedom Township southwest of Gettysburg. According to LCAC, a conservation easement is a voluntary land protection agreement between a private landowner and a land trust such as the Land Conservancy. It permanently protects the unique resources and conservation values found on a property – such as its ecological, scenic, wildlife, or agricultural resour

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New Scientist

JUNE 18, 2024

Humans may have shaped the development of aromatic herbs like lavender and mint, but did herbs also shape our own evolution?

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PA Environment Daily

JUNE 18, 2024

The Department of Environmental Protection will hold a July 2 virtual public hearing starting at 6:00 p.m. on a PA General Energy project to construct a 12-inch shale gas and two 8-inch water pipelines through Cummings and McHenry Townships in Lycoming County. The project would build the pipelines within a 30-foot wide permanent right-of-way and a temporary right-of-way that varies in width.

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Enviromental Defense

JUNE 18, 2024

This is a guest blog by Melanie Duckett-Wilson, former Toronto and York Region educator. As a member of Climate Action Newmarket Aurora and a participant of several organizations like Rescue Lake Simcoe Coalition and The Alliance for a Liveable Ontario-York Region, I have been speaking up for the environment for quite some time. Since 2018 especially, something has been hinky in Ontario.

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PA Environment Daily

JUNE 18, 2024

On June 18, The Water Center at the University of Pennsylvania announced it is accepting applications to the 2024-2025 Regional Network Collaborative for Water Leadership cohort. The Center is focused on recruiting in the Greater Philadelphia region, including Philadelphia, Delaware, Chester, Montgomery, and Bucks Counties in Pennsylvania; Camden, Gloucester, Burlington, Mercer, and Salem Counties in New Jersey; and New Castle County in Delaware.

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New Scientist

JUNE 18, 2024

There are many scary claims about excess time on digital devices for children and teenagers.

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Scientific American

JUNE 18, 2024

“It would be foolish to declare victory” for abortion rights, one expert says of the recent Supreme Court challenge to medication abortion access

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PA Environment Daily

JUNE 18, 2024

On June 17, Public Utility Commission Administrative Law Judge Mark A. Hoyer announced there will be a telephonic prehearing conference on July 15 at 10:00 a.m. to further discuss the proceedings surrounding the future of the Venango Water Company and six other water companies owned by the Blaine Edwin Rodes Estate in Venango County. The purpose of the prehearing is to further discuss the issues and next steps in the proceeding to determine whether the Commission should issue an order to have an

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Scientific American

JUNE 18, 2024

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The Applied Ecologist

JUNE 18, 2024

Author Debbie Barlett shares her latest study that assesses whether current dormice survey methods are fit to produce accurate results. Where did the idea come from? I’ve always felt my role as programme leader for the MSc in Environmental Conservation at the University of Greenwich was to encourage students to question what they are being taught.

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Scientific American

JUNE 18, 2024

A heat dome is sending temperatures soaring across the U.S.

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Environmental News Bits

JUNE 18, 2024

Sunasee, R. (2023). “Incorporating Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Awareness and Knowledge in a First-Semester Organic Chemistry Classroom.” Journal of Chemical Education, 100(11), 4335–4342.

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Scientific American

JUNE 18, 2024

We are living through a terrible time in humanity.

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Environmental News Bits

JUNE 18, 2024

Read the full story in Science. There are more than 10 quintillion insects on Earth, 200 million for every human. But studying them is tough: The animals are often tiny, and many live in places like soil and trees that make them hard to spot.

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Ocean Conservancy

JUNE 18, 2024

This blog was co-written by Natalia De Prisco. Natalia is an 11th grade student in Doral, Florida, who participated in Plastic Free Cities during the Fall 2023 semester. She aspires to pursue a career in business, speaks four languages and is passionate about ways to prevent plastic from entering our ocean. Plastic Free Cities is an Ocean Conservancy initiative in collaboration with partners in South Florida, Debris Free Oceans and Big Blue & You, funded by the National Oceanic and Atmospher

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Environmental News Bits

JUNE 18, 2024

Read the full story at Fast Company. In order to help assess your heat risk, the CDC has released a HeatRisk map tool that tells you the level of risk in your area today and throughout the week. Simply enter your zip code and select your location from a drop-down list.

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A Greener Life

JUNE 18, 2024

A Swiss wind farm. Photo credit: Keystone / Olivier Maire. By Anders Lorenzen Swiss politics sets itself apart from most countries. Some argue that their system of direct democracy with frequent referendums is one of the most democratic models of government. It often gives citizens the final say on a particular issue. This was recently the case with a new law to boost renewable energy in the alpine country.

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