Real Climate
DECEMBER 6, 2024
This is a follow-on post to the previous summary of interesting work related to the temperatures in 2023/2024. I’ll have another post with a quick summary of the AGU session on the topic that we are running on Tuesday Dec 10th, hopefully in the next couple of weeks. 6 Dec 2024: Goessling et al (2024) This is perhaps the most interesting of the papers so far that look holistically at the last couple of years of anomalies.
New Scientist
DECEMBER 6, 2024
In a surprise discovery, researchers found a new way to generate quantum entanglement for particles of light, which could make building quantum information networks easier
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Nanotech
DECEMBER 6, 2024
On December 2, 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released, and is seeking public comment on, its proposed guidance for antimicrobial pesticide registrants intended to improve the efficiency of Endangered Species Act (ESA) considerations for new active ingredients, new uses, and registration review actions for antimicrobial pesticides.
Environmental News Bits
DECEMBER 6, 2024
Biosolids as a Potential Source of PFAS to Farming Soils. (2024, November 8). [link] Abstract This study, one of the few conducted to date on working farms in the US, examined per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) contamination in 10 farms treated with biosolids using a paired control-treatment approach.
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Nanotech
DECEMBER 6, 2024
On November 29, 2024, the U.S. Environment Protection Agency (EPA) issued a supplemental notice of proposed rulemaking (SNPRM) that would update the December 2, 2022, proposed significant new use rules (SNUR) for 17 per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) that were the subject of premanufacture notices (PMN) and are also subject to an Order issued by EPA pursuant to the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). 89 Fed.
Environmental News Bits
DECEMBER 6, 2024
by Bruce Huber, University of Notre Dame Fossil fuels are the leading driver of climate change, yet they are still heavily subsidized by governments around the world. Although many countries have explicitly promised to reduce fossil fuel subsidies to combat climate change, this has proven difficult to accomplish.
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Environmental News Bits
DECEMBER 6, 2024
Littlefield, C. E., Suraci, J. P., Kintsch, J., Callahan, R., Cramer, P., Cross, M. S., Dickson, B. G., Duncan, L. A., Fisher, J. R., Freeman, P. T., Seidler, R., Wearn, A., Andrews, K. M., Brocki, M., Dodd, N., Gagnon, J., Johnson, A., Krosby, M., Skroch, M., & Sutherland, R. (2024).
Nanotech
DECEMBER 6, 2024
The Congressional Research Service (CRS) posted a November 30, 2024, update to its report entitled Gene-Edited Plants: Regulation and Issues for Congress. Gene-edited plants are regulated under the U.S. Coordinated Framework for Regulation of Biotechnology, which coordinates how the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and the U.S.
Environmental News Bits
DECEMBER 6, 2024
Read the full story at Trellis. Every year, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency issues an exhaustive report on greenhouse gas emissions, by source, economic sector and other factors that track data going back to 1990.
Environmental News Bits
DECEMBER 6, 2024
Dec 18, 2024, 11 am CTRegister here. Clearly, this is a worrisome time for those working on climate. Federal action on climate in the U.S. is likely to stall. International agreements to reduce greenhouse gases aren’t moving at the pace the science tells us we need.
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Environmental News Bits
DECEMBER 6, 2024
Read the full story at Trellis. ESG analysis offers a more complete picture of the pros and cons of an investment choice in a portfolio.
Environmental News Bits
DECEMBER 6, 2024
Read the full story at E+E Leader. In todays data-driven world, sustainability teams face mounting challenges when collecting, managing, and reporting accurate metrics. Data is the backbone of progress tracking, performance analysis, and meeting compliance standards, but fragmented systems, lack of standardization, and manual processes often hinder the process.
Environmental News Bits
DECEMBER 6, 2024
Read the full story at The Guardian. Some of the earliest examples of purpose-built social housing in the UK can still be found tucked away along central Londons more affluent streets.
Environmental News Bits
DECEMBER 6, 2024
Read the full story at Environmental Factor. In summer 2024, the NIEHS-funded North Carolina State University (NC State) Superfund Research Program (SRP) Center launched a year-long project to bring data science into middle and high school classrooms across North Carolina.
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.
Environmental News Bits
DECEMBER 6, 2024
Download the report. This report highlights significant accomplishments achieved under its PFAS Strategic Roadmap and aligns with the Biden-Harris Administrations all of government strategy to protect communities from the impacts of forever chemicals.
Environmental News Bits
DECEMBER 6, 2024
This graphic from Compound Interest looks at the different factors that can contribute towards bad science it was inspired by the research I carried out for the recent aluminium chlorohydrate graphic, where many articles linked the compound to causing breast cancer, referencing scientific research which drew questionable conclusions from their results.
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