Yale E360
OCTOBER 1, 2024
Farming once thrived in the Black Mesa region, before overgrazing and climate change wreaked havoc with the land. Today, the Navajo are restoring their watersheds — and boosting their food sovereignty — with earthen berms and small dams made of woven brush, sticks, and rocks.
Union of Concerned Scientists
OCTOBER 1, 2024
Timed to coincide with the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), last week’s Climate Week in New York City s spotlighted the urgent need for ambitious worldwide climate action. The death toll and devastation of Hurricane Helene has underscored that urgency. UNGA and the upcoming international climate negotiations in Baku, Azerbaijan (known as COP29 ), are crucial because governments bear primary responsibility for adopting and implementing policies that will sharply reduce global warming emiss
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New Scientist
OCTOBER 1, 2024
Cracks running through samples of asteroid Ryugu were probably formed by the repeated thawing and freezing of water inside it, which could have helped asteroids like this carry the building blocks of life to early Earth
Real Climate
OCTOBER 1, 2024
This month’s open thread for climate topics. Please stay vaguely on topic and do not abuse other commenters. The post Unforced Variations: Oct 2024 first appeared on RealClimate.
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
New Scientist
OCTOBER 1, 2024
Astronomers have detected an exoplanet around Barnard’s star, one of the sun’s closest neighbours, but it is too hot for liquid water or life
Inside Climate News
OCTOBER 1, 2024
Rain just before the storm set the stage for a catastrophe. By Sean Sublette Helene is the fourth Gulf Coast hurricane to make landfall this year. Only five other years had that many since comprehensive hurricane records began in 1851.
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National Law Center
OCTOBER 1, 2024
On September 11, 2024, the House passed the Protecting American Agriculture from Foreign Adversaries Act of 2024 (H.R. 9456) which seeks. The post Focusing on Foreign Investments: Congress Aims to Add Agriculture to CFIUS appeared first on National Agricultural Law Center.
New Scientist
OCTOBER 1, 2024
People report greater life satisfaction six months after starting Parkrun events, which could partly be due to the supportive environment
Scientific American
OCTOBER 1, 2024
Physicists have detected a long-sought particle process that may suggest new forces and particles exist in the universe
New Scientist
OCTOBER 1, 2024
Fishers in Albania caught a blue shark with an 18-centimetre fragment of swordfish bill embedded in its skull, in the first known case of a shark surviving such an injury
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.
Inside Climate News
OCTOBER 1, 2024
Climate change is causing more severe tropical storms, which can inundate communities hundreds of miles from the coast. By Kiley Price Six months ago, Craig Colten moved from Baton Rouge, Louisiana, to Asheville, North Carolina—a historic city tucked in the Blue Ridge Mountains. He’d fallen in love with the region over the summers while in college and was eager to evade the near-constant threat of hurricanes that loomed over his life in Louisiana.
New Scientist
OCTOBER 1, 2024
Unravelling the complex biological process that allows fish to regrow injured fins could help advance regenerative medicine in humans
National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC)
OCTOBER 1, 2024
For Immediate Release Contact: Laura Zaks National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition press@sustainableagriculture.net Release: NSAC Members and National Stakeholders applaud USDA’s commitment to local and regional supply chains Secretary Vilsack’s recent announcement for additional funding for local food purchases ensures farmers, food pantries, and schools don’t experience an abrupt cutoff Washington, DC, October 1, 2024 – The National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC) celebrates the US
Scientific American
OCTOBER 1, 2024
‘Professor Pickleball’ reveals the science behind the U.S.
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.
Earth 911
OCTOBER 1, 2024
By Dr. Rob Moir, a nationally recognized and award-winning environmentalist None of us are strangers. The post Guest Explainer: Cooling the Gulf of Maine Surface Ocean Waters appeared first on Earth911.
New Scientist
OCTOBER 1, 2024
Time travel from Alan Moore and Pride and Prejudice in space?
Scientific American
OCTOBER 1, 2024
A surprisingly simple concept shook the foundations of mathematics
Nanotech
OCTOBER 1, 2024
On September 26, 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the winners of the 2024 Green Chemistry Challenge Awards for new and innovative green chemistry technologies. According to EPA, the winners have developed chemical products and processes that reduce or eliminate the generation and use of hazardous substances, use less energy, and are more sustainable.
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Scientific American
OCTOBER 1, 2024
Human anatomy is delightfully varied, but female athletes are heavily criticized for not conforming to socially accepted bodily norms
Nanotech
OCTOBER 1, 2024
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced on September 30, 2024, that it is updating the Safer Chemical Ingredients List (SCIL) “to enhance transparency in safer chemistry, help consumers and organizations find safer chemical alternatives, and increase innovation and growth of safer products.” According to EPA, with this update, there are 957 chemicals on the SCIL.
Scientific American
OCTOBER 1, 2024
Myopia is projected to affect half of the world’s population by 2050.
Nanotech
OCTOBER 1, 2024
The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) announced on September 3, 2024, the release of its Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) Federal Research and Development Strategic Plan (Strategic Plan). Prepared by the Joint Subcommittee on Environment, Innovation, and Public Health PFAS Strategy Team (PFAS ST) of the National Science and Technology Council, the Strategic Plan provides a federal strategy and implementation plan for addressing the strategic areas identified in
Scientific American
OCTOBER 1, 2024
We are in a new and different kind of moon race, one the U.S. is losing.
Nanotech
OCTOBER 1, 2024
Bergeson & Campbell, P.C. (B&C®) is pleased to announce publication of the 2024 edition of Guide to the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), LexisNexis (Guide to TSCA), the first under the editorial direction of the TSCA team at Bergeson & Campbell, P.C. Guide to TSCA is the definitive comprehensive treatise on TSCA, written for lawyers, regulatory affairs specialists, and commercial and business people who need to understand the details of this law.
SPR Law
OCTOBER 1, 2024
On September 27, 2024, the New York City Department of Buildings (DOB) issued its third proposed rulemaking package to implement Local Law 97 of 2019 (LL97). LL97 requires most large buildings in NYC to meet increasingly stringent greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions limits starting in 2024. The proposed regulations establish a new GHG emissions offset program… The post New Proposed Local Law 97 Regulations Include Key Offset, Adjustment, and Cogeneration Provisions appeared first on Sive Paget
NRDC
OCTOBER 1, 2024
Today, a federal district judge ruled in favor of the State of California, as well as community and environmental groups, by pausing an industry challenge to California’s In-Use Locomotive Regulation until the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) decides whether to.
Academy of Natural Sciences
OCTOBER 1, 2024
The Academy is celebrating American Archives Month, an annual, month-long observance every October to raise public awareness of the value of archives and archivists. This year, we’re shining a light on some of the recent acquisitions that further the Library & Archives’ mission to preserve rare and unique materials that are representative of diverse voices and perspectives in the field of the natural and environmental sciences.
National Law Center
OCTOBER 1, 2024
Roundup As September has ended, the staff at the National Agricultural Law Center continue to bring trusted research and information in. The post September Monthly Roundup appeared first on National Agricultural Law Center.
Environmental News Bits
OCTOBER 1, 2024
Oct. 3, 2024, 2 pmView past EPA Tools and Resources Training webinars and register here. This training webinar will demonstrate the EPA’s Equitable Resilience Builder (ERB) tool, which incorporates local knowledge and experience into the development of a resilience, hazard mitigation, or climate adaptation plan.
Environmental Law Reporter
OCTOBER 1, 2024
Plastic Pollution Rachel Jean-Baptiste Tue, 10/01/2024 - 05:33 Volume 54 Issue 10
Environmental News Bits
OCTOBER 1, 2024
Read the full story from Harvard Business Review. ESG is at an inflection point. It has come to represent a broad and inchoate aspiration for what business should be doing beyond maximizing shareholder value.
Ocean Conservancy
OCTOBER 1, 2024
The deep sea continues to reveal new secrets, reminding us of its wonder and its vulnerability to emerging threats such as seabed mining. Take the recent revelations about “dark oxygen.” The conventional thinking until recently has been that oxygen can be made only in the presence of sunlight. That is, plants convert sunlight and water during photosynthesis into the oxygen that marine life and people breathe.
Environmental News Bits
OCTOBER 1, 2024
Read the full story from the University of Plymouth. An international group of researchers says two decades of research have generated sufficient knowledge about the sources and effects of microplastics to allow world leaders to agree measures to address them.
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