Legal Planet

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

The Great Shrinking Salt Lake (credit: NASA Earth Observatory) On Friday, September 20th, the student-run U.C. Davis Law Review will host a most timely conference examining an environmental crisis facing many of the American West’s iconic “terminal lakes.” That term refers to lakes that have no natural outlet. For many years, protracted droughts and human diversions from freshwater rivers and streams feeding those lakes have combined to reduce lake levels dramatically and sign

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Union of Concerned Scientists

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

Despite adding six million more passenger cars, trucks, and SUVs to the roads over the last 10 years, California’s gasoline consumption has dropped over two billion gallons from its peak in 2005. More efficient (and cleaner) gasoline cars are part of the reason why gasoline use is down, but the increasing number of electric vehicles being sold in the state will likely drive gasoline use down even further.

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Scientific American

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

Forensic scientists are still working to identify victims of the 9/11 attacks using advancements in technology and techniques developed over the past two decades.

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New Scientist

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

Analysis of DNA from a Neanderthal fossil found in a French cave indicates that it belonged to a group that was isolated for more than 50,000 years

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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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Enviromental Defense

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

Toronto | Traditional territories of the Mississaugas of the Credit, the Anishinaabeg, the Haudenosaunee, and the Wendat – As Ontario grapples with emergency room closures, a critical shortage of nurses, family doctors, and other health professionals, the provincial government is planning to spend tens of billions of taxpayer dollars on two controversial highway projects that would cut through the Greenbelt — Highway 413 and the Bradford Bypass.

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New Scientist

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

Gas bubbles on the surface of a star have been observed for the first time in detail outside our solar system, and they are 75 times the size of our sun

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New Scientist

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

We're finally pinning down the mechanisms that drive obsessive-compulsive disorder, revealing a complex combination of imbalanced brain networks, the immune system and even gut microbes

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Scientific American

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

Experts explain the differences between popular retinol products and the way they trigger molecular changes deep in the skin

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New Scientist

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

DNA analysis shows that people from Easter Island had contact with Indigenous Americans around the 1300s, and finds there was no population crash before the arrival of Europeans

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Scientific American

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

The Europa Clipper spacecraft is only weeks away from lifting off on an epic voyage to one of the solar system’s most enigmatic and enticing moons

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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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New Scientist

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

Far from being a behavioural quirk, obsessive-compulsive disorder is a debilitating condition with complex causes that we're just beginning to understand.

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Scientific American

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

Astronauts may have the guts for space travel—but not the kidneys

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New Scientist

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

In between two spacecraft visiting Jupiter’s moon Io, a volcano spreading material over hundreds of kilometres has appeared

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

The Manada Conservancy will host two events highlighting Pennsylvania's forests in Dauphin County. September 26 Learn about Climate Change and Penn's Woods at a special program on September 26 at 7:00 p.m. at the Hershey Gardens Conservancy , 170 Hotel Road in Hershey starting at 7:00 p.m. Join Greg Czarnecki, Director of Applied Climate Science with Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, will look at the current and projected impacts of climate change globally, in the US, and here in

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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

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

Cleaner wrasse use their reflection to build a mental image of their body size, which they use to compare themselves to rivals before picking a fight

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Scientific American

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

A looming and poorly regulated PFAS threat comes from these chemicals’ common use in pesticides on farms nationwide

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New Scientist

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

This claustrophobia-inducing image is taken from photographer Martin Broen's new book Light in the Underworld, a collection of shots from the Yucatán’s cenotes, or sinkholes

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NRDC

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

The science is clear that oil and gas production harms both the environment and human health.

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New Scientist

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

Supremacy, a new book from tech journalist Parmy Olson, takes us inside the rise of machine learning and AI, and examines the people behind it

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

On September 10, WESA reporter Lane Moore reported Pittsburgh-based oil and gas company EQT Corporation is facing accusations from Greene County residents in a class-action lawsuit filed this summer. The complaint, filed June 20, alleges the company’s natural gas drilling operations in New Freeport contaminated the community’s groundwater aquifers in June 2022.

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New Scientist

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

Our Future Chronicles column explores an imagined history of inventions and developments yet to come.

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

The latest Wild Heritage News from the PA Natural Heritage Program highlights Pennsylvania’s invasive species management initiatives, aquatic mushrooms, evening grosbeaks and more. The articles include-- -- Partners & Priorities In Invasive Species Management -- The Allegheny River Aquatic Mushroom -- 40+ Years Of Monitoring Marshallia Pulchra On The Youghiogheny River -- Deer Lakes Park Ecological Assessment In Allegheny County -- Evening Grosbeak Migratory Connectivity Study Expands Westwa

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New Scientist

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

Cyborg: A documentary tells the intriguing story of Neil Harbisson, who wears an antenna to “hear” colour, but it is lacking in depth and should have probed its subject more, says Simon Ings

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

Join the Master Watershed Stewards , in partnership with the Swatara Watershed Association , for a scenic bike tour along the Swatara Rail Trail October 19 starting at the Bear Hole Trail in Pine Grove, Schuylkill County from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. This 11-mile loop will explore key watershed features and share the history of the trail as participants cross the Swatara Creek at two locations and ride along both sides of the creek.

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New Scientist

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

From serpents to zombie pathogens, there is science behind our love of monsters.

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

On September 9, 2024, the Department of Environmental Protection declared 21 conventional wells owned by Schreiner Oil & Gas Inc. In Erie and McKean counties abandoned and not plugged, according to DEP’s Oil & Gas Compliance Database. The wells include-- Erie County -- Conneaut Twp.: Harrington 1; Harrington 2; McKean County -- Bradford Twp.: Gilbert Lot 13 21; Gilbert Lot 9 22; Gilbert Lot 9 24; Gilbert Lot 6 25; Filbert Lot 9 23; Hedgehog Lot 15 35; -- Hamilton Twp.: Peroil LTD 73; --

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Law Columbia

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

Olivia Guarna joins our team at the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law as the new Climate Justice Fellow. Her work will focus on environmental justice and equity considerations in climate change law and policy, such as energy insecurity or the cumulative burdens of land use and siting decisions. Olivia graduated from New York University School of Law in 2024.

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

On September 9, 2024, the Department of Environmental Protection issued a notice of violation to Apex Energy (PA) LLC for failing to submit a list of fracking chemicals used to frack 37 shale gas wells in Salem and Hempfield Townships, Westmoreland County between March 20, 2018 and February 17, 2024. DEP’s notice of violation includes the list of 37 wells violating these requirements by well numbers on these pads, according to DEP’s Oil & Gas Mapping tool -- -- Salam Twp.: McIlvaine Central

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Nanotech

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

The National Nanotechnology Coordination Office (NNCO) is organizing a series of National Nanotechnology Initiative (NNI) webinars on nanometrology, metrological challenges, and recent advances in three topical areas: food, agriculture, and the environment; nanoscale medical and pharmaceutical products; and nanoparticles in electronics. Registration is open for the fifth webinar in the series, “Nanometrology for Continuous and Automated Manufacturing.

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

The Penn State Extension will host another in its Water Cooler Talk Webinar Series on October 17 - Adenosine Triphosphate In Algal Bloom Tracking from Noon to 1:00 p.m. Cyanobacteria, often known as blue-green algae, are making headlines for their potential to form harmful algal blooms (HABs), which can produce dangerous metabolites like cyanotoxins and taste and odor (T&O) compounds.

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Nanotech

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

On September 3, 2024, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced that petitions have been filed to add the following chemicals to the list of taxable substances: Comments and requests for a public hearing are due November 4, 2024. More information on the Superfund excise tax on chemicals is available in our April 4, 2023, memorandum, “IRS Proposes Regulations Regarding Superfund Tax on Chemicals,” our July 13, 2022, memorandum, “Superfund Tax on Chemicals: What You Need The post Petitions File

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

On September 10, the Environmental Quality Board approved a package of 96 stream redesignations for public comment and voted against a motion to decouple heavy-truck emissions standards from standards adopted by California through a rulemaking in two years. Stream Redesignations The proposed stream redesignations included in the regulatory package approved by the Board are the result of data submitted by the Fish and Boat Commission and stream evaluations conducted by DEP.

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Cool Green Science

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

TNC & National Geographic Society extern Evy Mansat Gros shares her experience studying blue mussels & water pollution in Wales. The post Blue Mussels & Water Pollution: Protecting Wales’s River Conwy appeared first on Cool Green Science.

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