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New Books Help Parents Explain Climate Disasters to Kids

Scientific American

Books are becoming a key part of disaster recovery, helping toddlers—and their parents—cope with increasing hurricanes, earthquakes and wildfires

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5 solar eclipse activities to do with children

New Scientist

From building an eclipse viewer to using the sun to pop balloons, here's a child-friendly activity guide for April's eclipse

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PA Environmental Council In Case You Missed It In March Now Available

PA Environment Daily

The PA Environmental Council’s In Case You Missed It In March features articles on-- -- 200 Conventional Oil & Gas Wells Plugged -- PEC Applauds Shapiro Administration’s Energy/Climate Plans -- Governor’s Environmental Excellence Award Winners’ Recognition Dinner April 30 -- Celebrating Western PA Environmental Collaboration, Partnership May 14 -- Registration Open For May 25-26 Bikeout In Southeastern PA -- Expanding Pittsburgh Area Trails - Take The Turtle Creek Connector Survey -- PEC Blo

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Studying Quality of Life with Aquatic Macroinvertebrates 

Academy of Natural Sciences

There is more than one way to find out the quality of life in our local rivers and streams. For example, a scientist may choose to make observations about the environment surrounding the river, while others prefer to collect and analyze the fish community. Whichever method a scientist chooses to take on for their analysis, they must make time for work in the field and inside the lab.

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How to Drive Cost Savings, Efficiency Gains, and Sustainability Wins with MES

Speaker: Nikhil Joshi, Founder & President of Snic Solutions

Is your manufacturing operation reaching its efficiency potential? A Manufacturing Execution System (MES) could be the game-changer, helping you reduce waste, cut costs, and lower your carbon footprint. Join Nikhil Joshi, Founder & President of Snic Solutions, in this value-packed webinar as he breaks down how MES can drive operational excellence and sustainability.

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Protecting Clean Water Together: Water In Your Pocket: Why Not Buy Refurbished Tech?

PA Environment Daily

By Carol Hillestad for the Brodhead Watershed Association It’s a no-brainer that buying refurbished technology is cheaper than buying new. One example: an unlocked, 128 GB iPhone 13 goes for $381 — 39 percent less than new — on www.backmarket.com. If you have a trade-in, you can save even more. And buying refurb electronics is way more than just cheaper.

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Earth Day: Water At Risk: 'Life, Liberty, And The Pursuit Of Happiness' - Pennsylvania's Environmental Rights Amendment

PA Environment Daily

By Carol Hillestad for the Brodhead Watershed Association America’s founding words echoed around the world — not just in 1776 but in aspiring democracies ever since. Those simple, beautiful words express a promise to everyone. And yet…the words also contain responsibilities: those solemn promises cannot be kept when tainted air, undrinkable water, ruined soil, and vandalized forests foul our natural world.

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Saturday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips - 4.6.24

PA Environment Daily

" The people have a right to clean air, pure water, and to the preservation of the natural, scenic, historic and esthetic values of the environment. Pennsylvania's public natural resources are the common property of all the people, including generations yet to come. As trustee of these resources, the Commonwealth shall conserve and maintain them for the benefit of all the people.” - - Article I, Section 27 Pennsylvania Constitution [It’s Not A Suggestion] House next voting day April 8, 9, 10, 15