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How Wolves Could Help Bring Back Scottish Forests

Yale E360

Wolves have been gone from the Scottish Highlands for more than 200 years, and in their absence red deer have proliferated. Researchers say that returning wolves to the Highlands would keep deer in check, allowing large areas of native woodland to regrow.

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Northampton Bucks County Municipal Authority To Begin Project To Connect Properties Impacted By Navy PFAS 'Forever Chemicals' Contamination To Public Water

PA Environment Daily

On February 17, the Northampton, Bucks County, Municipal Authority is taking a critical step in addressing Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) contamination in the region by beginning Phase 1 of its Navy PFAS Remediation Project. This initiative, funded by the United States Navy, will connect PFAS affected properties to the public water system ensuring residents have access to clean and safe drinking water while properly abandoning contaminated wells.

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AI-generated optical illusions can sort humans from bots

New Scientist

Artificial intelligences fail to identify optical illusions in images created by other AIs so these images could form the basis of a new kind of CAPTCHA test

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Keystone Energy Efficiency Alliance, Black Appalachian Coalition, PennFuture, Partners Host March 4 Webinar -- Why Is My Electricity Bill So High? And Going Higher?

PA Environment Daily

Join a March 4 webinar from 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. to hear why your electricity bill is so high and why it is expected to surge even higher to the tune of billions of dollars paid by everyday Pennsylvanians and their families. Learn more about who's in charge of your electricity and how we can work to make it more affordable. You'll hear from experts who will provide an overview of our electricity grid, the organization that operates it known as PJM, and long-term, proven solutions to this energy gri

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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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From headaches to tics, how mass nocebo effects spread real symptoms

New Scientist

Social media is enabling health symptoms and mass psychogenic illnesses to spread quickly around the world.

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Quantum Simulation Shows How Universe-Destroying ‘Bubbles’ Could Grow

Scientific American

Physicists are finding new ways to model false vacuum decay, a terrifying, albeit remote, cosmic endgame

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How to Work for Free Under a Master Service Agreement

Energy & the Law

Kouatli v. Endeavor Energy Resources L.P. offers valuable (and obvious) lessons on how NOT to perform a Master Service Agreement in the oil patch (or, per Billly Bob and friends, The Patch), to wit: Don’t bother to comply with the most basic and unambiguous requirements of the contract. Take informality for granted. Assume that if your counterparty ignores those most basic and unambiguous requirements for 10 years the court will force him to keep on doing it.

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China launches hunt for ways to protect data from quantum computers

New Scientist

Efforts to develop next-generation cryptography algorithms that can't be broken by quantum computers are already underway in the US, but now China has announced it will seek its own solutions

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A Norovirus Vaccine Is Closer Than Ever Before

Scientific American

Norovirus infection rates are extremely high this year, raising the question: Why can’t a vaccine protect us from the stomach bug?

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Pompeii’s streets show how the city adapted to Roman rule

New Scientist

Pompeii only came under Roman control around 160 years before its destruction and its traffic-worn streets show how the locals adjusted their business operations

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The Key to Sustainable Energy Optimization: A Data-Driven Approach for Manufacturing

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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10 Best Eco-Friendly Phone Cases of 2025: Evaluating Their Value

Earthava

The post 10 Best Eco-Friendly Phone Cases of 2025: Evaluating Their Value appeared first on Earthava. Eco-friendly phone cases have taken the spotlight in 2025, with consumers increasingly aware of their choice’s impact on the environment. Earthava and other brands are crafting cases from materials such as bamboo and biodegradable plastics, appealing to those who prioritize sustainability.

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Eight habits that could keep your heart healthy

New Scientist

From staying active to getting plenty of sleep, there are many ways to keep your heart healthy

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Assessing national technological advantage in circular economy innovations for the textile and leather sectors: A patent-based analysis

Environmental News Bits

DAngelo, V., Radici, A. M., & Archibugi, D. (n.d.). Assessing national technological advantage in circular economy innovations for the textile and leather sectors: A patent-based analysis. Technology Analysis & Strategic Management, 114. [link] Abstract This paper aims to measure and monitor countries?

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The Feed: Vol. 3, Issue 3

National Law Center

The Feed newsletter highlights recent legal developments affecting agriculture, with issues released twice a month. Click below to sign up for.

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Implementing D.E.J.I. Strategies in Energy, Environment, and Transportation

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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Why Do Wild Cats Have So Many Different Eye Colors?

Scientific American

The Internet’s vast cat resources help researchers chart cat eye evolution

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Achieving Zero-Carbon Buildings: Electric, Efficient and Flexible

Environmental News Bits

Download the report. In this report, the ETC draws a complete picture of the buildings sectors emissions and energy use and describes how a combination of electric, efficient, and flexible solutions can decarbonise buildings, improve standards of living, and reduce energy bills if supported by ambitious policy.

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Understanding Your Introverted Kid’s Needs Will Help Them Succeed

Scientific American

There is nothing wrong with quieter, introverted kids.

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Sustainability and Systems Thinking In Chemistry Education

Environmental News Bits

This website is an outcome of the IUPAC Systems Thinking in Chemistry for Sustainability: 2030 and Beyond (STCS 2030+) project to provide resources and tools on systems thinking and sustainability to the chemistry and chemistry education communities.

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Shaping a Resilient Future: Climate Impact on Vulnerable Populations

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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Want the latest in ag law and policy? Check out this National Agricultural Law Center newsletter

National Law Center

By Drew Viguet, Communications & Special Projects Coordinator The fast-paced world of agricultural law and policy yields tremendous impacts on the.

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Illinois electronics recycling opt-in deadline nears

Environmental News Bits

Read the full story at E-Scrap News. With the approach of the annual March 1 deadline to opt into the 2026 Illinois Consumer Electronics Recycling Act, state and national organizers held an information session and provided an update on amendments to CERA legislation. During the Feb.

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DEP Soliciting Proposals For 6 Professional Services Related To Plugging Abandoned Conventional Oil & Gas Wells; Federal Funding At Risk

PA Environment Daily

On February 12, the Department of Environmental Protection posted a solicitation on the PA eMarketplace to procure professional services related to plugging abandoned conventional oil and gas wells. Proposals are due April 14, 2025. Funds to pay for these services come from the federally-funded well plugging program under the federal Bipartisan Infrastructure Act.

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In Altadena, Black households were most likely to burn, study finds

Environmental News Bits

Read the full story from Capital B. The Jones family lost their home of 55 years on Altadenas foothills. They were far from the only ones.

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Sustainability at Retail

Sustainability impacts every nation, company, and person around the world. So much so that, in 2015, the United Nations (UN) issued a call for action by all countries to work toward sustainable development. In response to this and as part of a global Sustainability at Retail initiative, Shop! worked collaboratively with its global affiliates to address these critical issues in this white paper.

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Washington & Jefferson College Hosts March 19 Webinar On Meeting The Challenges Of The Electric Grid - PJM's Role

PA Environment Daily

The Washington & Jefferson College Center for Energy Policy and Management will host a free March 19 webina r on PJM Interconnections role as the Mid-Atlantic regional electric transmission organization in meeting increasing electric demand and ensuring reliable service while the amount of available generation capacity continues to tighten. Meeting the Challenges of the Electric Grid: PJMs Role will be the subject of a free, hour-long webinar at 11:00 a.m.

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Fast fires

Environmental News Bits

Read the full story from Reuters. Fires are growing faster in the western United States. The fastest of them termed fast fires often erupt near towns and account for most structural wildfire damage according to researchers who analyzed over 60,000 fires from 2001 to 2020.

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February 17 - Weekly PA Environment Digest Now Available

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 [Its Not A Suggestion] Click Here >> February 17 Weekly PA Env

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Sustainable materials are sparking joy in new cars

Environmental News Bits

Read the full story from Autoblog. As automotive manufacturers look to create more captivating and comfortable cabin environments, innovative sustainable materials could offer a win-win solution.

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The Trump Administration Is Trying an End Run Around Revoking California’s Car and Truck Rules

Legal Planet

Last Friday, EPAs Administrator Lee Zeldin announced a new and unprecedented way to try to prevent California from implementing its ambitious program to move toward 100 percent zero emission vehicles. This time around, the Trump Administration is trying a new tactic. Rather than revoking EPAs decision (called a waiver) to allow Californias program to move forward by using standard administrative procedures, as EPA did during Trumps first term, Zeldin is trying to use the Congressional Review Act

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Low-level traffic air pollution linked to liver damage and fatty liver disease

Environmental News Bits

Read the full story from the University of Technology Sydney. Low levels of traffic-related air pollution harms the liver and may raise the risk of metabolic-associated fatty liver disease, a new study in mice suggests.

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All the President’s Men

Legal Planet

As with any President, Trump’s ability to achieve his agenda will depend on the people he’s chosen to run the government. His energy and environment picks will follow the party line of expanding fossil fuels. Yet they may not be as extremist as their predecessors in the first Trump Administration or as some of Trump’s current advisors.

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What the Trump administration means for sustainability efforts

Environmental News Bits

Read the full story from MIT Sloan Management Review. The operating landscape for environmental, social, and governance issues in the U.S. just changed dramatically. Corporate leaders need to understand the potential impacts and risks ahead.

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Monday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips - 2.17.25

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 [Its Not A Suggestion] House Voting Schedule Budget Hearings Februa

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Where did billions in climate and infrastructure funding go?

Environmental News Bits

Check out the interactive tool from Grist. By the time President Donald Trump retook office, lawmakers had announced nearly $700 billion in funding for infrastructure- and climate-related projects under two bills passed during Joe Bidens administration the Inflation Reduction Act and the bipartisan infrastructure law. That money was promised to all sorts of community … Continue reading Where did billions in climate and infrastructure funding go?

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