Union of Concerned Scientists
JULY 1, 2024
Last Friday, the Supreme Court overruled the 40-year-old Chevron doctrine , fundamentally changing the landscape of federal regulatory power. This decision , reached with a 6-3 majority led by Chief Justice John Roberts, marks a significant shift in administrative law and has profound implications for environmental regulations and climate accountability.
Legal Planet
JULY 1, 2024
In 2021, Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett famously said, “my goal today is to convince you that [the Supreme] Court is not comprised of a bunch of partisan hacks.” Justice Barrett is correct. The Justices are not hacks, but rather polished political actors. Let’s review: In West Virginia v. EPA , 142 S. Ct. 2587 (2022), the Court created the Major Questions Doctrine, precluding federal agencies from resolving questions of “vast economic and political significance” without clear statuto
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Union of Concerned Scientists
JULY 1, 2024
We have over 284 million gasoline- and diesel-burning cars, trucks and buses on our roads. Together with other modes of transportation, our vehicles emit the most heat-trapping gases in the US economy: 28 percent, followed closely by the electricity sector. Carbon dioxide and methane (a short-lived but extremely powerful global warming gas) are emitted during the extraction, processing, storage, transportation and combustion of gasoline, diesel and other petroleum fuels used by our vehicles.
New Scientist
JULY 1, 2024
The Matrix star Keanu Reeves’s debut sci-fi novel is out this month, written in collaboration with old hand China Miéville, and we also have new books from Adam Roberts and Aliette de Bodard
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
Scientific American
JULY 1, 2024
False cures and dangerous misinformation, from the misguided to the exploitative, surround cancer patients, with the capacity to do serious harm
New Scientist
JULY 1, 2024
Syntrichia caninervis is found in some of the most extreme places on Earth and can survive conditions that would kill almost any other organism, making it a potential candidate for colonising Mars
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New Scientist
JULY 1, 2024
US company Source, which makes solar panels that produce drinking water from moisture in the air, plans to launch a canned water brand called Sky Wtr later this year
Scientific American
JULY 1, 2024
Hurricane Beryl exploded in strength from a tropical depression to a Category 4 major hurricane unusually early in its development in part because of exceptionally warm ocean waters
New Scientist
JULY 1, 2024
Wooden sticks found in an Australian cave appear to match the accounts of a 19th-century anthropologist, suggesting the GurnaiKurnai people practised the same ritual at the end of the last glacial period
PA Environment Daily
JULY 1, 2024
The PA Association of Environmental Professionals will hold a July 23 webinar on Large-Scale Solar Energy Facilities in Pennsylvania starting from Noon to 1:00 p.m. Join PaEP for a comprehensive discussion covering the broad scope of large-scale solar, including siting, zoning considerations, common concerns, and current/proposed legislative and policy initiatives.
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.
New Scientist
JULY 1, 2024
More than 1300 square kilometres of cropland worldwide was covered by solar panels in 2018, an area that could be producing 4 quadrillion calories per year
PA Environment Daily
JULY 1, 2024
The Pike County and Wayne County Conservation Districts and Trout Unlimited are partnering on a new Stream Keepers Youth Program for ages 11 to 14 and their chaperone(s). This free hands-on program will explore activities like macroinvertebrate surveying, fly tying, fly casting and more! The first meeting will be on August 3 from 8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at a location to be announced.
New Scientist
JULY 1, 2024
Taiwan’s first ever minister of digital affairs has transformed politics, using online platforms and AI to give power to the country’s citizens – with lessons for us all
PA Environment Daily
JULY 1, 2024
Spotlight PA will host a July 18 online panel discussion on Pennsylvania's small private water industry -- how it's regulated and how communities are affected when service is subpar from 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. Outages are common for the customers of Rock Spring Water Company, a privately owned supplier that serves about 500 properties in rural Centre County.
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.
New Scientist
JULY 1, 2024
The atoms within quasicrystals are arranged in repeating forms, but unlike ordinary crystals they have more complex symmetry.
PA Environment Daily
JULY 1, 2024
Save the Date! PA Interfaith Power & Light 2024 Interfaith Climate Convening will be held on September 29 to connect passionate individuals across the state, strengthen interfaith community, and build momentum to address climate change as a moral issue here in the Keystone State from 1:00 to 5:00 p.m. This year's theme is Planting Seeds For New Futures-- intersecting faith, food, sustainable agriculture, and justice.
New Scientist
JULY 1, 2024
Despite its growing popularity, there has been little scientific investigation into parents who give babies solid food to feed themselves, known as baby-led weaning
Scientific American
JULY 1, 2024
The Supreme Court’s recent ruling on “ Chevron deference ” could affect federal regulations of everything from power plant emissions to electric vehicles to transmission lines
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Inside Climate News
JULY 1, 2024
Rain came when farmers needed it most, but it came at a catastrophic rate, destroying crops and shaking communities. By Nina Elkadi Bob Hilt was in the fourth grade when his family’s farm, perched along the Big Sioux River in southeastern South Dakota, flooded in 1969.
Scientific American
JULY 1, 2024
Emergency access to abortion is preserved—for now. Also, NASA postpones the return of Starliner astronauts, and we’re tracking the spread of bird flu, dengue and mpox.
PA Environment Daily
JULY 1, 2024
“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] Click Here To View Or Print The Entire Jul
Scientific American
JULY 1, 2024
Number theorists have been trying to prove a conjecture about the distribution of prime numbers for more than 160 years
PA Environment Daily
JULY 1, 2024
Clean out the basement, the garage and the garden shed. There’s still plenty of time in 2024 to responsibly dispose of a wide variety of materials – ranging from pesticides and paints to televisions and tires – at upcoming PA Resources Council collection events. “PRC provides residents with numerous options for the recycling and safe management of a wide variety of materials not accepted in curbside pickup,” according to PRC Executive Director Darren Spielman.
Scientific American
JULY 1, 2024
Large language models lack emotion and self-consciousness, but they appear to generate reasonable answers to moral quandaries
PA Environment Daily
JULY 1, 2024
On July 16, Penn State Extension will host a webinar on How To Plant A Tiny Forest in Your Neighborhood from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. A Tiny Forest is a dense, fast-growing native woodland about the size of a tennis court. These forests provide great homes for butterflies, birds, bees, and other wildlife, and offer people a place to connect with and learn about nature.
National Law Center
JULY 1, 2024
Roundup As June has ended, the staff at the National Agricultural Law Center continue to bring trusted research and information in. The post June Monthly Roundup appeared first on National Agricultural Law Center.
PA Environment Daily
JULY 1, 2024
On August 9, Penn State Extension will host a webinar on How To Identify, Track Invasive Species Using The iMapInvasives App from 1:00 to 2:00 p.m. Pennsylvania has identified over 150 invasive plants, insects, pathogens, and animals that significantly impact both the environment and agricultural production, resulting in annual economic losses amounting to hundreds of millions of dollars.
Environmental News Bits
JULY 1, 2024
by Viridiana Hernández Fernández, University of Iowa Consumers’ love for avocados in the United States seems to know no bounds. From 2001 through 2020, consumption of this fruit laden with healthy fats tripled nationwide, rising to over 8 pounds per person yearly.
PA Environment Daily
JULY 1, 2024
The Interfaith Partners for the Chesapeake Bay will be offering Faithful Green Leaders Training via Zoom on October 14, 21 and 28 from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. Faithful Green Leaders Training program helps partner congregations acquire the knowledge, skills, tools, and support they need to lead their communities in raising awareness and restoring the waters of the Chesapeake region.
Environmental News Bits
JULY 1, 2024
Read the full story from the University of California Santa Barbara. A great armada entered the North Atlantic, launched from the cold shores of North America. But rather than ships off to war, this force was a fleet of icebergs. And the havoc it wrought was to the ocean current itself.
NRDC
JULY 1, 2024
Bureau of Land Management recommends maintaining important protections for 28 million acres of Alaska public lands.
Environmental News Bits
JULY 1, 2024
Read the full story from the University of Georgia. Humans may be accelerating the rate at which organic matter decomposes in rivers and streams on a global scale, according to a new study.
Environmental Law Reporter
JULY 1, 2024
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