Legal Planet
NOVEMBER 11, 2024
In what could turn out to be another loss for environmental protection in the Supreme Court, the Court is about to decide a major case about the scope of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA). The case, Seven County Infrastructure Coalition v. Eagle County , has important implications for issues such as whether NEPA covers climate change impacts.
Yale E360
NOVEMBER 11, 2024
As part of a $7 billion investment in hydrogen, the U.S. Department of Energy is committed to building a network of hydrogen facilities and pipelines centered in southeast Pennsylvania. Critics are questioning the project’s expense and its net savings in carbon emissions.
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New Scientist
NOVEMBER 11, 2024
Most assessments of global warming use 1850-1900 as a baseline, but researchers have now established a new pre-industrial reference by using Antarctic ice cores to estimate the average temperature before 1700
PA Environment Daily
NOVEMBER 11, 2024
Interested in understanding how climate change affects our groundwater and what it means for the environment and economy? Join PA Sea Grant and the Department of Environmental Protection for the upcoming Pennsylvania Lake Erie Environmental Forum webinar on Groundwater and Climate Change on November 19 from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. This virtual event will offer a deep dive into the crucial topic of groundwater sustainability amidst the challenges posed by climate change.
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.
New Scientist
NOVEMBER 11, 2024
Experiments show that illuminating the underside of a decoy seal reduces attacks by great white sharks, revealing a possible strategy to protect surfers and swimmers
Enviromental Defense
NOVEMBER 11, 2024
Big Oil had 695 lobby meetings with the federal government between January and September 2024. It’s no wonder that climate policies in Canada are moving forward at a snail’s pace. The fossil fuel lobby meets with public servants and elected officials more than 3.5 times per working day! We just finished tallying up the lobby meetings for the third quarter (Q3) of this year.
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Ocean Conservancy
NOVEMBER 11, 2024
Fifty-two years. 26 Congresses. 10 U.S. presidents. That’s how long Ocean Conservancy has been advancing policies that secure a healthy ocean and a thriving planet. Through political shifts and economic tides, the organization has stayed the course. Protecting our blue planet isn’t just a matter of politics; it is our duty—to ourselves, to future generations and to the planet we call home.
New Scientist
NOVEMBER 11, 2024
Reaching net-zero emissions is essential for halting climate change - but even after we achieve this goal, parts of the planet will continue to warm.
PA Environment Daily
NOVEMBER 11, 2024
The Pennsylvania Society for Ornithology (PSO), with statewide membership, is looking for businesses to apply as Sponsoring Partners in our annual PA Breeding Bird Blitz for Conservation (B4C) to be held June 6 – 16, 2025. The B4C is an eleven-day statewide birding competition held annually in June since 2021 which seeks to raise funds for avian related conservation in Pennsylvania.
New Scientist
NOVEMBER 11, 2024
Campaigners are calling for stricter controls on rodenticides after finding that birds of prey in England are increasingly being exposed to high doses of rat poison
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
PA Environment Daily
NOVEMBER 11, 2024
On November 8, Pennsylvania Sea Grant recently announced three Pennsylvania early-career professionals-- Nathaniel Edelheit-Rice , Sahara Rios-Bonilla , and Chelsea Russ -- have been selected into the 2025 class of the Sea Grant John A. Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship program. The one-year, paid fellowship is made possible by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the National Sea Grant College Program.
New Scientist
NOVEMBER 11, 2024
Seven major datasets used to train audio-generating AI models are three times more likely to use the words "man" or "men" than "woman" or "women", raising fears of bias
Nanotech
NOVEMBER 11, 2024
On October 28, 2024, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) announced that a new NASEM initiative, the International Bioeconomy Forum, will launch in early 2025. According to NASEM, its International Bioeconomy Roundtable and the Association of Biotechnology Led Enterprises (ABLE) met on September 13, 2024, during the Global Bio-India 2024 conference in New Delhi, India, to discuss the scope of the International Bioeconomy Forum.
New Scientist
NOVEMBER 11, 2024
Never underestimate what a single gopher can achieve in a day: one of the burrowing mammals helped boost soil fungi in an area blanketed by ash from the explosive eruption of Mount St Helens in Washington state
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.
Earth 911
NOVEMBER 11, 2024
The sharing economy can be a platform for keeping products in circulation and out of. The post Earth911 Podcast: Peerby’s Daan Weddenpohl Accelerates Circular, Sharing Economies appeared first on Earth911.
New Scientist
NOVEMBER 11, 2024
Voyager 2 flew by Uranus in 1986, giving us our only up-close look at the planet – but unusual space weather just before the craft arrived has given us a misleading idea about the planet’s magnetic field
PA Environment Daily
NOVEMBER 11, 2024
On November 11, Energy Justice Advocates announced PECO has agreed to contract for 25 MW of solar energy as part of its default power procurement for electric customers from June 1, 2025 through May 31, 2029 as a result of a settlement recently approved by the Public Utility Commission. PECO serves nearly 1.7 million customers in Pennsylvania, and approximately 75% of those customers receive default service which would benefit from the renewable energy purchases.
Inside Climate News
NOVEMBER 11, 2024
Tom Van Lent had raised concerns about the design of a restoration project favored by Gov. Ron DeSantis. The scientist’s former employer says the dispute is “strictly an employment issue.” By Amy Green ORLANDO, Fla.—A state appeals court has affirmed the conviction of a renowned Everglades scientist, whose work has helped steer one of the most ambitious attempts at ecological restoration in human history, in a bitter legal battle with his former employer.
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.
PA Environment Daily
NOVEMBER 11, 2024
The Perkiomen Watershed Conservancy will host a series of three public meetings on the Perkiomen Mapping and Flood Mitigation Study covering the 362 square mile watershed which spans parts of Montgomery, Berks, Bucks, and Lehigh counties. The Study is a collaboration among county planning commissions, county conservation districts, local municipalities and the Perkiomen Watershed Conservancy, and supported by Rep.
Environmental News Bits
NOVEMBER 11, 2024
Wang, P., Zhang, L.-Y., Tzachor, A., & Chen, W.-Q. (2024). E-waste challenges of generative artificial intelligence. Nature Computational Science. [link] Abstract Generative artificial intelligence (GAI) requires substantial computational resources for model training and inference, but the electronic-waste (e-waste) implications of GAI and its management strategies remain underexplored.
National Law Center
NOVEMBER 11, 2024
“Heirs property situations are all too common, and those who own heirs property are at risk of economic and property loss.” The post State approaches to heirs property the focus of Nov. 20 NALC webinar appeared first on National Agricultural Law Center.
Scientific American
NOVEMBER 11, 2024
Droughts in 48 of 50 U.S. states, evidence of microplastics mucking up wastewater recycling and the science of a baseball mud bath in this week’s news roundup.
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PA Environment Daily
NOVEMBER 11, 2024
The DCNR Conservation and Natural Resources Advisory Council is scheduled to meet on November 20 to discuss a draft Environmental Justice Plan, diverse community partnerships and diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging initiatives. The agenda includes-- -- DCNR Secretary Report -- Secretary Cindy Adams Dunn -- DCNR Policy Report -- Nicole Faraguna, Policy Director -- DCNR Legislative Report -- Eric Nelson, Director of Legislative Affairs -- Presentation: Making Space for Diverse Community Par
ESA
NOVEMBER 11, 2024
ESA is crafting official comments in response to the release of the First Draft of the Biodiversity and Climate Change Assessment , a congressionally mandated initiative led by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) in partnership with Environment and Climate Change Canada and Mexico’s National Commission for the Knowledge and Use of Biodiversity. The assessment aims to characterize our understanding of the links between climate change and biodiversity, identify critical knowledge gaps and summarize
PA Environment Daily
NOVEMBER 11, 2024
On November 11, the Three Rivers Waterkeeper called on the Department of Environmental Protection to implement stronger measures in their water discharge permit to address the recurring releases of oil from the U.S. Steel Irvin Plant into the Monongahela River. The Waterkeeper made the recommendations in comments submitted on the renewal of the DEP NPDES Water Quality Permit for the facility.
Environmental News Bits
NOVEMBER 11, 2024
Read the full story at Fast Company. Form Energy uses iron-air technology to store energy far longer than a lithium-ion battery can.
Scientific American
NOVEMBER 11, 2024
Two years of experimentation taught a Nashville guitarist not every musical myth makes sense
Environmental News Bits
NOVEMBER 11, 2024
Read the full story at Mississippi Today. The PSC’s “Nuclear Summit” hosted several speakers from the industry as well as representatives from utilities serving the state that are looking to expand nuclear generation.
Scientific American
NOVEMBER 11, 2024
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Environmental News Bits
NOVEMBER 11, 2024
Read the full story from the University of Illinois. Invasive silver carp have been spreading throughout the Mississippi River Basin since their introduction a half-century ago. Yet, try as they might, the fish have not advanced beyond a particular stretch of the Illinois River north of Kankakee.
PA Environment Daily
NOVEMBER 11, 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 Nov
Environmental News Bits
NOVEMBER 11, 2024
Download the report. Science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) are seen as the fields of the future, with expanding job opportunities creating the goods, services and innovations that shape our daily lives. Yet women and girls form a third or less of the students, employees and innovators in these fields.
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