Legal Planet
NOVEMBER 13, 2024
In prior posts, we’ve discussed the potential importance of the Seven Counties case, how the petitioners have made very aggressive arguments to shrink the scope of NEPA, arguments based on very narrow understandings of the kinds of causation that should be considered under NEPA, and how those arguments are inconsistent with the statute and would lead to absurd results.
Yale E360
NOVEMBER 13, 2024
New research shows that glaciers near active volcanoes flow faster than other glaciers. The findings suggest it would be possible to predict volcanic eruptions by tracking the speed of glaciers.
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Union of Concerned Scientists
NOVEMBER 13, 2024
Energy storage, or the storing of electricity for later use on the power grid, plays an important role in the clean energy transition. Many states have established targets or goals for deploying increased amounts of storage on the grid. Illinois is currently considering policy proposals to establish a statewide energy storage target. To inform the amount of storage the state should seek, the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) conducted a modeling analysis of the Illinois power system to assess
PA Environment Daily
NOVEMBER 13, 2024
By Ad Crable Do you smell it?” Laurie Barr yelled as she tromped through an overgrown bottomland between remote wooded mountains in state game lands northeast of State College, PA. She had whiffed the rotten-egg smell of hydrogen sulfide and was soon at the foot of a tire-size round puddle of water seeping onto the surface. The pool was audibly burping bubbles.
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.
Scientific American
NOVEMBER 13, 2024
Antimicrobial resistance could claim 39 million lives by 2050, yet the pipeline for new antibiotics is drying up. U.S.
New Scientist
NOVEMBER 13, 2024
Researchers mapped Earth’s ionosphere, part of the upper atmosphere, using signal data from 40 million phones – a method that could improve GPS accuracy and help track space weather
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New Scientist
NOVEMBER 13, 2024
Palaeontologists have pieced together the brain structure of a bird that lived 80 million years ago named Navaornis hestiae, thanks to a remarkably well-preserved fossil
PA Environment Daily
NOVEMBER 13, 2024
On November 9, 30 volunteers organized by 2nd Century Alliance and Litter Lifters of West Vincent collected 168 bags of litter, 5 dumped TVs, 6 bikes, a baby stroller, a lawnmower, and over 300 political campaign and business yard signs in Coatesville, Chester County. Shakira Davis, of 2nd Century Alliance worked closely with Beth Intoccia of the Litter Lifters of West Vincent to organize this massive effort.
New Scientist
NOVEMBER 13, 2024
The mega-coral measures 34 metres by 32 metres – making it larger than a blue whale – and it is thought to be three centuries old
Scientific American
NOVEMBER 13, 2024
Expertise bulks up the brain’s ability to think deeply, a skill that may generalize across tasks
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
Enviromental Defense
NOVEMBER 13, 2024
To deliver 1.5 million homes by 2031, governments need to eliminate minimum parking requirements, reform building codes and legalize six-storey apartments on the avenues and major streets in existing neighbourhoods throughout Ontario. Toronto | Traditional territories of the Mississaugas of the Credit, the Anishinaabeg, the Haudenosaunee, and the Wendat – The failure to reform land use planning laws, the building code, tax rules, and service charges for existing neighborhoods is obstructing the
Scientific American
NOVEMBER 13, 2024
The multiverse offers no escape from our reality—which might be a very good thing
NRDC
NOVEMBER 13, 2024
A group of environmental organizations informed a California state court today that they had reached an agreement with the California Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) to propose regulations addressing pesticide-treated seeds.
New Scientist
NOVEMBER 13, 2024
Dozens of perforated pebbles from an archaeological site in Israel may be early examples of spindle whorls, a rotating tool used in textile making that was a step towards inventing the wheel
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.
Earthava
NOVEMBER 13, 2024
The post Plastic Pollution and Climate Change: Understanding Their Interconnected Impact on Our Planet appeared first on Earthava. Plastic pollution poses a significant threat not only to ecosystems but also to the climate. Plastic waste contributes to climate change by releasing greenhouse gases during its production, degradation, and incineration.
New Scientist
NOVEMBER 13, 2024
Selection for bigger tomatoes has made the fruits less sweet, but now it has been shown that gene editing can make them sweeter without decreasing yields
Scientific American
NOVEMBER 13, 2024
Damage to your environment can bring a profound sense of loss; that feeling, called solastalgia, can also provide inspiration
Inside Climate News
NOVEMBER 13, 2024
Streamlining the process by breaking up the annual climate conference into smaller events could speed progress toward limiting dangerous global warming. By Bob Berwyn BAKU, Azerbaijan—If speeches and slogans could save the climate, COP29 would already be a success. But there are few signs the current round of climate talks will deliver on the only thing proven to slow global warming: rapid greenhouse gas cuts.
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
NOVEMBER 13, 2024
Astronomy and particle physics are no longer seen as vital by the US establishment, so funding has fallen.
Scientific American
NOVEMBER 13, 2024
Violins, the ink on the Declaration of Independence and other ways that insects shaped human history
PA Environment Daily
NOVEMBER 13, 2024
On November 12, after nearly a decade of legislative efforts to conduct a study of wildlife conservation corridors, Reps. Mary Jo Daley (D-Montgomery) and Jason Ortitay (R-Allegheny) reviewed highlights from The Current Status of Conservation Connectivity in Pennsylvania report recently completed by the Legislative Budget and Finance Committee. The study was conducted as a result of the adoption of House Resolution 87.
New Scientist
NOVEMBER 13, 2024
Air pollution has been linked to eczema before, and now a study of more than 280,000 people has strengthened the association
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PA Environment Daily
NOVEMBER 13, 2024
The Pennsylvania Solar Center will host a November 22 webinar from Noon to 1:15 p.m. on a New Guidebook For Municipalities On Large-Scale Solar Development co-authored with Fair Shake Environmental Legal Services. Pennsylvania municipalities with open space or under-utilized land with acreage to spare have potentially much to gain from supporting large-scale solar project development in their communities.
New Scientist
NOVEMBER 13, 2024
Food production is responsible for more than a third of greenhouse gas emissions.
PA Environment Daily
NOVEMBER 13, 2024
Lara Fowler , chief sustainability officer at Penn State, director of Penn State Sustainability, and teaching professor of law, will give the talk, “Decarbonizing Penn State: How Does Law, Policy, and Financing Fit In?” at 4:00 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 18, in 112 Walker Building on the University Park campus. The talk will also be available via Zoom. Penn State has been working to lower its greenhouse gas emissions for more than two decades, with a 50% reduction of greenhouse gas emissions for the e
New Scientist
NOVEMBER 13, 2024
In his new book, Power Metal, journalist Vince Beiser provides a balanced briefing on the race for the resources that will shape our technological future
PA Environment Daily
NOVEMBER 13, 2024
The PA Association of Environmental Professionals are hosting a December 10 webinar on PFAS 'Forever Chemical' Management - Philadelphia Water Department Approach starting at Noon. After some brief background information on PFAS compounds, the talk will focus on steps PWD has taken to characterize PFAS in source water, plan for drinking water MCL compliance, communicate with customers, navigate wastewater and residuals, and pilot treatment technologies.
New Scientist
NOVEMBER 13, 2024
Evidence that animals mourn the death of loved ones is growing, but we should be wary of letting our biases cloud this topic, says philosopher Susana Monsó
PA Environment Daily
NOVEMBER 13, 2024
On November 19, PA Interfaith Power & Light will host a second webinar in the Wonderful Watersheds series on Watersheds and Their Problems from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. The webinar will feature an interactive conversation with several of Pennsylvania's Waterkeepers who will share their information about their work and the biggest problems facing our waterways.
New Scientist
NOVEMBER 13, 2024
The issue of men's dangerously bottled-up emotions finds a fresh and personal voice in Silent Men, a documentary that is at its most powerful when director Duncan Cowles turns the camera on others
Nanotech
NOVEMBER 13, 2024
On October 31, 2024, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael S. Regan signed a final rule revising the regulations for decabromodiphenyl ether (decaBDE) and phenol, isopropylated phosphate (3:1) (PIP (3:1)), two of the five persistent, bioaccumulative, and toxic (PBT) chemicals addressed in final rules issued under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) in January 2021.
New Scientist
NOVEMBER 13, 2024
Photographer Kadir van Lohuizen captures the food industry's attempts to meet the challenges of climate change and conflicts in his new book, Food for Thought
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