Inside Climate News

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

Scientists launch a new research center to study what they say is now a leading disease risk factor: corporations. By Liza Gross Theres been a marked shift in the types of diseases causing the most harm around the world over the past few decades. Chronic diseases like cancer, heart disease and metabolic disorders have overtaken infectious diseases like tuberculosis and cholera.

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Yale E360

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

Dark algae are spreading across the Greenland ice sheet as snow retreats. Their dark color causes ice to absorb more heat from the sun, accelerating melting, and according to a new study, the harsh conditions atop the ice sheet will do little to slow their advance.

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

On February 18, Gov. Josh Shapiro announced the nomination of Jessica Shirley to serve as Secretary of the Department of Environmental Protection. She has been Acting Secretary of DEP since the resignation of Richard Negrin on October 26, 2023. The Governor also nominated Dr. Carrie Rowe to serve as Secretary of the Department of Education. Gov. Shapiro said his nominations reflect his commitment to strong, experienced leadership in key state agencies that affect Pennsylvanians every day.

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New Scientist

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

An analysis of more than 270,000 glaciers worldwide reveals that they have lost around 7 trillion tonnes of ice since 2000, raising sea levels by 2 centimetres

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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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Scientific American

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

Asteroid 2024 YR4 has a 3.

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New Scientist

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

Spreading crushed rocks on fields can absorb CO2 from the air now chemists have devised a way to turbocharge this process by creating more reactive minerals

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New Scientist

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

Numerous studies have found that exercising outside has a slight edge on boosting both our physical and mental health, even when the conditions outside are less than ideal

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

On February 19, the French & Pickering Creeks Conservation Trust announced the finalization of a voluntary land conservation agreement to permanently preserve Drew and Marjorie Allevas 20-acre property on Honeysuckle Lane in Charlestown Township in Chester County. French & Pickerings decades-long partnership with Charlestown Township has yielded another conservation success, thanks to the Allevas.

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New Scientist

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

Multiple studies suggest that speaking more than one language pushes back the onset of dementia, but doesn't seem to stop it entirely

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

There is still time to submit your project for funding as part of the 2025 Breeding Bird Blitz to be held June 6-16 and organized by the Pennsylvania Society for Ornithology. March 1 is the deadline to submit projects and become a Conservation Partner. This year projects of up to $10,000 will be considered. Since the Breeding Bird Blitz began in 2021, the Society has partnered with nonprofit organizations across the state on bird conservation projects raising a total of $67,318 to support these

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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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New Scientist

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

The discovery that farming might not have been the catalyst for civilisation means we must completely rethink the timeline of the first complex societies

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Scientific American

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

A rare and deliberate signal between a mother chimpanzee and her daughter raises new questions about ape communication, culture and the meaning of sharing a language

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New Scientist

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

Researchers who have been given access to Google's new AI "co-scientist" tool are enthusiastic about its potential, but it isn't yet clear whether it can make truly novel discoveries

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

On February 19, the Foundation for Pennsylvania Watersheds announced the spring request for grants is now open on the FPW grant portal. The grant application cycle opened in February 2025 with letters of interest (LOI) due by March 15. If the LOI is accepted, full proposals are due April 25, 2025. More than $500,000 is available for projects that advance the protection and restoration of Pennsylvanias waterways.

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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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New Scientist

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

Researchers at Microsoft say they have created so-called topological qubits, which would be exceptionally resistant to errors, but their claim has been met with scepticism

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Vermont Law

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

Environmental Attorneys Push Vermont to Take CAFOs Seriously By Julia Wickham Americans eat meat. And lots of it. To satisfy consumer demand, land use needs, and workforce availability, concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs) are the predominate means of livestock production in the United States. Recently, a coalition of environmental groups brought suit against the EPA for their lack of Clean Water Act (CWA) oversight surrounding CAFOs.

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New Scientist

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

A new exhibition at Somerset House in London, SOIL: The World at Our Feet, wants us to rediscover how key soil is to our lives and to the planets future

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Vermont Law

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

The Substitution Effect: Could Reducing Fossil Fuel Sales Truly Have No Impact? By Shekhar Pathak Climate change is an extremely complex and difficult issue. It crosses jurisdictional boundaries, is rapidly worsening and has the potential to cause unprecedented loss and damage. –Winkelmann CJ, Glazebrook and Ellen France JJ Imagine, a large paper company, aware that its logging practices contribute to deforestation and increased carbon emissions, argues that it should not be held liable f

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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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New Scientist

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

We need to think more carefully about how we categorise the universe, says Chanda Prescod-Weinstein

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Vermont Law

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

Green Gentrification: Rochesters Inner Loop By Katherine Scott Community development is an essential part of creating a more sustainable society. The way that most cities currently operate is not efficient and is generally detrimental to the environment. To change that, city planners, architects, and legislators will scope out spaces that can be re-utilized into something more sustainable.

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New Scientist

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

Fossils and genetics are starting to point to life emerging surprisingly soon after Earth formed, when the planet was hellishly hot and seemingly uninhabitable

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Environmental News Bits

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

Read the full story at Coatings World. BASFs Coatings division has successfully transitioned to 100% renewable electricity at its North American sites in Greenville, Ohio, and Blackman Township in Jackson County, Michigan, effective January 2025.

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New Scientist

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

Pigmented algae are well adapted to grow on exposed ice in the Arctic as the snowline recedes, raising concerns of a feedback loop that could lead to faster sea-level rise

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Enviromental Defense

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

The post Three important lessons from the L.A. fires appeared first on Environmental Defence.

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New Scientist

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

A terrifying but fascinating book, Our Brains, Our Selves by Masud Husain shows how our identities hang by slender neurological threads

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Environmental News Bits

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

Read the full story from The Hill. Veteran firefighters who responded to the 2023 blazes in Maui, Hawaii, had greater levels of forever chemicals in their blood in comparison to those of shorter-term recruits, new research has shown.

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New Scientist

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

Nobody doubts that human activities have dramatically transformed Earth, so why has there been no official recognition of the Anthropocene?

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

To help agriculture professionals who are beginning their journey in agricultural conservation, the Center for Agricultural Conservation Assistance Training , administered by Penn State Extension, is holding a webinar, Conservation Cornerstone: Biosecurity Foundations , from 8:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. Feb. 25. This webinar is aimed at newer conservation district employees, agricultural conservation professionals, and individuals associated with the Agriculture Conservation Assistance Program or oth

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New Scientist

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

The largest study of its kind has revealed how both genetics and lifestyle play a role in developing certain age-related conditions, such as dementia, lung cancer and heart disease

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Earth 911

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

Revisit our early conversations about sustainable living when the Earth911 gang gathered at the microphone. The post Earth911 Podcast Classic: How To Lower Your Carbon Footprint and Save Money appeared first on Earth911.

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New Scientist

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

Millions of years after humans vanish, fossil clues showing how we lived and dominated the planet may confuse future civilisations, says a new book by Sarah Gabbott and Jan Zalasiewicz

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Scientific American

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

Journalist Carl Zimmer chats about aerobiology and his new book Air-Borne: The Hidden History of the Life We Breathe.

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