Yale E360

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

Birthplace of the Industrial Revolution, Britain is this week shutting down its last coal plant. Starting Tuesday, its power grid will be permanently coal-free.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

For a long time, public health protections that limit the harm of pollutants have been narrowly targeted, asking “Will this chemical from this source pose harm to people?” But that’s not how pollution is actually experienced. When we breathe the air or drink the water, we’re taking in any potential contaminants all at once—with effects that can combine or even compound.

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New Scientist

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

Plankton that lived during the last glacial maximum have helped confirm the accuracy of our climate models – suggesting the predictions those models make about future El Niño events are accurate too

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Scientific American

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

Here’s how misinformation and distrust in science are impacting global well-being. Plus, we present our regular roundup of this week’s science news.

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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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New Scientist

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

Google, Microsoft and others have taken big steps towards error-free devices, hinting that quantum computers that solve real problems aren’t far away

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NRDC

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

Governor Gavin Newsom signed AB 660, which bans the use of consumer-facing “Sell By” dates and requires the use of standardized food date labeling terminology, reducing consumer confusion and the environmental and socio-economic impacts of food waste

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Nanotech

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

After the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) denied a 2016 petition filed under Section 21 of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) requesting that EPA consider whether fluoride in drinking water presents an unreasonable risk of injury to human health, a coalition of non-governmental organizations (NGO) promptly filed suit in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California.

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New Scientist

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

How did the supermassive black holes we’re now seeing in the early universe get so big so fast?

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Scientific American

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

Physicists showed that photons can seem to exit a material before entering it, revealing observational evidence of negative time

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New Scientist

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

A beam of radioactive carbon ions has been used to destroy cancer cells in mice, demonstrating a therapy that may cause less collateral damage than current techniques

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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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Scientific American

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

“Fake news”-style misinformation is only a fraction of what deceives voters.

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New Scientist

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

Rapid erosion caused by a geological act of “piracy” tens of thousands of years ago may have raised Earth’s crust and elevated Mount Everest by as much as 50 metres

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Scientific American

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

Hurricane Helene fueled catastrophic flooding from Florida to Appalachia, leaving millions without power

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New Scientist

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

Plankton that lived during the last glacial maximum have helped confirm the accuracy of our climate models – suggesting the predictions those models make about future El Niño events are accurate too

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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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Scientific American

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

Inland flooding from tropical cyclones, even at high altitudes, is a major worry—and one that scientists don’t know enough about

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

On September 30, the Delaware Highlands Conservancy announced the winners of its seventh annual juried photo contest-- Confluence: Land, Water, Wildlife-- and a gallery exhibition of the photographs at the ARTery Gallery in Milford , Pike County starting November 7. The contest invited local photographers to capture striking nature photos from the Upper Delaware River region in five categories: landscape, wildlife, macro, water, and the Van Scott Nature Reserve , plus a youth category for photog

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PBS Nature

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

An observational documentary following wildlife cinematographer Vianet Djenguet as he documents a grueling but critical conservation effort to habituate a family of Eastern lowland gorillas, in an attempt to save the critically endangered sub-species from extinction. However, unexpectedly for Vianet, the mission pushes him to re-explore personal beliefs held over from his past.

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

The Friends of the New Cumberland Library are kicking off their 2024-2025 Cultural Series with a lecture and book signing by Allen J. Dieterich-Ward, author of Cradle of Conservation: An Environmental History of Pennsylvania. Allen Dieterich-Ward is Professor of History and Director of The Graduate School at Shippensburg University. His latest book deepens our understanding of how Pennsylvanians have conserved and consumed.

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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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Earth 911

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

David Katz, founder and CEO of Plastic Bank, returns to talk with Mitch Ratcliffe about. The post Earth911 Podcast: Plastic Bank’s David Katz On Building A Global Bottle Deposit System appeared first on Earth911.

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

The Green and Healthy Homes Initiative's Thriving Communities Grant Program , in collaboration with the the US Environmental Protection, to award $40 million in grants to fund eligible projects in historically disadvantaged communities throughout EPA’s Region 3-- Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia, and 7 federally recognized tribes.

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Cresforum

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

Constellation Energy announced the reopening of the Three Mile Island Unit 1, a reactor that was prematurely decommissioned in 2019 due to economic conditions. When the unit shuttered, Pennsylvania lost a major source of clean energy generation. To meet the projected energy needs of not only the United States, but the world, we need more nuclear power, which is reliable, safe and carbon-free.

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

On September 30, Denise Coleman, State Conservationist for the USDA- Natural Resources Conservation Service in Pennsylvania announced the new fiscal year 2025 sign-up periods for conservation easement programs, including the Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP), and Agricultural Conservation Easement Program (ACEP). This year NRCS is announcing both National and Statewide application opportunities.

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Nanotech

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) Biotechnology Regulatory Services (BRS) announced on September 12, 2024, the availability of the following updated resources to help developers more efficiently prepare and submit APHIS BRS permit applications: According to APHIS, these resources deliver some of the commitments identified in the May 2024 Plan for Regulatory Reform that USDA, the U.S.

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Environmental News Bits

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

Read the full story from the Department of Homeland Security. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) announced the delivery and phased implementation of wildland fire sensors throughout Colorado that can detect the early stages of wildfires before they spread.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

Equity, the central tool in building justice, is now a contentious topic as anti-DEI (diversity, equity, and inclusion) forces challenge programs, initiatives, and public policies that were designed to uplift and assist those most underserved and disadvantaged in society—an aftermath of the Supreme Court striking down affirmative action. These opponents do so in the name of “colorblind” equality but fail to understand the words of legal scholar and writer Kimberlé Crenshaw that “treating differe

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Environmental News Bits

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

Read the full story at Heatmap. Renewable energy just became a much more enticing investment. That’s thanks to the Federal Reserve, which announced today that it would reduce the benchmark federal funds rate by half a percentage point, from just over 5% to just below.

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 30, 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 Sep

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Environmental News Bits

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

Read the full story at Waste360. As we look to the future, the financial importance of adopting closed-loop composting systems cannot be overstated. These systems directly respond to the growing consumer expectation for sustainability, providing brands and retailers with a practical way to cut plastic use drastically.

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 30, 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] House Fall Voting Schedule -- September 3

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Environmental News Bits

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

Read the full story at Hakai Magazine. The Brazilian city of Linhares has legally recognized its waves as living beings, marking the first known time part of the ocean has been granted legal personhood.

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Environmental News Bits

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

Read the full story at Nonprofit Quarterly. Conventional thinking often suggests that the people most vulnerable to climate change are those most directly hit—the individuals who experience the most damage in a flood, for example. However, recent research suggests that this is not the case.

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Environmental News Bits

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

Read the full story from the University of Groningen. The European Union aims to be carbon-neutral by 2050 as part of the comprehensive Green Deal that was agreed upon four years ago.

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