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How Returning Lands to Native Tribes Is Helping Protect Nature

Yale E360

From California to Maine, land is being given back to Native American tribes who are committing to managing it for conservation. Some tribes are using traditional knowledge, from how to support wildlife to the use of prescribed fires, to protect their ancestral grounds. Read more on E360 ?.

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Amid Dire Colorado River Outlook, States Plan to Tap Their Lake Mead Savings Accounts

Circle of Blue

This year and next, Arizona and California intend to draw on water they banked in the big reservoir, even as water levels drop. Lake Mead, the largest reservoir on the Colorado River, is a centerpiece for water supplies in Arizona, California, and Nevada. Mead’s declining water levels, projected to reach record lows in the next two years, will challenge water managers in the basin.

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War and the Environment

Legal Planet

This post was delayed due to a technical problem at Legal Planet, but it was originally scheduled for Memorial Day — an apt date to think about how wars, along with their other tragic costs, impact the environment. We are now in the process of ending our “Forever War” in Afghanistan. The country has been at war at least since the Soviet invasion decades ago.

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Top Political Scientists Release Dire Warning: Our Entire Democracy Is at Risk

Union of Concerned Scientists

Radical changes to core electoral procedures are transforming several states into political systems that no longer meet the minimum conditions for free and fair elections.

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How to Drive Cost Savings, Efficiency Gains, and Sustainability Wins with MES

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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UN Report: Countries Need to Restore Land Area Larger Than China to Avert Dangerous Warming

Yale E360

Countries need to fulfill their commitments to restore 1 billion hectares of degraded land, an area larger than China, by 2030 to avert dangerous climate change, according to a new report from the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the Food and Agriculture Organization. Read more on E360 ?.

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Messages scrambled by black holes stand their ground against quantum computers

Physics World

Black holes are nature’s fastest data-scramblers, and new research suggests that secrets thrown into them may be more secure than previously thought. In a paper published in Physical Review Letters , researchers at Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) in the US show that once a message has been scrambled by a black hole or another system with similar properties, not even a quantum computer can put it back together.

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The John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act Must Be Made Law

Union of Concerned Scientists

The John Lewis Voting Rights advancement act must be passed to protect the universal right to vote and keep it free from political influence.

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BP Buys into U.S. Solar Market As Part of Decarbonization Drive

Yale E360

The oil and gas giant BP has agreed to buy a group of U.S. solar energy farms that, once completed, will be capable of generating enough electricity to power 1.7 million homes. Read more on E360 ?.

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NASA Picks Two Missions to Explore Venus, the First in Decades

Scientific American

The space agency’s DAVINCI+ and VERITAS missions could spark a sea change in planetary science when they launch later this decade. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com.

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Another Historic Climate Court Ruling in the Netherlands

Legal Planet

In recent years, The Netherlands has become the leading site of climate change litigation. Contrary to expectations (including my own!), its district, appellate , and supreme courts decided in favor of Urgenda, an upstart environmental organization, ordering the government to more aggressively reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Now the same district court has gone further, again in favor of environmental groups but now against Royal Dutch Shell (“Shell”) , the world’s largest non-state-owned f

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The Key to Sustainable Energy Optimization: A Data-Driven Approach for Manufacturing

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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Tyranny of the Minority? — The Filibuster: Democracy at Risk

Union of Concerned Scientists

We must abolish the capacity of the Senate to filibuster questions of civil rights and democracy once and for all.

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Robotic thumb changes how the brain ‘sees’ the hand

Physics World

Iron Man, Doctor Octopus, Wolverine, even Geordi LaForge. Body augmentation has been fantasized by writers for decades. Many readers have questioned how realistic the development of such technologies might be in today’s world, as this futuristic vision relies on the human brain’s ability to interface with external devices and learn to use them. Researchers from University College London are investigating the use of motor augmentation with the development of a “Third Thumb,” publishing their find

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Long covid has lasted over a year for 376,000 people in the UK

New Scientist

An estimated 1 million people reported experiencing long covid in the latest UK statistics, and 376,000 of them suspect they first caught the coronavirus at least a year ago

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Miami’s New Chief Heat Officer Is a Model for California Cities

Legal Planet

Last month, Miami appointed the country’s first Chief Heat Officer charged with addressing the impacts of extreme heat. Heat is already the leading climate-related cause of death and health impacts, responsible for thousands of US deaths and emergency room visits each year and countless hours of lost productivity and educational attainment. Recent research indicates that over one third of global heat-related deaths (which total tens of millions since the 1990s) are attributable to anthropogenic

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Implementing D.E.J.I. Strategies in Energy, Environment, and Transportation

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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The Myth of Diversity and Inclusion in Science

Union of Concerned Scientists

The US scientific research enterprise is completely intertwined with US global hegemony.

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Long-awaited magnetic interferometer might probe quantum gravity

Physics World

An Israeli-led collaboration has used atom-chip technology to build a magnet-based interferometer. The collaboration’s research, which combines aspects of two famous physics experiments from the past, reveals that the division of particle spins into two populations – as observed by Otto Stern and Walther Gerlach a century ago – involves pure quantum states.

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Many people with covid-19 have neurological or psychiatric symptoms

New Scientist

Neurological and psychiatric symptoms such as fatigue and depression are common among people with covid-19 and may be just as likely in people with mild cases

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Move Over, Cicadas: 5 Other Great North American Wildlife Hatchings (and Emergences)

Cool Green Science

Cicadas are in the news, but here are 5 other natural spectacles to catch. The post Move Over, Cicadas: 5 Other Great North American Wildlife Hatchings (and Emergences) appeared first on Cool Green Science.

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Shaping a Resilient Future: Climate Impact on Vulnerable Populations

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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The 2021 Hurricane Season Begins: Six Major Risks We’re Watching

Union of Concerned Scientists

From COVID-19, to toxics, to health--there's a lot to watch for.

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Diagnostic AI algorithm focuses on privacy protection

Physics World

Artificial intelligence (AI) techniques are increasingly employed for biomedical data analysis, for applications such as helping clinicians detect cancers in medical images, for example. AI models require large and diverse training datasets, most commonly anonymized or pseudonymized patient data, which are sent to the clinics where the algorithm is being trained.

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It's Time For Congress to Support Fusion Energy

Scientific American

Fusion devices for clean, safe, and affordable electricity and industrial heat are making advances and need a push. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com.

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New Blue Box program put business interests ahead of protecting the environment

Enviromental Defense

ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENCE, HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT JUSTICE SUPPORT, TORONTO ENVIRONMENTAL ALLIANCE, CITIZENS’ NETWORK ON WASTE MANAGEMENT, WASTE WATCH OTTAWA AND CANADIAN ENVIRONMENTAL LAW ASSOCIATION. Toronto, Ont. – Today, Minister Yurek announced changes to Ontario’s Blue Box recycling program. Unfortunately, this long-awaited shift of responsibility for Blue Box recycling from municipalities to the businesses who make, use and sell packaging will do little to reduce plastic pollution.

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Sustainability at Retail

Sustainability impacts every nation, company, and person around the world. So much so that, in 2015, the United Nations (UN) issued a call for action by all countries to work toward sustainable development. In response to this and as part of a global Sustainability at Retail initiative, Shop! worked collaboratively with its global affiliates to address these critical issues in this white paper.

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What the World Can Learn about Climate Change from Degenerative Diseases Like ALS

Union of Concerned Scientists

What ALS can teach us about degenerative conditions like climate change.

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Converting quantum promises into commercial realities

Physics World

We’ve all heard about the promise of quantum technologies to transform business and industry, whether it be for more secure communications networks or vastly more powerful computation. But what is needed to translate experimental quantum research into commercial success, and when can we expect it to happen? According to speakers at the inaugural Quantum West conference, the transition from lab-based R&D towards market-ready solutions is already under way.

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Pupil Size Is a Marker of Intelligence

Scientific American

There is a surprising correlation between baseline pupil size and several measures of cognitive ability. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com.

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Beer byproduct mixed with manure proves an excellent organic pesticide

Frontiers

By Tayyibah Aziz, science writer. A productive lettuce yield following the researchers’ new biodisinfestation method. Image: Maite Gandariasbeitia et al. A new study published by the open access publisher Frontiers has demonstrated that beer bagasse and rapeseed cake can be used as effective biodisinfestation treatments to reduce populations of soil parasites and increase crop yields.

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This is the most detailed look at individual atoms ever captured

New Scientist

The highest-resolution image of atoms has been captured, doubling the resolution of an image made in 2018 by using an algorithm to reduce blurring

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Why peregrine falcons wear eyeliner, golden eagles could accelerate using turbulence

Physics World

This edition of the Red Folder has gone to the birds – or more precisely, to the raptors. First up is the news that peregrine falcons have evolved the natural equivalent of eyeliner to help them hunt. Fans of American football know that players will smear dark makeup below their eyes to reduce glare when they are trying to catch fast-moving balls. Peregrine falcons have similar patterns of dark feathers below their eyes — called malar stripes – and it had been long thought that they perfor

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3 Lessons Learned from Florida’s Piney Point Disaster

Ocean Conservancy

In April 2021, Florida was staring down an immediate environmental calamity. The Piney Point phosphogypsum stack just south of Tampa had failed and had begun to spill millions of gallons of toxic, nutrient-rich, possibly radioactive wastewater into Tampa Bay and the Gulf of Mexico. This spelled imminent doom for local coastal habitats, including mangroves, seagrass beds and oyster reefs, as well as countless aquatic animal species ranging from manatees and sea turtles to dolphins, otters and gam

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Are We Pivoting From Net Zero To True Zero?

Environmental Leader

‘True Zero,’ as Steve Hoy, former IBMer and CEO of Enosi, calls it, may be the new term used to talk about achieving carbon emissions reductions goals. While net zero refers to an overall balance between emissions produced and emissions removed from the atmosphere, true zero, or 24/7 carbon-free energy, Read more ». The post Are We Pivoting From Net Zero To True Zero?

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Guest Essay: Why Environmental Literacy Should Be Part Of Pennsylvania’s Education Standards

PA Environment Daily

By Anna R. Pauletta, PA Student Member, Chesapeake Bay Foundation Board Of Trustees Since I was a child, I have always had an interest in wildlife and the environment. Most of my spare time was spent in the creek behind my house in Silver Spring Township, Cumberland County, flipping stones and logs to find salamanders after school. My interests quickly turned into a lifelong passion after my exposure to wildlife and ecology classes in my secondary education.

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The growing pains of quantum computing

Physics World

Problem solver Cambridge Quantum Computing’s Ilyas Khan. (Courtesy: Cambridge Quantum Computing). What does Cambridge Quantum Computing do? We’re a quantum computing software and algorithm company, and we’re just over six and a half years old, so we’re in early adolescence. We’re trying get the most out of quantum computers both now and in the future, and in that respect, there are two sides to the coin.

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