Union of Concerned Scientists
MARCH 12, 2025
Climate models are the main tool scientists use to assess how much the Earths temperature will change given an increase in fossil fuel pollutants in the atmosphere. As a climate scientist, Ive used them in all my research projects, including one predicting a change in Southwestern US precipitation patterns. But how exactly did climate models come to be?
Real Climate
MARCH 12, 2025
Guest commentary by Robert Hart, Kerry Emanuel , & Lance Bosart The National Weather Service (NWS) and its parent agency, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), delivers remarkable value to the taxpayers. This efficiency can be demonstrated by its enormous return on investment. For example, the NWS costs only several dollars per citizen to operate each year, yet results in an estimated 10-100 times larger financial return that includes: improved citizen preparedness, imp
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Circle of Blue
MARCH 13, 2025
Transcripts Whats Up With Water for March 5, 2018 Im Eileen Wray-McCann, for Circle of Blue, and heres Whats up with Water, a condensation of the worlds water news. Residents of Cape Town continue to forestall Day Zero with an extreme conservation strategy. Day Zero, the projected date water runs out for most homes and businesses in the city, is holding at July 9th.
Enviromental Defense
MARCH 13, 2025
In 2024, renewable energy developers had all the right reasons to be optimistic about the prospect of building solar and wind installations in Ontario: Energy and Electrification Minister Stephen Lecce touted the upcoming power purchase as being technology agnostic with a focus on the lowest cost resources” The last procurement under the former Minister of Energy revealed that gas is expensive: battery storage beat out gas on price by a wide margin.
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.
Union of Concerned Scientists
MARCH 13, 2025
Contrary to popular belief, we do not have a user-pay model today for our infrastructure and have not for some decades. And that might not be a problem. Yet in one of his first official acts as Secretary of the Department of Transportation (DOT), Sean Duffy delineated a set of principles governing DOT funding (to the extent there is any legal discretion).
Legal Planet
MARCH 13, 2025
Aviation is a significant and growing source of greenhouse gas emissions. But the federal government in the United States has failed to address it so far. In response, some state policy makers and advocates are now considering legal avenues to effectively require the use of sustainable aviation fuels, which emit less carbon than traditional jet fuel when burned and in some cases can eliminate these emissions altogether.
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Yale E360
MARCH 13, 2025
On the coast of Newfoundland, waste from a shuttered asbestos mine has been a troubling source of contamination for decades. Now, a company plans to process the waste to draw CO2 from the air one of several projects worldwide that aim to turn this liability into an asset.
The Applied Ecologist
MARCH 13, 2025
Chen Huang provides an overview of their investigation into human-wildlife conflict, and explains how research gaps can be turned into opportunities. Humans and wildlife share the planet, often in proximity. In many parts of the world, villagers see elephants, lions, dolphins, and seabirds as part of their daily livesmuch like city dwellers spot starlings feeding in a park.
PBS Nature
MARCH 13, 2025
The tragic loss of her mother to a rhino attack hasnt stopped Doma Paudel from her fearless conservation efforts. Instead, it inspired her to become Nepal’s first female nature guide and to fight to save Nepalese rhinos from near extinction, double Nepals tiger population, and teach Nepalese communities how to compassionately coexist with wildlife.
PA Environment Daily
MARCH 10, 2025
By John Walliser , PA Environmental Council & Kevin Sunday , McNees Wallace & Nurick This guest essay first appeared on PennLive.com March 10, 2025 -- Pennsylvania, long an energy powerhouse, is facing a dilemma: How can we secure our long-term energy future, ensuring we remain a top producer of energy, while reducing greenhouse gas emissions and protecting the environment?
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
Yale E360
MARCH 12, 2025
As waters rise along the Egyptian coast, hundreds of buildings in the historic port city of Alexandria have collapsed.
Inside Climate News
MARCH 9, 2025
There are still hurdles to overcome, but growing the seaweed industry in a state known for lobster could be a win for local fishermen, dairy and cattle operations, and the planet. Story and photos by Matilda Hay FREEPORT, MaineIn the cold dark of 5 a.m., Kyle Moellar, an apprentice at Wolfes Neck Center for Agriculture and the Environment, ushers a herd of cows into the milking parlor.
Law Columbia
MARCH 12, 2025
UN Photo/ICJ-CIJ/ Frank van Beek This blog post is Part 3 of a three-part series highlighting the main legal arguments presented during the hearings of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on the request for an advisory opinion regarding the obligations of States with respect to climate change. Part 1 focused on discussions on applicable law, and the no-harm rule.
PA Environment Daily
MARCH 8, 2025
From March 1 to 7, DEPs Oil and Gas Compliance Database shows oil and gas inspectors filed 749 inspection entries. Follow these links to spreadsheets showing the violations and inspections occurring between March 1 to 7-- Click Here for violations issued between March 1 to 7. Click Here for inspection entries between March 1 to 7 Enforcement Actions Taken Last Week So far this year, DEP took these actions as of February 28 -- -- NOVs Issued In Last Week: 55 conventional, 29 unconventional -- Yea
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.
Yale E360
MARCH 14, 2025
African solar installations are projected to grow by 42 percent this year, according to an industry group.
New Scientist
MARCH 14, 2025
Can one single mathematical framework describe the motion of a fluid and the individual particles within it? This question, first asked in 1900, now has a solution that could help us understand the complex behaviour of the atmosphere and oceans.
Scientific American
MARCH 13, 2025
COVID and the 1918 flu pandemic gave us playbooks on how to prepare for the next pandemic. But we aren’t using it.
PA Environment Daily
MARCH 13, 2025
To fulfill their responsibilities as Keep PA Beautiful Young Ambassadors , students are required to host an educational event in their community or school. Below are a few highlights of events held so far by our class of 2024-2025. Many more are scheduled through the end of April! Ava, a junior from Indiana County, partnered with her local library to teach children and their parents about the importance of not littering and taking care of the Earth.
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.
A Greener Life
MARCH 9, 2025
The cover of Parenting in a Climate Crisis: A Handbook for Turning Fear into Action. Image credit: Bridget Shirvell. By Anders Lorenzen In todays information-driven world, parents are bombarded with advice on how to raise their children. A recurring debate revolves around whether to shield children from distressing news or involve them in understanding complex issues such as climate change.
New Scientist
MARCH 13, 2025
New Scientist has used freedom of information laws to obtain the ChatGPT records of Peter Kyle, the UK's technology secretary, in what is believed to be a world-first use of such legislation
Nanotech
MARCH 14, 2025
On March 10, 2025, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced its intent to reconsider the May 3, 2024, rule amending the procedural framework rule for conducting risk evaluations under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) (2024 Risk Evaluation Framework Rule). According to EPA, it will initiate a rulemaking that will ensure the agency can efficiently and effectively protect human health and the environment and follow the law.
PA Environment Daily
MARCH 14, 2025
On March 14, a coalition of conservation, recreation, and environmental organizations filed a petition for review in the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit as they pursue further legal action in the Federal Energy Regulatory Commissions (FERC) decision to grant a preliminary permit for a pumped storage facility at Cuffs Run in York County, PA.
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Scientific American
MARCH 10, 2025
Microplastics can cut a plant’s ability to photosynthesize by up to 12 percent, new research shows
New Scientist
MARCH 11, 2025
A highly pathogenic strain of bird flu is spreading south along the Antarctic Peninsula and could devastate populations of penguins and other seabirds
Law Columbia
MARCH 10, 2025
On March 29, 2023, the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) adopted a resolution requesting an advisory opinion from the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on States obligations regarding climate change. This request was widely seen as an opportunity for the Court to clarify States legal obligations, advance climate justice, and protect the environment for present and future generations.
PA Environment Daily
MARCH 13, 2025
Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful announced the latest update to the Open Your Eyes To Litter, a collection of five educational activity books-- Open Your Eyes to Litter In A Watershed -- is now available in English and Spanish, along with its comprehensive teacher's guide. This 28-page book delves into the impact of littering on watersheds, featuring vocabulary, journal prompts, and engaging activities designed to reinforce the concept of watersheds and their significance to both people and animals.
National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC)
MARCH 11, 2025
For Immediate Release Contact: Laura Zaks National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition press@sustainableagriculture.net Release: NSAC Responds to Termination of Critical Local Food Funding, Envisions Future for Popular Program Washington, DC, March 11, 2025 Today, the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC) lamented the termination of previously announced funding for the Local Food for Schools and Child Care Cooperative Agreement (LFSCC) and Local Food Purchase Assistance Cooperative Ag
New Scientist
MARCH 14, 2025
In a survey of AI researchers, most say current AI models are unlikely to lead to artificial general intelligence with human-level capabilities, even as companies invest billions of dollars in this goal
Energy & the Law
MARCH 12, 2025
Co-author Gunner West DALF Energy, LLC v. GS Oilfield Services addresses a fiduciarys deceptive actions in oil and gas transactions. The Fifth Circuit held: self-dealing may constitute a breach of fiduciary duty even when the principal is not a direct party to the transaction; uncertainty in the amount of damages does not bar recovery when injury is evident; and opinions about profitability can be actionable as fraud.
PA Environment Daily
MARCH 9, 2025
PA Environment Digest Puts Links To The Best Environment & Energy Articles and NewsClips From Last Week Here By Topic-- -- 3.10.25 - PA Environment Digest - All Articles & NewsClips From This Issue By Topic Other Handy Groups Of Articles & NewsClips From This Week-- -- 126 New Stories - REAL Environmental & Conservation Leadership In PA [PaEN] -- Environment & Energy Educational Opportunities For Students & Adults [PaEN] -- Top 10 Stories: Harrisburg/PA Politics Reported
PBS Nature
MARCH 12, 2025
In the heart of Africas Great Rift Valley lies Katavi, a little-known National Park spanning more than three thousand square miles of western Tanzania. Here, Natures filmmakers capture a once-in-a-lifetime event a severe drought followed by heavy rains that tests the survival skills of all those that call Katavi home in Katavi: Africas Fallen Paradise , premiering Wednesdays, April 2-16, 2025.
New Scientist
MARCH 11, 2025
Saturn has dozens of new moons, bringing it to a total of 274. All of the new moons are between 2 and 4 kilometres wide, but at what point is a rock too small to be a moon?
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