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Turning Farmland Back to Peatland: Can It Slow CO2 Emissions?

Yale E360

Farmers have long drained peatlands for agriculture, but the dried-out soils release vast quantities of CO2. To halt this process, new initiatives in Germany are not only rewetting peatlands but also creating markets for the native grasses, reeds, and sedges they support.

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The AMOC is slowing, it’s stable, it’s slowing, no, yes, …

Real Climate

There’s been a bit of media whiplash on the issue of AMOC slowing lately – ranging from the AMOC being “on the brink of collapse” to it being “more stable than previously thought” AMOC, of course, refers to the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation, one of the worlds major ocean circulation systems which keeps the northern Atlantic region (including Europe) exceptionally warm for its latitude.

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At Phoenix’s Far Edge, a Housing Boom Grasps for Water

Circle of Blue

More than 1 million people could pour into western Maricopa County in the coming decades if housing developers can secure the water. Buckeye, Arizona, has plans to become one of the Southwest’s largest cities in the next decades. Photo Brett Walton/Circle of Blue By Brett Walton, Circle of Blue January 31, 2025 BUCKEYE, Ariz. Beneath the exhausting Sonoran sun, an hours drive west of Phoenix, heavy machines are methodically scraping the desert bare.

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Will Asteroid 2024 YR24 Strike Earth in 2032?

Scientific American

The possibility of the asteroid 2024 YR24 impacting our planet might not be ruled out until 2028, raising the prospect we’ll need to prepare for the worst

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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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In Vermont, a Push to Prevent Flooding or Get Out of the Way

Yale E360

An increase in extreme precipitation events has hit the tiny, mountainous state of Vermont especially hard. As disaster declarations mount, state officials and community groups are collaborating to restore floodplains, reduce runoff from slopes, and buy out vulnerable homes.

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Amazon river dolphins may send messages with aerial streams of urine

New Scientist

Male dolphins have been observed shooting jets of urine into the air and other dolphins seem to follow the stream, perhaps to pick up social cues

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Which Foods Are the Most Ultraprocessed? New System Ranks Them

Scientific American

Scientists have created a ranking of grocery store items based on their degree of processing

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Microplastics Block Blood Flow in Brains of Mice

Yale E360

A new study finds microplastics can block the flow of blood in the brains of mice. The study comes on the heels of other research showing, for the first time, that microplastics can lodge in human brains.

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Rat populations in cities are booming as the planet warms up

New Scientist

Global warming is helping rats thrive in major cities around the world, with Washington DC seeing the fastest growth in rats

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What is a species?

Legal Planet

This article in the NY Times covers a recent scientific article that concludes that the snail darter, a fish species in the Tennessee River basin that was previously listed for protection under the Endangered Species Act (ESA), is not a species after all. Using a range of genetic analyses, the authors conclude that the snail darter is closely related to another darter species (the Stargazing Darter), and that the genetic distance between those two species is much closer than for any other specie

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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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NASA’s Latest Asteroid Sample Hints at Life’s Extraterrestrial Origins

Scientific American

Material retrieved from the asteroid Bennu by NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft shows that all the basic building blocks of life were astonishingly widespread in the early solar system

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Antarctic Ice Sheet May Be Less Vulnerable Than Previously Thought

Yale E360

To understand how warming could impact Antarctica, experts are looking to the past, to a time more than 100,000 years ago when the Antarctic was around 3 degrees C warmer than it is now. A new study finds that the West Antarctic ice sheet did not completely collapse during this period, as prior modeling had suggested, offering some hope for the future.

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Creatine shows promise for treating depression

New Scientist

People receiving talking therapy for mild to severe depression reported greater improvements to their symptoms when also taking creatine compared with those on a placebo

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Two New Papers Reveal Startling Human Health Risks from Neonicotinoid Pesticides

NRDC

Data obtained from the EPA show that there are significant health risks associated with neonicotinoid pesticides, particularly for children and pregnant women.

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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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AI Is Too Unpredictable to Behave According to Human Goals

Scientific American

AI “alignment” is a buzzword, not a feasible safety goal

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In England, Volunteers Plant Thousands of Trees to Restore Celtic Rainforest

Yale E360

Volunteers have planted more than 2,500 native trees on pasture in southwest England, part of a larger effort to recreate the temperate rainforest that once dominated much of the British Isles.

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Experiment with 37 dimensions shows how strange quantum physics can be

New Scientist

A search for particles most paradoxical quantum states led researchers to construct a 37-dimensional experiment

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Stories You May Have Missed Last Week: PA Environment & Energy Articles & NewsClips By Topic

PA Environment Daily

PA Environment Digest Puts Links To The Best Environment & Energy Articles and NewsClips From Last Week Here By Topic-- -- 1.27.25 - PA Environment Digest - All Articles & NewsClips From This Issue By Topic Other Handy Groups Of Articles & NewsClips From This Week-- -- 104 New Stories - REAL Environmental & Conservation Leadership In PA [PaEN] -- Environment & Energy Educational Opportunities For Students & Adult s [PaEN] -- Top 10 Stories: Harrisburg/PA Politics Reported

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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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AI’s Energy Demands Threaten a Nuclear Waste Nightmare

Scientific American

Reviving nuclear power plants to power AI threatens an avalanche of nuclear waste

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Global Warming Set the Stage for Los Angeles Fires

Inside Climate News

A new attribution analysis found that climate heating caused by burning fossil fuels significantly increased the likelihood of extreme fire conditions. By Bob Berwyn Global warming caused mainly by burning of fossil fuels made the hot, dry and windy conditions that drove the recent deadly fires around Los Angeles about 35 times more likely to occur, an international team of scientists concluded in a rapid attribution analysis released Tuesday.

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Building-sized asteroid has a small chance of hitting Earth in 2032

New Scientist

The asteroid is unlikely to be cause for concern, but its detection has triggered planetary defence response procedures for the first time

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PBS Nature

A landmark documentary fulfills the long-held dreams of David Attenborough by bringing the incredible pantheon of the London Natural History Museums long-extinct creatures to life. Using a groundbreaking collaboration of cutting-edge science and astounding CGI, Attenborough takes us on a magical after-hours journey through the museum to see the now-living exhibits as they looked when they roamed the planet.

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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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Europe’s Extremely Large Telescope Faces a New Dire Threat

Scientific American

Observatories in Chile’s Atacama Desert, including the world’s largest optical telescope, could be blinded by light pollution and other unwanted side effects from the proposed construction of a renewable energy megaproject

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NALC news release: Looking for an ag law speaker or resource? The NALC is here to help

National Law Center

By Drew Viguet, NALC Communications & Special Projects Coordinator As the nations leading source of agricultural and food law research and. The post NALC news release: Looking for an ag law speaker or resource? The NALC is here to help appeared first on National Agricultural Law Center.

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Surge in ocean heat is a sign climate change is accelerating

New Scientist

The rate of warming in the oceans has more than quadrupled since 1985, suggesting global warming in general has undergone a marked acceleration

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Enviromental Defense

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Here’s How Quickly Could Polio Return to the U.S. without Vaccines

Scientific American

Polio, a disease that can cause lifelong paralysis, has been eliminated from the U.S.

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DEP Chesapeake Bay Healthy Waters Newsletter Highlights Nearly 16,700 BMPs In 2024; Grant Opportunities; County Clean Water Projects

PA Environment Daily

The latest DEP Chesapeake Bay Healthy Waters Newsletter highlights 2024 accomplishments, upcoming Watershed Forestry Summit, upcoming grant opportunities, county clean water projects and much more. Nearly 16,700 BMPs The 2024 Chesapeake Bay Best Management Practice (BMP) Progress Year reporting process is nearing completion, with the Chesapeake Bay Watershed Restoration Division having finalized its nonpoint source data submissions ahead of EPAs deadline.

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A new kind of hidden black hole may explain the mystery of dark energy

New Scientist

Space-time may hide a bizarre new kind of black hole that causes Einsteins theory of gravity to fail and could solve the mystery of dark energy

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Enviromental Defense

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What Is Journavx, the New Opioid-Free Painkiller from Vertex?

Scientific American

The nonaddictive painkiller suzetrigine (Journavx) is as effective for acute pain as a common opioid treatment

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Tiny Flames With a Huge Impact: How Embers Spread Wildfires in California and Beyond

Inside Climate News

When wildfires turn into urban firestorms like the conflagrations in LA, it's often these smoldering bits of debris that cause the most widespread destruction. By Bhabna Banerjee When wildfires burn, its often tiny, blazing fragments of debris, known as embers, that cause the most widespread destruction.

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